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Marvin A. Dutcher Middle

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Marvin A. Dutcher Middle ranks 1457 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle serves 810 students in grades 6–8 in Turlock, California, and its 2025–26 results show a mix of academic strengths and challenges. ELA proficiency was 45%, science was 30%, and math was 26%. The most important academic concern is math: Dutcher was 13 percentage points below the state and 4 points below Turlock Unified.

ELA is Dutcher’s clearest strength compared with nearby schools: its 45% proficiency was second-highest among the eight nearby schools serving grades 6–8, above the local average of 43% and the district’s 42%, but below the state’s 49%. Science also compares well locally: Dutcher’s 30% was third-highest among those nearby schools and 5 points above their average, as well as 4 points above the district; it remained 6 points below the state. Math was roughly in line with the nearby-school average, though well below the state and district. Results also vary by grade: eighth-grade ELA reached 49%, while sixth-grade math was 19%, 18 points below the state’s sixth-grade result.

Scores have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 10 percentage points, math 7, and science 7. However, ELA fell 5 points in the latest year, moving from 2 points above the state to 4 points below it. Dutcher’s 2025–26 SchoolDigger ranking was 1,457 of 2,703, in the 46th percentile with 2 stars; it ranked second among the 10 nearby schools by percentile. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 21.7, compared with a nearby average of 20.8, and 64% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings showed notably stronger relative standing for English Language Learner Students in 2023–24: the group ranked in the 81st percentile, compared with the school’s overall 48th percentile. For Special Education Students, the ranking fell from the 74th percentile in 2024–25 to the 33rd in 2025–26, while the overall school ranking declined from the 54th to the 46th percentile.

810

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,826

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1441 Colorado Ave.
Turlock, CA 95380-2709

(209) 667-8817

District: Turlock Unified

Students who attend Marvin A. Dutcher Middle usually attend:

High:

Turlock High

Feeder schools for Marvin A. Dutcher Middle:

Elementary:	Crowell Elementary
	Cunningham Elementary
	Dennis G. Earl Elementary
	Julien Elementary
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	Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary
	Walter M. Brown Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

White:

18.5%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2023 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2026) from a 40th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,457^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Turlock Unified

716^th of 968Turlock 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	1457 of 2703	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	1279 of 2761	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1461 of 2783	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1671 of 2781	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	1349 of 2740	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	525 of 894	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1396 of 2715	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	1066 of 2480	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.2	1029 of 2508	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	1021 of 2497	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.8	1129 of 2477	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	888 of 2379	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.8	951 of 2259	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	762 of 2236	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	625 of 2179	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.5	640 of 2063	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.7	476 of 2005	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	461 of 1999	76.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	722 of 1531	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	116 of 354	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	564 of 1491	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	665 of 1369	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	279 of 1478	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	718 of 1521	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	642 of 1540	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	114 of 363	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	707 of 1442	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	931 of 1364	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	1329 of 2483	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	1226 of 2533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1233 of 2551	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	1482 of 2531	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1177 of 2509	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	435 of 738	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1381 of 2380	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	1002 of 2262	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	1124 of 2325	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	1119 of 2395	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1212 of 2388	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1523 of 2374	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1168 of 2359	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	1020 of 2213	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	906 of 2072	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1358 of 2493	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	1238 of 2542	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1378 of 2579	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1798 of 2531	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1291 of 2458	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	473 of 721	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1452 of 2369	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	1116 of 2230	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	1402 of 2478	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	1179 of 2534	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	1493 of 2552	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1572 of 2538	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1298 of 2527	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	428 of 763	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1193 of 2407	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	997 of 2273	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	1058 of 1586	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	406 of 1566	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	476 of 1552	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	622 of 1531	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	883 of 1482	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	638 of 1520	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	698 of 1537	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	766 of 1543	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	628 of 1555	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	987 of 1602	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	525 of 1496	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle	Public	6-8	1441 Colorado Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-8817	810	37	21.7	63.6%	150 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	620 (76.5%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	40.6	1457^th of 2703 public middle schools	46.1%		46.6	1279^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%	178																	30.2	30.2	40.2	44.0	49.1	45.3	18.9	27.0	28.1	25.7	$16,826	$15,918	$908
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%)	21.3	2134^th of 2703 public middle schools	21.1%		31.7	1766^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%	368	0.0	19.2	11.1	10.0	0.0	11.5	3.7	5.0	3.7	26.9	11.1	13.8	0.0	19.2	14.8	11.3	14.4	14.4	36.8	40.0	34.4	37.1	16.1	12.6	6.7	11.8	$19,078	$17,000	$2,078
Turlock Junior High	Public	6-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3550	1,294	60	21.5	72.4%	404 (31.2%)	34 (2.6%)	674 (52.1%)	120 (9.3%)	9 (0.7%)	13 (1.0%)	40 (3.1%)	37.9	1539^th of 2703 public middle schools	43.1%		41.4	1453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.4%	86																	27.1	27.1		37.7	42.5	40.1		32.0	27.0	29.5	$16,041	$15,260	$781
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%)	22.6	2071^st of 2703 public middle schools	23.4%		37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%	511																	14.5	14.5	30.5	26.4	40.8	32.6	24.7	16.7	15.6	19.1	$26,872	$25,464	$1,408
Delhi Middle	Public	7-8	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	367	21	17.5	86.6%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (92.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.8	2283^rd of 2703 public middle schools	15.5%		18	2311^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.3%	28		7.7	1.6	5.0		32.1	7.9	21.3		20.5	6.4	14.2		7.7	0.0	4.3	13.6	13.6		32.6	27.3	30.0		22.1	7.4	14.9	$21,875	$20,730	$1,145
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%)	48.3	1224^th of 2703 public middle schools	54.7%		47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%	17																	37.8	37.8	28.9	54.4	50.0	44.5	20.5	36.3	40.5	32.5	$23,718	$21,404	$2,314
Hilmar Middle	Public	6-8	7528 North Scholar Way	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8847	542	28	19.6	66.4%	276 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	250 (46.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	30.6	1781^st of 2703 public middle schools	34.1%		33.2	1707^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.2%	74																	25.0	25.0	32.7	39.0	44.7	39.0	15.5	22.1	24.5	20.9	$16,737	$15,746	$991
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%)	30.1	1806^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.2%		29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%	29																	21.9	21.9		36.5	39.9	38.2		23.1	23.7	23.4	$23,228	$20,816	$2,412
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	10001 Crows Landing Rd.	Turlock	95313	Stanislaus County	Chatom Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-8515	166	7	23.3	72.3%	47 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	32.8	1699^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.1%		43.4	1386^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.8%	313																	17.0	17.0	42.9	42.3	45.8	43.7	16.1	26.9	22.0	21.6	$20,016	$18,622	$1,394
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	32.5	1713^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.6%		26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%	226																	23.7	23.7		44.6	29.6	36.8		29.4	24.3	26.7	$20,694	$18,950	$1,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin A. Dutcher Middle

What district is Marvin A. Dutcher Middle in?

Turlock Unified

What high school do graduates of Marvin A. Dutcher Middle attend?

Students who attend Marvin A. Dutcher Middle usually go on to attend Turlock High

How many students attend Marvin A. Dutcher Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Marvin A. Dutcher Middle.

Is Marvin A. Dutcher Middle a good school?

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle ranks 1457^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin A. Dutcher Middle?

Students at Marvin A. Dutcher Middle are 77% Hispanic, 19% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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