Summary:
Dinuba Unified has one listed middle school, Washington Intermediate, serving grades 7–8 with 916 students. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear subject-by-subject contrast: ELA proficiency is above California’s rate, while math and science are below it. The most important takeaway is that ELA is a relative strength, but mathematics is the school’s largest gap from the state.
There is no local top or bottom school to compare because Washington Intermediate is the only school listed. Compared with California in 2025–2026, 54% of students were proficient in ELA versus 49% statewide, a 5-point advantage; in math, the rates were 28% versus 38%, an 11-point shortfall; and in science, 29% versus 36%, a 7-point shortfall. The grade-level results make eighth-grade math a particular concern: Washington was 11 points below the state in grade 8, compared with 7 points below in grade 7. ELA was above the state in both grades.
Results improved in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: proficiency rose 3 points in ELA, 2 in math and 5 in science, and each subject’s gap with the state narrowed. Across the three subjects, the average gap moved from about 6 points below the state to about 4 points below. SchoolDigger’s ranking history also rose, from the 41st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 53rd in 2024–2025 and 55th in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism was 12% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 16% and California’s 18%. For context, the school reported 78% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025 and a 20.1 student–teacher ratio that year; these figures do not establish why results differ. With only one school listed, the data cannot support comparisons among local schools.
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