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Fort Miller Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Fort Miller Middle serves 652 students in grades 7–8 in Fresno, within Fresno Unified. The school’s clearest challenges are low academic proficiency and high chronic absenteeism: in 2025–26, only 21% of students were proficient in English language arts, 12% in math and 6% in science, while 46% were chronically absent.

Compared with the state and district, Fort Miller’s proficiency was lower in all three subjects. ELA proficiency was 21%, versus 49% statewide and 40% in the district; math was 12%, versus 38% and 29%; and science was 6%, versus 36% and 24%. Science was the largest shortfall against both benchmarks. Among 10 nearby schools with all-grades results, Fort Miller ranked lowest in ELA and science and second-lowest in math; nearby averages were 41% in ELA, 28% in math and 24% in science. Attendance was also worse than the state rate of 18%, the district’s 27%, and the nearby schools’ reported rates of 4.8%–35.6%.

ELA and math have improved over four years, but science has not kept pace: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, Fort Miller’s ELA proficiency rose by 7 points and math by 6 points, while science rose by just 1 point and declined from 7% in 2024–25 to 6% in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism has fallen 20 points from its 2021–22 peak, but remains high. SchoolDigger ranks Fort Miller at the 6th percentile statewide, with 0 stars, below all 10 nearby schools; its percentile was 3 in 2022–23. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 18.1, the lowest reported among nearby schools, and 98% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. One historical subgroup result stands out: SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for English Language Learner Students at the 60th percentile in 2022–23, then at the 13th percentile in 2023–24; in 2025–26, reported subgroup percentiles ranged from 3 to 8.

652

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,624

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1302 East Dakota Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704-4441

(559) 248-7100

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Fort Miller Middle usually attend:

High:

Fresno High

Feeder schools for Fort Miller Middle:

Elementary:	Deborah A. Williams Elementary
	Del Mar Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Heaton Elementary
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	Homan Elementary
	Muir Elementary
	Roeding Elementary
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

African American:

14.0%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

California avg42%

2,571^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Middle Schools in the Fresno Unified

980^th of 1,530Fresno 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
2026	10.6	2571 of 2740	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	2586 of 2761	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2623 of 2783	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2697 of 2781	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2662 of 2740	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2633 of 2715	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	2432 of 2480	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	2484 of 2508	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	2451 of 2497	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	2413 of 2477	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	1996 of 2379	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1735 of 2259	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1941 of 2236	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	1565 of 2179	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.2	1326 of 2063	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.4	1451 of 2005	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	1456 of 1999	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	1413 of 1804	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	1382 of 1777	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	1635 of 1769	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	557 of 594	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	583 of 609	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	592 of 627	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	569 of 613	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	556 of 637	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	634 of 643	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	587 of 600	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	742 of 777	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	719 of 739	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	728 of 743	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	706 of 715	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	726 of 733	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	744 of 745	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	700 of 700	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1477 of 1531	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1477 of 1491	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1366 of 1369	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	1279 of 1478	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	613 of 1521	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	1326 of 1540	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	991 of 1442	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1224 of 1364	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	2430 of 2516	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	2398 of 2533	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2417 of 2551	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2456 of 2531	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2457 of 2509	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2345 of 2380	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	2245 of 2262	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	2165 of 2357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	2156 of 2395	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2226 of 2388	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2296 of 2374	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2292 of 2359	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2159 of 2213	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	2047 of 2072	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	2347 of 2529	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	2346 of 2542	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2395 of 2579	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2449 of 2531	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2390 of 2458	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	2288 of 2369	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	2192 of 2230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	2338 of 2514	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	2405 of 2534	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2437 of 2552	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2469 of 2538	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2458 of 2527	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2367 of 2407	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	2245 of 2273	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	1484 of 1605	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1439 of 1566	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1437 of 1552	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1480 of 1531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	1417 of 1490	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	1420 of 1520	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1389 of 1537	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1476 of 1543	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1544 of 1555	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1592 of 1602	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1471 of 1496	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science6%-30 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, September 29, 2018

One of the worst schools in California. The place is run like a prison. Everything is old and beaten up. The students are undisciplined and could care a less about learning. Better students in the area go to Cooper Academy. The others end up here.
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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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 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
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%)	10.6	2571^st of 2740 public middle schools	6.2%		11.1	2586^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%	15														5.6	5.6			21.5	20.4	21.0			14.3	10.3	12.3	$24,624	$3,847	$20,777
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%)	27.1	1947^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.9%		29	1860^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.6%	87														7.5	7.5			32.7	36.0	34.4			25.2	31.1	28.3	$24,027	$3,253	$20,774
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%)	85.3	357^th of 2740 public middle schools	87.0%		82.4	432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%	75													58.3	54.6	56.5	62.5	66.9	67.7	72.7	67.3	57.3	57.0	47.7	59.9	55.6	$21,603	$3,142	$18,461
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%)	35.6	1640^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.1%		31.6	1771^st of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%	131														21.4	21.4		39.3	38.3	44.8	40.9		25.9	24.4	31.8	27.5	$21,898	$2,985	$18,913
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%)	17.4	2326^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.1%		13.4	2503^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.3%	177	0.0		0.0	14.3		14.3	9.5		9.5	4.8		4.8		18.5	18.5			30.6	30.7	30.6			13.1	9.8	11.4	$23,825	$3,965	$19,860
Yosemite Middle	Public	7-8	1292 North Ninth St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3450	613	33	18.6	94.5%	11 (1.8%)	25 (4.1%)	519 (84.7%)	48 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	18.7	2272^nd of 2740 public middle schools	17.1%		15.6	2408^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.8%	136	10.0	6.5	8.3	24.0	13.0	18.8	24.0	6.5	15.6	8.0	10.9	9.4		13.9	13.9			30.4	23.4	27.0			22.3	17.6	20.0	$23,622	$4,120	$19,502
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%)	27.6	1926^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.7%		31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%	146														18.6	18.6			42.4	34.9	38.7			21.5	20.0	20.7	$22,043	$3,002	$19,041
Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 North Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	836	42	19.9	95.2%	31 (3.7%)	51 (6.1%)	550 (65.8%)	173 (20.7%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	25	2010^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.6%		25.3	1986^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%	24														15.7	15.7			34.1	35.6	34.9			25.7	19.1	22.3	$21,216	$3,265	$17,951
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%)	22.5	2105^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.2%		21.7	2162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%	57														17.5	17.5			33.2	31.3	32.3			21.9	17.9	20.1	$22,913	$3,183	$19,730
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%)	29.6	1848^th of 2740 public middle schools	32.6%		28.5	1877^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.0%	29														25.1	25.1			36.1	35.5	35.8			20.4	26.0	23.3	$18,140	$1,061	$17,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Miller Middle

How many students attend Fort Miller Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Fort Miller Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Miller Middle?

Students at Fort Miller Middle are 69% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Fort Miller Middle a good school?

Fort Miller Middle ranks in the bottom 6.2% of California middle schools.

What district is Fort Miller Middle in?

Fresno Unified

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Students who attend Fort Miller Middle usually go on to attend Fresno High

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