For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 320 students in Middletown Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Middletown Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
6 Schools
3,459 Schools
# Students
1,452 Students
1,857,843 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
88,071 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Middletown Unified School District, which is ranked #1116 of all 1,903 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1089 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
29%
Graduation Rate
84%
86.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)34.6%
27.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.64
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
32%
55%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
58%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,097 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,022. The school district revenue/student has grown by 29% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,101 is less than the state median of $22,604. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$150,628 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$130,845 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,097
$26,022
Spending / Student
$18,101
$22,604
Best Middletown Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Middletown Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
15846 Wardlaw St.
Middletown, CA 95461
(707) 987-4160
Middletown, CA 95461
(707) 987-4160
Gr: 6-8 | 320 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
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