Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LATON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062115002534
Laton Middle
6065 East Latonia, Laton, CA 93242 · (559) 922-4030 · Fresno County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- C+Beats 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
17.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
135 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 39% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Laton Middle→Laton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Laton Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.8pp since 2014
Math
17.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 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 up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.9% | 19.9% | 28.1% | 43.1% |
| Math | 5.5% | 12.3% | 21.9% | 60.3% |
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 | 28.8% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 17.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 11.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.3% | 3.3% |
| 2020-21 | 11.3% | 4.2% |
| 2018-19 | 31.5% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 19.4% | 7.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.6% | 20.8% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Laton Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laton Middle this school | 154 | 87.7% | 22.6% |
| Bellevue Senior Elementary Atwater | 178 | 93.8% | 30.6% |
| Oakland Charter Academy Oakland | 222 | 84.7% | N/A |
| King-Chavez Preparatory Academy San Diego | 201 | 92.5% | N/A |
| ACE Inspire Academy San Jose | 205 | 86.8% | N/A |
| Santa Lucia Middle Cambria | 112 | 87.5% | 35.5% |
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 Laton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #976 of 1,224 | #30 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #933 of 1,227 ▼ 77 | #28 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,018 of 1,227 ▲ 22 | #30 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #17 of 1,214 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #1,308 of 1,377 | #40 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #356 of 1,329 | #20 of 40 |
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
154
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 115
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 154 | 9 | 17.1:1 | 88% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 7.8 | 21.5:1 | 76% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 7 | 24.6:1 | 84% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 6 | 26.7:1 | 85% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 6 | 24.7:1 | 83% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 4 | 38.5:1 | 89% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | N/A | N/A | 83% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 8 | 21.5:1 | 87% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 115 | 5 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (148 to 154); teachers up 50% (6 to 9).
About Laton Middle
Laton Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Laton, California. The school counts 154 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Laton Joint Unified enrolls 603 students in 4 schools, including Laton Middle.
Federal enrollment data show Laton Middle is 87% Hispanic. Other groups include 10% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 9 full-time equivalents, or about 17.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 88%. It compares with 75% for public schools in Fresno County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Laton Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Laton Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.6% actual against a predicted 28.2%.
In the county around the school, Fresno County, the median household income is $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 368 public schools in Fresno County, enrolling about 206,072 students in all.
The nearest public school is Laton Elementary, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 43.8%, higher than Laton Middle's 22.6%.
Laton Middle is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 160. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.7:1 to 17.1:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Laton Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Laton Joint Unified
- Laton ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Laton HighHigh · 163 students
- Laton Online AcademyCombined · 12 students
Other schools in Laton
- Laton ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Laton HighHigh · 163 students
- Laton Online AcademyCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Laton Elementary0.0 mi · 274
- Laton Online Academy0.2 mi · 12
- Laton High0.4 mi · 163
- Kings River-Hardwick Elementary3.3 mi · 860
- Pioneer Middle4.9 mi · 550
- Monroe Elementary5.9 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Laton MiddleHow large is Laton Middle?
Laton Middle enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Laton Middle serve?
Laton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Laton Middle?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Laton Middle.
What is the student diversity at Laton Middle?
Student demographics at Laton Middle are roughly 10% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Laton Middle public or private?
Laton Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laton Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.