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Enrollment
554
Middle
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REEF-SUNSET UNIFIED·NCES 063227010227
Reef-Sunset Middle
608 North First Ave., Avenal, CA 93204 · (559) 386-4128 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of California public middle schools
- FTest 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.
- DThree-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
20.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
529 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 177 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 34% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
16.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
8.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.1% | 13.3% | 26.1% | 57.4% |
| Math | 1.5% | 7.3% | 16.4% | 74.9% |
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 | 16.5% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 7.1% |
| 2022-23 | 17.4% | 6.6% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 4.3% |
| 2018-19 | 25.8% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.4% | 13.0% |
| 2016-17 | 20.8% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Reef-Sunset Middle
Reef-Sunset Middle's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reef-Sunset Middle this school | 554 | 95.5% | 12.3% |
| Parlier Junior High Parlier | 566 | 95.2% | 14.4% |
| Freedom Elementary Farmersville | 528 | 94.1% | 15.0% |
| Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate Santa Ana | 584 | 96.7% | 14.9% |
| Rolling Hills Middle Watsonville | 588 | 94.6% | 12.1% |
| Valadez Middle School Academy Placentia | 527 | 95.8% | 25.8% |
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 Reef-Sunset Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #1,187 of 1,224 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #1,169 of 1,227 ▲ 7 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #1,197 of 1,227 ▼ 24 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #178 of 1,214 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #843 of 1,377 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #572 of 1,279 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #1,231 of 1,278 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #95 of 1,329 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #203 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
554
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 554 | 26.7 | 20.8:1 | 95% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 26.4 | 21.3:1 | 97% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 26.8 | 20.9:1 | 92% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 94% (543) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 21.5 | 25.2:1 | 96% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 90% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | N/A | N/A | 99% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 99% (434) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reef-Sunset Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (542 to 554); teachers up 24% (21.5 to 26.7).
About Reef-Sunset Middle
Reef-Sunset Middle is a low-enrollment middle school serving families in Avenal, California. There are 554 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Reef-Sunset Unified runs Reef-Sunset Middle along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,663 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Reef-Sunset Middle, about 97 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 58% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Reef-Sunset Middle comes to 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.8:1. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. On the income side, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Kings County is 21 points.
Reef-Sunset Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of California public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Reef-Sunset Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 12.3% actual against 23.6% predicted.
For the population of Kings County, median household income comes to about $70,995, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County's 67 public schools enroll about 28,742 students and include Reef-Sunset Middle.
About 0.5 miles separate Reef-Sunset Middle from the closest public school, Avenal Elementary. The five-mile area around Reef-Sunset Middle holds 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Reef-Sunset Middle ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 12.3% versus a 15.8% average.
In the federal locale system, Reef-Sunset Middle is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.0:1 in 2020-21, and 20.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reef-Sunset Unified
- Avenal HighHigh · 762 students
- Avenal ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Tamarack ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Kettleman City ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Sunrise Continuation HighHigh · 14 students
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community DayHigh · 7 students
Other schools in Avenal
- Avenal HighHigh · 762 students
- Avenal ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Tamarack ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Sunrise Continuation HighHigh · 14 students
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community DayHigh · 7 students
- Reef-Sunset Primary Community DayElementary
Nearby schools
- Avenal Elementary0.5 mi · 654
- Avenal High0.5 mi · 762
- Sunrise Continuation High0.8 mi · 14
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day0.8 mi · 7
- Tamarack Elementary1.2 mi · 433
- Kettleman City Elementary9.9 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Reef-Sunset MiddleHow large is Reef-Sunset Middle?
Reef-Sunset Middle enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Reef-Sunset Middle serve?
Reef-Sunset Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Reef-Sunset Middle?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Reef-Sunset Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reef-Sunset Middle?
At Reef-Sunset Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is Reef-Sunset Middle public or private?
Reef-Sunset Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reef-Sunset Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.