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Reef-Sunset Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Reef-Sunset Middle is a public middle school serving about 550 students in grades 6-8 in Avenal, California, operating within the Reef-Sunset Unified district, which ranks among the lowest in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages, and it ranks in the bottom 5% of all California schools. This performance is also below the average for its own low-performing district. However, a notable bright spot is the school's success in improving student attendance; its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.3% is not only a dramatic improvement from recent years but is also better than the state average and significantly better than nearby schools like Coalinga Middle (25.8%) and Huron Middle (24.6%).

When compared to these nearby schools in the Coalinga-Huron Unified district, Reef-Sunset Middle operates with less funding per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio. Despite this, it achieves comparable or slightly better attendance outcomes. All three schools serve communities with high economic need and have low academic rankings, but Reef-Sunset's effective strategies for getting students to school present a foundation that the school is working to build upon for academic improvement.

554

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,657

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

608 North First Ave.
Avenal, CA 93204-1071

(559) 386-4128

District: Reef-Sunset Unified

Students who attend Reef-Sunset Middle usually attend:

High:

Avenal High

Feeder schools for Reef-Sunset Middle:

Elementary:	Avenal Elementary
	Tamarack Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 32 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg14%

California avg41%

2,629^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1469^th of 1,543Reef-Sunset 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	9.5	2629 of 2761	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2629 of 2783	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2662 of 2781	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2499 of 2740	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	870 of 894	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2352 of 2715	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2284 of 2480	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	2225 of 2508	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	2286 of 2497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	2248 of 2477	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	2285 of 2379	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	2125 of 2259	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	2040 of 2236	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	2027 of 2179	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	1910 of 2063	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	1904 of 2005	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	1872 of 1999	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	1696 of 1804	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	1666 of 1777	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	1653 of 1769	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	1235 of 1531	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	341 of 354	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	890 of 1491	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	466 of 1369	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	1221 of 1478	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1286 of 1521	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1143 of 1540	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	358 of 363	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1085 of 1442	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	898 of 1364	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2430 of 2533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	2390 of 2551	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2413 of 2531	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2295 of 2509	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	729 of 738	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2138 of 2380	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	2136 of 2262	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2268 of 2395	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2220 of 2388	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2241 of 2374	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2099 of 2359	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1872 of 2213	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1869 of 2072	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	2403 of 2542	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2430 of 2579	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2380 of 2531	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2168 of 2458	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	701 of 721	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1966 of 2369	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	2008 of 2230	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	2434 of 2534	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2470 of 2552	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2437 of 2538	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2314 of 2527	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	741 of 763	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2090 of 2407	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2088 of 2273	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	79 of 94	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1497 of 1566	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1543 of 1552	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1465 of 1531	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+12 vs school

Migrant (2024)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-32 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

Science7%-26 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Reef-Sunset Middle	Public	6-8	608 North First Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4128	554	27	20.7	95.5%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (97.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	2629^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.8%		11	2629^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%		6.9	6.9	13.9	16.2	19.3	16.5	8.7	9.0	8.6	8.8	$18,657	$2,322	$16,335
Huron Middle	Public	6-8	16875 Fourth St.	Huron	93234	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2926	344	20	17.4	89.5%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	328 (95.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.1	2641^st of 2761 public middle schools	4.3%		10.3	2657^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.5%	16	7.0	7.0	10.2	19.1	11.9	13.8	12.0	9.0	7.1	9.3	$23,164	$5,299	$17,865
Coalinga Middle	Public	6-8	265 Cambridge Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7550	662	34	19.3	79.2%	70 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	558 (84.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	12.4	2538^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.1%		10.8	2642^nd of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%	104	8.1	8.1	22.3	23.4	17.8	21.1	18.5	11.2	3.7	10.9	$20,140	$3,517	$16,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Reef-Sunset Middle

What is the racial makeup of Reef-Sunset Middle?

Students at Reef-Sunset Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Reef-Sunset Middle a good school?

Reef-Sunset Middle ranks in the bottom 4.8% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Reef-Sunset Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Reef-Sunset Middle.

What district is Reef-Sunset Middle in?

Reef-Sunset Unified

What high school do graduates of Reef-Sunset Middle attend?

Students who attend Reef-Sunset Middle usually go on to attend Avenal High

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