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Tenaya Middle

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Tenaya Middle ranks 1780 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

Tenaya Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in Fresno, serving about 876 students within the Fresno Unified School District, where it performs in the middle tier compared to other district middle schools like Scandinavian Middle and Tehipite Middle.

The school faces a significant challenge with student attendance, as over a third of students are chronically absent, which is higher than the state average and closely tied to its academic results. While its performance in English Language Arts is slightly above the district average, scores in math and science are below both district and state benchmarks. Notably, the school's performance for students in special education has declined sharply in recent years, indicating a need for focused support.

An interesting comparison can be made with the nearby Baird Middle, also in Fresno Unified, which has much higher test scores and a far lower absentee rate, suggesting that improvement is possible within the same district. Furthermore, middle schools in neighboring districts like Kastner Intermediate (in Clovis Unified) and Rio Vista Middle (in Central Unified) consistently rank higher, highlighting a broader performance gap across district lines.

876

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,958

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1239 West Mesa Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711-2007

(559) 451-4570

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Tenaya Middle usually attend:

High:

Bullard High

Feeder schools for Tenaya Middle:

Elementary:	Figarden Elementary
	Gibson Elementary
	H. Roger Tatarian Elementary
	Kratt Elementary
	More...
	Lawless Elementary
	Malloch Elementary
	Starr Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

White:

20.5%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,780^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	31.5	1780 of 2761	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1689 of 2783	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1579 of 2781	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1717 of 2740	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1674 of 2715	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1371 of 2480	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.8	1701 of 2508	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.8	1657 of 2497	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1685 of 2477	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.5	1628 of 2379	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	1272 of 2259	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	1353 of 2236	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	1211 of 2179	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.7	753 of 2063	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	839 of 2005	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	817 of 1999	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	740 of 1804	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.0	742 of 1777	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.6	852 of 1769	51.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	380 of 609	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	406 of 627	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	407 of 613	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	339 of 637	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	399 of 643	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	232 of 600	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	703 of 739	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	701 of 743	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	686 of 715	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	693 of 733	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	694 of 745	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	653 of 700	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	820 of 1531	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	742 of 1491	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	759 of 1369	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	885 of 1478	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1177 of 1521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	701 of 1540	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	469 of 1442	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	902 of 1364	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1529 of 2533	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1457 of 2551	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1422 of 2531	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1576 of 2509	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1525 of 2380	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1203 of 2262	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1403 of 2395	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1311 of 2388	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1169 of 2374	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	1529 of 2359	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1324 of 2213	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1078 of 2072	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1551 of 2542	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1677 of 2579	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1448 of 2531	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1578 of 2458	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1400 of 2369	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1141 of 2230	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1745 of 2534	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1686 of 2552	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1485 of 2538	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1612 of 2527	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1538 of 2407	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1380 of 2273	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	559 of 726	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	582 of 701	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	586 of 677	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	538 of 665	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	509 of 554	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	430 of 462	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1117 of 1566	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	871 of 1552	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	451 of 1531	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1164 of 1520	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1076 of 1537	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	933 of 1543	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1067 of 1555	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1074 of 1602	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	885 of 1496	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	1689^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	91		18.3	18.3			40.0	37.0	38.4			25.1	20.4	22.6	$18,958	$2,579	$16,379
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
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
Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	538	29	18.2	86.1%	38 (7.1%)	40 (7.4%)	418 (77.7%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	31.6	1771^st of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		35.5	1609^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.2%	162		17.3	17.3		38.4	39.7	33.5	37.2		24.0	27.0	21.5	24.3	$18,649	$2,342	$16,307
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
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
Kastner Intermediate	Public	7-8	7676 North First St.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2500	1,155	56	20.7	52.4%	284 (24.6%)	69 (6.0%)	591 (51.2%)	127 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.2%)	82.9	419^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		77.5	539^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	120		49.4	49.4			68.1	69.4	68.8			52.6	44.3	48.5	$13,730	$751	$12,979
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
El Capitan Middle	Public	7-8	4443 West Weldon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5270	738	37	19.9	87.4%	38 (5.1%)	51 (6.9%)	499 (67.6%)	129 (17.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	28.5	1877^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.0%		29.5	1830^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.2%	47		14.9	14.9			43.4	29.9	36.7			27.2	14.3	20.9
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	851	37	22.9	68.6%	141 (16.6%)	64 (7.5%)	468 (55.0%)	151 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	813^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	89		36.2	36.2			63.2	53.0	58.3			41.2	40.4	40.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Tenaya Middle

What is the racial makeup of Tenaya Middle?

Students at Tenaya Middle are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Tenaya Middle attend?

Students who attend Tenaya Middle usually go on to attend Bullard High

Is Tenaya Middle a good school?

Tenaya Middle ranks 1780^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tenaya Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Tenaya Middle.

What district is Tenaya Middle in?

Fresno Unified

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