Summary:
ZIP code 93646 has one middle school, Citrus Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 602 students. Its 2025–26 results put it above California’s state average in all three reported subjects: ELA by 6 percentage points, math by 1 point and science by 3 points. The most important finding is that Citrus exceeded the state average in ELA, math and science.
Because Citrus is the only school in the list, it is both the area’s top and bottom school by default, not a meaningful winner or loser compared with local peers. Against the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district, Citrus was below by 2 points in ELA and 6 points in math, but above by 5 points in science. Grade-level results show an important difference for families to note: sixth grade was below the state in ELA by 3 points and math by 8 points, while grades 7 and 8 were above the state in both subjects. Grade 8 science was also 4 points above the state.
Scores improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in every subject, with Citrus gaining 4 points in ELA, 3 in math and 15 in science; its gains exceeded the state’s in all three. SchoolDigger’s ranking also rose, from the 56th percentile in 2023–24 to the 68th percentile in 2025–26, when Citrus ranked 868th of 2,703 schools. Other context measures include a 22.2 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and 97% free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California’s statewide free-meals status also applies. Chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–26, higher than the district’s 8% but lower than the state’s 18%. With only one school listed, the data cannot establish meaningful differences among schools in the area.
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