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Crystal Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 19% of California middle schools

Summary

Crystal Middle is a public school serving 774 students in grades 6-8 in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district, located in a high-need community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 20% of California middle schools with proficiency rates well below state averages, particularly in mathematics where only about 14% of students are proficient. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 39% of students missing too much school, a rate double the state average and higher than many nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Grange Middle. The school's performance has declined in recent years, and it shows a substantial gap compared to other schools in its own district, like the higher-performing Green Valley Middle.

Despite these struggles, the school spends more per student than some higher-achieving peers. Comparisons with schools in neighboring districts, such as Golden West Middle in Travis Unified or American Canyon Middle in Napa Valley Unified, suggest that improving attendance and implementing targeted academic interventions could be key steps toward better outcomes for all students.

774

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,167

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Whispering Bay Ln.
Suisun City, CA 94585-2862

(707) 435-5800

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Students who attend Crystal Middle usually attend:

High:

Armijo High

Feeder schools for Crystal Middle:

Elementary:	Crescent Elementary
	Fairview Elementary
	Suisun Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

African American:

18.2%

Asian:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,246^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified

942^nd of 1,543Fairfield-Suisun 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	19.5	2246 of 2761	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1982 of 2783	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1961 of 2781	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1958 of 2740	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	2261 of 2715	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2066 of 2480	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	1901 of 2508	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	1778 of 2497	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1874 of 2477	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1513 of 2379	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	1348 of 2259	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.1	1611 of 2236	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	1588 of 2179	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	1471 of 2063	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	1176 of 2005	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1089 of 1999	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	1032 of 1804	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.3	952 of 1777	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.6	1303 of 1769	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	515 of 609	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	374 of 627	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	340 of 613	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	383 of 637	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	538 of 643	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	510 of 600	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.1	703 of 745	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	659 of 700	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	988 of 1531	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1280 of 1491	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1144 of 1369	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	600 of 1478	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	980 of 1521	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1109 of 1540	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1083 of 1442	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1213 of 1364	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2133 of 2533	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1713 of 2551	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1903 of 2531	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1695 of 2509	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2106 of 2380	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1995 of 2262	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2092 of 2395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1810 of 2388	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1703 of 2374	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1875 of 2359	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1843 of 2213	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1802 of 2072	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	277 of 477	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2166 of 2542	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1929 of 2579	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1832 of 2531	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1884 of 2458	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2045 of 2369	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1974 of 2230	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2069 of 2534	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1904 of 2552	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1713 of 2538	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1851 of 2527	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1951 of 2407	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1810 of 2273	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	663 of 726	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	601 of 701	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	612 of 677	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	603 of 665	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	529 of 554	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	445 of 462	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1113 of 1566	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1207 of 1552	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1013 of 1531	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1402 of 1520	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	835 of 1555	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1393 of 1602	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1353 of 1496	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2019)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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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
Crystal Middle	Public	6-8	400 Whispering Bay Ln.	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-5800	774	34	22.7	78.0%	73 (9.4%)	141 (18.2%)	373 (48.2%)	100 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	74 (9.6%)	19.5	2246^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.7%		26.3	1982^nd of 2783 public middle schools	28.8%	264	19.4	19.4	25.7	29.5	29.8	28.5	12.2	14.8	13.9	13.7	$16,167	$1,560	$14,607
Matt Garcia Career and College Academy	Public	6-8	1100 Harry Price Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 424-9400	204	9	21.8	81.4%	11 (5.4%)	17 (8.3%)	155 (76.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Grange Middle	Public	6-8	1975 Blossom Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-1900	944	42	22.5	86.5%	47 (5.0%)	127 (13.5%)	608 (64.4%)	71 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	83 (8.8%)	13.1	2515^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%		18.6	2316^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.8%	199	11.4	11.4	16.2	27.0	19.3	20.7	6.8	13.6	13.3	11.3	$16,282	$2,012	$14,270
Golden West Middle	Public	7-8	2651 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8240	746	32	23.0	46.6%	164 (22.0%)	110 (14.7%)	225 (30.2%)	124 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	117 (15.7%)	55.3	1021^st of 2761 public middle schools	63.0%		56.1	991^st of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	30	27.8	27.8		55.1	46.4	50.7		42.4	30.7	36.5	$14,704	$1,934	$12,770
Green Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1350 Gold Hill Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 646-7000	903	39	23.0	32.0%	183 (20.3%)	78 (8.6%)	225 (24.9%)	274 (30.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	135 (15.0%)	80.9	459^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%		75	589^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	130	52.3	52.3	67.6	57.7	72.6	65.7	51.9	41.4	55.6	49.4	$14,619	$1,275	$13,344
Willis Jepson Middle	Public	7-8	580 Elder St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6280	954	46	20.8	51.5%	360 (37.7%)	35 (3.7%)	400 (41.9%)	54 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (10.2%)	43.5	1383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.9%		42.1	1391^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	8	20.9	20.9		52.5	44.2	48.4		30.6	23.4	27.0	$15,000	$1,229	$13,771
Mare Island Technology Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2 Positive Pl.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Mare Island Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	260	7	36.5	76.5%	18 (6.9%)	25 (9.6%)	127 (48.8%)	67 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.5%)	30.3	1820^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.1%		29.7	1821^st of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	1	17.9	17.9	27.4	34.6	26.2	29.9	23.3	37.5	21.4	28.4	$20,321	$1,427	$18,894
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	1133 Coombsville Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3688	673	36	18.8	79.9%	128 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	506 (75.2%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	24.5	2035^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.3%		20.5	2242^nd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%	207	17.3	17.3	36.7	25.9	38.5	33.8	18.5	13.4	18.2	16.6	$16,187	$1,642	$14,545
American Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	300 Benton Way	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8592	1,074	43	25.2	66.9%	101 (9.4%)	77 (7.2%)	481 (44.8%)	297 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	109 (10.1%)	48.6	1218^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.9%		46.8	1253^rd of 2783 public middle schools	55.0%	35	24.9	24.9	46.2	56.9	49.0	51.0	24.4	37.5	22.1	28.3	$15,344	$1,430	$13,914
Hogan Middle	Public	6-8	850 Rosewood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-3510	785	38	20.9	82.0%	36 (4.6%)	157 (20.0%)	403 (51.3%)	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	33 (4.2%)	18	2315^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%		24.2	2072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	243	14.2	14.2	25.7	24.6	26.4	25.6	16.7	13.4	17.4	15.8	$25,392	$3,847	$21,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Crystal Middle

How many students attend Crystal Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Crystal Middle.

What district is Crystal Middle in?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

What high school do graduates of Crystal Middle attend?

Students who attend Crystal Middle usually go on to attend Armijo High

What is the racial makeup of Crystal Middle?

Students at Crystal Middle are 48% Hispanic, 18% African American, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Crystal Middle a good school?

Crystal Middle ranks in the bottom 18.7% of California middle schools.

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