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Middletown High

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Middletown High ranks 649 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Middletown High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to 421 students in rural Lake County, California, and it has demonstrated one of the most impressive academic turnarounds in the region, climbing from a 2-star to a 4-star rating in just three years.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional English Language Arts program, where 73% of students are proficient, significantly outperforming the state average and nearby comprehensive schools like Windsor High and Calistoga Junior/Senior High. It also boasts a strong 95.5% graduation rate and has shown remarkable effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving these outcomes with lower per-student spending than many neighboring high schools.

While Middletown High excels in many areas, families should note two key challenges: a significant gap in mathematics proficiency compared to its stellar ELA scores, and a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than the state average. Despite these areas for growth, the school's trajectory within the Middletown Unified district is overwhelmingly positive, making it a standout example of rapid improvement in a rural setting.

421

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,940

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20932 Big Canyon Rd.
Middletown, CA 95461-0338

(707) 987-4140

District: Middletown Unified

Feeder schools for Middletown High:

Elementary:	Cobb Mountain Elementary
	Coyote Valley Elementary
	Minnie Cannon Elementary
Middle:	Middletown Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2021 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

California avg41%

649^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

751^st of 1,543Middletown 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	67.4	649 of 2162	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	794 of 2159	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	1298 of 2170	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1478 of 2123	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	924 of 1290	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	802 of 2133	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	963 of 2017	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	754 of 2021	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	932 of 2039	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.2	468 of 1994	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	44.8	938 of 2426	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.4	990 of 2354	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.5	990 of 2367	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	699 of 2281	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.2	541 of 2238	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	52.1	627 of 2117	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	52.6	593 of 2063	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	48.7	658 of 1968	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.2	714 of 1901	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.3	676 of 1653	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.5	965 of 1117	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.4	340 of 1052	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	508 of 1906	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	629 of 1915	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	1056 of 1915	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1138 of 1858	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	849 of 1054	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	769 of 1833	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	886 of 1760	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	813 of 1900	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	398 of 1902	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	1085 of 1917	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1353 of 1861	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	715 of 1814	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	697 of 1742	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	665 of 2013	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	548 of 2026	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	32.5	1354 of 2030	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1211 of 1943	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	737 of 1126	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	971 of 1937	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	890 of 1862	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	712 of 1942	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	864 of 1948	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	1280 of 1963	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1547 of 1916	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	812 of 1122	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	771 of 1880	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	973 of 1834	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	608 of 1155	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	831 of 1173	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1002 of 1193	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1052 of 1204	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	790 of 1222	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	852 of 1173	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Middletown High

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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 11th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middletown High	Public	9-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4140	421	23	18.3	55.1%	247 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (31.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	67.4	649^th of 2162 public high schools	70.0%		59.1	794^th of 2159 public high schools	63.2%	145		36.4	36.0				73.0	73.0				23.6	23.6	$15,940	$787	$15,153
Loconoma Valley High	Public	10-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4170	10	1	10.0	70.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$15,595	$3,350	$12,245
Lower Lake High	Public	9-12	9430 A Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6471	966	45	21.3	75.8%	290 (30.0%)	14 (1.4%)	563 (58.3%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	18.7	1719^th of 2162 public high schools	20.5%		26.7	1559^th of 2159 public high schools	27.8%	160		11.9	11.9				27.8	27.8				3.7	3.7	$59,822	$8,713	$51,109
Carle (William C.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9345 Winchester St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-1033	85	6	14.6	77.6%	30 (35.3%)	3 (3.5%)	41 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.6%)	8.6	2090^th of 2162 public high schools	3.3%		14.7	1825^th of 2159 public high schools	15.5%	265		2.3	2.3				2.2	2.2				2.2	2.2
Calistoga Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1608 Lake St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-6278	355	24	14.7	88.2%	31 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	41.2	1230^th of 2162 public high schools	43.1%		53.3	924^th of 2159 public high schools	57.2%	306	17.0	24.6	21.3		43.9	55.2	46.7	48.6		20.7	23.7	14.8	19.7	$30,273	$428	$29,845
Palisades High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1507 Grant St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-5255	7	1	7.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$40,648	$265	$40,383
Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	1300 Moody Ln.	Geyserville	95441	Sonoma County	Geyserville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 857-3592	8	0	16.6		3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$12,984	$09	$12,975
Geyserville New Technical Academy	Public	6-12	1300 Moody Ln.	Geyserville	95441	Sonoma County	Geyserville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 857-3592	97	9	10.2	54.6%	23 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (72.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)	33.3		24.0	35.7	15.4	60.0		38.5	35.7	0.0	26.7		19.2	$24,542	$154	$24,388
Marce Becerra Academy	Public	9-12	1024 Prince St.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Healdsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 431-3420	24	2	12.0	79.2%	7 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$21,667	$3,824	$17,843
Healdsburg High	Public	9-12	1024 Prince St.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Healdsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 431-3420	503	29	17.0	56.5%	202 (40.2%)	2 (0.4%)	285 (56.7%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	80.2	408^th of 2162 public high schools	81.1%		74.1	497^th of 2159 public high schools	77.0%	89		48.1	46.0				68.6	68.6				36.5	36.5	$28,388	$1,158	$27,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Middletown High

What schools feed into Middletown High?

Middletown High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cobb Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Coyote Valley Elementary
Elementary : Minnie Cannon Elementary
Middle : Middletown Middle

What district is Middletown High in?

Middletown Unified

What is the racial makeup of Middletown High?

Students at Middletown High are 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Middletown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Middletown High.

Is Middletown High a good school?

Middletown High ranks 649^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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