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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOWLER UNIFIED·NCES 061425007496
John Sutter Middle
701 East Walter, Fowler, CA 93625 · (559) 834-6180 · Fresno County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
475 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 37% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Fowler Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
30.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 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 | 10.1% | 29.3% | 27.9% | 32.6% |
| Math | 14.1% | 16.6% | 31.0% | 38.3% |
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 | 39.4% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 43.8% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 33.9% |
| 2020-21 | 45.4% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 48.4% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.5% | 31.9% |
| 2016-17 | 39.4% | 31.0% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Sutter Middle
John Sutter Middle's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sutter Middle this school | 579 | 82.0% | 37.4% |
| C. E. Utt Middle Tustin | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
| Magnolia Junior High Chino | 541 | 83.4% | 31.6% |
| Imperial Middle La Habra | 495 | 83.4% | 31.9% |
| Columbus Tustin Middle Tustin | 583 | 85.6% | 37.4% |
| Nicolas Junior High Fullerton | 539 | 82.6% | 30.1% |
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 Sutter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #575 of 1,224 | #14 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #588 of 1,227 ▼ 103 | #15 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #731 of 1,227 ▼ 215 | #18 of 40 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #148 of 1,214 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #805 of 1,377 | #27 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #526 of 1,279 | #22 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #943 of 1,278 | #25 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #487 of 1,329 | #26 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #747 of 930 | #15 of 25 |
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
579
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 579 | 28.3 | 20.4:1 | 82% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 26.3 | 22.6:1 | 83% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 87% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 26 | 24.0:1 | 75% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 27.2 | 23.0:1 | 75% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 21 | 27.8:1 | 77% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | N/A | N/A | 72% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 89% (448) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Sutter Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (624 to 579); teachers up 4% (27.2 to 28.3).
About John Sutter Middle
John Sutter Middle sits in Fowler, California, and is classified as a middle school. The student body numbers 579 students, from grades 6 through 8.
John Sutter Middle is part of Fowler Unified, where 7 schools serve 2,563 students.
About 83% of the student body at John Sutter Middle is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Asian and 7% White. In Fresno County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at John Sutter Middle total 28.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.4:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. The school counts 475 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 82%.
On BeatsExpectations, John Sutter Middle is 6.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 368 public schools in Fresno County, enrolling about 206,072 students in all.
Fowler High is the public school closest to John Sutter Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, John Sutter Middle ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
John Sutter Middle falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at John Sutter Middle dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 623 to 579 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 24.0:1 to 20.4:1.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fowler Unified
- Fowler HighHigh · 807 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Malaga ElementaryElementary · 192 students
- Fowler Academy ContinuationHigh · 22 students
- Fowler Academy Independent StudyCombined · 4 students
Other schools in Fowler
- Fowler HighHigh · 807 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Fowler Academy ContinuationHigh · 22 students
- Fowler Academy Independent StudyCombined · 4 students
- Fowler Academy Community DayElementary
Nearby schools
- Fowler High0.2 mi · 807
- Fowler Academy Continuation0.3 mi · 22
- Fowler Academy Independent Study0.3 mi · 4
- Marshall Elementary0.4 mi · 486
- Fremont Elementary0.4 mi · 473
- Alice M. Worsley3.7 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About John Sutter MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at John Sutter Middle?
John Sutter Middle enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John Sutter Middle serve?
John Sutter Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Sutter Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Sutter Middle is approximately 20.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Sutter Middle?
At John Sutter Middle, the student body is approximately 7% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is John Sutter Middle in?
John Sutter Middle is part of Fowler Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.