Middletown Middle

Summary:

Middletown Middle is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Middletown, California, with 232 students enrolled. The school is part of the Middletown Unified School District, which is ranked 856 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middletown Middle faces several challenges that differentiate it from the surrounding schools. Its test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 36.76% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 29.61% in math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0.9% to 40.8% in recent years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.88% to 59.23%. Additionally, Middletown Middle has a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.9 to 20.1, which is higher than the recommended ratio of 15:1 for middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Mountain Vista Middle, Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate, and Rincon Valley Middle, Middletown Middle's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students receiving free/reduced lunch. However, Middletown Middle has shown some strengths in supporting its disabled and low-socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, with the school's rankings for these subgroups being higher than its overall ranking in certain years.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 15846 Wardlaw St.
       Middletown, CA  95461-0338


(707) 987-4160

District: Middletown Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1389th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,190 Help


Students who attend Middletown Middle usually attend:

High:    Middletown High

Feeder schools for Middletown Middle:

Elementary:    Cobb Mountain Elementary
    Coyote Valley Elementary
    Minnie Cannon Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  214

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.9%
Hispanic:
33.6%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.9% Help


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Compare Details Middletown Middle ranks worse than 50% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.98. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.9%), Hispanic (33.6%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middletown Middle is 18.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middletown Middle is $8,190.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Middletown Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown Middle 1389th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Middletown Middle in the ranking list.)

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Middletown Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown Unified 856th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Middletown Middle

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Rank History for all students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.41 611th 1769 65.5%
2005 43.16 933rd 1777 47.5%
2006 56.50 689th 1804 61.8%
2007 55.68 770th 1999 61.5%
2008 57.65 748th 2005 62.7%
2009 64.23 654th 2063 68.3%
2010 61.88 743rd 2179 65.9%
2011 61.51 772nd 2236 65.5%
2012 61.64 784th 2259 65.3%
2013 56.56 982nd 2379 58.7%
2015 56.13 948th 2477 61.7%
2016 58.89 896th 2497 64.1%
2017 38.68 1433rd 2508 42.9%
2018 41.83 1310th 2480 47.2%
2019 35.67 1596th 2715 41.2%
2021 43.65 461st 894 48.4%
2022 42.30 1384th 2740 49.5%
2023 32.13 1742nd 2802 37.8%
2024 41.98 1389th 2777 50.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.20 532nd 678 21.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.66 1022nd 1538 33.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.63 873rd 2230 60.9%
2019 36.42 1449th 2369 38.8%
2021 66.21 179th 721 75.2%
2022 50.88 996th 2458 59.5%
2023 35.10 1538th 2549 39.7%
2024 42.40 1286th 2575 50.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.66 1047th 2262 53.7%
2019 43.66 1220th 2380 48.7%
2021 51.48 316th 738 57.2%
2022 40.14 1344th 2509 46.4%
2023 38.28 1379th 2547 45.9%
2024 42.57 1268th 2546 50.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.10 365th 1369 73.3%
2019 83.01 154th 1491 89.7%
2022 33.93 930th 1531 39.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.70 1408th 2273 38.1%
2019 28.74 1653rd 2407 31.3%
2021 29.62 520th 763 31.8%
2022 44.06 1215th 2527 51.9%
2023 26.88 1795th 2558 29.8%
2024 40.30 1334th 2547 47.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.86 1474th 2072 28.9%
2019 26.03 1675th 2213 24.3%
2022 41.39 1243rd 2359 47.3%
2023 36.64 1388th 2391 41.9%
2024 28.40 1702nd 2383 28.6%
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Rank History for White students at Middletown Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.98 1144th 1496 23.5%
2019 20.80 1290th 1602 19.5%
2022 24.96 1183rd 1555 23.9%
2023 15.73 1326th 1552 14.6%
2024 31.17 1042nd 1535 32.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Middletown Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 219 1 2 18 3 n/a n/a 0 243
1989 247 3 7 15 7 n/a n/a 0 279
1990 268 8 4 10 3 n/a n/a 0 293
1991 274 5 4 15 2 n/a n/a 0 300
1992 282 3 5 21 4 n/a n/a 0 315
1993 305 1 4 14 1 n/a n/a 0 325
1994 359 5 3 13 3 n/a n/a 0 383
1995 357 2 3 25 5 n/a n/a 0 392
1996 357 2 3 25 5 n/a n/a 0 392
1997 232 1 1 14 5 n/a n/a 0 253
1998 232 1 4 15 4 n/a n/a 0 256
1999 226 1 3 15 7 n/a n/a 0 252
2000 245 1 6 26 8 n/a n/a 0 286
2001 248 0 3 31 8 n/a n/a 0 290
2002 244 2 1 25 9 n/a n/a 7 288
2003 244 2 1 25 9 n/a n/a 7 288
2004 260 1 5 33 8 n/a n/a 25 332
2005 276 5 4 41 9 n/a n/a 2 337
2006 217 6 4 42 4 n/a n/a 0 273
2007 206 1 4 38 6 n/a n/a 13 268
2008 201 1 3 44 6 n/a n/a 0 255
2009 191 2 6 39 6 1 12 0 257
2010 183 0 6 61 1 3 12 0 266
2011 190 3 5 71 3 3 7 0 282
2012 176 1 4 59 3 4 10 0 257
2013 186 2 3 49 2 3 6 0 251
2014 181 2 1 50 5 0 8 0 247
2015 178 2 5 55 7 0 12 0 259
2016 166 1 6 62 6 0 8 0 249
2017 164 0 3 59 4 0 11 0 241
2018 170 1 3 64 2 2 12 0 254
2019 144 1 1 59 2 1 13 0 221
2020 146 2 0 48 2 0 10 0 208
2021 138 2 0 56 5 0 8 0 209
2022 136 1 2 73 3 1 17 0 233
2023 138 1 4 64 1 2 21 1 232
2024 126 1 2 72 2 0 11 0 214

