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Arthur E. Mills Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

4597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arthur E. Mills Intermediate is a 3rd-5th grade school serving 511 students in Firebaugh, CA, as part of the Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified district, which serves a community with high economic need.

The school has a significant strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.5%, which is far better than the state average and notably better than nearby schools like Howard Elementary (17.8%) and Dixieland Elementary (22.7%). Academically, its test scores are below state averages, though it consistently outperforms its own district in mathematics. However, the school's statewide academic ranking has declined over the past several years, and it has a higher student-teacher ratio (24.4 students per teacher) than most surrounding schools, which may impact individual support.

Performance varies within the school; for example, 5th graders do better in English than math, and female students generally outperform male students. When compared to a higher-performing school like Alview Elementary in a similar rural setting, Arthur E. Mills Intermediate spends more per student but has much lower proficiency rates, suggesting challenges beyond funding. The school presents a puzzle of excellent daily attendance that has not yet translated into stronger academic results.

511

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,858

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1191 P St.
Firebaugh, CA 93622-2230

(559) 659-2317

District: Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified

Students who attend Arthur E. Mills Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Firebaugh Middle
High:	Firebaugh High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

White:

2.9%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,597^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1154^th of 1,543Firebaugh-Las Deltas 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	22.9	4597 of 5857	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	4037 of 5869	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3824 of 5859	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4461 of 5883	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1091 of 1417	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2742 of 5789	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	3086 of 5662	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	3113 of 5692	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	3880 of 5614	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.1	4518 of 5611	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	4719 of 5530	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	3258 of 5390	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	2798 of 5377	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	2968 of 5314	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	3127 of 5193	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	2989 of 5113	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	2631 of 5113	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.9	3181 of 4818	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.9	3417 of 4822	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	3913 of 4809	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1740 of 2227	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	224 of 293	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2298 of 2585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	2149 of 3162	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1182 of 3245	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1918 of 3311	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	371 of 602	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	606 of 3275	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	678 of 3246	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4197 of 5597	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3431 of 5612	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3418 of 5609	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4277 of 5635	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	954 of 1267	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	3006 of 5492	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3150 of 5413	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	3479 of 5107	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2973 of 5107	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2660 of 5087	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3396 of 5084	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1415 of 4963	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	1735 of 4830	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4216 of 5460	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3496 of 5517	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	3011 of 5363	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3731 of 5264	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	676 of 1110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	1429 of 5173	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	1870 of 5084	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4602 of 5628	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4331 of 5643	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3969 of 5638	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4295 of 5663	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	974 of 1272	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	2366 of 5510	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	2806 of 5431	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	2007 of 2847	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1570 of 2635	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1917 of 2420	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	Public	3-5	1191 P St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-2317	511	21	24.4	86.7%	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	4597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		28.8	4037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	560																					22.2		22.2	29.1	24.2	30.9				28.1	27.9	24.8	21.0				24.7							$18,858	$1,490	$17,368
Hazel M. Bailey Primary	Public	K-2	1691 Q St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1421	519	26	19.9	87.7%	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	496 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																												$19,128	$1,289	$17,839
Mendota Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Bass Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-2014	857	36	23.8	98.7%	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	833 (97.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35.9	3506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		28.2	4094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	588	20.0	12.5	0.0	12.0	11.2	44.0	16.7	29.2	32.0	30.6	12.0	25.0	8.7	20.0	16.5	16.0	8.3	0.0	12.0	9.3	14.3		14.3	34.0	28.2	41.4	39.5			35.4	39.0	30.5	47.1	28.6			36.0	97.2				97.9		$13,956	$2,042	$11,914
McCabe Elementary	Public	2-6	250 South Derrick St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4262	986	38	25.9	97.7%	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	970 (98.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.3	4894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.1	4574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	320																					6.5		6.5	27.7	26.2	19.6	27.4			25.2	39.9	23.9	15.0	15.7			23.5							$12,239	$1,897	$10,342
Washington Elementary	Public	K-1	1599 Fifth St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4365	423	21	20.6	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	420 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																																						95.5		98.0	97.5			$15,267	$1,898	$13,369
Bernhard Marks Elementary	Public	3-5	1717 Valeria St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0250	478	19	25.1	87.4%	59 (12.3%)	14 (2.9%)	396 (82.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	20.3	4799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		18.7	4967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	168																					19.6		19.6	20.5	26.3	30.9				26.0	21.2	20.0	25.1				22.3							$18,120	$2,634	$15,486
Dos Palos Elementary	Public	K-2	2149 Almond St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0260	579	25	23.1	88.1%	56 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	497 (85.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																						95.4	97.2	97.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	$17,912	$2,632	$15,280
Alview Elementary	Public	K-3	20513 Road 4	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-2275	183	9	20.4	55.7%	61 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	119 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																								52.6						52.6	48.8						48.8	94.3	94.3			94.3	94.3	$16,725	$3,740	$12,985
Howard Elementary	Public	K-8	13878 Road 21 1/2	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8568	487	26	18.7	78.9%	42 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	418 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	34.7	3611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		33.2	3664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	53																					21.0	21.5	21.3	19.6	33.3	32.3	50.0	45.9	41.5	37.7	28.3	35.2	29.0	38.9	25.8	30.8	31.2							$19,368	$3,236	$16,132
Dixieland Elementary	Public	K-8	18440 Road 19	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9119	266	15	18.1	94.4%	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	239 (89.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	23.6	4540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		24.2	4440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	100																					10.8	15.4	12.7	40.0	25.0	37.8	34.2	46.2	34.6	35.4	30.8	12.8	18.9	22.0	18.5	38.5	22.5							$20,700	$3,412	$17,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur E. Mills Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Arthur E. Mills Intermediate?

Students at Arthur E. Mills Intermediate are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Arthur E. Mills Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Arthur E. Mills Intermediate.

Is Arthur E. Mills Intermediate a good school?

Arthur E. Mills Intermediate ranks in the bottom 21.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Arthur E. Mills Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Arthur E. Mills Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Firebaugh Middle
High : Firebaugh High

What district is Arthur E. Mills Intermediate in?

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified

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