Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle

Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is a 6-8 campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Fresno, California, overseen by Fresno Unified, educateing 814 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is one of 100 schools operated by Fresno Unified, a district that hosts 67,873 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 14% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 96% of students at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is one.

The closest other public school is King Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 879 (now 814). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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