1
Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Washington Academic Middle?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,539
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANGER UNIFIED·NCES 063525005979
Washington Academic Middle
1705 Tenth St., Sanger, CA 93657 · (559) 524-7015 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,539 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
23.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,169 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 769 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 770 | 50% |
Student demographics
45%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
45.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
32.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 33.3% | 27.1% | 27.6% |
| Math | 15.3% | 17.0% | 26.1% | 41.5% |
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 | 45.3% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 41.6% | 36.1% |
| 2017-18 | 41.1% | 34.6% |
| 2016-17 | 40.9% | 36.1% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Washington Academic Middle
Washington Academic Middle's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Academic Middle this school | 1,539 | 76.0% | 35.3% |
| George K. Porter Middle Granada Hills | 1,009 | 74.5% | 51.6% |
| Patrick Henry Middle Granada Hills | 1,053 | 76.2% | 41.5% |
| Ysmael Villegas Middle Riverside | 1,136 | 78.0% | 39.1% |
| Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle Downey | 1,304 | 78.2% | 42.6% |
| Griffiths (Gordon) Middle Downey | 1,264 | 77.0% | 52.1% |
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 Washington Academic Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #625 of 1,224 | #16 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #552 of 1,227 ▲ 27 | #14 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #593 of 1,227 ▲ 197 | #15 of 40 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #76 of 1,214 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,539 | #14 of 1,377 | #2 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #1,017 of 1,279 | #35 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #746 of 1,278 | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #628 of 1,329 | #28 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #366 of 930 | #2 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
1,539
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 1,539 | 65.6 | 23.5:1 | 76% (1,169) |
| 2023-24 | 1,534 | 66.6 | 23.0:1 | 78% (1,198) |
| 2022-23 | 1,462 | 67 | 21.8:1 | 75% (1,095) |
| 2020-21 | 1,549 | 65 | 23.8:1 | 71% (1,100) |
| 2017-18 | 1,907 | 75.7 | 25.2:1 | 81% (1,538) |
| 2015-16 | 1,748 | 71 | 24.6:1 | 79% (1,380) |
| 2010-11 | 1,606 | N/A | N/A | 81% (1,294) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 38 | 20.9:1 | 71% (566) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 32 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Academic Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,907 to 1,539); teachers down 13% (75.7 to 65.6).
About Washington Academic Middle
Washington Academic Middle is a middle-grades school with a street address in Sanger, California. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,539 students. Enrollment is 134% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Sanger Unified has 20 schools; together they serve 13,313 students.
At Washington Academic Middle, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. The school is also 15% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Fresno County residents. Washington Academic Middle's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Washington Academic Middle is 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 76% of students, or 1,169, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Washington Academic Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Washington Academic Middle are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.3% actual, 35.0% predicted).
Within Fresno County, the median household income is $74,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. In all, Fresno County has 368 public schools and roughly 206,072 students.
The closest public school, Lincoln Elementary, is about 0.3 miles from Washington Academic Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Washington Academic Middle is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Washington Academic Middle in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 1,549 in 2020-21 to 1,539 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Washington Academic Middle, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Sanger Unified
- Sanger HighHigh · 2,426 students
- Sanger West HighHigh · 1,438 students
- John S. Wash ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 696 students
- Lone Star ElementaryElementary · 672 students
Other schools in Sanger
- Sanger HighHigh · 2,426 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Sanger Academy CharterElementary · 609 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Ronald W. Reagan ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.3 mi · 505
- Kings River High (Continuation)0.3 mi · 89
- Sanger Academy Charter0.5 mi · 609
- Community Day0.5 mi · 34
- Hallmark Academy0.6 mi · 287
- Madison Elementary0.7 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Academic MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Academic Middle?
Washington Academic Middle enrolls approximately 1,539 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Washington Academic Middle serve?
Washington Academic Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Academic Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Academic Middle is approximately 23.5:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Academic Middle?
At Washington Academic Middle, the student body is approximately 5% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Washington Academic Middle public or private?
Washington Academic Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sanger Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.