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Huron Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 4% of California middle schools

Summary

Huron Middle is a public middle school serving 344 students in grades 6-8 in Huron, California, located within the Coalinga-Huron Unified school district, which ranks among the lowest in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with fewer than 14% of students proficient in English and fewer than 10% proficient in math, placing it in the bottom 4% of all California schools. This low performance is a persistent, district-wide trend, as neighboring Coalinga Middle shows similarly low results. However, the school maintains a better student-to-teacher ratio (17:1) than many area schools and spends over $23,000 per student, which is the highest among nearby schools.

Interesting comparisons exist with schools just 15-20 miles away. Liberty Middle and Lemoore University Elementary Charter, both in the Lemoore Union Elementary district, achieve proficiency rates three to four times higher than Huron Middle despite similar student demographics, with the charter school doing so with dramatically lower per-student spending. This contrast highlights that factors beyond funding and demographics, such as educational practices and district leadership, play a crucial role in student outcomes.

344

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,164

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16875 Fourth St.
Huron, CA 93234

(559) 945-2926

District: Coalinga-Huron Unified

Students who attend Huron Middle usually attend:

High:

Coalinga High

Feeder schools for Huron Middle:

Elementary:

Huron Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

African American:

1.7%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg18%

California avg41%

2,641^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Coalinga-Huron Unified

1466^th of 1,543Coalinga-Huron 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	9.1	2641 of 2761	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2657 of 2783	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2644 of 2781	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2677 of 2740	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2481 of 2715	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	2417 of 2480	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	2315 of 2508	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	2282 of 2497	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	2220 of 2477	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	1715 of 2379	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1555 of 2259	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.3	1634 of 2236	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	1806 of 2179	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	1979 of 2063	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	1626 of 2005	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	1725 of 1999	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	1452 of 1804	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.2	1631 of 1777	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	1670 of 1769	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	1318 of 1531	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1413 of 1491	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	896 of 1369	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	1402 of 1478	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	761 of 1521	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	1260 of 1540	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1057 of 1442	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1340 of 1364	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2382 of 2533	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2419 of 2551	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2397 of 2531	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2461 of 2509	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2240 of 2380	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	2209 of 2262	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2272 of 2395	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2254 of 2388	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2236 of 2374	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2309 of 2359	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2021 of 2213	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2034 of 2072	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2412 of 2542	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2426 of 2579	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2367 of 2531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2377 of 2458	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2126 of 2369	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2174 of 2230	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	2480 of 2534	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2488 of 2552	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2435 of 2538	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2474 of 2527	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2227 of 2407	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2250 of 2273	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	1516 of 1552	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science7%-26 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
Huron Middle	Public	6-8	16875 Fourth St.	Huron	93234	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2926	344	20	17.4	89.5%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	328 (95.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.1	2641^st of 2761 public middle schools	4.3%		10.3	2657^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.5%	16	7.0	7.0	10.2	19.1	11.9	13.8	12.0	9.0	7.1	9.3	$23,164	$5,299	$17,865
Reef-Sunset Middle	Public	6-8	608 North First Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4128	554	27	20.7	95.5%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (97.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	2629^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.8%		11	2629^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%		6.9	6.9	13.9	16.2	19.3	16.5	8.7	9.0	8.6	8.8	$18,657	$2,322	$16,335
Coalinga Middle	Public	6-8	265 Cambridge Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7550	662	34	19.3	79.2%	70 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	558 (84.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	12.4	2538^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.1%		10.8	2642^nd of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%	104	8.1	8.1	22.3	23.4	17.8	21.1	18.5	11.2	3.7	10.9	$20,140	$3,517	$16,623
Lemoore University Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	450 Marsh Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6890	155	7	22.1	61.9%	46 (29.7%)	2 (1.3%)	75 (48.4%)	13 (8.4%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	64.8	791^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		55.4	1003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	212	30.9	30.9	59.5	71.2	61.8	64.6	32.4	44.2	26.4	34.5	$5,141	$570	$4,571
Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	1200 West Cinnamon Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6800	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$19,675	$570	$19,105
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Liberty Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6860	636	33	19.4	81.3%	94 (14.8%)	16 (2.5%)	458 (72.0%)	29 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.6%)	61.2	875^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		62.9	821^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	54	22.4	22.4		61.5	59.9	60.7		37.8	38.2	38.0	$13,693	$1,259	$12,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Huron Middle

What high school do graduates of Huron Middle attend?

Students who attend Huron Middle usually go on to attend Coalinga High

What district is Huron Middle in?

Coalinga-Huron Unified

Is Huron Middle a good school?

Huron Middle ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Huron Middle?

Students at Huron Middle are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Huron Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Huron Middle.

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