Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON UNIFIED·NCES 060141501784
West Fresno Middle
2888 South Ivy St., Fresno, CA 93706 · (559) 495-5607 · Fresno County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
16.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
277 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 107 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 31% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Washington Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
13.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.3% | 17.7% | 31.7% | 45.3% |
| Math | 5.0% | 8.4% | 25.1% | 61.5% |
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 | 23.0% | 13.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.4% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 10.5% |
| 2020-21 | 22.3% | 12.9% |
| 2018-19 | 30.7% | 18.3% |
| 2017-18 | 32.4% | 19.7% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 West Fresno Middle
West Fresno Middle's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Fresno Middle this school | 296 | 93.6% | 17.8% |
| Rise Kohyang Middle Los Angeles | 280 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens | 291 | 91.8% | 28.7% |
| United for Success Academy Middle Oakland | 347 | 98.6% | 12.5% |
| KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy San Diego | 314 | 91.7% | N/A |
| Pio Pico Middle Los Angeles | 253 | 96.0% | 27.6% |
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 West Fresno Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #1,100 of 1,224 | #34 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #1,055 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #34 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,126 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #35 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #622 of 1,214 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,200 of 1,377 | #38 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #72 of 1,279 | #1 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #883 of 1,278 | #23 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #159 of 1,329 | #10 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #302 of 930 | #1 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
296
-29 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 296 | 18.1 | 16.4:1 | 94% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 17.3 | 18.1:1 | 92% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 20.5 | 15.5:1 | 89% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 95% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 19.3 | 19.5:1 | 98% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 97% (350) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Fresno Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (376 to 296); teachers down 6% (19.3 to 18.1).
About West Fresno Middle
West Fresno Middle is a public middle-grades school in Fresno, California. A total of 296 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 55% smaller than average.
The district, Washington Unified, operates 6 schools serving 2,339 students.
West Fresno Middle is 79% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% White. In Fresno County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. West Fresno Middle's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
West Fresno Middle operates with 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.4:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County is 19 points.
Measured against California public middle schools, West Fresno Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, West Fresno Middle would score about 24.7%. It scores 17.8%, 6.9 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. West Fresno Middle is one of 368 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is West Fresno Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. West Fresno Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.4% on proficiency, and West Fresno Middle is below that at 17.8%.
The federal government classifies West Fresno Middle's location as City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 296, a 9% decrease from 325 in 2020-21.
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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 Washington Unified
- Washington HighHigh · 1,096 students
- West Fresno ElementaryElementary · 594 students
- American Union ElementaryElementary · 265 students
- Elm HighHigh · 65 students
- Easton Continuation HighHigh · 23 students
- Easton Community DayHigh
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- West Fresno Elementary0.1 mi · 594
- W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter0.8 mi · 286
- Orange Center Elementary1.2 mi · 261
- Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle1.2 mi · 814
- Kirk Elementary1.4 mi · 395
- Edison Computech1.5 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About West Fresno MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at West Fresno Middle?
West Fresno Middle enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Fresno Middle serve?
West Fresno Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Fresno Middle?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at West Fresno Middle.
What is the student diversity at West Fresno Middle?
Student demographics at West Fresno Middle are roughly 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Fresno Middle?
West Fresno Middle is overseen by Washington Unified in Fresno County.
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