Raymond J. Fisher Middle

Raymond J. Fisher Middle operates as a sizable junior high in Los Gatos, California, run under Los Gatos Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 1,015 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Raymond J. Fisher Middle sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Los Gatos Union Elementary comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,775 students; Raymond J. Fisher Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Raymond J. Fisher Middle logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 32% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Raymond J. Fisher Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Raymond J. Fisher Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household earnings sit near $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Raymond J. Fisher Middle is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Louise Van Meter Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Raymond J. Fisher Middle comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Raymond J. Fisher Middle's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,288 (now 1,015). Over the same period, the White share fell from 69% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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