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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062409003639
Yuba Gardens Intermediate
1964 11th Ave., Olivehurst, CA 95961 · (530) 741-6194 · Yuba County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of California public middle schools
- C-Test 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.
- 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
20.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
590 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 394 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 367 | 48% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
31.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
14.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.7% | 25.3% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| Math | 5.4% | 9.0% | 22.7% | 62.9% |
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 | 31.0% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 11.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.2% | 8.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 9.1% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 11.2% |
| 2018-19 | 31.1% | 13.8% |
| 2017-18 | 21.1% | 15.7% |
| 2016-17 | 18.2% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Yuba Gardens Intermediate
Yuba Gardens Intermediate's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba Gardens Intermediate this school | 761 | 77.5% | 21.3% |
| Prescott Junior High Modesto | 746 | 74.3% | 31.2% |
| El Dorado Middle Concord | 861 | 75.4% | 19.1% |
| Lodi Middle Lodi | 893 | 78.9% | 30.7% |
| Earle E. Williams Middle Tracy | 762 | 77.0% | 30.0% |
| Roosevelt Junior High Modesto | 818 | 74.7% | 33.0% |
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 Yuba Gardens Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,012 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #1,036 of 1,227 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #960 of 1,227 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #399 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #485 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #588 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #383 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #590 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #802 of 930 |
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
761
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 761 | 36.5 | 20.8:1 | 78% (590) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 37.6 | 19.3:1 | 75% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 36.9 | 20.8:1 | 82% (632) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 35 | 22.5:1 | 80% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 35.8 | 22.5:1 | 90% (724) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 31 | 23.4:1 | 90% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | N/A | N/A | 90% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 72% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yuba Gardens Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (805 to 761); teachers up 2% (35.8 to 36.5).
About Yuba Gardens Intermediate
In Olivehurst, California, Yuba Gardens Intermediate is a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 761 students.
Yuba Gardens Intermediate belongs to Marysville Joint Unified, a district of 23 schools and 10,418 students.
The largest group at Yuba Gardens Intermediate is Hispanic students, at 57%. Smaller groups are 19% White, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 31% of Yuba County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. The school has 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Federal data show 78% of students (590) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Yuba County, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
Yuba Gardens Intermediate earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of California public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Yuba Gardens Intermediate falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 21.3% actual against 34.1% predicted.
The school is in Yuba County, where the median household earns about $76,373 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Yuba County, 41 public schools serve about 16,045 students.
South Lindhurst Continuation High is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Yuba Gardens Intermediate is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Yuba Gardens Intermediate's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 27 students, from 788 to 761. Students per teacher dropped from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 20.8 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Yuba Gardens Intermediate. You can also rate the school on this page.
Yuba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marysville Joint Unified
- Lindhurst HighHigh · 1,254 students
- Marysville HighHigh · 1,034 students
- Arboga ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Kynoch ElementaryElementary · 678 students
- Linda ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Anna McKenney IntermediateMiddle · 590 students
Other schools in Olivehurst
- Lindhurst HighHigh · 1,254 students
- Arboga ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Cedar Lane ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Ella ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Olivehurst ElementaryElementary · 489 students
- Johnson Park ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- South Lindhurst Continuation High0.3 mi · 245
- Lindhurst High0.5 mi · 1,254
- Johnson Park Elementary0.6 mi · 456
- Ella Elementary0.7 mi · 554
- Olivehurst Elementary0.8 mi · 489
- Edgewater Elementary2.3 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Yuba Gardens IntermediateHow large is Yuba Gardens Intermediate?
Yuba Gardens Intermediate enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Yuba Gardens Intermediate serve?
Yuba Gardens Intermediate serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Yuba Gardens Intermediate?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Yuba Gardens Intermediate.
What is the student diversity at Yuba Gardens Intermediate?
Student demographics at Yuba Gardens Intermediate are roughly 19% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Yuba Gardens Intermediate in?
Yuba Gardens Intermediate is part of Marysville Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.