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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUADALUPE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061626002030
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate
4710 West Main St., Guadalupe, CA 93434 · (805) 343-1951 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
18.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
514 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 5 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 24% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
26.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.7pp since 2014
Math
12.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 21.3% | 28.4% | 44.9% |
| Math | 3.8% | 8.5% | 26.6% | 61.1% |
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 | 26.7% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 10.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 13.4% |
| 2020-21 | 22.3% | 10.4% |
| 2018-19 | 25.5% | 12.5% |
| 2017-18 | 16.4% | 4.2% |
| 2016-17 | 22.6% | 4.5% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Kermit McKenzie Intermediate
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit McKenzie Intermediate this school | 585 | 87.9% | 19.2% |
| Rivera Middle Pico Rivera | 544 | 86.9% | 26.3% |
| Palm Avenue Middle Wasco | 631 | 89.1% | 28.4% |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle Whittier | 610 | 86.7% | 25.6% |
| North Monterey County Middle Castroville | 624 | 87.8% | 17.5% |
| North Park Academy of the Arts Pico Rivera | 512 | 87.5% | 22.2% |
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 Kermit McKenzie Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,071 of 1,224 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #1,085 of 1,227 ▲ 24 | #13 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,063 of 1,227 ▼ 79 | #12 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #230 of 1,214 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #792 of 1,377 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #245 of 1,279 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #1,232 of 1,278 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #350 of 1,329 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.2% | #18 of 257 | N/A |
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
585
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
+89% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 88% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 30.5 | 19.0:1 | 90% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 32.6 | 17.3:1 | 89% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 86% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 90% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 91% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 89% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 83% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 13 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kermit McKenzie Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (436 to 585); teachers up 60% (20 to 32).
About Kermit McKenzie Intermediate
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Guadalupe, California. Students in grades 4 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 585 students.
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate reports to Guadalupe Union Elementary, which has 2 schools and 1,323 students.
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Santa Barbara County residents. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 18.3:1 comes from the school's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 88% in 2024-25. That is 20 points above the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
The allk12 Grade for Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is D. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 28.1%. Kermit McKenzie Intermediate scores 19.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Barbara County, the median household income is $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is one of 129 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is Mary Buren Elementary, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kermit McKenzie Intermediate ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 37 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 21.1:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Kermit McKenzie Intermediate community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guadalupe Union Elementary
- Mary Buren ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Guadalupe Junior HighElementary
- Guadalupe PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Guadalupe
- Mary Buren ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Guadalupe Junior HighElementary
- Guadalupe PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Mary Buren Elementary1.1 mi · 738
- Bonita Elementary3.9 mi · 535
- Lange (Dorothea) Elementary5.4 mi · 577
- Dana Elementary6.7 mi · 612
- Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary6.9 mi · 298
- Arellanes Junior High6.9 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Kermit McKenzie IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Kermit McKenzie Intermediate?
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Kermit McKenzie Intermediate serve?
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kermit McKenzie Intermediate?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Kermit McKenzie Intermediate.
How diverse is Kermit McKenzie Intermediate?
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Kermit McKenzie Intermediate public or private?
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guadalupe Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.