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Barbara Spratling Middle

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Barbara Spratling Middle ranks 1560 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 43% of California middle schools

Summary

Barbara Spratling Middle is a public school serving 239 students in grades 6-8 in Hughson, CA, within the Keyes Union School District, which serves a community with significant economic need as nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school shows a remarkable pattern of student growth: while 6th graders often start below grade level, by 8th grade they outperform state averages in both English and Math, suggesting strong academic support for students who stay through all three grades. Historically, the school has also shown strength in teaching English Language Learners. However, it faces notable challenges, including a significant performance gap between female and male students and a particular struggle to meet the needs of students in Special Education, who score far below state averages. Chronic absenteeism, at over 20%, is also nearly double the district average and is an area needing attention.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Evelyn Hanshaw Middle or Denair Middle, Barbara Spratling's academic performance is in the middle range, often outperforming schools with similar student populations. It trails higher-performing schools like Emilie J. Ross Middle but demonstrates a unique capacity for accelerating learning from 6th to 8th grade that sets it apart from many peers.

239

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,476

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5277 Washington Rd.
Hughson, CA 95326-9112

(209) 664-3833

District: Keyes Union

Feeder schools for Barbara Spratling Middle:

Elementary:

Keyes Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

Asian:

7.1%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2023) to 43rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,560^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

724^th of 1,543Keyes Union 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	37.4	1560 of 2761	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1872 of 2783	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1298 of 2781	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1438 of 2740	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	681 of 894	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1310 of 2715	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1290 of 2480	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	1552 of 2508	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.3	1674 of 2497	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.1	1821 of 2477	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	1641 of 2379	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.8	1871 of 2259	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	1769 of 2236	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	1900 of 2179	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	1593 of 2063	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.2	1150 of 2005	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.5	1128 of 1999	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.5	1283 of 1804	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1228 of 1777	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.5	1329 of 1769	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1159 of 1531	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	352 of 354	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	952 of 1478	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	346 of 1521	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	470 of 1540	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	213 of 363	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	613 of 1442	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	559 of 1364	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1267 of 2533	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1283 of 2551	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	983 of 2531	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	1272 of 2509	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	615 of 738	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1430 of 2380	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1355 of 2262	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1132 of 2395	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	1482 of 2388	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	870 of 2374	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	995 of 2359	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	719 of 2213	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	824 of 2072	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1221 of 2542	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	1643 of 2579	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	845 of 2531	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	879 of 2458	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	428 of 721	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	797 of 2369	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	716 of 2230	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1674 of 2534	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2171 of 2552	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1374 of 2538	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1354 of 2527	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	522 of 763	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	978 of 2407	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1071 of 2273	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1474 of 1566	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	1126 of 1602	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1028 of 1496	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)30th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 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)				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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		28.7	1872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	32.7%	312																	26.8	26.8	21.9	33.8	52.4	36.6	18.4	15.6	43.9	26.4	$19,476	$2,982	$16,494
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	685	31	21.8	86.7%	50 (7.3%)	11 (1.6%)	546 (79.7%)	67 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		29.4	1838^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	3																	16.5	16.5		39.6	37.9	38.8		24.9	16.1	20.6	$19,142	$2,307	$16,835
Turlock Junior High	Public	7-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0881	1,294	60	21.5	72.4%	404 (31.2%)	34 (2.6%)	674 (52.1%)	120 (9.3%)	9 (0.7%)	13 (1.0%)	40 (3.1%)	41.4	1453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.4%		33.9	1674^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	221																	25.0	25.0		43.2	43.4	43.3		28.3	26.9	27.6	$15,449	$1,076	$14,373
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		45.7	1286^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.8%	45																	19.4	19.4	36.9	48.6	47.9	44.5	33.6	43.3	32.7	36.3	$17,258	$2,165	$15,093
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%		26.3	1986^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	47																	15.2	15.2		35.5	39.0	37.2		18.7	17.4	18.1	$17,998	$1,743	$16,255
Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Public	7-8	1601 Kinser Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1810	603	28	21.4	90.4%	48 (8.0%)	8 (1.3%)	520 (86.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	38.6	1532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		33.6	1683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	39.5%	151																	28.0	28.0		50.0	45.6	47.7		17.2	15.1	16.1	$18,982	$2,202	$16,780
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle	Public	6-8	1441 Colorado Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-8817	810	37	21.7	63.6%	150 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	620 (76.5%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	46.6	1279^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1461^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.5%	182																	30.3	30.3	39.2	50.6	55.6	50.3	19.7	27.1	24.0	24.5	$15,011	$1,167	$13,844
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	7-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		28.7	1868^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	340																	21.7	21.7		50.0	47.4	48.7		20.3	18.8	19.6	$17,306	$2,730	$14,576
Denair Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-2510	298	16	18.1	68.5%	112 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	161 (54.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	31.7	1766^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		20.4	2249^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	483	7.7	3.6	13.0	7.8	7.7	21.4	13.0	14.3	23.1	14.3	17.4	18.2	7.7	3.6	34.8	14.3	28.1	28.1	34.0	39.1	39.8	37.7	18.1	20.7	19.4	19.4	$12,719	$2,143	$10,576
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Public	7-8	1725 Las Vegas St.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1794	650	33	19.8	93.2%	19 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	574 (88.3%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)	22.9	2113^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		18.1	2340^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.9%	227																	14.6	14.6		27.0	28.6	27.9		22.4	20.7	21.5	$21,933	$3,370	$18,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbara Spratling Middle

What district is Barbara Spratling Middle in?

Keyes Union

Is Barbara Spratling Middle a good school?

Barbara Spratling Middle ranks 1560^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barbara Spratling Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Barbara Spratling Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Barbara Spratling Middle?

Students at Barbara Spratling Middle are 85% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White.

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