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Scandinavian Middle

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Scandinavian Middle ranks 1986 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

Scandinavian Middle is a public school serving 836 students in grades 7-8 within the Fresno Unified School District, consistently ranking among the lower-performing middle schools in California while serving a student population where over 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic proficiency is below state averages, it shows important relative strengths compared to other local schools with similar challenges, such as Elizabeth Terronez Middle and Yosemite Middle. Notably, Scandinavian is more effective for English Language Learners and has a higher English Language Arts proficiency rate than several nearby schools. However, a major concern is a significant drop in performance between 7th and 8th grade, and science proficiency is critically low at 9.16%.

Comparisons within the district reveal stark differences; for example, Baird Middle (also in Fresno Unified) achieves much higher proficiency with lower chronic absenteeism. Similarly, Clark Intermediate in neighboring Clovis Unified performs better with moderate poverty levels. These comparisons suggest that while Scandinavian faces significant challenges common to high-poverty schools, factors like attendance and district practices significantly influence outcomes.

836

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,457

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3216 North Sierra Vista
Fresno, CA 93726-6421

(559) 253-6510

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Scandinavian Middle usually attend:

High:

McLane High

Feeder schools for Scandinavian Middle:

Elementary:	Birney Elementary
	Ericson Elementary
	Ewing Elementary
	Norseman Elementary
	More...
	Turner Elementary
	Wishon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

Asian:

20.7%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,986^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Middle Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1986 of 2761	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	2041 of 2783	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2186 of 2781	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2218 of 2740	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2232 of 2715	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	2111 of 2480	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	2251 of 2508	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	2256 of 2497	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	2316 of 2477	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	1896 of 2379	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	2110 of 2259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	1923 of 2236	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	1623 of 2179	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.6	1373 of 2063	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.2	1393 of 2005	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.7	1539 of 1999	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	1596 of 1804	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	1583 of 1777	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	1621 of 1769	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	431 of 609	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	335 of 627	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	420 of 613	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	589 of 637	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	493 of 643	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	456 of 600	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	676 of 739	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	705 of 743	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	682 of 715	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	710 of 733	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	719 of 745	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	681 of 700	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	1144 of 1531	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1214 of 1491	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1161 of 1369	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	632 of 1478	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	950 of 1521	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	853 of 1540	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1157 of 1442	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1218 of 1364	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1920 of 2533	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1934 of 2551	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2071 of 2531	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	2027 of 2509	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	2046 of 2380	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1958 of 2262	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1667 of 2395	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1550 of 2388	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1815 of 2374	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1831 of 2359	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1851 of 2213	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1760 of 2072	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1642 of 2542	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1661 of 2579	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1786 of 2531	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1754 of 2458	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1844 of 2369	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1783 of 2230	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1823 of 2534	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1867 of 2552	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1954 of 2538	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2055 of 2527	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1984 of 2407	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1948 of 2273	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1376 of 1566	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1279 of 1552	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1336 of 1531	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1236 of 1520	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1380 of 1537	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1255 of 1543	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1427 of 1555	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1517 of 1602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	1452 of 1496	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

Migrant (2025)1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 North Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	836	42	19.9	95.2%	31 (3.7%)	51 (6.1%)	550 (65.8%)	173 (20.7%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	25.3	1986^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		24.8	2041^st of 2783 public middle schools	26.7%	55														9.2	9.2			44.3	23.1	33.3			27.1	15.2	21.0	$19,457	$2,879	$16,578
Yosemite Middle	Public	7-8	1292 North Ninth St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3450	613	33	18.6	94.5%	11 (1.8%)	25 (4.1%)	519 (84.7%)	48 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	15.6	2408^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.8%		16.2	2429^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.7%	21	3.9	4.7	4.2	13.5	9.3	11.6	15.4	7.0	11.6	1.9	4.7	3.2		6.6	6.6			23.8	23.3	23.6			16.6	16.7	16.6	$20,408	$3,232	$17,176
Tioga Middle	Public	7-8	3232 East Fairmont Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7280	692	36	19.0	91.2%	47 (6.8%)	62 (9.0%)	441 (63.7%)	106 (15.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	29	1860^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.6%		29.5	1836^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	24														7.6	7.6			32.1	36.3	34.1			23.1	31.8	27.2	$20,345	$2,737	$17,608
Kings Canyon Middle	Public	7-8	5117 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6470	862	44	19.5	92.9%	17 (2.0%)	42 (4.9%)	638 (74.0%)	153 (17.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	27.2	1921^st of 2761 public middle schools	30.4%		24.5	2053^rd of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	132														12.3	12.3			38.0	33.7	35.8			26.3	17.5	21.9	$18,137	$2,346	$15,791
Tehipite Middle	Public	7-8	630 North Augusta	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3420	481	24	19.7	95.4%	7 (1.5%)	27 (5.6%)	407 (84.6%)	27 (5.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	13.4	2503^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.3%		12.2	2579^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.3%	76														10.2	10.2			26.7	21.2	24.1			13.9	5.1	9.7	$22,842	$4,072	$18,770
Fort Miller Middle	Public	7-8	1302 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7100	652	36	18.1	97.9%	42 (6.4%)	91 (14.0%)	451 (69.2%)	40 (6.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	11.1	2586^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%		11.1	2623^rd of 2783 public middle schools	5.7%	37														7.2	7.2			15.0	23.9	19.6			7.7	10.4	9.1	$22,732	$2,992	$19,740
Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	21.7	2162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		24.6	2049^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.4%	113														16.8	16.8			33.3	27.5	30.3			18.4	14.3	16.3	$21,369	$2,877	$18,492
Clark Intermediate	Public	7-8	902 Fifth St.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1500	1,437	64	22.4	55.3%	454 (31.6%)	34 (2.4%)	688 (47.9%)	180 (12.5%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	66 (4.6%)	76.6	551^st of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		74.7	595^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.6%	44														46.5	46.5			65.9	63.0	64.5			44.8	40.7	42.8	$13,118	$620	$12,498
Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	4050 East Hamilton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3210	829	44	18.9	95.4%	10 (1.2%)	29 (3.5%)	676 (81.5%)	103 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	21.5	2167^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.5%		24.5	2051^st of 2783 public middle schools	26.3%	116														12.5	12.5			31.6	27.6	29.5			22.4	16.2	19.1	$18,989	$2,354	$16,635
Baird Middle	Public	5-8	5500 North Maroa Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4310	571	29	19.7	42.9%	168 (29.4%)	23 (4.0%)	317 (55.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	82.4	432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		75.2	587^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.9%	155													57.0	34.9	46.4	68.3	62.2	75.0	81.1	71.5	59.9	51.1	53.8	53.0	54.5	$18,238	$2,645	$15,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Scandinavian Middle

What district is Scandinavian Middle in?

Fresno Unified

What is the racial makeup of Scandinavian Middle?

Students at Scandinavian Middle are 66% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 6% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Scandinavian Middle a good school?

Scandinavian Middle ranks 1986^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Scandinavian Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Scandinavian Middle.

What high school do graduates of Scandinavian Middle attend?

Students who attend Scandinavian Middle usually go on to attend McLane High

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