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Fort Miller Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Fort Miller Middle is a public school for grades 7-8 in the Fresno Unified district, serving 652 students in a high-poverty area where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science far below state and district averages, placing it in the bottom 6% of all California schools. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with 44.5% of students missing too much school, which is the highest rate among nearby Fresno Unified middle schools and more than double the state average. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than most surrounding schools, yet it has not translated into stronger academic results, creating a notable spending-outcome gap.

The school's performance stands in stark contrast to some others in the area, such as Baird Middle (also in Fresno Unified) and Kastner Intermediate (in Clovis Unified), which achieve much higher rankings and test scores. This highlights extreme disparities within the local educational landscape. For improvement, the school likely requires targeted, evidence-based strategies focused on improving attendance, classroom instruction, and support services to address its unique challenges.

652

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,732

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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
	More...
	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: Declining — 16th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,586^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science7%-25 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.
There is a good reason why students, teachers, staff, and administrators end up here instead of Edison Computech! Close Quote

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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)					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 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%)	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	$22,732	$2,992	$19,740
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	$20,345	$2,737	$17,608
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	$18,238	$2,645	$15,593
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	$18,649	$2,342	$16,307
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	$22,842	$4,072	$18,770
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%)	15.6	2408^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.8%		16.2	2429^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.7%	21	3.9	4.7	4.2	13.5	9.3	11.6	15.4	7.0	11.6	1.9	4.7	3.2		6.6	6.6			23.8	23.3	23.6			16.6	16.7	16.6	$20,408	$3,232	$17,176
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	$18,958	$2,579	$16,379
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%)	25.3	1986^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		24.8	2041^st of 2783 public middle schools	26.7%	55														9.2	9.2			44.3	23.1	33.3			27.1	15.2	21.0	$19,457	$2,879	$16,578
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	$21,369	$2,877	$18,492
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

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Fort Miller Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Fort Miller Middle attend?

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

What district is Fort Miller Middle in?

Fresno Unified

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Fort Miller Middle ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California middle schools.

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