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Earlimart Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

Earlimart Middle is a public school serving about 480 students in grades 6-8 in the Earlimart Elementary district, which faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 4% of all districts in California.

Academic performance at the school is notably low, especially in mathematics where only about 6% of students are proficient, compared to over 20% at the nearby Pixley Middle and over 37% statewide. Chronic absenteeism, at 22%, is also higher than at most nearby schools and the state average. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student—over $23,000—than comparison schools like those in the Delano Union Elementary district, yet has the lowest academic outcomes in the area, raising questions about how resources are used.

Despite these overall struggles, the school has shown a particular strength in effectively teaching English Language Learners. The fact that other local schools with similar student populations, such as La Vina Middle, achieve much stronger results suggests that improvement is possible. Key areas for attention likely include improving student attendance and math instruction, while building on the successful strategies already used with some student groups.

479

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,179

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

599 South Sutter St.
Earlimart, CA 93219-1970

(661) 849-2611

District: Earlimart Elementary

Feeder schools for Earlimart Middle:

Elementary:	Alila
	Earlimart Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

Asian:

1.7%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

California avg41%

2,438^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1480^th of 1,543Earlimart Elementary 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	15.0	2438 of 2761	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2328 of 2783	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2301 of 2781	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2300 of 2740	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	839 of 894	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	2174 of 2715	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1999 of 2480	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	2069 of 2508	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	2175 of 2497	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	2242 of 2477	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1728 of 2379	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1577 of 2259	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.5	1692 of 2236	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1772 of 2179	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1762 of 2063	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1625 of 2005	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	1678 of 1999	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	1329 of 1804	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	1529 of 1777	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	1612 of 1769	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	370 of 1478	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	643 of 1521	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	519 of 1540	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	313 of 363	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	611 of 1442	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	488 of 1364	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2174 of 2533	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2075 of 2551	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1985 of 2531	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2162 of 2509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	684 of 738	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1903 of 2380	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1790 of 2262	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2060 of 2395	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1902 of 2388	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1838 of 2374	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1818 of 2359	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1652 of 2213	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1590 of 2072	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2168 of 2542	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	2030 of 2579	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1900 of 2531	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1881 of 2458	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	653 of 721	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1744 of 2369	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1655 of 2230	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	2352 of 2534	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2235 of 2552	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2220 of 2538	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2083 of 2527	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	725 of 763	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2023 of 2407	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1945 of 2273	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	62 of 94	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1238 of 1566	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+59 vs school

Migrant (2025)40th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 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 (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/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
Earlimart Middle	Public	6-8	599 South Sutter St.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2611	479	26	18.1	72.9%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (96.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15	2438^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.7%		18.3	2328^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.3%	110	8.5	8.5	16.2	27.0	40.9	28.5	4.1	5.7	8.5	6.2	$27,179	$25,384	$1,795
Pixley Middle	Public	6-8	1520 East Ct. St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3018	297	17	17.1	96.3%	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (96.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.3	1886^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%		31	1770^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.4%	116	12.4	12.4	33.7	45.9	32.0	37.7	23.3	19.4	18.6	20.3	$27,364	$24,294	$3,070
Almond Tree Middle	Public	6-8	200 West 15th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3641	554	29	19.3	91.7%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	485 (87.5%)	58 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	60.4	897^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%		59.9	886^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.2%	11	27.2	27.2	56.7	66.7	58.9	60.7	32.2	32.8	35.2	33.5	$26,349	$23,816	$2,533
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1430 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5030	585	30	19.5	90.4%	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	526 (89.9%)	48 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	41.9	1436^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.0%		34.8	1638^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	202	19.9	19.9	46.7	50.8	40.0	45.9	25.5	26.0	30.4	27.3	$36,339	$33,776	$2,563
La Vina Middle	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	521	26	19.8	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	417 (80.0%)	85 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	67.1	740^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%		73.7	617^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.8%	123	31.5	31.5	59.0	69.3	64.6	64.4	40.4	37.1	34.3	37.1	$25,857	$23,562	$2,295
Buena Vista Community Day	Public	4-8	18900 Ave. 145	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-2002	2	1	1.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)											$42,535	$39,520	$3,015
Carl Smith Middle	Public	6-8	23825 Avenue 92	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	262	13	20.1	93.1%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.2	1571^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.1%		36.9	1569^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.6%	2	31.0	31.0	35.3	43.3	44.1	40.9	14.0	17.8	32.9	21.5	$24,123	$23,424	$699
McFarland Junior High	Public	7-8	405 Mast Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3340	494	22	22.1	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25.3	1985^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		22.4	2152^nd of 2783 public middle schools	22.7%	167	13.9	13.9		32.4	28.4	30.5		26.5	19.7	23.3	$22,337	$19,674	$2,663
Burton Community Day	Public	2-8	264 North Westwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-8020	1	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Burton Middle	Public	7-8	1155 North Elderwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-2671	586	28	20.5	83.6%	69 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	450 (76.8%)	33 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	43.5	1381^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.0%		40.2	1452^nd of 2783 public middle schools	47.8%	71	14.3	14.3		37.5	46.6	41.8		35.5	37.5	36.4	$20,137	$19,758	$379

Frequently Asked Questions about Earlimart Middle

How many students attend Earlimart Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Earlimart Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Earlimart Middle?

Students at Earlimart Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Earlimart Middle a good school?

Earlimart Middle ranks in the bottom 11.7% of California middle schools.

What district is Earlimart Middle in?

Earlimart Elementary

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