Home Street Middle

Home Street Middle is a public middle school serving 414 students in grades 6-8 in the rural Bishop Unified district, performing solidly in the middle tier of California schools with particular strengths in mathematics and a notable improvement in student attendance over recent years.

Academically, the school performs close to state averages, with its 8th graders showing particularly strong results. It has consistently outperformed its own district average, especially in math. The school has shown impressive recovery since the pandemic, returning to its pre-pandemic performance level. While science scores are an area for growth, the school has demonstrated exceptional effectiveness with some student subgroups. A significant and positive trend is the sharp decrease in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen from over 35% to 19%, now slightly better than the state average, a change that coincided with a substantial increase in per-student spending.

Within the local area, Home Street Middle is the primary middle school option; the only other nearby school, CDS Home Street, is a much smaller program serving only six students with a very different resource profile and challenges. Home Street Middle provides a stable, mid-performing educational environment for the Bishop community, with a track record of steady performance and recent improvements in key areas like attendance and resources.