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Enrollment
522
Middle
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALAVERAS UNIFIED·NCES 060687008803
Toyon Middle
3412 Double Spring Rd., Valley Springs, CA 95252 · (209) 754-2137 · Calaveras County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
20.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
293 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 131 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Toyon Middle→Gold Strike High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Calaveras Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
17.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -23.9pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 24 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.6% | 14.5% | 18.9% | 64.0% |
| Math | 6.0% | 11.3% | 19.5% | 63.2% |
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 | 17.1% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 12.9% |
| 2022-23 | 15.7% | 9.5% |
| 2021-22 | 21.3% | 16.2% |
| 2020-21 | 29.6% | 13.9% |
| 2018-19 | 31.6% | 28.4% |
| 2017-18 | 29.5% | 33.8% |
| 2016-17 | 37.3% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Toyon Middle
Toyon Middle's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyon Middle this school | 522 | 56.1% | 16.6% |
| Los Osos Middle Los Osos | 494 | 51.4% | 57.3% |
| Bear River Wheatland | 585 | 58.8% | 41.9% |
| West Cottonwood Junior High Cottonwood | 419 | 50.6% | 42.8% |
| Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle Orangevale | 708 | 52.4% | 43.0% |
| Edwin Markham Middle Placerville | 431 | 63.3% | 36.5% |
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 Toyon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #1,116 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #957 of 1,227 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #1,193 of 1,227 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #235 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #889 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #606 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #581 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #876 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #55 of 257 |
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
522
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 28.0:1
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 | 522 | 24.9 | 20.9:1 | 56% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 26.2 | 19.3:1 | 42% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 23.7 | 22.4:1 | 46% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 19 | 28.0:1 | 49% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 21.2 | 20.8:1 | 56% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 65% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | N/A | N/A | 42% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 26% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 18 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toyon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (440 to 522); teachers up 18% (21.2 to 24.9).
About Toyon Middle
Toyon Middle is a middle-grades school in Valley Springs, California, according to federal school records. Its 522 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Within Calaveras Unified, Toyon Middle is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 2,841 students.
White students make up a majority at Toyon Middle, at 62%. Next come 27% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 79% White among all Calaveras County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.9:1, with 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Calaveras County average 54%.
allk12 grades Toyon Middle an F. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Toyon Middle is among the bottom 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 46.6%. Actual: 16.6%.
Calaveras County has about 46,248 residents, and the median household income is $78,647, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Calaveras County has 23 public schools and roughly 5,261 students.
The nearest other public school, Calaveras River Academy, is about 3.9 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Toyon Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Toyon Middle in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (532) to 2024-25 (522). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.9:1, from 28.0:1.
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Calaveras County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,248
Census ACS
Median income
$78,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,261 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calaveras Unified
- Calaveras HighHigh · 703 students
- Jenny Lind ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Valley Springs ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- San Andreas ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Mokelumne Hill ElementaryElementary · 149 students
- Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education CenterCombined · 127 students
Other schools in Valley Springs
- Jenny Lind ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Valley Springs ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Calaveras River Academy3.9 mi · 17
- Mountain Oaks3.9 mi · 425
- Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center4.0 mi · 127
- Gold Strike High4.0 mi · 34
- Calaveras High4.0 mi · 703
- Valley Springs Elementary4.4 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Toyon MiddleHow large is Toyon Middle?
Toyon Middle enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 06-08.
Is Toyon Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Toyon Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Toyon Middle?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Toyon Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Toyon Middle?
At Toyon Middle, the student body is approximately 62% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Toyon Middle in?
Toyon Middle is part of Calaveras Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.