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Enrollment
568
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA RITA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063579012689
John Gutierrez Middle
1031 Rogge Rd., Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 443-3300 · Monterey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
457 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 155 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 36% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
17.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 27.4% | 28.7% | 37.8% |
| Math | 5.3% | 12.3% | 27.6% | 54.8% |
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 | 33.5% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 29.9% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.2% | 17.6% |
| 2017-18 | 40.1% | 20.2% |
| 2016-17 | 42.1% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 John Gutierrez Middle
John Gutierrez Middle's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gutierrez Middle this school | 568 | 80.5% | 23.6% |
| Nicolas Junior High Fullerton | 539 | 82.6% | 30.1% |
| Rio del Valle Middle Oxnard | 569 | 77.9% | 27.2% |
| STEAM Academy @ Burke Pico Rivera | 534 | 82.2% | 38.3% |
| Lakeside Middle Norwalk | 509 | 79.8% | 52.5% |
| Washington Middle La Habra | 580 | 85.0% | 37.1% |
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 John Gutierrez Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #949 of 1,224 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #941 of 1,227 ▲ 59 | #9 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #896 of 1,227 ▲ 23 | #11 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #442 of 1,214 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #825 of 1,377 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #390 of 1,279 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #1,079 of 1,278 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #538 of 1,329 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #539 of 930 | #9 of 17 |
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
568
-97 (-15%) vs 2020
+83% since 2010-11, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 568 | 29.1 | 19.5:1 | 80% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 30.5 | 19.8:1 | 62% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 26.4 | 22.5:1 | 62% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 25 | 26.6:1 | 64% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 19 | 34.7:1 | 63% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 22 | 25.8:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | N/A | N/A | 69% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Gutierrez Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (660 to 568); teachers up 53% (19 to 29.1).
About John Gutierrez Middle
John Gutierrez Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Salinas, California, (ZIP code 93906). The school has 568 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Santa Rita Union Elementary runs 6 schools with a combined 3,088 students. John Gutierrez Middle is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at John Gutierrez Middle is Hispanic, at 90%. Other reported shares: 6% White. Monterey County's residents are about 62% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
The school lists 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 457 students, or 80%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, John Gutierrez Middle lands at C-, ahead of 23% of California public middle schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.4%. John Gutierrez Middle scores 23.6%.
In the wider Monterey County area, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Monterey County, 153 public schools serve about 73,845 students.
Among nearby public schools, La Joya Elementary is closest at about 0.1 miles. John Gutierrez Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 23.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 26.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.5:1.
The discussion board for John Gutierrez Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Rita Union Elementary
- Gavilan View MiddleMiddle · 556 students
- Santa Rita ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- La Joya ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- New Republic ElementaryElementary · 482 students
- McKinnonElementary · 439 students
- Santa Rita Pre-KElementary
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Nearby schools
- La Joya Elementary0.1 mi · 498
- Rancho San Juan High0.3 mi · 1,600
- Gavilan View Middle0.9 mi · 556
- McKinnon1.1 mi · 439
- Santa Rita Elementary1.3 mi · 545
- New Republic Elementary1.4 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About John Gutierrez MiddleHow large is John Gutierrez Middle?
John Gutierrez Middle enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John Gutierrez Middle serve?
John Gutierrez Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John Gutierrez Middle?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at John Gutierrez Middle.
How diverse is John Gutierrez Middle?
John Gutierrez Middle reports a student body of 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John Gutierrez Middle?
John Gutierrez Middle is overseen by Santa Rita Union Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.