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Ranchos Middle

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Ranchos Middle ranks 656 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 76% of California middle schools

Summary

Ranchos Middle is a public school serving about 450 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Golden Valley Unified School District in Madera, CA, and it consistently ranks as a solid, 4-star school that outperforms both its district and the state average in core subjects.

The school is particularly effective in supporting its students, showing strong results in English Language Arts and maintaining a much lower rate of chronic student absences than the state average. It stands out when compared to several other middle schools in the area, such as those in the neighboring Madera Unified district like Thomas Jefferson Middle and Jack G. Desmond Middle, which have significantly lower academic proficiency and higher absenteeism despite similar per-student spending or even higher funding.

While Ranchos Middle is a strong performer, especially for a school with its level of funding, areas for potential growth include mathematics achievement, where it trails nearby schools like Baird Middle and the top-ranked Sherman Thomas STEM Academy. The school's performance has remained stable through recent years, demonstrating successful pandemic recovery and effective, cost-conscious operations within its district.

452

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,387

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12455 Road 35 1/2
Madera, CA 93636-8416

(559) 645-3550

District: Golden Valley Unified

Students who attend Ranchos Middle usually attend:

High:

Liberty High

Feeder schools for Ranchos Middle:

Elementary:	Sierra View Elementary
	Webster Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

White:

35.2%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg47%

California avg41%

656^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

525^th of 1,543Golden Valley 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	70.8	656 of 2761	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	456 of 2783	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	563 of 2781	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	658 of 2740	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	328 of 894	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	862 of 2715	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	713 of 2480	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	659 of 2508	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	834 of 2497	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.5	809 of 2477	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	962 of 2379	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.7	1056 of 2259	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	657 of 2236	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	667 of 2179	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.4	810 of 2063	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.7	929 of 2005	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.7	1195 of 1999	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	702 of 1804	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.9	744 of 1777	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.9	863 of 1769	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	604 of 739	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	571 of 743	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	536 of 1531	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	206 of 354	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1424 of 1491	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	727 of 1369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	77.6	123 of 1521	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	128 of 1540	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	34.9	254 of 363	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	644 of 2533	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	506 of 2551	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	482 of 2531	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	509 of 2509	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	201 of 738	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	794 of 2380	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	769 of 2262	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	399 of 2395	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	190 of 2388	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	238 of 2374	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	322 of 2359	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	477 of 2213	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	334 of 2072	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	566 of 2542	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	387 of 2579	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	424 of 2531	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	539 of 2458	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	207 of 721	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	667 of 2369	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	517 of 2230	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	638 of 2534	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	381 of 2552	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	578 of 2538	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	708 of 2527	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	355 of 763	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	792 of 2407	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	583 of 2273	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	739 of 1566	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	474 of 1531	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	563 of 1520	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	399 of 1537	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	572 of 1543	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	642 of 1555	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	777 of 1602	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	734 of 1496	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Road 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	452	20	23.0	36.7%	159 (35.2%)	13 (2.9%)	229 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%		81.1	456^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	200		31.7	31.7			64.6	65.2	64.9			41.9	41.8	41.9	$12,387	$484	$11,903
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	851	37	22.9	68.6%	141 (16.6%)	64 (7.5%)	468 (55.0%)	151 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	813^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	89		36.2	36.2			63.2	53.0	58.3			41.2	40.4	40.8
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	601 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4681	865	49	17.6	96.9%	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	829 (95.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	13.6	2492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		14.9	2482^nd of 2783 public middle schools	10.8%	10		11.3	11.3			22.6	22.6	22.6			12.5	9.8	11.1	$20,071	$3,628	$16,443
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	1689^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	91		18.3	18.3			40.0	37.0	38.4			25.1	20.4	22.6	$18,958	$2,579	$16,379
Kastner Intermediate	Public	7-8	7676 North First St.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2500	1,155	56	20.7	52.4%	284 (24.6%)	69 (6.0%)	591 (51.2%)	127 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.2%)	82.9	419^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		77.5	539^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	120		49.4	49.4			68.1	69.4	68.8			52.6	44.3	48.5	$13,730	$751	$12,979
Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		27.1	1945^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.1%	103		20.0	20.0			35.2	29.9	32.5			19.7	12.7	16.1
Baird Middle	Public	5-8	5500 North Maroa Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4310	571	29	19.7	42.9%	168 (29.4%)	23 (4.0%)	317 (55.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	82.4	432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		75.2	587^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.9%	155	57.0	34.9	46.4	68.3	62.2	75.0	81.1	71.5	59.9	51.1	53.8	53.0	54.5	$18,238	$2,645	$15,593
Granite Ridge Intermediate	Public	7-8	2770 East International Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-5300	1,167	47	24.7	32.6%	429 (36.8%)	36 (3.1%)	342 (29.3%)	269 (23.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.3%)	96.4	105^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.2%		96.8	99^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.4%	6		66.1	66.1			81.4	85.4	83.5			71.5	63.9	67.5	$13,311	$560	$12,751
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	7-8	1407 Sunset Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9286	948	50	18.9	87.7%	49 (5.2%)	11 (1.2%)	845 (89.1%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	23	2102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	23.9%		24.9	2038^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.8%	64		15.5	15.5			38.1	34.3	36.1			14.0	11.9	12.9	$19,328	$3,320	$16,008
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 871-5490	75	3	27.2	36.0%	19 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (66.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	96.7	96^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		95.4	139^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.0%	43		80.8	80.8		80.0	79.2	96.2	85.3		68.0	62.5	88.5	73.3	$13,079	$117	$12,962

Frequently Asked Questions about Ranchos Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ranchos Middle?

Students at Ranchos Middle are 51% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ranchos Middle in?

Golden Valley Unified

What high school do graduates of Ranchos Middle attend?

Students who attend Ranchos Middle usually go on to attend Liberty High

How many students attend Ranchos Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Ranchos Middle.

Is Ranchos Middle a good school?

Ranchos Middle ranks 656^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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