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What's one thing Middletown High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
421
High
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETOWN UNIFIED·NCES 062475003708
Middletown High
20932 Big Canyon Rd., Middletown, CA 95461 · (707) 987-4140 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
232 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 122 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 20% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Middletown Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
23.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.1% | 44.9% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Math | 10.1% | 13.5% | 16.9% | 59.5% |
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 | 73.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 23.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 8.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 4.8% |
| 2020-21 | 38.6% | 9.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.1% | 18.9% |
| 2016-17 | 63.6% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Middletown High
Middletown High's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown High this school | 421 | 55.1% | 46.9% |
| Anderson High Anderson | 562 | 53.2% | 49.3% |
| Portola Junior/Senior High Portola | 256 | 53.9% | 29.7% |
| Minarets High O'Neals | 265 | 50.9% | 42.5% |
| Yreka High Yreka | 612 | 55.6% | 39.6% |
| Central Coast New Tech High Nipomo | 318 | 50.3% | 67.9% |
Matched among California high 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 Middletown High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #374 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #571 of 1,056 ▼ 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #191 of 1,056 ▲ 89 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.2pp | #5 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #1,090 of 2,093 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #319 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #559 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #1,115 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #400 of 802 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
421
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 55% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 25.7 | 15.8:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 24.9 | 16.9:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 48% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 24.6 | 19.4:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 66% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | N/A | N/A | 40% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 17% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middletown High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (477 to 421); teachers down 6% (24.6 to 23).
About Middletown High
Middletown High is a small high school for students in Middletown, California. Total enrollment is 421 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 50% lower.
Middletown Unified has 1,452 students spread across 6 schools.
Of every 100 students at Middletown High, about 59 are White. The school is also 32% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 68%. The diversity index for Middletown High is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, Middletown High has a ratio of 18.3:1. That is in line with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 55%. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is lower.
Among California public high schools, Middletown High outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Middletown High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.9%) and its predicted rate (47.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that median household income comes to about $60,621, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 43, with about 10,167 students.
California Online Public Schools North Bay is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Middletown High, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.6%; Middletown High's is 46.9%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Middletown High is Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.9 to 18.3 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,152
Census ACS
Median income
$60,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
10,167 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middletown Unified
- Coyote Valley ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Middletown MiddleMiddle · 320 students
- Minnie Cannon ElementaryElementary · 164 students
- Cobb Mountain ElementaryElementary · 110 students
- Loconoma Valley HighHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Middletown
- Middletown MiddleMiddle · 320 students
- Minnie Cannon ElementaryElementary · 164 students
- California Online Public Schools North BayCombined · 144 students
- Lake County International CharterElementary · 88 students
- Loconoma Valley HighHigh · 10 students
Other Middletown High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Middletown High. Middletown High is the 7th largest of the 7.
- MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOLMIDDLETOWN, NY · 2,495 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, OH · 1,587 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, DE · 1,231 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, CT · 1,193 students
- Middletown HighMiddletown, MD · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- California Online Public Schools North Bay0.0 mi · 144
- Loconoma Valley High0.0 mi · 10
- Middletown Middle0.1 mi · 320
- Minnie Cannon Elementary0.1 mi · 164
- Lake County International Charter0.3 mi · 88
- Coyote Valley Elementary4.1 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Middletown HighHow many students attend Middletown High?
Middletown High enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 09-12.
Is Middletown High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middletown High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Middletown High have?
Middletown High employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middletown High?
At Middletown High, the student body is approximately 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Middletown High public or private?
Middletown High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Middletown Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.