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Lucille Whitehead Intermediate

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Lucille Whitehead Intermediate is a public middle school located in Waterford, California, serving grades 4-6 with a student population of 351. The school is part of the Waterford Unified school district.

While Lucille Whitehead Intermediate has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $10,916 to $19,016 over the past few years, the school's academic performance lags behind both the district and state averages. Its test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are consistently 20-25 percentage points below the state proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 24.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the district's 18.9% and the state's 18.9%. Interestingly, when compared to nearby middle schools, such as Waterford Junior, Lucille Whitehead Intermediate performs significantly worse, trailing by 15-20 percentage points in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

One potential factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance may be its high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.74% to 91.71% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students. While the school's resource allocation suggests a focus on supporting its students, the academic outcomes indicate that these efforts may not be translating into improved student performance to the same degree as other nearby schools. The data highlights areas for potential improvement, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to help raise academic achievement at Lucille Whitehead Intermediate.

355

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,080

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

119 North Reinway Ave.
Waterford, CA 95386-9211

(209) 874-1080

District: Waterford Unified

Students who attend Lucille Whitehead Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Waterford High

Feeder schools for Lucille Whitehead Intermediate:

Elementary:

Richard M. Moon Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

23.1%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,376^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	25.2	4376 of 5857	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5164 of 5869	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4500 of 5859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4458 of 5883	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1057 of 1417	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	4007 of 5789	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4298 of 5662	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	4005 of 5692	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	4014 of 5614	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	4062 of 5611	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	4777 of 5530	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	4633 of 5390	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	4132 of 5377	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	3338 of 5314	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	809 of 2227	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.9	176 of 293	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1545 of 2585	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1560 of 2128	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	1999 of 3162	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	912 of 3245	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	42.9	1614 of 3311	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	307 of 602	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	672 of 3275	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	33.7	2146 of 3246	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4005 of 5597	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4901 of 5612	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4357 of 5609	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4245 of 5635	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	891 of 1267	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4281 of 5492	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3990 of 5413	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3664 of 5107	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4653 of 5107	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4045 of 5087	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4354 of 5084	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3181 of 4963	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3743 of 4830	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	4090 of 5460	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4919 of 5517	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3991 of 5363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3674 of 5264	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	715 of 1110	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3167 of 5173	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3699 of 5084	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4500 of 5628	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5074 of 5643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4221 of 5638	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4309 of 5663	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	982 of 1272	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3416 of 5510	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4303 of 5431	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	45 of 78	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	44 of 74	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	2015 of 2847	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1858 of 2635	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1024 of 2420	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2352 of 2598	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2464 of 2651	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2288 of 2661	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	2222 of 2726	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2508 of 2834	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2410 of 2737	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+39 vs school

Migrant (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Lucille Whitehead Intermediate	Public	4-6	119 North Reinway Ave.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1080	355	14	25.5	88.7%	82 (23.1%)	7 (2.0%)	251 (70.7%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)																	19.3		19.3	41.1	19.5	24.4			27.9	42.3	12.5	18.3			23.8	$7,080	$4,614	$2,466
Waterford Junior	Public	7-8	12916 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2382	260	15	17.7	93.8%	60 (23.1%)	2 (0.8%)	181 (69.6%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	47.9	1236^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		56	992^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	244																		27.6	27.6				44.4	41.5	42.9				37.5	32.3	34.8	$5,875	$3,784	$2,091
Hickman Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	13306 Fourth St.	Hickman	95323	Stanislaus County	Hickman Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1816	141	7	20.6	36.2%	80 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (34.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	76.8	544^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		69.9	690^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.2%	146																		43.6	43.6			57.7	68.8	64.1	63.3			53.9	43.8	41.0	46.8	$20,864	$20,684	$180
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		45.7	1286^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.8%	45																		19.4	19.4			36.9	48.6	47.9	44.5			33.6	43.3	32.7	36.3	$23,718	$21,404	$2,314
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	7-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		28.7	1868^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	340																		21.7	21.7				50.0	47.4	48.7				20.3	18.8	19.6	$1,651	$338	$1,313
Denair Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-2510	298	16	18.1	68.5%	112 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	161 (54.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	31.7	1766^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		20.4	2249^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	483	7.7	3.6	13.0	7.8	7.7	21.4	13.0	14.3	23.1	14.3	17.4	18.2	7.7	3.6	34.8	14.3		28.1	28.1			34.0	39.1	39.8	37.7			18.1	20.7	19.4	19.4	$19,078	$17,000	$2,078
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145																		27.9	27.9			51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9			41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$20,931	$20,262	$669
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		28.7	1872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	32.7%	312																		26.8	26.8			21.9	33.8	52.4	36.6			18.4	15.6	43.9	26.4	$26,872	$25,464	$1,408
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	685	31	21.8	86.7%	50 (7.3%)	11 (1.6%)	546 (79.7%)	67 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		29.4	1838^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	3																		16.5	16.5				39.6	37.9	38.8				24.9	16.1	20.6	$23,228	$20,816	$2,412
Oakdale Junior High	Public	7-8	400 Maag Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-2294	780	35	22.0	38.3%	401 (51.4%)	9 (1.2%)	331 (42.4%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	45.3	1319^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		54.5	1029^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.0%	290																		33.7	33.7				43.8	45.9	44.9				25.9	25.5	25.7	$20,324	$19,678	$646

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucille Whitehead Intermediate

How many students attend Lucille Whitehead Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Lucille Whitehead Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Lucille Whitehead Intermediate?

Students at Lucille Whitehead Intermediate are 71% Hispanic, 23% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Lucille Whitehead Intermediate in?

Waterford Unified

What high school do graduates of Lucille Whitehead Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Lucille Whitehead Intermediate usually go on to attend Waterford High

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