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Alumni: what's one memory from Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
814
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455013767
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle
1100 East Church Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 · (559) 457-3400 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% 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
17.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
778 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 7 | 419 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 395 | 49% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
13.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
7.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.0% | 12.4% | 20.1% | 66.5% |
| Math | 2.2% | 5.5% | 15.2% | 77.1% |
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 | 13.5% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 15.4% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 19.3% | 7.2% |
| 2018-19 | 18.2% | 11.1% |
| 2017-18 | 22.3% | 10.2% |
| 2016-17 | 20.3% | 7.6% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle this school | 814 | 95.6% | 10.8% |
| Shandin Hills Middle San Bernardino | 709 | 94.9% | 16.3% |
| Fred L. Thompson Junior High Bakersfield | 714 | 91.6% | 19.9% |
| Fort Miller Middle Fresno | 652 | 97.9% | 13.7% |
| Emerson Middle Bakersfield | 813 | 90.2% | 15.1% |
| Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy Palmdale | 822 | 89.3% | 17.8% |
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 Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #1,202 of 1,224 | #40 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #1,187 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #39 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,215 of 1,227 ▼ 21 | #40 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #165 of 1,214 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #417 of 1,377 | #14 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #161 of 1,279 | #4 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #789 of 1,278 | #20 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #93 of 1,329 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #744 of 930 | #14 of 25 |
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
814
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 814 | 46.3 | 17.6:1 | 96% (778) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 50.6 | 15.7:1 | 97% (771) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 49.7 | 16.5:1 | 98% (802) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 38 | 21.7:1 | 95% (786) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 38.6 | 22.8:1 | 98% (860) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 38 | 22.1:1 | 96% (805) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (879 to 814); teachers up 20% (38.6 to 46.3).
About Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle runs as a medium-sized middle school in Fresno, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 814 students in grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 24% larger than average.
A total of 100 schools make up Fresno Unified, with 67,873 students enrolled.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle combined. The school is also 14% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 55%. Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is 46.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 96% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
allk12 grades Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle an F. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (10.8%) and its predicted rate (23.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Within Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fresno County number 368 and enroll about 206,072.
The closest public school to Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is King Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 824 students in 2020-21 and 814 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.7 to 17.6 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. MiddleHow large is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle?
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle enrolls approximately 814 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle serve?
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle.
How diverse is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle?
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 74% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle in?
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is part of Fresno Unified.
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