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Laton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Laton Middle is a small public school serving 154 students in grades 6-8 in the rural community of Laton, California, operating within the Laton Joint Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 13% of all districts in the state.

Academically, the school performs significantly below state averages, with only 29% of students proficient in English and 18% in math, placing it in the bottom quartile of California middle schools. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools like Liberty Middle (61% ELA proficiency) and Pioneer Middle (56% ELA proficiency), even when considering similar socioeconomic challenges. The school spends less per student ($9,879) than most comparable schools, though it maintains a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 17-to-1.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of recent improvement: test scores and statewide rankings have risen from their lowest points, and chronic absenteeism has dropped to 10%, which is better than the state average and some higher-performing peers. Performance varies greatly by grade, with 7th-grade math nearly matching the state average while other grades lag far behind, suggesting potential inconsistencies in instruction or curriculum alignment that the school is working to address.

154

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,550

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6065 East Latonia
Laton, CA 93242

(559) 922-4030

District: Laton Joint Unified

Students who attend Laton Middle usually attend:

High:

Laton High

Feeder schools for Laton Middle:

Elementary:

Laton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

White:

9.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,180^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1342^nd of 1,543Laton 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	21.1	2180 of 2761	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2212 of 2783	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2475 of 2781	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2689 of 2740	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	871 of 894	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	2117 of 2715	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2359 of 2480	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1946 of 2508	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	1523 of 2497	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	12.6	2273 of 2477	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	1626 of 2379	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	1387 of 2259	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	1373 of 2236	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.8	1610 of 2179	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	1203 of 2063	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.3	1458 of 2005	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	1478 of 1999	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.2	1030 of 1804	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	19.8	1460 of 1777	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	1412 of 1769	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	1313 of 1478	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1394 of 1521	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1496 of 1540	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	334 of 363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1882 of 2533	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1894 of 2551	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2428 of 2531	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2491 of 2509	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	722 of 738	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1758 of 2380	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	2053 of 2262	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1690 of 2395	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1758 of 2388	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2200 of 2374	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2332 of 2359	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1578 of 2213	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1999 of 2072	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1918 of 2542	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2055 of 2579	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2251 of 2531	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2419 of 2458	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	707 of 721	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1838 of 2369	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2165 of 2230	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	2138 of 2534	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2176 of 2552	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1948 of 2538	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2452 of 2527	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	752 of 763	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2082 of 2407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	2236 of 2273	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science10%-23 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 (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	154	9	17.1	87.7%	15 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	134 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21.1	2180^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		21.2	2212^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	32		10.0	10.0			26.2	33.3	27.1	28.8			9.8	35.6	10.0	17.8	$15,550	$13,866	$1,684
Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		63.1	815^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.7%	259		22.6	22.6			60.4	58.2	50.2	55.9			35.9	32.5	27.5	31.7	$19,810	$19,700	$110
Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 West Florinda St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3870	505	28	18.0	76.2%	71 (14.1%)	21 (4.2%)	383 (75.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	54.2	1069^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		52.3	1097^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.6%	28		27.9	27.9				49.6	48.5	49.0				37.0	36.2	36.6	$21,143	$19,860	$1,283
John F. Kennedy Junior High	Public	7-8	1000 East Florinda St.	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3850	531	25	21.2	82.9%	45 (8.5%)	23 (4.3%)	431 (81.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.1	1291^st of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		35.3	1612^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	321		16.6	16.6				48.6	49.8	49.2				26.7	36.7	31.8	$19,680	$18,378	$1,302
Parkview Middle	Public	5-8	11075 C St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5020	443	22	20.5	83.3%	35 (7.9%)	21 (4.7%)	365 (82.4%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	20.8	2193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.6%		21.7	2190^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	3	16.8	15.2	16.1		38.9	24.4	29.9	34.6	31.9		33.6	13.2	16.3	20.0	20.8	$23,912	$23,358	$554
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	619	21	29.4	73.2%	146 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	436 (70.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)								(n/a)	28.9		28.9	51.7	48.8	47.9			49.3	43.4	28.9	31.9			34.4	$14,339	$13,374	$965
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)
Riverdale Elementary	Public	4-8	3700 Stathem St.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3589	507	28	17.8	90.5%	46 (9.1%)	5 (1.0%)	453 (89.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	1494^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%		40.9	1430^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.6%	64	8.5	21.7	15.9	25.6	31.5	48.0	39.4	29.9	35.2	16.7	19.6	26.0	35.1	32.5	26.6	$24,976	$22,954	$2,022
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	$17,111	$16,382	$729
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Liberty Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6860	636	33	19.4	81.3%	94 (14.8%)	16 (2.5%)	458 (72.0%)	29 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.6%)	61.2	875^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		62.9	821^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	54		22.4	22.4				61.5	59.9	60.7				37.8	38.2	38.0	$20,865	$20,252	$613

Frequently Asked Questions about Laton Middle

Is Laton Middle a good school?

Laton Middle ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Laton Middle?

Students at Laton Middle are 87% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Laton Middle attend?

Students who attend Laton Middle usually go on to attend Laton High

How many students attend Laton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Laton Middle.

What district is Laton Middle in?

Laton Joint Unified

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