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Fairview Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 22% of California middle schools

Summary

Fairview Middle is a public school serving 426 students in grades 6-8 in Gonzales, CA, operating within the Gonzales Unified school district, which ranks in the bottom 20% statewide.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only 12.5% of students proficient in math and 33.88% in English, both well below state averages; its 1-star rating places it in the bottom quartile of California middle schools. The school spends $23,416 per student, which is 25% more than nearby John Gutierrez Middle and 92% more than Buena Vista Middle, yet it achieves lower results, creating a notable high-spending, low-performance paradox. Chronic absenteeism at 17.5% is also higher than several comparable schools.

Despite these struggles, Fairview Middle shows relative strengths in supporting English Language Learners and homeless students, and it has shown gradual improvement from a very low baseline over recent years. However, it is particularly ineffective for Special Education students, ranking in the 4th percentile. Its profile is similar to Main Street Middle in Soledad, but it contrasts sharply with higher-performing schools like San Benancio Middle, which spends less and achieves much higher academic results.

426

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,416

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Fourth St.
Gonzales, CA 93926

(831) 675-3704

District: Gonzales Unified

Students who attend Fairview Middle usually attend:

High:

Gonzales High

Feeder schools for Fairview Middle:

Elementary:

La Gloria Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

White:

0.9%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

California avg41%

2,163^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1229^th of 1,543Gonzales 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	21.7	2163 of 2761	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2195 of 2783	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2255 of 2781	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2202 of 2740	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2563 of 2715	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2352 of 2480	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	2152 of 2508	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	2106 of 2497	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	2034 of 2477	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	2103 of 2379	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	1967 of 2259	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1850 of 2236	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	1838 of 2179	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	1766 of 2063	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	1736 of 2005	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1627 of 1999	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	1405 of 1804	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	1376 of 1777	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.1	1442 of 1769	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	1099 of 1531	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1417 of 1491	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1343 of 1369	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	617 of 1478	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	541 of 1521	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	1042 of 1540	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1377 of 1442	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1222 of 1364	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2016 of 2533	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2122 of 2551	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2083 of 2531	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2033 of 2509	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2258 of 2380	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	2135 of 2262	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1711 of 2395	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1735 of 2388	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1817 of 2374	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1753 of 2359	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	2098 of 2213	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1954 of 2072	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	207 of 477	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	194 of 394	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	232 of 320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	218 of 336	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1933 of 2542	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1996 of 2579	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1975 of 2531	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1793 of 2458	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2241 of 2369	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2076 of 2230	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1999 of 2534	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1928 of 2552	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2051 of 2538	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2018 of 2527	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2329 of 2407	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2206 of 2273	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	76 of 86	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1506 of 1566	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1451 of 1552	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1180 of 1531	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)12th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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
Fairview Middle	Public	6-8	401 Fourth St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3704	426	24	17.8	83.8%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21.7	2163^rd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		21.6	2195^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.1%	32	16.3	16.3	29.9	35.2	36.6	33.9	13.6	12.1	11.8	12.5	$23,416	$1,944	$21,472
Main Street Middle	Public	7-8	441 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6460	754	36	21.1	89.8%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	726 (96.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20.4	2207^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.1%		24.1	2081^st of 2783 public middle schools	25.2%	126	20.8	20.8		26.4	24.8	25.6		14.9	16.5	15.7	$20,428	$2,266	$18,162
Buena Vista Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Tara Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-8936	321	18	17.5	17.4%	121 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (50.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	69.4	688^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%		59.9	889^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.1%	201	41.4	41.4	51.7	54.1	64.0	57.0	46.1	45.0	37.8	42.7	$12,219	$1,010	$11,209
El Sausal Middle	Public	7-8	1155 East Alisal St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7200	1,067	48	22.1	91.7%	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1,052 (98.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32.8	1723^rd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		34.1	1661^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.3%	62	24.5	24.5		36.4	36.9	36.7		23.4	22.3	22.9	$17,859	$1,978	$15,881
La Paz Middle	Public	7-8	1300 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7900	1,099	55	20.0	93.4%	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1,092 (99.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	2119^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.3%		23.7	2102^nd of 2783 public middle schools	24.5%	17	16.0	16.0		34.9	28.7	31.9		18.8	15.7	17.3	$17,531	$1,847	$15,684
San Benancio Middle	Public	6-8	43 San Benancio Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1172	261	12	21.7	10.3%	138 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (28.7%)	26 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	84.8	373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		85.2	379^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.4%	6	50.0	50.0	66.2	75.0	59.5	67.3	57.8	52.1	54.1	54.4
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	560 Iverson St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7100	1,082	51	21.2	81.7%	62 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	977 (90.3%)	19 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	38.6	1531^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		42.4	1386^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.2%	145	25.2	25.2		46.0	37.7	41.7		27.9	22.7	25.2	$17,463	$1,751	$15,712
Vista Verde Middle	Public	7-8	1199 Elm Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-1420	727	34	21.2	80.5%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	715 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	2572^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.8%		17.6	2364^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.1%	208	8.3	8.3		19.6	19.2	19.4		10.4	10.6	10.5	$20,986	$3,187	$17,799
Harden Middle	Public	7-8	1561 McKinnon St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7300	1,101	52	21.1	82.2%	29 (2.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1,016 (92.3%)	34 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	22.1	2150^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.1%		24.1	2078^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	72	19.2	19.2		31.9	29.1	30.5		16.3	14.8	15.6	$17,583	$1,591	$15,992
John Gutierrez Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-3300	568	29	19.4	80.5%	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	513 (90.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	24.8	2012^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		22.7	2137^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.2%	125	18.3	18.3	31.9	30.5	37.8	33.5	15.9	20.4	16.2	17.7	$18,773	$1,915	$16,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Middle

What high school do graduates of Fairview Middle attend?

Students who attend Fairview Middle usually go on to attend Gonzales High

What district is Fairview Middle in?

Gonzales Unified

Is Fairview Middle a good school?

Fairview Middle ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Fairview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Fairview Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Middle?

Students at Fairview Middle are 98% Hispanic.

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