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Alta Sierra Intermediate

Public Grades 7-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Alta Sierra Intermediate is a large, highly-rated public middle school serving grades 7-8 with about 1,374 students in the well-regarded Clovis Unified School District.

This school consistently ranks among the top in the state, with academic scores in English, math, and science that are significantly higher than both the state average and most nearby schools, including other Clovis Unified schools like Clark Intermediate and Kastner Intermediate. The difference is even more pronounced when compared to schools in the neighboring Fresno Unified district, such as Fort Miller Middle. A key strength is its exceptional support for all students, with historically high achievement rankings for various student groups, and it maintains a much lower rate of chronic absenteeism than many surrounding schools, indicating a positive and engaging school environment.

While Granite Ridge Intermediate is the top performer within Clovis Unified, Alta Sierra delivers outstanding and consistent results year after year. It achieves this success while spending less per student than several comparison schools, demonstrating efficient use of resources. The school's sustained excellence over more than a decade suggests strong, stable leadership and effective teaching practices that benefit its diverse student community.

1,374

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,083

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 West Teague Ave.
Clovis, CA 93619-8332

(559) 327-3500

District: Clovis Unified

Students who attend Alta Sierra Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Buchanan High

Feeder schools for Alta Sierra Intermediate:

Elementary:	Century Elementary
	Cole Elementary
	Dry Creek Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	More...
	Tarpey Elementary
	Woods (Harold L.) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

White:

38.4%

Asian:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

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 school68%

District avg59%

California avg41%

191^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Clovis Unified

285^th of 1,543Clovis 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	93.6	191 of 2761	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	203 of 2783	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	200 of 2781	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	196 of 2740	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	219 of 2715	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	217 of 2480	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.6	298 of 2508	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	93.1	142 of 2497	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	179 of 2477	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	78.7	356 of 2379	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	411 of 2259	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	392 of 2236	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	290 of 2179	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	276 of 2063	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	86.7	161 of 2005	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	88.0	158 of 1999	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	146 of 1804	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	88.2	145 of 1777	91.8%	★★★★★
2004	80.1	287 of 1769	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	2 of 609	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	40 of 627	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	4 of 613	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	75 of 637	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	98.9	7 of 643	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	31 of 600	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	222 of 739	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	297 of 743	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	337 of 715	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	394 of 733	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	272 of 745	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	265 of 700	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.8	261 of 1531	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	127 of 1491	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.1	239 of 1369	82.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.0	76 of 1478	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	92 of 1521	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	32 of 1540	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	63 of 1442	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	100 of 1364	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	173 of 2533	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	153 of 2551	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	178 of 2531	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	207 of 2509	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	205 of 2380	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	242 of 2262	89.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	70 of 2395	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	73 of 2388	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	68 of 2374	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	75 of 2359	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	72 of 2213	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	86 of 2072	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	159 of 2542	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	184 of 2579	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	150 of 2531	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	105 of 2458	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	103 of 2369	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	119 of 2230	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	195 of 2534	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	243 of 2552	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	201 of 2538	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	165 of 2527	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	203 of 2407	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	188 of 2273	91.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	27 of 194	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	42 of 192	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	20 of 197	89.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	250 of 726	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	205 of 701	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	196 of 677	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	187 of 665	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	146 of 554	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	144 of 462	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	331 of 1566	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	562 of 1552	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	274 of 1531	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	69 of 1520	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	101 of 1537	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	106 of 1543	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	83 of 1555	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	220 of 1602	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	191 of 1496	87.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)100th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 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 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
Alta Sierra Intermediate	Public	7-8	380 West Teague Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3500	1,374	61	22.6	39.4%	527 (38.4%)	33 (2.4%)	530 (38.6%)	183 (13.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (6.6%)	93.6	191^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.1%		93.3	203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	92.7%	12		62.7	62.7			80.9	77.1	79.0			62.6	57.6	60.1	$13,083	$780	$12,303
Clovis Community Day Elementary	Public	4-6	1715 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1995	3	1	2.5		1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$186,398	$30,629	$155,769
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
Clark Intermediate	Public	7-8	902 Fifth St.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1500	1,437	64	22.4	55.3%	454 (31.6%)	34 (2.4%)	688 (47.9%)	180 (12.5%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	66 (4.6%)	76.6	551^st of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		74.7	595^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.6%	44		46.5	46.5			65.9	63.0	64.5			44.8	40.7	42.8	$13,118	$620	$12,498
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
Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	21.7	2162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		24.6	2049^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.4%	113		16.8	16.8			33.3	27.5	30.3			18.4	14.3	16.3	$21,369	$2,877	$18,492
Tioga Middle	Public	7-8	3232 East Fairmont Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7280	692	36	19.0	91.2%	47 (6.8%)	62 (9.0%)	441 (63.7%)	106 (15.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	29	1860^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.6%		29.5	1836^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	24		7.6	7.6			32.1	36.3	34.1			23.1	31.8	27.2	$20,345	$2,737	$17,608
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
Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 North Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	836	42	19.9	95.2%	31 (3.7%)	51 (6.1%)	550 (65.8%)	173 (20.7%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	25.3	1986^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		24.8	2041^st of 2783 public middle schools	26.7%	55		9.2	9.2			44.3	23.1	33.3			27.1	15.2	21.0	$19,457	$2,879	$16,578
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Sierra Intermediate

How many students attend Alta Sierra Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,374 students attended Alta Sierra Intermediate.

What district is Alta Sierra Intermediate in?

Clovis Unified

What high school do graduates of Alta Sierra Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Alta Sierra Intermediate usually go on to attend Buchanan High

What is the racial makeup of Alta Sierra Intermediate?

Students at Alta Sierra Intermediate are 39% Hispanic, 38% White, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Alta Sierra Intermediate a good school?

Yes. Alta Sierra Intermediate ranks in the top 6.9% of California middle schools.

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