Enrollment
297
Middle
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIXLEY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063063012170
Pixley Middle
1520 East Ct. St., Pixley, CA 93256 · (559) 757-3018 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
286 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 90 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 33% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Pixley Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.7pp since 2014
Math
20.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 24 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 | 8.9% | 28.8% | 25.7% | 36.6% |
| Math | 5.2% | 15.1% | 28.5% | 51.2% |
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 | 37.7% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 17.5% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 14.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 14.3% |
| 2020-21 | 27.3% | 9.6% |
| 2018-19 | 24.8% | 15.8% |
| 2017-18 | 18.2% | 7.0% |
| 2016-17 | 25.6% | 11.0% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Pixley Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixley Middle this school | 297 | 96.3% | 28.1% |
| Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle Los Angeles | 280 | 95.4% | N/A |
| PARA LOS NINOS MIDDLE Los Angeles | 305 | 94.1% | N/A |
| Arts in Action Community Middle Los Angeles | 258 | 94.6% | N/A |
| PUC Lakeview Charter Academy Lake View Terrace | 334 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Sunset Bakersfield | 302 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
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 Pixley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #798 of 1,224 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #857 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #14 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #776 of 1,227 ▼ 50 | #12 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #226 of 1,214 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,199 of 1,377 | #22 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #116 of 1,279 | #1 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #1,202 of 1,278 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #70 of 1,329 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #306 of 930 | #1 of 17 |
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
297
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 297 | 17.4 | 17.1:1 | 96% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 16.4 | 18.8:1 | 98% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 15.5 | 19.6:1 | 97% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | 96% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 15.5 | 24.3:1 | 96% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 15 | 24.6:1 | 96% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | N/A | N/A | 99% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pixley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (377 to 297); teachers up 12% (15.5 to 17.4).
About Pixley Middle
Pixley Middle is the name of a small middle school in Pixley, California. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 297 students. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 55% smaller than average.
Pixley Middle belongs to Pixley Union Elementary, a district of 2 schools and 827 students.
Pixley Middle enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tulare County's population at about 67%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pixley Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
The count of teachers at Pixley Middle is 17.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.1:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The school counts 286 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 96%. The rate at public schools in Tulare County averages 77%, lower than here.
Pixley Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.1% at Pixley Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tulare County show that median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Pixley Middle is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County, which together enroll about 101,494 students.
Of nearby public schools, Pixley Elementary is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Pixley Middle comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Pixley Middle had 294 students in 2020-21 and 297 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.0:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Pixley Elementary0.1 mi · 530
- Saucelito Elementary5.8 mi · 75
- Earlimart Middle5.9 mi · 479
- Alila6.1 mi · 423
- Earlimart Elementary6.2 mi · 481
- Tipton Elementary6.4 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Pixley MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Pixley Middle?
Pixley Middle enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pixley Middle serve?
Pixley Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pixley Middle?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Pixley Middle.
How diverse is Pixley Middle?
Pixley Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Pixley Middle?
Pixley Middle is overseen by Pixley Union Elementary in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.