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Enrollment
916
Middle
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DINUBA UNIFIED·NCES 060006501240
Washington Intermediate
1150 North Hayes Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618 · (559) 595-7252 · Tulare County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL916 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
721 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 486 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 430 | 47% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dinuba Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.9pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.6% | 34.4% | 23.4% | 25.6% |
| Math | 8.8% | 16.9% | 30.8% | 43.4% |
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 | 50.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.2% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 21.9% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 30.9% |
| 2017-18 | 45.4% | 27.4% |
| 2016-17 | 38.8% | 21.3% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Intermediate
Washington Intermediate's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Intermediate this school | 916 | 78.7% | 34.8% |
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad Whittier | 894 | 77.3% | 44.9% |
| E. O. Green Junior High Oxnard | 949 | 81.5% | 20.8% |
| Fillmore Middle Fillmore | 813 | 74.8% | 18.8% |
| Washington Middle Salinas | 1,082 | 81.7% | 33.6% |
| Los Alisos Middle Norwalk | 920 | 78.2% | 34.9% |
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 Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #636 of 1,224 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #700 of 1,227 ▲ 111 | #5 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #469 of 1,227 ▲ 107 | #2 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #480 of 1,214 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 916 | #289 of 1,377 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #490 of 1,279 | #9 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #1,129 of 1,278 | #16 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #574 of 1,329 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #772 of 930 | #14 of 17 |
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
916
-46 (-5%) vs 2020
+30% since 2000-01, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 916 | 45.5 | 20.1:1 | 79% (721) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 43.7 | 21.6:1 | 83% (786) |
| 2022-23 | 1,010 | 46.5 | 21.7:1 | 81% (821) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 42 | 22.9:1 | 83% (799) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 43.9 | 22.4:1 | 82% (801) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | 41 | 23.8:1 | 82% (804) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | N/A | N/A | 74% (674) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | 82% (579) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (982 to 916); teachers up 4% (43.9 to 45.5).
About Washington Intermediate
Washington Intermediate is a mid-sized middle-grades school serving families in Dinuba, California. Enrollment totals 916 students across grades 7 through 8. The school is 39% bigger than the average for middle schools in California.
Dinuba Unified runs Washington Intermediate along with 9 other schools, enrolling 6,242 students in total.
Roughly 92% of students at Washington Intermediate are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 5% White. County-wide, 67% of Tulare County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
Its ratio of 20.1:1 is based on 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in California is similar, at 20.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. The figure for public schools in Tulare County is close, at 77%.
Washington Intermediate earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of California public middle schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Washington Intermediate's results are 1.4 points above predicted: 34.8% against 33.4%.
The school is in Tulare County, where median household income comes to about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tulare County's 196 public schools enroll about 101,494 students and include Washington Intermediate.
John F. Kennedy Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Washington Intermediate, there are at least 8 other public schools. Washington Intermediate is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Washington Intermediate in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 962 in 2020-21 to 916 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.9:1 in 2020-21 to 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dinuba Unified
- Dinuba HighHigh · 2,115 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Other schools in Dinuba
- Dinuba HighHigh · 2,115 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Other Washington Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Washington Intermediate. Washington Intermediate is the largest of the 3.
- Washington IntermediateWashington, IN · 536 students
- Washington Intermediate SchoolPekin, IL · 428 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.2 mi · 488
- Lincoln Elementary0.5 mi · 563
- Roosevelt Elementary1.2 mi · 604
- Jefferson Elementary1.2 mi · 507
- Wilson Elementary1.6 mi · 545
- Ronald Reagan Academy1.8 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Washington IntermediateHow large is Washington Intermediate?
Washington Intermediate enrolls approximately 916 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Washington Intermediate serve?
Washington Intermediate serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Washington Intermediate have?
Washington Intermediate employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Intermediate?
At Washington Intermediate, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Washington Intermediate public or private?
Washington Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dinuba Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.