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Bill E. Young Junior Middle

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Bill E. Young Junior Middle ranks 1222 nd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

1222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Bill E. Young Junior Middle is a public school in Calipatria, California, serving 322 students in grades 5–8 and enrolling fewer students than the three nearby middle schools in this comparison. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear strength in math, but the most important finding is that proficiency has improved substantially while remaining below the state average in all three tested subjects.

Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools: 32% of students were proficient, 6 percentage points above the nearby-school average of 26% and 5 points above Calipatria Unified, though 6 points below the state. ELA proficiency was 45%, about 1 point below nearby schools and 7 points above the district, but 5 points below the state. Science is the biggest comparative weakness: 21% were proficient, 4 points below the nearby-school average and the district, and 15 points below the state. Results also vary by grade: sixth grade ELA was 57%, while fifth grade ELA was 35%; fifth-grade math was 21%, well below the state rate for that grade.

Achievement has risen since 2022–2023: ELA gained 23 percentage points, math 15, and science 8. ELA and math improved each reported year; science rose overall but fluctuated. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking climbed from the 18th percentile to the 55th percentile, and its rating increased from one star to three. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 15.8, the lowest among the four schools, while 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s group rankings differ sharply: migrant students ranked at the 94th percentile in 2025–2026, versus the school’s overall 55th, while special-education students ranked at the 2nd percentile in 2024–2025, versus the school’s overall 35th that year. These group rankings are SchoolDigger assessments, not test-score percentages.

322

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,152

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

220 South International Blvd.
Calipatria, CA 92233-9724

(760) 348-2842

District: Calipatria Unified

Students who attend Bill E. Young Junior Middle usually attend:

High:

Calipatria High

Feeder schools for Bill E. Young Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Fremont Primary
	Grace Smith Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

White:

4.7%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,222^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1194^th of 1,530Calipatria 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	48.9	1222 of 2740	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.6	1807 of 2761	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1902 of 2783	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2282 of 2781	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2159 of 2740	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	771 of 894	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1444 of 2715	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1531 of 2480	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	1574 of 2508	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	1796 of 2497	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.5	1375 of 2477	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	1224 of 2379	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	990 of 2259	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.2	1062 of 2236	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.5	1149 of 2179	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	1028 of 2063	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.1	1014 of 2005	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	877 of 1999	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	30.8	1225 of 1804	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.8	1210 of 1777	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.5	1485 of 1769	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.9	1425 of 1531	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	354 of 354	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1306 of 1491	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	364 of 1478	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	551 of 1521	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	397 of 1540	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	152 of 363	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	223 of 1442	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	243 of 1364	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1033 of 2516	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.1	1719 of 2533	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1770 of 2551	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2045 of 2531	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2088 of 2509	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	599 of 738	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1209 of 2380	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1575 of 2262	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	715 of 2357	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	1334 of 2395	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1359 of 2388	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1818 of 2374	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1607 of 2359	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	947 of 2213	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	986 of 2072	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	850 of 2529	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	1539 of 2542	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1586 of 2579	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	2047 of 2531	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1988 of 2458	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	627 of 721	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1371 of 2369	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1290 of 2230	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1239 of 2514	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	1635 of 2534	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1734 of 2552	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2161 of 2538	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1914 of 2527	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	704 of 763	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1432 of 2407	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1242 of 2273	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	6 of 106	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	70.6	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	23 of 94	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1540 of 1566	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1081 of 1531	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)94th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-5 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Bill E. Young Junior Middle	Public	5-8	220 South International Blvd.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-2842	322	20	15.8	90.7%	15 (4.7%)	12 (3.7%)	292 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	48.9	1222^nd of 2740 public middle schools	55.4%		30.6	1807^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.6%	585	20.0	22.9	21.3	35.4	57.3	45.1	41.1	44.5	21.3	37.8	36.6	32.9	31.9	$20,152	$2,337	$17,815
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	6-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	881	41	21.5	86.6%	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	844 (95.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.7	1923^rd of 2740 public middle schools	29.8%		30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%	113		22.1	22.1		31.6	43.7	37.4	37.5		22.8	23.4	12.8	19.5	$17,323	$1,621	$15,702
Padilla-Pace Middle	Public	6-8	715 South Ceasar Chavez	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 351-5060	445	21	21.0	83.8%	19 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (93.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.4	1581^st of 2740 public middle schools	42.3%					(n/a)		18.7	18.7		50.0	45.2	45.5	46.7		38.5	19.7	14.9	23.6	$19,867	$2,116	$17,751
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	55.5	1046^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.8%		55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%	15		36.6	36.6		50.3	55.0	50.8	52.0		36.0	35.5	32.6	34.7	$17,759	$1,243	$16,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill E. Young Junior Middle

How many students attend Bill E. Young Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Bill E. Young Junior Middle.

What district is Bill E. Young Junior Middle in?

Calipatria Unified

Is Bill E. Young Junior Middle a good school?

Bill E. Young Junior Middle ranks 1222^nd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bill E. Young Junior Middle attend?

Students who attend Bill E. Young Junior Middle usually go on to attend Calipatria High

What is the racial makeup of Bill E. Young Junior Middle?

Students at Bill E. Young Junior Middle are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American.

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