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Navelencia Middle

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Navelencia Middle ranks 610 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 78% of California middle schools

Summary

Navelencia Middle is a public school serving 313 students in grades 6-8 in Reedley, CA, within the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district, and it stands out for its remarkable and consistent academic improvement in recent years.

The school has shown one of the strongest growth trajectories in the area, climbing to be ranked in the 78th percentile statewide, and it excels particularly in preparing its 8th graders for high school and in science proficiency, where it outperforms both the district and state averages. This success is notable given that the school serves a community with high economic need, and it achieves these results with a lower student-teacher ratio and significantly lower chronic absenteeism than many comparable schools, such as Citrus Middle and Rafer Johnson Junior High.

While Navelencia Middle is a district leader in several areas and has been exceptionally effective for English Language Learners, the data indicates a clear need for improvement in its Special Education services. Overall, its model of strong academic growth, efficient use of resources, and successful post-pandemic recovery makes it a distinctive and high-performing choice among middle schools in the region.

313

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,136

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22620 East Wahtoke Ave.
Reedley, CA 93654-9604

(559) 305-7350

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Students who attend Navelencia Middle usually attend:

High:

Reedley High

Feeder schools for Navelencia Middle:

Elementary:	Alta Elementary
	Great Western Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

7.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

California avg41%

610^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified

531^st of 1,543Kings 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	610 of 2761	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	766 of 2783	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	881 of 2781	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	1453 of 2740	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	515 of 894	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1395 of 2715	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1122 of 2480	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	1114 of 2508	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	942 of 2497	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	975 of 2477	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	957 of 2379	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.8	1200 of 2259	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	1380 of 2236	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	1034 of 2179	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.0	1361 of 2063	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	1067 of 2005	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	978 of 1999	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.2	1084 of 1804	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	1162 of 1777	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.7	1138 of 1769	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	84 of 1478	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	178 of 1521	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	32.7	1106 of 1540	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	315 of 363	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	766 of 1442	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1055 of 1364	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	609 of 2533	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	710 of 2551	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	850 of 2531	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	1381 of 2509	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	395 of 738	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1284 of 2380	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	940 of 2262	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	234 of 2395	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	342 of 2388	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	373 of 2374	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	917 of 2359	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	926 of 2213	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	711 of 2072	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	323 of 2542	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	443 of 2579	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	437 of 2531	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	926 of 2458	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	251 of 721	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	989 of 2369	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	760 of 2230	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	582 of 2534	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	757 of 2552	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	816 of 2538	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1277 of 2527	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	441 of 763	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1255 of 2407	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1154 of 2273	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	1260 of 1552	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	1086 of 1555	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1031 of 1602	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2022)30th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2024)19th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Science40%+8 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 (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	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
Navelencia Middle	Public	6-8	22620 East Wahtoke Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7350	313	18	17.6	89.1%	23 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	283 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	73.7	610^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%		65.9	766^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.5%	156	40.4	40.4	55.2	64.5	63.4	61.2	42.3	39.3	55.8	45.8	$21,136	$3,134	$18,002
Citrus Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Anchor Ave.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7370	602	27	22.2	96.8%	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	583 (96.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	54.9	1035^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.5%		47.9	1220^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.2%	185	23.6	23.6	46.4	51.3	56.4	51.1	36.8	33.2	39.6	36.5	$20,304	$2,502	$17,802
General Grant Middle	Public	6-8	360 North East Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7330	526	21	24.8	91.3%	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	495 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	73.4	616^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.7%		69	700^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.8%	84	24.7	24.7	57.7	75.0	64.5	65.5	40.9	54.3	50.9	48.6	$21,158	$3,401	$17,757
Washington Intermediate	Public	7-8	1150 North Hayes Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7252	916	45	20.1	78.7%	45 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	845 (92.2%)	13 (1.4%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46	1294^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%		34.7	1643^rd of 2783 public middle schools	41.0%	349	24.5	24.5		52.1	49.6	50.9		30.5	20.5	25.8	$20,109	$3,818	$16,291
Washington Academic Middle	Public	7-8	1705 Tenth St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7015	1,539	66	23.4	76.0%	77 (5.0%)	18 (1.2%)	1,109 (72.1%)	238 (15.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (5.9%)	49	1205^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		40.1	1456^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.7%	251	30.5	30.5		45.6	45.0	45.3		30.2	34.5	32.3	$17,468	$1,317	$16,151
Parlier Junior High	Public	7-8	1200 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-1660	566	26	21.7	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	559 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.4	2632^nd of 2761 public middle schools	4.7%		13.8	2523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	9.3%	109	4.8	4.8		23.6	16.8	20.0		8.1	4.8	6.3
El Monte Middle	Public	6-8	42111 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3017	844	42	19.8	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	815 (96.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35.1	1642^nd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		31.2	1760^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	118	18.4	18.4	43.6	46.2	36.9	42.2	25.9	16.5	25.7	22.7	$17,792	$3,331	$14,461
Abraham Lincoln Middle	Public	7-8	1239 Nelson Blvd.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6600	892	49	18.3	93.5%	28 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	825 (92.5%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39.4	1507^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%		43.9	1345^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.7%	162	21.2	21.2		43.1	48.2	45.8		23.7	25.0	24.4
Rafer Johnson Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	1300 Stroud Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1091	447	21	20.9	69.1%	111 (24.8%)	3 (0.7%)	304 (68.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	51.2	1152^nd of 2761 public middle schools	58.3%		58.5	919^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.0%	233	18.6	18.6		56.4	49.8	52.9		34.0	33.8	33.9	$16,327	$606	$15,721
Island Community Day	Public, Charter	4-8	1776 Sixth Avenue Dr.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1046	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$62,557	$567	$61,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Navelencia Middle

What is the racial makeup of Navelencia Middle?

Students at Navelencia Middle are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Navelencia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Navelencia Middle.

What district is Navelencia Middle in?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified

What high school do graduates of Navelencia Middle attend?

Students who attend Navelencia Middle usually go on to attend Reedley High

Is Navelencia Middle a good school?

Navelencia Middle ranks 610^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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