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Washington Academic Middle

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Washington Academic Middle ranks 1205 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

Washington Academic Middle is a public middle school located in Sanger, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,534 students. The school is part of the Sanger Unified School District, which is ranked 593 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Academic Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Sanger Unified School District and the state of California in standardized tests, with proficiency rates of 45.29% in English Language Arts/Literacy, 32.34% in Mathematics, and 30.45% in Science, compared to the district's 53.05%, 40.78%, and 36.21%, respectively. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.5% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.61% to 78.1% in recent years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as those in the Fresno Unified and Kings Canyon Joint Unified districts, Washington Academic Middle generally performs better than its immediate neighbors, but still lags behind higher-performing schools in the Clovis Unified and Fowler Unified districts. The school's performance has also declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 681 out of 2,379 California middle schools in 2012-2013 to 1,205 out of 2,761 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 4 stars to 3 stars.

1,539

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,078

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1705 Tenth St.
Sanger, CA 93657-2799

(559) 524-7015

District: Sanger Unified

Students who attend Washington Academic Middle usually attend:

High:

Sanger High

Feeder schools for Washington Academic Middle:

Elementary:	Centerville Elementary
	Del Rey Elementary
	Fairmont Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
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	Jefferson Elementary
	John S. Wash Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Lone Star Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary
	Sequoia Elementary
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

Asian:

15.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,205^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

591^st of 1,543Sanger 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	49.0	1205 of 2761	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	1456 of 2783	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1459 of 2781	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1642 of 2740	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1387 of 2715	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1280 of 2480	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	1223 of 2508	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.1	1355 of 2497	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.6	1108 of 2477	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	681 of 2379	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.3	719 of 2259	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	860 of 2236	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.0	908 of 2179	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	696 of 2063	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.0	924 of 2005	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.4	827 of 1999	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.0	855 of 1804	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.6	1136 of 1777	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.9	1344 of 1769	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	87.6	43 of 613	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	53.1	249 of 637	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	208 of 643	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	554 of 739	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	611 of 743	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	580 of 715	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	623 of 733	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	606 of 745	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	524 of 700	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	1139 of 1531	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1038 of 1491	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	859 of 1369	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	1103 of 1478	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	456 of 1521	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	32.8	1101 of 1540	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	661 of 1442	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	855 of 1364	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1145 of 2533	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1340 of 2551	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1317 of 2531	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1579 of 2509	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1206 of 2380	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1110 of 2262	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	936 of 2395	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	1195 of 2388	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	1233 of 2374	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1365 of 2359	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1018 of 2213	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	926 of 2072	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	875 of 2542	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1184 of 2579	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	1094 of 2531	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1332 of 2458	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1000 of 2369	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	845 of 2230	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1146 of 2534	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	1376 of 2552	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1382 of 2538	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1459 of 2527	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1351 of 2407	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1259 of 2273	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	393 of 726	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	476 of 701	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	517 of 677	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	515 of 665	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.3	216 of 462	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1137 of 1566	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1085 of 1552	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1059 of 1531	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1015 of 1520	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1041 of 1537	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	892 of 1543	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1135 of 1555	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	831 of 1602	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	888 of 1496	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)93rd percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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 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
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	$20,078	$19,324	$754
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
Reyburn Intermediate	Public	7-8	2901 DeWolf Ave.	Clovis	93737	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-4500	1,785	76	23.4	52.5%	366 (20.5%)	66 (3.7%)	755 (42.3%)	507 (28.4%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (4.2%)	79.1	493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%		79.6	485^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.6%	8	44.4	44.4		67.9	62.7	65.4		47.5	46.3	46.9	$19,364	$19,128	$236
John Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	701 East Walter	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6180	579	28	20.4	82.0%	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	481 (83.1%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	39.2	1512^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.2%		51.4	1126^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.5%	386	19.6	19.6	35.2	45.0	38.4	39.4	33.0	35.0	25.0	30.7	$24,196	$22,688	$1,508
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	$19,160	$18,246	$914
Elizabeth Terronez Middle	Public	6-8	2300 South Willow	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6570	659	38	17.3	88.6%	20 (3.0%)	49 (7.4%)	425 (64.5%)	147 (22.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	18.3	2301^st of 2761 public middle schools	16.7%		19	2299^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.4%	2	12.6	12.6		25.6	23.9	24.7		17.6	17.9	17.7	$31,812	$27,934	$3,878
Kings Canyon Middle	Public	7-8	5117 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6470	862	44	19.5	92.9%	17 (2.0%)	42 (4.9%)	638 (74.0%)	153 (17.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	27.2	1921^st of 2761 public middle schools	30.4%		24.5	2053^rd of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	132	12.3	12.3		38.0	33.7	35.8		26.3	17.5	21.9	$26,666	$23,522	$3,144
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	$21,185	$19,378	$1,807
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	$22,799	$21,312	$1,487
Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	4050 East Hamilton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3210	829	44	18.9	95.4%	10 (1.2%)	29 (3.5%)	676 (81.5%)	103 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	21.5	2167^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.5%		24.5	2051^st of 2783 public middle schools	26.3%	116	12.5	12.5		31.6	27.6	29.5		22.4	16.2	19.1	$28,450	$25,576	$2,874

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Academic Middle

How many students attend Washington Academic Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,539 students attended Washington Academic Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Academic Middle?

Students at Washington Academic Middle are 72% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% African American.

Is Washington Academic Middle a good school?

Washington Academic Middle ranks 1205^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Academic Middle in?

Sanger Unified

What high school do graduates of Washington Academic Middle attend?

Students who attend Washington Academic Middle usually go on to attend Sanger High

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