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Denair Middle

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Denair Middle ranks 1766 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

Denair Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Denair, CA, with 284 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

On standardized tests, Denair Middle students underperform compared to the state and their own district averages. In 2024-2025, only 37.68% of Denair Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.81% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was just 19.37%, compared to 37.3% statewide. Denair Middle also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.2% to 24.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 50.86% to 70.07% of Denair Middle students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Hilmar Middle, Waterford Junior, and Marvin A. Dutcher Middle, Denair Middle performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of low-income students. However, Denair Middle's English Language Learner and homeless students perform relatively well, suggesting the school may have some effective practices that could be leveraged to benefit other student subgroups.

298

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,719

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 Lester Rd.
Denair, CA 95316

(209) 632-2510

District: Denair Unified

Students who attend Denair Middle usually attend:

High:

Denair High

Feeder schools for Denair Middle:

Elementary:

Denair Elementary Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.0%

White:

37.6%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2018 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

California avg41%

1,766^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1311^th of 1,543Denair 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	31.7	1766 of 2761	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2249 of 2783	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2189 of 2781	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2323 of 2740	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	817 of 894	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2426 of 2715	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	2280 of 2480	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	2034 of 2508	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	1820 of 2497	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.9	1286 of 2477	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	1517 of 2379	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.0	1447 of 2259	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.8	1562 of 2236	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	1363 of 2179	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.4	1269 of 2063	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	1166 of 2005	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.9	962 of 1999	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.4	1022 of 1804	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	973 of 1777	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.1	861 of 1769	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	328 of 354	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1358 of 1491	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	317 of 1478	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.4	672 of 1521	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	1135 of 1540	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1127 of 1442	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1348 of 1364	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1741 of 2533	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2015 of 2551	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1717 of 2531	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2202 of 2509	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	666 of 738	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2084 of 2380	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2083 of 2262	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1557 of 2395	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2073 of 2388	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1981 of 2374	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1927 of 2359	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	2074 of 2213	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	2009 of 2072	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	25 of 477	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1722 of 2542	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2295 of 2579	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2150 of 2531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2196 of 2458	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	668 of 721	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2209 of 2369	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	2125 of 2230	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1546 of 2534	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2092 of 2552	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2224 of 2538	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2069 of 2527	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	698 of 763	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	2234 of 2407	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	2117 of 2273	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1291 of 1520	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1406 of 1537	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1412 of 1543	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1485 of 1555	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1553 of 1602	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1454 of 1496	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)95th percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+59 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Writing18%~ state avg

Listening14%-11 vs state

Reading14%+7 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Denair Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-2510	298	16	18.1	68.5%	112 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	161 (54.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	31.7	1766^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		20.4	2249^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	483	7.7	3.6	13.0	7.8	7.7	21.4	13.0	14.3	23.1	14.3	17.4	18.2	7.7	3.6	34.8	14.3		28.1	28.1			34.0	39.1	39.8	37.7			18.1	20.7	19.4	19.4	$12,719	$2,143	$10,576
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle	Public	6-8	1441 Colorado Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-8817	810	37	21.7	63.6%	150 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	620 (76.5%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	46.6	1279^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1461^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.5%	182																		30.3	30.3			39.2	50.6	55.6	50.3			19.7	27.1	24.0	24.5	$15,011	$1,167	$13,844
Turlock Junior High	Public	7-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0881	1,294	60	21.5	72.4%	404 (31.2%)	34 (2.6%)	674 (52.1%)	120 (9.3%)	9 (0.7%)	13 (1.0%)	40 (3.1%)	41.4	1453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.4%		33.9	1674^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	221																		25.0	25.0				43.2	43.4	43.3				28.3	26.9	27.6	$15,449	$1,076	$14,373
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		28.7	1872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	32.7%	312																		26.8	26.8			21.9	33.8	52.4	36.6			18.4	15.6	43.9	26.4	$19,476	$2,982	$16,494
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		45.7	1286^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.8%	45																		19.4	19.4			36.9	48.6	47.9	44.5			33.6	43.3	32.7	36.3	$17,258	$2,165	$15,093
Delhi Middle	Public	7-8	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	367	21	17.5	86.6%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (92.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18	2311^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.3%		22.1	2168^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	143		5.8	9.2	7.5		13.0	13.9	13.4		15.9	7.7	11.9		1.5	12.3	6.7		14.8	14.8				25.1	25.3	25.2				13.1	18.1	15.6	$18,210	$3,792	$14,418
Hickman Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	13306 Fourth St.	Hickman	95323	Stanislaus County	Hickman Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1816	141	7	20.6	36.2%	80 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (34.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	76.8	544^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		69.9	690^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.2%	146																		43.6	43.6			57.7	68.8	64.1	63.3			53.9	43.8	41.0	46.8	$12,674	$301	$12,373
Lucille Whitehead Intermediate	Public	4-6	119 North Reinway Ave.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1080	355	14	25.5	88.7%	82 (23.1%)	7 (2.0%)	251 (70.7%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)																	19.3		19.3	41.1	19.5	24.4			27.9	42.3	12.5	18.3			23.8	$19,016	$1,901	$17,115
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	685	31	21.8	86.7%	50 (7.3%)	11 (1.6%)	546 (79.7%)	67 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		29.4	1838^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	3																		16.5	16.5				39.6	37.9	38.8				24.9	16.1	20.6	$19,142	$2,307	$16,835
Waterford Junior	Public	7-8	12916 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2382	260	15	17.7	93.8%	60 (23.1%)	2 (0.8%)	181 (69.6%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	47.9	1236^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		56	992^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	244																		27.6	27.6				44.4	41.5	42.9				37.5	32.3	34.8	$18,839	$1,540	$17,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Denair Middle

What high school do graduates of Denair Middle attend?

Students who attend Denair Middle usually go on to attend Denair High

How many students attend Denair Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Denair Middle.

Is Denair Middle a good school?

Denair Middle ranks 1766^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Denair Middle in?

Denair Unified

What is the racial makeup of Denair Middle?

Students at Denair Middle are 54% Hispanic, 38% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

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