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General Grant Middle

Public Grades 6-8
442nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,703 California Middle Schools
Better than 84% of California middle schools
Summary

General Grant Middle serves 526 students in grades 6–8 in Reedley, California. Its 2025–2026 results are above both California and its district in English language arts (ELA), math and science, with especially strong results in the upper grades. Most important, it had the highest all-grades results in all three subjects among nearby schools serving the same grades.

Compared with nearby Navelencia Middle, Citrus Middle and El Monte Middle, General Grant scored 67% in ELA, 56% in math and 42% in science—leading each peer in every subject. Its advantage over California was largest in ELA and math, at 18 points in each, and narrower in science, at 6 points. It also exceeded Kings Canyon Joint Unified in all three subjects: by 10 points in ELA, 10 in math and 8 in science. Results strengthen in grades 7 and 8, especially in math: grade 8 math was 68%, compared with 50% at the next-highest nearby school.

Science has improved the most: its result rose from 17% in 2022–2023 to 42% in 2025–2026, moving from 13 points below the state to 6 points above it. SchoolDigger ranks General Grant at the 84th statewide percentile, with 4 stars; its percentile rose 17 points from 2021–2022. SchoolDigger’s comparative ranking for English Language Learner Students reached the 92nd percentile in 2023–2024, and its ranking for Special Education Students climbed from the 43rd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 74th in 2025–2026. These rankings offer comparative context, not a measure of an individual student’s experience. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 24.8, higher than the 17.6–23.4 range at nearby same-grade-span schools. That year, 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

526
Students ?
24.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,185
Per pupil spending ?
91.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 360 North East Ave.
       Reedley, CA  93654-2510

(559) 305-7330

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified


Students who attend General Grant Middle usually attend:

High:    Reedley High

Feeder schools for General Grant Middle:

Elementary:    Jefferson Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary
    Washington Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.1%
White:
2.7%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg48%
California avg42%
442nd of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Top 16%▲ up 25 pts since 2016
From top 41% (2016) to top 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Middle Schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified
291st of 968Kings Canyon Joint 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202681.0442 of 270383.6%★★★★☆
202573.4616 of 276177.7%★★★★☆
202469.0700 of 278374.8%★★★★☆
202366.6747 of 278173.1%★★★★☆
202259.1915 of 274066.6%★★★☆☆
202149.4398 of 89455.5%★★★☆☆
201971.4662 of 271575.6%★★★★☆
201865.4740 of 248070.2%★★★★☆
201757.3934 of 250862.8%★★★☆☆
201653.41035 of 249758.6%★★★☆☆
201548.71132 of 247754.3%★★★☆☆
201363.6785 of 237967.0%★★★☆☆
201265.5685 of 225969.7%★★★☆☆
201157.7887 of 223660.3%★★★☆☆
201057.6849 of 217961.0%★★★☆☆
200941.81159 of 206343.8%★★☆☆☆
200838.21211 of 200539.6%★★☆☆☆
200739.51131 of 199943.4%★★☆☆☆
200633.21182 of 180434.5%★★☆☆☆
200533.61135 of 177736.1%★★☆☆☆
200425.21312 of 176925.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202270.0277 of 153181.9%★★★★☆
202134.6216 of 35439.0%★★☆☆☆
201965.7326 of 149178.1%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202474.9122 of 147891.7%★★★★★
202369.1182 of 152188.0%★★★★☆
202255.7358 of 154076.8%★★★★☆
202145.6140 of 36361.4%★★★☆☆
201952.1395 of 144272.6%★★★★☆
201839.7619 of 136454.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.0450 of 248381.9%★★★★☆
202571.3618 of 253375.6%★★★★☆
202468.5659 of 255174.2%★★★★☆
202366.8690 of 253172.7%★★★★☆
202259.9813 of 250967.6%★★★☆☆
202148.6337 of 73854.3%★★★☆☆
201970.7604 of 238074.6%★★★★☆
201864.9696 of 226269.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202692.4103 of 232595.6%★★★★★
202585.9215 of 239591.0%★★★★★
202482.6274 of 238888.5%★★★★☆
202380.4313 of 237486.8%★★★★☆
202275.9378 of 235984.0%★★★★☆
201984.9219 of 221390.1%★★★★★
201881.4260 of 207287.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202691.1139 of 249394.4%★★★★★
202583.7272 of 254289.3%★★★★☆
202479.7353 of 257986.3%★★★★☆
202379.4337 of 253186.7%★★★★☆
202272.4461 of 245881.2%★★★★☆
202168.0167 of 72176.8%★★★★☆
201985.2215 of 236990.9%★★★★★
201880.9272 of 223087.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202680.2420 of 247883.1%★★★★☆
202572.8573 of 253477.4%★★★★☆
202467.5677 of 255273.5%★★★★☆
202364.3723 of 253871.5%★★★★☆
202257.3869 of 252765.6%★★★☆☆
202150.2335 of 76356.1%★★★☆☆
201969.6621 of 240774.2%★★★★☆
201864.0688 of 227369.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.0420 of 158673.5%★★★★☆
202544.9688 of 156656.1%★★★☆☆
202336.2875 of 153142.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+17 vs school
Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+15 vs school
Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state
Mathematics56%+18 vs state
Science42%+6 vs state

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Students who attend General Grant Middle usually go on to attend Reedley High

Students at General Grant Middle are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

General Grant Middle ranks 442nd of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended General Grant Middle.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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