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What's the biggest difference between Tenaya Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
607
Middle
DISTRICT 617 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062460003696
Tenaya Middle
760 West Eighth St., Merced, CA 95340 · (209) 385-6687 · Merced County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
556 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 312 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 49% |
Student demographics
30%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
29.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
14.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 21.3% | 23.5% | 47.3% |
| Math | 4.3% | 9.8% | 23.5% | 62.5% |
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 | 29.2% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 10.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 11.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 9.6% |
| 2018-19 | 28.6% | 11.8% |
| 2017-18 | 34.1% | 14.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 11.5% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Tenaya Middle
Tenaya Middle's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenaya Middle this school | 607 | 91.6% | 20.7% |
| Joseph Le Conte Middle Hollywood | 627 | 94.7% | 21.4% |
| Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy San Bernardino | 640 | 89.2% | 73.0% |
| Richardson PREP HI Middle San Bernardino | 583 | 88.0% | 84.7% |
| Washington Middle Bakersfield | 639 | 91.1% | 11.2% |
| Yosemite Middle Fresno | 613 | 94.5% | 18.7% |
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 Tenaya Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,029 of 1,224 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,042 of 1,227 ▲ 50 | #14 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,009 of 1,227 ▼ 70 | #11 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #765 of 1,214 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #748 of 1,377 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.2:1 | #1,250 of 1,279 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #938 of 1,278 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #228 of 1,329 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #97 of 257 | #4 of 7 |
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
607
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 607 | 22.3 | 27.2:1 | 92% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 24.2 | 24.2:1 | 95% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 22.5 | 25.1:1 | 95% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 21 | 26.4:1 | 86% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 19.7 | 27.9:1 | 92% (504) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 94% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 858 | N/A | N/A | 90% (773) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 38 | 21.6:1 | 77% (634) |
| 1990-91 | 954 | 39 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tenaya Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (548 to 607); teachers up 13% (19.7 to 22.3).
About Tenaya Middle
This page covers Tenaya Middle, a mid-sized middle school in Merced, California. Total enrollment is 607 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8.
Tenaya Middle falls under Merced City Elementary, which has 19 schools enrolling 11,108 students.
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Tenaya Middle reports a ratio of 27.2 students per teacher, from 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Tenaya Middle, 92% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 81% average for public schools in Merced County.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.9%. Tenaya Middle scores 20.7%.
Looking at the county, Merced County, median household income comes to about $65,510, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 117, with about 59,456 students.
Among nearby public schools, Alicia Reyes Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tenaya Middle is 2nd on average proficiency.
Tenaya Middle is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 607, from 554 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Tenaya Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merced City Elementary
- Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Allan Peterson ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Joe StefaniElementary · 641 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 629 students
Other schools in Merced
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Weaver MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Merced County Special EducationCombined · 942 students
Other Tenaya Middle schools
One other US public school is named Tenaya Middle. Tenaya Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tenaya MiddleFresno, CA · 876 students
Nearby schools
- Alicia Reyes Elementary0.4 mi · 540
- Merced County Special Education0.5 mi · 942
- Margaret Sheehy Elementary0.5 mi · 481
- Valley Merced Community0.9 mi · 99
- Merced Scholars Charter0.9 mi · 334
- Leontine Gracey Elementary0.9 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Tenaya MiddleHow many students attend Tenaya Middle?
Tenaya Middle enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 07-08.
Is Tenaya Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tenaya Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Tenaya Middle have?
Tenaya Middle employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tenaya Middle?
At Tenaya Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Tenaya Middle public or private?
Tenaya Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Merced City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.