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Middletown Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 243 8.1 30.0 n/a
1989 279 12.3 22.6 n/a
1990 293 14.1 20.7 n/a
1991 300 15.3 19.6 n/a
1992 315 15.5 20.3 23.2
1993 325 14.2 22.9 19.1
1994 383 17.5 21.9 20.4
1995 392 16.4 23.9 27.3
1996 392 16.4 23.9 27.3
1997 253 12.2 20.7 30.4
1998 256 11.0 23.3 30.9
1999 252 12.1 20.8 33.3
2000 286 13.0 22.0 13.3
2001 290 13.7 21.2 25.5
2002 288 14.7 19.6 21
2003 288 14.7 19.6 21
2004 332 13.0 25.5 25.4
2005 337 14.0 24.1 29.9
2006 273 12.5 21.8 28.9
2007 268 13.5 19.9 27.8
2008 255 14.8 17.2 34.9
2009 257 11.0 18.6 40.1
2010 266 11.0 24.1 44.4
2011 282 n/a n/a 48.2
2012 257 12.6 20.3 n/a
2013 251 12.6 19.9 47.4
2014 247 11.8 20.8 50.6
2015 259 12.0 21.5 51.7
2016 249 12.0 20.7 65.1
2017 241 13.0 18.5 66
2018 254 12.0 21.1 68.9
2019 221 12.0 18.4 55.2
2020 208 n/a n/a 56.3
2021 209 12.2 17.0 56
2022 233 11.5 20.1 59.2
2023 232 12.2 18.9 53.9
2024 214 11.3 18.8 57.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Middletown Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 243 8.1 30.0 n/a
1989 279 12.3 22.6 n/a
1990 293 14.1 20.7 n/a
1991 300 15.3 19.6 n/a
1992 315 15.5 20.3 23.2
1993 325 14.2 22.9 19.1
1994 383 17.5 21.9 20.4
1995 392 16.4 23.9 27.3
1996 392 16.4 23.9 27.3
1997 253 12.2 20.7 30.4
1998 256 11.0 23.3 30.9
1999 252 12.1 20.8 33.3
2000 286 13.0 22.0 13.3
2001 290 13.7 21.2 25.5
2002 288 14.7 19.6 21
2003 288 14.7 19.6 21
2004 332 13.0 25.5 25.4
2005 337 14.0 24.1 29.9
2006 273 12.5 21.8 28.9
2007 268 13.5 19.9 27.8
2008 255 14.8 17.2 34.9
2009 257 11.0 18.6 40.1
2010 266 11.0 24.1 44.4
2011 282 n/a n/a 48.2
2012 257 12.6 20.3 n/a
2013 251 12.6 19.9 47.4
2014 247 11.8 20.8 50.6
2015 259 12.0 21.5 51.7
2016 249 12.0 20.7 65.1
2017 241 13.0 18.5 66
2018 254 12.0 21.1 68.9
2019 221 12.0 18.4 55.2
2020 208 n/a n/a 56.3
2021 209 12.2 17.0 56
2022 233 11.5 20.1 59.2
2023 232 12.2 18.9 53.9
2024 214 11.3 18.8 57.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Middletown Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,190

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Middletown Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1596th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1742nd of 2802 Middle schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Middletown Middle)40.437.6
 2.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Middletown Unified)40.437.6
 2.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Middle)3418.1
 15.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Unified)3418.1
 15.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Middletown Middle)41.434.2
 7.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Middletown Unified)41.434.2
 7.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Middle)18.315.5
 2.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Unified)18.315.5
 2.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Middletown Middle)23.522.5
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Middletown Unified)23.522.5
 1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students221232
 5%
African American11
American Indian21
 50%
Asian14
 300%
Hispanic5964
 8.5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White144138
 4.2%
Two or More Races1321
 61.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.2%53.9%
 1.3%


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Middletown Middle ranks 1389th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 214 students attended Middletown Middle.

Students who attend Middletown Middle usually go on to attend Middletown High

Students at Middletown Middle are 59% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.


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