Summary:
ZIP code 92505 has four middle schools in Alvord Unified, all serving grades 6–8. In 2025–26, their average proficiency rates were below California’s by 12 percentage points in ELA, 14 in math and 9 in science. The clearest takeaway is the wide difference among schools: Ysmael Villegas Middle led in all three subjects, while Wells Middle was last in all three.
Ysmael posted 52% in ELA, 36% in math and 36% in science, leading the next-highest school by 13 points in ELA, 10 in math and 1 in science. Arizona Middle was next in ELA and math, and its 35% science result was close to Ysmael’s. Wells scored 22% in ELA, 11% in math and 13% in science; the gaps between Ysmael and Wells were 30, 25 and 23 points, respectively. Ysmael was 2 points above the state in ELA, essentially level in science and 3 points below in math. Wells trailed the state by 28 points in ELA, 27 in math and 23 in science.
From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the group’s ELA average was nearly unchanged (37% in both years when rounded), while math rose from 22% to 24% and science from 21% to 27%; the gaps to the state narrowed by 1 point in math and 2 in science. Gains were uneven: Ysmael improved in all three subjects, while Arizona’s ELA and math results fell and Wells’ science result declined. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings place Ysmael at the 62nd percentile, Arizona at the 41st, Loma Vista Middle at the 33rd and Wells at the 8th. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measures ranged from 78% at Ysmael to 96% at Wells; Arizona and Loma Vista were similar at 88% and 89%, yet Arizona’s science result was 10 points higher. Their student-teacher ratios were also similar: 21.6 at Arizona and 21.7 at Loma Vista.
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