Fillmore Middle

Fillmore Middle is one of the mid-sized junior highs in Fillmore, California, run under Fillmore Unified, with 813 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 23% larger than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Fillmore Unified (3,685 students total), Fillmore Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fillmore Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). The remainder looks like 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fillmore Middle has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Fillmore Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ventura County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fillmore Middle is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 34.9%; Fillmore Middle posts 16.4%, -18.6 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ventura County put median household income runs about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Fillmore Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Heritage Valley Independent Study, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Fillmore Middle. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fillmore Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 26.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fillmore Middle has contracted 3%, going from 834 students in 2018 to 813 in 2025.

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