Summary:
Earlimart Elementary district contains one middle school, Earlimart Middle, serving about 480 students in grades 6 through 8 in a predominantly economically disadvantaged area.
This school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only about 6% of students are proficient, which is far below the California state average. Performance in science is also very low. However, English Language Arts (ELA) shows a strong positive trend, with 8th graders performing notably better than 6th graders, suggesting the school's ELA instruction builds effectively over time. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 22% of students missing too much school, a rate higher than both the Earlimart Elementary district and state averages, which directly impacts learning.
Despite having high per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of all California middle schools for the last three years. For parents, this indicates the school is struggling with persistent systemic issues. The substantial resources available present an opportunity for targeted improvement, especially in mathematics and attendance, but current outcomes suggest these resources are not yet translating into broad academic success for students.
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