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Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle

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Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle ranks 1836 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle is a public school serving about 290 students in grades 7 and 8 in Hawaiian Gardens, California, as part of the ABC Unified School District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below both the district and state averages. A notable concern is the high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is more than double the district average. Interestingly, despite having the highest per-student spending and the smallest class sizes among comparable schools in ABC Unified, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. The school's performance has declined over recent years, and there is a wide gap when compared to other middle schools in the same district, such as Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle, which is ranked much higher despite being just over a mile away.

However, the school shows important strengths in serving specific groups of students, with performance for migrant students, special education students, and English learners ranging from average to well above average. This indicates the school has effective supports for these populations. The overall picture suggests that while the school is well-resourced, factors like attendance and instructional quality are critical areas for improvement to help all students succeed.

291

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,788

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21409 South Elaine Ave.
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716-1025

(562) 229-7805

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle usually attend:

High:

Artesia High

Feeder schools for Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle:

Elementary:	Aloha Elementary
	Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary
	Hawaiian Elementary
	Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg57%

California avg41%

1,836^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC 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	29.8	1836 of 2761	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1632 of 2783	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1648 of 2781	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1928 of 2740	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1422 of 2715	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1373 of 2480	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	1272 of 2508	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	1512 of 2497	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	1441 of 2477	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.4	2027 of 2379	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	1757 of 2259	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	1683 of 2236	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	1929 of 2179	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	1685 of 2063	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	1723 of 2005	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	1622 of 1999	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	1221 of 1804	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	1083 of 1777	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	1109 of 1769	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	64.0	196 of 643	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.6	621 of 1531	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	655 of 1491	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	1174 of 1369	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	739 of 1478	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	566 of 1521	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	744 of 1540	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	554 of 1442	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	512 of 1364	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1710 of 2533	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1749 of 2551	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1468 of 2531	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1650 of 2509	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1253 of 2380	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1234 of 2262	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1273 of 2395	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	1068 of 2388	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1099 of 2374	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	1421 of 2359	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	848 of 2213	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	844 of 2072	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1375 of 2542	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1161 of 2579	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1097 of 2531	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	1393 of 2458	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	927 of 2369	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	880 of 2230	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1686 of 2534	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1324 of 2552	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1556 of 2538	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1869 of 2527	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1391 of 2407	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1403 of 2273	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	29 of 95	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	12 of 94	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	17 of 86	80.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	697 of 726	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	504 of 1566	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	546 of 1552	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	747 of 1531	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2019)70th percentile+22 vs school

Migrant (2025)69th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science11%-22 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
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		34.9	1632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	41.4%	204	11.1	11.1		36.8	33.6	35.1		29.6	24.3	26.9	$22,788	$2,284	$20,504
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$19,739	$1,988	$17,751
Helen Keller Middle	Public	6-8	7020 East Brittain St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8851	515	21	24.3	40.8%	56 (10.9%)	19 (3.7%)	400 (77.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	82.2	437^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		83.2	414^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.1%	23	39.9	39.9	67.0	71.2	68.6	68.8	52.6	51.5	49.0	51.2	$17,234	$3,501	$13,733
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%		83.6	408^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	84	45.6	45.6		65.5	61.0	63.3		46.4	50.4	48.4	$16,045	$668	$15,377
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		91.4	243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	54.9	54.9	71.1	71.8	66.6	69.9	61.4	56.1	55.6	57.7	$15,031	$526	$14,505
Oak Middle	Public	6-8	10821 Oak St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4740	998	38	26.2	14.5%	396 (39.7%)	16 (1.6%)	270 (27.1%)	212 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	96 (9.6%)	95.3	144^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		96.2	116^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	28	67.5	67.5	79.9	79.3	83.5	80.8	69.4	63.4	62.8	65.2	$13,782	$517	$13,265
Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	54.6	1046^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.1%		52.8	1079^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	33	29.9	29.9		55.2	46.4	50.7		42.5	26.5	34.3	$19,527	$969	$18,558
Ross (Faye) Middle	Public	7-8	17707 Elaine Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7785	528	24	22.4	66.5%	24 (4.5%)	48 (9.1%)	317 (60.0%)	107 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.7%)	54.5	1052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		56.8	967^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	85	30.5	30.5		52.3	50.8	51.5		32.0	34.3	33.1	$20,038	$2,209	$17,829
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%		76.2	565^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	6	37.8	37.8	62.1	64.8	58.3	61.7	47.7	50.3	48.2	48.8	$18,885	$3,559	$15,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle

What district is Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle in?

ABC Unified

Is Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle a good school?

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle ranks 1836^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle?

Students at Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle are 83% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle attend?

Students who attend Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle usually go on to attend Artesia High

How many students attend Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle.

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