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El Monte Middle

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El Monte Middle ranks 1539 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

El Monte Middle serves 844 students in grades 6–8 in Orosi, within the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified district. The school has made progress, but the most important finding is that its 2025–26 proficiency rates remained below California’s in all three subjects: 43% in English language arts (ELA), 29% in math and 24% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state and district, while science is its clearest weakness against the state and nearby schools. ELA was 7 percentage points below the state and 2 below the district; math was 10 below the state and 4 below the district. Science was 12 points below the state, though 2 points above the district. Among nearby grades 6–8 schools, the average all-grades ELA and math rates were 53% and 37%, above El Monte’s 43% and 29%; nearby schools averaged 30% in science, compared with El Monte’s 24%. In the local SchoolDigger rankings, El Monte’s 44th-percentile standing trails nearby leaders such as General Grant Middle and Navelencia Middle, but is above Valley Oak Middle and Parlier Junior High.

Scores have risen since 2022–23: ELA increased by 6 percentage points, math by 10 and science by 13, and the gaps to the state narrowed over that period. SchoolDigger rates El Monte at the 44th statewide percentile and 2 stars for 2025–26; its percentile is up 8 points from 2022–23. In 2024–25, its student-teacher ratio was 19.8, below the nearby-school average of 21.7, and 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings suggest comparatively strong results for English Language Learner Students: the group ranked at the 63rd percentile in 2023–24, versus 37th overall. Migrant Students’ ranking also rose, from the 33rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 57th in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 44th percentile that year.

844

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,278

Per pupil spending ?

97.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

42111 Road 128
Orosi, CA 93647-9749

(559) 528-3017

District: Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

Students who attend El Monte Middle usually attend:

High:

Orosi High

Feeder schools for El Monte Middle:

Elementary:	Cutler Elementary
	Golden Valley Elementary
	Palm Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

Asian:

2.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

California avg42%

1,539^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

917^th of 1,530Cutler-Orosi Joint 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
2026	38.8	1539 of 2740	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1642 of 2761	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1760 of 2783	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1770 of 2781	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1644 of 2740	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	754 of 894	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1699 of 2715	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1527 of 2480	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1919 of 2508	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1782 of 2497	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	1908 of 2477	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1514 of 2379	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1878 of 2259	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	2070 of 2236	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	2022 of 2179	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.0	1877 of 2063	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	1818 of 2005	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	1728 of 1999	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1603 of 1804	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	1673 of 1777	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	1590 of 1769	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1466 of 1531	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	302 of 354	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1246 of 1491	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1252 of 1369	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	547 of 1478	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	493 of 1521	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1075 of 1540	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	356 of 363	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	525 of 1442	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	511 of 1364	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1416 of 2516	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	1590 of 2533	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1720 of 2551	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1506 of 2531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1473 of 2509	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	618 of 738	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1518 of 2380	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1334 of 2262	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	1002 of 2357	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	1165 of 2395	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	1297 of 2388	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1231 of 2374	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	1059 of 2359	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	1195 of 2213	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1045 of 2072	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	241 of 394	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	194 of 320	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	1091 of 2529	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	1213 of 2542	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	1396 of 2579	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1282 of 2531	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1110 of 2458	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	524 of 721	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1189 of 2369	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1004 of 2230	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	1473 of 2514	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	1478 of 2534	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1582 of 2552	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1728 of 2538	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1540 of 2527	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	644 of 763	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1588 of 2407	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1514 of 2273	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	63 of 94	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1134 of 1605	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1267 of 1566	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1120 of 1552	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1413 of 1531	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Migrant (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-7 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th 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 4th 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
El Monte Middle	Public	6-8	42111 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3017	844	42	19.8	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	815 (96.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38.8	1539^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.8%		35.1	1642^nd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%	103									23.9	23.9		41.2	43.2	43.4	42.6		28.8	25.5	31.9	28.7	$23,278	$20,098	$3,180
Citrus Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Anchor Ave.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7370	602	27	22.2	96.8%	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	583 (96.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	62.2	880^th of 2740 public middle schools	67.9%		54.9	1035^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.5%	155									39.0	39.0		44.6	57.8	62.4	55.1		29.0	40.1	50.0	39.8	$19,706	$18,050	$1,656
Washington Intermediate	Public	7-8	1150 North Hayes Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7252	916	45	20.1	78.7%	45 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	845 (92.2%)	13 (1.4%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48.3	1238^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.8%		46	1294^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%	56									29.2	29.2			54.2	53.8	54.0			30.3	25.0	27.5	$19,018	$17,380	$1,638
General Grant Middle	Public	6-8	360 North East Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7330	526	21	24.8	91.3%	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	495 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	81	450^th of 2740 public middle schools	83.6%		73.4	616^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.7%	166									42.1	42.1		55.3	69.5	77.4	67.5		50.9	49.7	68.3	56.3	$21,185	$19,378	$1,807
Navelencia Middle	Public	6-8	22620 East Wahtoke Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7350	313	18	17.6	89.1%	23 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	283 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	68.9	717^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.8%		73.7	610^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%	107									37.1	37.1		55.1	62.2	69.2	62.5		49.4	34.1	42.9	42.1	$22,799	$21,312	$1,487
Woodlake Valley Middle	Public	6-8	497 North Palm St.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-8061	483	25	19.5	91.3%	28 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (92.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.3	1995^th of 2740 public middle schools	27.2%		27.9	1899^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.2%	96									20.5	20.5		23.1	36.2	43.2	34.8		13.4	20.6	21.6	18.8	$24,375	$22,924	$1,451
Woodlake Community Day Primary	Public	4-7	497 North Palm St.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 564-8716	0			—															(n/a)
Ridgeview Middle	Public	7-8	3315 North Akers St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3308	975	40	24.3	59.5%	165 (16.9%)	18 (1.8%)	639 (65.5%)	85 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.5%)	59.7	942^nd of 2740 public middle schools	65.6%		52.7	1109^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.8%	167									37.4	37.4			57.3	52.1	54.5			40.5	35.0	37.5	$14,505	$12,846	$1,659
Parlier Junior High	Public	7-8	1200 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-1660	566	26	21.7	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	559 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.7	2549^th of 2740 public middle schools	7.0%		9.4	2632^nd of 2761 public middle schools	4.7%	83									6.5	6.5			32.4	21.2	26.8			11.6	4.2	7.9
Valley Oak Middle	Public	7-8	2000 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7681	952	44	21.6	79.9%	137 (14.4%)	13 (1.4%)	731 (76.8%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	32.9	1720^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.2%		28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%	160									26.8	26.8			41.0	44.8	43.0			19.0	19.0	19.0	$15,815	$14,070	$1,745

Frequently Asked Questions about El Monte Middle

How many students attend El Monte Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 844 students attended El Monte Middle.

What is the racial makeup of El Monte Middle?

Students at El Monte Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is El Monte Middle in?

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

What high school do graduates of El Monte Middle attend?

Students who attend El Monte Middle usually go on to attend Orosi High

Is El Monte Middle a good school?

El Monte Middle ranks 1539^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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