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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001783
Yosemite Middle
1292 North Ninth St., Fresno, CA 93703 · (559) 457-3450 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
579 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 306 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 50% |
Student demographics
27%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
23.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.6pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 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 up about 9 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 | 6.0% | 17.6% | 23.4% | 53.1% |
| Math | 7.1% | 9.5% | 23.2% | 60.2% |
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 | 23.6% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 14.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.4% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.3% | 10.5% |
| 2018-19 | 30.3% | 12.5% |
| 2017-18 | 31.1% | 11.9% |
| 2016-17 | 19.7% | 8.7% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Yosemite Middle
Yosemite Middle's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite Middle this school | 613 | 94.5% | 18.7% |
| Joseph Le Conte Middle Hollywood | 627 | 94.7% | 21.4% |
| Northridge Middle Northridge | 670 | 94.8% | 22.1% |
| Canoga Park Middle Canoga Park | 579 | 91.7% | 19.2% |
| Buena Park Middle Buena Park | 633 | 91.0% | 25.9% |
| Mark Twain Junior High Modesto | 658 | 93.6% | 21.6% |
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 Yosemite Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #1,085 of 1,224 | #33 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #975 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #30 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,117 of 1,227 ▲ 25 | #34 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #827 of 1,214 | #32 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #734 of 1,377 | #24 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #276 of 1,279 | #11 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #972 of 1,278 | #28 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #129 of 1,329 | #9 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #716 of 930 | #10 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
613
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,029
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 613 | 32.9 | 18.6:1 | 94% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 34.5 | 19.1:1 | 97% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 31.5 | 21.4:1 | 97% (657) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 97% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 27.6 | 24.2:1 | 97% (649) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 97% (648) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | N/A | N/A | 96% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 809 | 38 | 21.3:1 | 100% (806) |
| 1990-91 | 1,029 | 50 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yosemite Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (667 to 613); teachers up 19% (27.6 to 32.9).
About Yosemite Middle
Yosemite Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Fresno, California. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 613 students.
Yosemite Middle is a school in Fresno Unified. The district has 100 schools and 67,873 students.
Hispanic students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% Asian and 4% Black. Fresno County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Yosemite Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1, with 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 94% at Yosemite Middle. The average for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Among California public middle schools, Yosemite Middle outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Yosemite Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (18.7%) and its predicted rate (24.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the wider Fresno County area, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Yosemite Middle shares Fresno County with 367 other public schools.
About 0.6 miles separate Yosemite Middle from the closest public school, Miguel Hidalgo Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.2%; Yosemite Middle's is 18.7%, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Yosemite Middle had a net loss of 25 students, or 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 24.5:1 to 18.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Miguel Hidalgo Elementary0.6 mi · 572
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- Mayfair Elementary0.7 mi · 576
- Norseman Elementary1.0 mi · 554
- Rowell Elementary1.0 mi · 555
- Wishon Elementary1.1 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Yosemite MiddleHow large is Yosemite Middle?
Yosemite Middle enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Yosemite Middle serve?
Yosemite Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Yosemite Middle have?
Yosemite Middle employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
How diverse is Yosemite Middle?
Yosemite Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Yosemite Middle public or private?
Yosemite Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.