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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Golden West Middle this year?
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Enrollment
746
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVIS UNIFIED·NCES 063963006596
Golden West Middle
2651 De Ronde Dr., Fairfield, CA 94533 · (707) 437-8240 · Solano County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
348 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 368 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 378 | 51% |
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
36.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 35.4% | 28.6% | 20.8% |
| Math | 15.3% | 21.2% | 30.6% | 32.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 42.9% |
| 2017-18 | 57.8% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 53.8% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Golden West Middle
Golden West Middle's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden West Middle this school | 746 | 46.6% | 42.3% |
| Delta Vista Middle Oakley | 873 | 43.9% | 25.3% |
| Fred T. Korematsu Middle El Cerrito | 708 | 38.6% | 43.3% |
| Wilson C. Riles Middle Roseville | 682 | 56.0% | 29.6% |
| Bancroft Middle Long Beach | 806 | 49.1% | 47.0% |
| Joseph Kerr Middle Elk Grove | 877 | 46.8% | 53.2% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Golden West Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #470 of 1,224 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #465 of 1,227 ▲ 7 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #477 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #2 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #265 of 1,214 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #515 of 1,377 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #978 of 1,279 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.7% | #2 of 1,278 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #969 of 1,329 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #531 of 930 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
746
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 746 | 32.3 | 23.1:1 | 47% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 33.3 | 22.3:1 | 45% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 29.2 | 24.8:1 | 40% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 33 | 23.6:1 | 26% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 36.8 | 23.6:1 | 29% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 37 | 23.8:1 | 33% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 817 | N/A | N/A | 23% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 867 | 44 | 19.7:1 | 16% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 37 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden West Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (869 to 746); teachers down 12% (36.8 to 32.3).
About Golden West Middle
Golden West Middle is a middle-grades school in Fairfield, California, and it is part of Travis Unified. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 746 students.
Golden West Middle sits within Travis Unified, which has 8 schools and 5,392 students.
The most common group at Golden West Middle is Hispanic students, at 30%. Other groups include 22% White, 17% Asian, 16% multiracial, and 15% Black. County-wide, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 79% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Golden West Middle counts 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 47% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 60% for public schools in Solano County.
Golden West Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Golden West Middle's results are 9.9 points below predicted: 42.3% against 52.2%.
In the county around the school, Solano County, the median household income is $100,401, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 110 public schools in Solano County, enrolling about 60,765 students in all.
The shortest distance from Golden West Middle to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Travis Education Center. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Golden West Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 746, a 4% decrease from 779 in 2020-21.
The Golden West Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Travis Unified
- Vanden HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Cambridge ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Foxboro ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Center ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Scandia ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Travis ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Angelo Rodriguez HighHigh · 2,111 students
- Armijo HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Vanden HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Fairfield HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Grange MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Green Valley MiddleMiddle · 903 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Education Center0.2 mi · 67
- Vanden High0.4 mi · 1,631
- Travis Elementary0.5 mi · 421
- Center Elementary0.5 mi · 640
- Scandia Elementary0.9 mi · 432
- Tolenas Elementary2.2 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Golden West MiddleHow many students attend Golden West Middle?
Golden West Middle enrolls approximately 746 students in grades 07-08.
Is Golden West Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golden West Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Golden West Middle have?
Golden West Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
How diverse is Golden West Middle?
Golden West Middle reports a student body of 22% White, 30% Hispanic, 15% Black, 17% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Golden West Middle in?
Golden West Middle is part of Travis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.