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Cooper Middle

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Cooper Middle ranks 1771 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

Cooper Middle is a public middle school serving 538 students in grades 6-8 within the Fresno Unified School District in Fresno, CA, operating with a consistent 2-star rating while serving a community with high economic need.

The school has notable strengths, including a chronic absenteeism rate (19.6%) that is much better than many district peers like Fort Miller Middle (44.5%) and close to the state average, suggesting effective student engagement. Academically, its performance in core subjects is generally on par with or slightly above the district average, which is a positive sign when compared to some schools with similar challenges, such as Yosemite Middle. The school is also relatively efficient with its resources, spending less per student than several other Fresno Unified schools while achieving comparable results.

However, performance varies significantly for different student groups, with exceptional support for Special Education students but concerning declines for others. An interesting comparison is with Rio Vista Middle in the neighboring Central Unified district, which outperforms Cooper academically with similar demographics but significantly lower per-student spending. Within its own district, Baird Middle stands out with much higher test scores and lower absenteeism, highlighting the wide range of outcomes across schools. Overall, Cooper Middle shows important strengths in attendance and resource efficiency but faces challenges in accelerating academic achievement equitably for all students.

538

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,273

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2277 West Bellaire Way
Fresno, CA 93705-1736

(559) 248-7050

District: Fresno Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

African American:

7.4%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,771^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Middle Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno 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	31.6	1771 of 2761	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1609 of 2783	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1555 of 2781	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1760 of 2740	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1429 of 2715	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1241 of 2480	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	1510 of 2508	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.4	1740 of 2497	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	1577 of 2477	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1730 of 2379	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	2066 of 2259	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	2131 of 2236	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	1966 of 2179	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	1709 of 2063	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	1867 of 2005	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	1831 of 1999	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	1668 of 1804	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	1665 of 1777	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	1672 of 1769	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	424 of 609	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	538 of 627	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	325 of 613	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	429 of 637	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	378 of 643	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	311 of 600	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	1106 of 1478	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	680 of 1521	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	520 of 1540	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	559 of 1442	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1654 of 2533	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1624 of 2551	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1663 of 2531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1738 of 2509	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1248 of 2380	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1116 of 2262	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1401 of 2395	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1167 of 2388	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1173 of 2374	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	1362 of 2359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	986 of 2213	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	767 of 2072	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1666 of 2542	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1535 of 2579	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1263 of 2531	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	1508 of 2458	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1016 of 2369	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	814 of 2230	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1613 of 2534	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1345 of 2552	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	1160 of 2538	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	1533 of 2527	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1409 of 2407	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1288 of 2273	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	345 of 1566	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	531 of 1520	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	588 of 1537	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	484 of 1543	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	712 of 1555	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	608 of 1602	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	904 of 1496	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+42 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

African American (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science17%-15 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	538	29	18.2	86.1%	38 (7.1%)	40 (7.4%)	418 (77.7%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	31.6	1771^st of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		35.5	1609^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.2%	162		17.3	17.3		38.4	39.7	33.5	37.2		24.0	27.0	21.5	24.3	$30,273	$27,288	$2,985
Fort Miller Middle	Public	7-8	1302 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7100	652	36	18.1	97.9%	42 (6.4%)	91 (14.0%)	451 (69.2%)	40 (6.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	11.1	2586^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%		11.1	2623^rd of 2783 public middle schools	5.7%	37		7.2	7.2			15.0	23.9	19.6			7.7	10.4	9.1	$32,879	$29,032	$3,847
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	1689^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	91		18.3	18.3			40.0	37.0	38.4			25.1	20.4	22.6	$28,306	$25,304	$3,002
El Capitan Middle	Public	7-8	4443 West Weldon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5270	738	37	19.9	87.4%	38 (5.1%)	51 (6.9%)	499 (67.6%)	129 (17.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	28.5	1877^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.0%		29.5	1830^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.2%	47		14.9	14.9			43.4	29.9	36.7			27.2	14.3	20.9	$16,915	$15,854	$1,061
Baird Middle	Public	5-8	5500 North Maroa Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4310	571	29	19.7	42.9%	168 (29.4%)	23 (4.0%)	317 (55.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	82.4	432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		75.2	587^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.9%	155	57.0	34.9	46.4	68.3	62.2	75.0	81.1	71.5	59.9	51.1	53.8	53.0	54.5	$29,018	$25,876	$3,142
Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		27.1	1945^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.1%	103		20.0	20.0			35.2	29.9	32.5			19.7	12.7	16.1	$15,690	$14,618	$1,072
Tioga Middle	Public	7-8	3232 East Fairmont Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7280	692	36	19.0	91.2%	47 (6.8%)	62 (9.0%)	441 (63.7%)	106 (15.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	29	1860^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.6%		29.5	1836^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	24		7.6	7.6			32.1	36.3	34.1			23.1	31.8	27.2	$31,395	$28,142	$3,253
Tehipite Middle	Public	7-8	630 North Augusta	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3420	481	24	19.7	95.4%	7 (1.5%)	27 (5.6%)	407 (84.6%)	27 (5.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	13.4	2503^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.3%		12.2	2579^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.3%	76		10.2	10.2			26.7	21.2	24.1			13.9	5.1	9.7	$31,481	$27,516	$3,965
Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	21.7	2162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		24.6	2049^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.4%	113		16.8	16.8			33.3	27.5	30.3			18.4	14.3	16.3	$29,285	$26,102	$3,183
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	851	37	22.9	68.6%	141 (16.6%)	64 (7.5%)	468 (55.0%)	151 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	813^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	89		36.2	36.2			63.2	53.0	58.3			41.2	40.4	40.8	$17,128	$16,166	$962

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper Middle

How many students attend Cooper Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Cooper Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cooper Middle?

Students at Cooper Middle are 78% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Cooper Middle in?

Fresno Unified

Is Cooper Middle a good school?

Cooper Middle ranks 1771^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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