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What advice would you give to incoming students at Home Street Middle?
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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISHOP UNIFIED·NCES 060140900490
Home Street Middle
201 Home St., Bishop, CA 93514 · (760) 872-1381 · Inyo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
19.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
265 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 6 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 29% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.1pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 28.7% | 20.9% | 36.0% |
| Math | 22.3% | 18.5% | 26.8% | 32.4% |
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 | 43.1% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.2% | 34.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.7% | 32.3% |
| 2020-21 | 29.4% | 20.4% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.6% | 34.3% |
| 2016-17 | 37.4% | 35.1% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Home Street Middle
Home Street Middle's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Street Middle this school | 414 | 64.0% | 41.0% |
| Catherine L. Zane Middle Eureka | 417 | 63.1% | 30.2% |
| Mountain Vista Middle Kelseyville | 405 | 70.4% | 13.6% |
| Waterloo Elementary Stockton | 339 | 65.2% | 37.8% |
| Baechtel Grove Middle Willits | 331 | 60.4% | 11.7% |
| Shoreline Middle Santa Cruz | 478 | 64.9% | 40.2% |
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 Home Street Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #491 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #397 of 1,227 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #638 of 1,227 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #153 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #1,065 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #359 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #173 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #791 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #602 of 930 |
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
414
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 414 | 21.4 | 19.3:1 | 64% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 21.7 | 18.4:1 | 69% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 22.9 | 18.3:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 21 | 22.0:1 | 48% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 20.8 | 22.6:1 | 61% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 53% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | N/A | N/A | 45% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Home Street Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (469 to 414); teachers up 3% (20.8 to 21.4).
About Home Street Middle
Home Street Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Bishop, California, (ZIP code 93514). It serves 414 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 37% smaller than that.
Bishop Unified has a total of 9 schools and 1,910 students, Home Street Middle among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Home Street Middle is Hispanic (43%). Other groups make up 31% White, 15% Native American, and 10% multiracial. Inyo County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Home Street Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Home Street Middle counts 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.3 students for each one. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Home Street Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Home Street Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 41.0% actual against 42.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Inyo County, median household income is about $73,991, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home Street Middle is one of 23 public schools in Inyo County, which together enroll about 2,539 students.
The school nearest to Home Street Middle is CDS Home Street, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Home Street Middle, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.9%; Home Street Middle's is 41.0%, ranking 2nd of 4.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Home Street Middle had 462 students in 2020-21 and 414 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.0:1 in 2020-21, and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Inyo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,739
Census ACS
Median income
$73,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
2,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bishop Unified
- Bishop ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- Bishop Union HighHigh · 608 students
- Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)High · 25 students
- Bishop Independent StudyHigh · 13 students
- CDS Bishop ElementaryElementary · 8 students
- CDS Home StreetMiddle · 6 students
Other schools in Bishop
- Bishop ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- Bishop Union HighHigh · 608 students
- Round Valley ElementaryElementary · 68 students
- CDS Bishop ElementaryElementary · 8 students
- Jill Kinmont BootheHigh · 7 students
- CDS Home StreetMiddle · 6 students
Nearby schools
- CDS Home Street0.0 mi · 6
- CDS Bishop High0.1 mi · 1
- Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)0.1 mi · 3
- Bishop Union High0.2 mi · 608
- Bishop Elementary0.2 mi · 832
- CDS Bishop Elementary0.2 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Home Street MiddleHow many students attend Home Street Middle?
Home Street Middle enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Home Street Middle serve?
Home Street Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Home Street Middle?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Home Street Middle.
How diverse is Home Street Middle?
Home Street Middle reports a student body of 31% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Home Street Middle public or private?
Home Street Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bishop Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.