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Grange Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 312 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 308 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 324 | 34% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.6% | 16.1% | 26.7% | 52.6% |
| Math | 3.8% | 7.5% | 19.4% | 69.3% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 13.3% |
| 2022-23 | 20.9% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.4% | 19.6% |
| 2018-19 | 30.1% | 16.4% |
| 2017-18 | 31.1% | 18.1% |
| 2016-17 | 33.7% | 19.5% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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%.
Where Grange Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #1,111 of 1,224 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,112 of 1,227 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,156 of 1,227 | #10 of 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #8 of 1,214 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #258 of 1,377 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #917 of 1,279 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #549 of 1,278 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #155 of 257 | N/A |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 944 | 41.8 | 22.6:1 | 87% (817) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 35.1 | 21.4:1 | 81% (609) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 32.8 | 23.8:1 | 73% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 907 | 40.8 | 22.3:1 | 83% (756) |
About Grange Middle
Grange Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Fairfield-Suisun Unified, located in Fairfield, California. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 944 students. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 43% higher.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified is responsible for 31 schools, Grange Middle included, with 20,505 students in all.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Grange Middle combined. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% White. County-wide, 30% of Solano County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Grange Middle comes in at 55%.
Grange Middle counts 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.6 students for each one. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Solano County.
The model predicts 28.8% for a school in California with Grange Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Grange Middle posts 17.1%.
In the county around the school, Solano County, median household income is about $100,401, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 110 public schools operate in Solano County, serving about 60,765 students.
The closest public school to Grange Middle is H. Glenn Richardson, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 14.9%, lower than Grange Middle's 17.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
The number of students climbed from 907 to 944 over 7 years. By 2024-25, 64% of students were Hispanic, compared with 54% in 2017-18.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Grange Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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