Enrollment
320
Middle
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETOWN UNIFIED·NCES 062475009155
Middletown Middle
15846 Wardlaw St., Middletown, CA 95461 · (707) 987-4160 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public middle schools
- B-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.
- 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
21.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
171 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 118 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 32% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Middletown Middle→Middletown High
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
43.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
31.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 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 have held steady 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 | 8.9% | 34.1% | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| Math | 11.3% | 19.9% | 30.5% | 38.4% |
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 | 43.0% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 16.8% |
| 2021-22 | 41.2% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.7% | 24.9% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 25.4% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 42.7% | 26.4% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Middle
Middletown Middle's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Middle this school | 320 | 53.4% | 35.7% |
| Herbert C. Green Middle Placerville | 363 | 49.9% | 28.5% |
| Nordhoff Jr. High Ojai | 271 | 53.1% | 28.7% |
| McKinleyville Middle McKinleyville | 302 | 53.3% | 27.7% |
| Sunny Brae Middle Arcata | 232 | 54.3% | 37.4% |
| Berrendos Middle Red Bluff | 229 | 52.0% | 43.8% |
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 Middletown Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #619 of 1,224 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #578 of 1,227 ▼ 19 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #639 of 1,227 ▲ 94 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #454 of 1,214 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,176 of 1,377 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #616 of 1,279 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #546 of 1,278 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #910 of 1,329 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.0% | #29 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
320
+111 (+53%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 320 | 15.2 | 21.0:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 11.4 | 18.8:1 | 58% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 12.2 | 19.0:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 12 | 17.4:1 | 56% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 12 | 21.2:1 | 69% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 65% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | N/A | N/A | 48% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 13 | 22.3:1 | 26% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middletown Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (254 to 320); teachers up 27% (12 to 15.2).
About Middletown Middle
Middletown Middle is a small middle school serving families in Middletown, California. Its enrollment is 320 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 51% below average.
Middletown Middle is one school in Middletown Unified, a system of 6 schools with 1,452 students.
About 58% of the student body at Middletown Middle is White. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 68% of Lake County residents are White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Middletown Middle are from different groups.
Its ratio of 21.0:1 is based on 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. In all, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lake County report 73%.
On the allk12 Grade, Middletown Middle lands at C+, ahead of 35% of California public middle schools.
A school with Middletown Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 48.2%. Middletown Middle scores 35.7%, 12.6 points below that line.
The county, Lake County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,621 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Middletown Middle, Lake County has 43 public schools.
California Online Public Schools North Bay is less than a tenth of a mile from Middletown Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Middletown Middle places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21 the school reported 209 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 320. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.4:1 to 21.0:1.
This page is set up for the Middletown Middle community to discuss fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 HighHigh · 421 students
- Minnie Cannon ElementaryElementary · 164 students
- Cobb Mountain ElementaryElementary · 110 students
- Loconoma Valley HighHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Middletown
- Middletown HighHigh · 421 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 Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Middletown Middle. Middletown Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Middletown Middle SchoolMiddletown, OH · 972 students
- Middletown MiddleMiddletown, MD · 784 students
Nearby schools
- California Online Public Schools North Bay0.1 mi · 144
- Loconoma Valley High0.1 mi · 10
- Middletown High0.1 mi · 421
- Minnie Cannon Elementary0.2 mi · 164
- Lake County International Charter0.3 mi · 88
- Coyote Valley Elementary4.0 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Middletown MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Middletown Middle?
Middletown Middle enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 06-08.
Is Middletown Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middletown Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Middletown Middle have?
Middletown Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Middletown Middle?
Student demographics at Middletown Middle are roughly 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Middletown Middle public or private?
Middletown Middle 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.