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Gray Avenue Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Gray Avenue Middle is a public middle school serving 655 students in grades 6-8 within the Yuba City Unified School District, and it is currently facing significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of all California middle schools.

The school's academic performance is very low, with fewer than 1 in 5 students proficient in English and fewer than 1 in 10 proficient in Math, which is substantially lower than nearby schools like Sycamore Middle and Bear River. This is coupled with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 25.4%, which is notably higher than many surrounding schools. While the student population has a very high level of economic need, an interesting finding is that Live Oak Middle, which serves a similarly high-need community, achieves dramatically stronger academic results, suggesting that demographics alone do not determine outcomes.

Gray Avenue's performance has declined steadily over the past decade, and students' scores tend to drop from 6th to 8th grade, a pattern not consistently seen at higher-performing schools. The school's challenges appear to be specific to its own context, as it underperforms even within its own district and compared to geographically close schools like Yuba Gardens Intermediate. This indicates a need for focused intervention and support at the school level to address the factors behind these persistent struggles.

655

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

808 Gray Ave.
Yuba City, CA 95991-3639

(530) 822-5240

District: Yuba City Unified

Students who attend Gray Avenue Middle usually attend:

High:

River Valley High

Feeder schools for Gray Avenue Middle:

Elementary:	April Lane Elementary
	Bridge Street Elementary
	King Avenue Elementary
	Park Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

12.2%

Asian:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,600^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1010^th of 1,543Yuba City 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	10.4	2600 of 2761	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2491 of 2783	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2467 of 2781	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2281 of 2740	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	2063 of 2715	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1925 of 2480	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	2033 of 2508	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	1422 of 2497	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.7	1844 of 2477	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	1353 of 2379	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	915 of 2259	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	955 of 2236	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	909 of 2179	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.1	943 of 2063	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.4	1104 of 2005	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.1	1093 of 1999	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	953 of 1804	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.5	810 of 1777	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.3	832 of 1769	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	728 of 739	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	722 of 743	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	703 of 715	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	684 of 733	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	733 of 745	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	658 of 700	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	731 of 1531	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	1190 of 1491	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	931 of 1369	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	1113 of 1478	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1238 of 1521	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	892 of 1540	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	876 of 1442	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	842 of 1364	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2393 of 2533	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2241 of 2551	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2196 of 2531	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2151 of 2509	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1778 of 2380	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1794 of 2262	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2244 of 2395	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2147 of 2388	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2141 of 2374	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	2130 of 2359	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1640 of 2213	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1558 of 2072	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	2367 of 2542	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2238 of 2579	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2163 of 2531	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1936 of 2458	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1641 of 2369	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1545 of 2230	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2418 of 2534	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2345 of 2552	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2306 of 2538	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2059 of 2527	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1981 of 2407	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1775 of 2273	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	717 of 726	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	691 of 701	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	649 of 677	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	614 of 665	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	392 of 554	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1446 of 1566	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1414 of 1552	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1074 of 1531	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1487 of 1520	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1425 of 1537	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1454 of 1543	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1212 of 1555	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1285 of 1602	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1329 of 1496	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science6%-27 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 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
Gray Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	808 Gray Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5240	655	34	19.4	92.8%	80 (12.2%)	13 (2.0%)	437 (66.7%)	72 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.0%)	10.4	2600^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		14.6	2491^st of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	109		5.8	5.8			20.4	19.8	16.8	19.0			10.9	10.8	6.6	9.4
Anna McKenney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1904 Huston	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6187	590	28	21.2	76.4%	199 (33.7%)	34 (5.8%)	258 (43.7%)	39 (6.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	23.1	2095^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.1%		23	2126^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	31		21.4	21.4			30.2	26.5	38.8	31.6			14.6	14.7	16.9	15.4	$17,230	$2,436	$14,794
Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1964 11th Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6194	761	37	20.8	77.5%	143 (18.8%)	26 (3.4%)	430 (56.5%)	110 (14.5%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	21	2185^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		19.9	2267^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	82		16.7	16.7				28.2	34.1	31.0				13.1	15.9	14.4	$18,722	$3,022	$15,700
Live Oak Middle	Public	6-8	2082 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5435	413	24	17.5	82.6%	93 (22.5%)	5 (1.2%)	263 (63.7%)	45 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	56.1	996^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.9%		49	1195^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.1%	199		36.4	36.4			64.4	39.7	53.3	52.1			36.1	27.8	35.0	32.9	$18,552	$1,064	$17,488
Riverside Meadows Intermediate	Public	6-8	1751 Cimarron Dr.	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-1271	528	28	18.9	43.9%	202 (38.3%)	25 (4.7%)	175 (33.1%)	61 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	57 (10.8%)	43.7	1371^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.3%		49.4	1190^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	181		26.7	26.7			44.0	42.5	48.5	45.0			34.5	27.6	21.7	28.0	$15,827	$555	$15,272
Bear River	Public	4-8	100 Wheatland Park Dr.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3135	585	31	18.7	58.8%	305 (52.1%)	10 (1.7%)	188 (32.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.1%)	59.6	916^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.8%		58	934^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	18	19.8	26.6	23.7	47.7	42.7	44.3	57.4	46.6	48.1	39.8	27.1	47.1	51.2	32.8	40.2
Sycamore Middle	Public	6-8	1125 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3636	423	20	21.0	73.0%	139 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (60.5%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	52.3	1123^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		43.2	1364^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.0%	241		33.3	33.3			43.6	52.9	52.3	49.5			24.3	35.0	34.9	31.3	$16,221	$1,635	$14,586
Foothill Intermediate	Public	6-8	5351 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6130	237	13	17.6	65.0%	152 (64.1%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (21.1%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	44.1	1358^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.8%		40.8	1433^rd of 2783 public middle schools	48.5%	75		25.9	25.9			49.4	39.3	56.0	49.1			29.9	19.7	22.6	24.3	$21,695	$3,214	$18,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Avenue Middle

What district is Gray Avenue Middle in?

Yuba City Unified

How many students attend Gray Avenue Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Gray Avenue Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Gray Avenue Middle?

Students at Gray Avenue Middle are 67% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Gray Avenue Middle attend?

Students who attend Gray Avenue Middle usually go on to attend River Valley High

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Gray Avenue Middle ranks in the bottom 5.8% of California middle schools.

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