Is Glacier Point Middle a good school?

Glacier Point Middle ranks 1940 th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glacier Point Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 969 students attended Glacier Point Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Glacier Point Middle?

Students at Glacier Point Middle are 65% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Glacier Point Middle attend?

Students who attend Glacier Point Middle usually go on to attend Central East High

Glacier Point Middle

Summary:

Glacier Point Middle is a public middle school in Fresno, California, serving 873 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Central Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glacier Point Middle faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 18.0% to 37.3% in recent years), consistently lower academic performance compared to district and state averages, and significant disparities in subgroup performance. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.19% of Glacier Point Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.78% in the Central Unified district and 47.04% statewide. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.24% to 85.68% in recent years.

While Glacier Point Middle is part of the Central Unified district, the nearby Fresno Unified schools, such as Rio Vista Middle and Baird Middle, generally outperform Glacier Point Middle in academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Glacier Point Middle to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 7-8

4055 North Bryan Ave.
Fresno, CA 93723-9212

(559) 276-3105

District: Central Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1940^th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,495

Students who attend Glacier Point Middle usually attend:

High:

Central East High

Feeder schools for Glacier Point Middle:

Elementary:	Biola-Pershing Elementary
	Harvest Elementary
	John Steinbeck Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
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	Teague Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 969

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

Asian:

16.3%

African American:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glacier Point Middle ranks worse than 69.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Central Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.1. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Glacier Point Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Central Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.8%), Asian (16.3%), African American (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Glacier Point Middle is 21.8, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Central Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Glacier Point Middle employs 44.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glacier Point Middle is $5,495, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Central Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glacier Point Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Glacier Point Middle 1940^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Glacier Point Middle in the ranking list.)

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Central Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Unified 896^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glacier Point Middle

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Rank History for all students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	31.83	1648^th	2379	30.7%
2015	14.92	2188^th	2477	11.7%
2016	19.94	2027^th	2497	18.8%
2017	24.94	1859^th	2508	25.9%
2018	24.46	1840^th	2480	25.8%
2019	21.22	2133^rd	2715	21.4%
2022	23.39	2069^th	2740	24.5%
2023	24.82	2063^rd	2802	26.4%
2024	27.10	1940^th	2777	30.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.76	750^th	1364	45.0%
2019	32.33	1000^th	1442	30.7%
2022	37.64	863^rd	1540	44.0%
2023	26.08	1442^nd	1529	5.7%
2024	37.05	845^th	1477	42.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.92	1449^th	1538	5.8%
2024	27.22	1200^th	1550	22.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.35	1548^th	2230	30.6%
2019	27.94	1763^rd	2369	25.6%
2022	24.61	1915^th	2458	22.1%
2023	31.71	1690^th	2549	33.7%
2024	32.25	1682^nd	2575	34.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.82	1646^th	2262	27.2%
2019	21.41	1901^st	2380	20.1%
2022	23.39	1910^th	2509	23.9%
2023	23.62	1947^th	2547	23.6%
2024	25.89	1857^th	2546	27.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.44	590^th	1369	56.9%
2019	48.87	565^th	1491	62.1%
2022	29.63	1070^th	1531	30.1%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	13.05	176^th	193	8.8%
2023	15.37	171^st	197	13.2%
2024	16.31	159^th	191	16.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.31	1771^st	2273	22.1%
2019	20.60	1961^st	2407	18.5%
2022	23.86	1894^th	2527	25.0%
2023	26.00	1829^th	2558	28.5%
2024	27.64	1766^th	2547	30.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.11	603^rd	700	13.9%
2019	4.08	709^th	745	4.8%
2022	4.79	694^th	733	5.3%
2023	5.69	668^th	718	7.0%
2024	4.83	692^nd	741	6.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.40	462^nd	600	23.0%
2019	23.51	522^nd	643	18.8%
2022	24.45	514^th	637	19.3%
2023	34.29	393^rd	614	36.0%
2024	41.40	326^th	626	47.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.32	1577^th	2072	23.9%
2019	24.16	1746^th	2213	21.1%
2022	28.90	1663^rd	2359	29.5%
2023	27.33	1750^th	2391	26.8%
2024	28.71	1691^st	2383	29.0%

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Rank History for White students at Glacier Point Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.18	1192^nd	1496	20.3%
2019	18.14	1336^th	1602	16.6%
2022	19.34	1290^th	1555	17.0%
2023	24.23	1188^th	1552	23.5%
2024	44.15	829^th	1535	46.0%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Glacier Point Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2012	115	127	135	485	11	3	22	0	898
2013	119	122	131	532	13	3	15	0	935
2014	107	129	120	502	13	4	13	0	888
2015	104	120	121	524	10	1	18	0	898
2016	103	108	125	573	9	1	10	0	929
2017	81	100	123	572	6	1	10	0	893
2018	95	116	113	578	1	1	14	0	918
2019	90	124	113	586	2	1	10	0	926
2020	92	113	126	575	6	0	11	0	923
2021	81	90	124	566	6	3	8	0	878
2022	65	77	119	574	4	6	8	0	853
2023	56	86	129	584	3	1	13	1	873
2024	71	93	158	628	4	1	14	0	969

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

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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 Glacier Point Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	898	36.4	24.6	n/a
2013	935	37.3	25.0	78.6
2014	888	36.6	24.2	82.4
2015	898	37.0	24.2	76.9
2016	929	39.0	23.8	84.1
2017	893	37.8	23.6	77.4
2018	918	39.8	23.0	80
2019	926	37.1	24.9	85.3
2020	923	n/a	n/a	82.2
2021	878	39.9	21.9	82.1
2022	853	41.3	20.6	66.2
2023	873	44.7	19.5	85.7
2024	969	44.2	21.8	86.4

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 Glacier Point Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	898	36.4	24.6	n/a
2013	935	37.3	25.0	78.6
2014	888	36.6	24.2	82.4
2015	898	37.0	24.2	76.9
2016	929	39.0	23.8	84.1
2017	893	37.8	23.6	77.4
2018	918	39.8	23.0	80
2019	926	37.1	24.9	85.3
2020	923	n/a	n/a	82.2
2021	878	39.9	21.9	82.1
2022	853	41.3	20.6	66.2
2023	873	44.7	19.5	85.7
2024	969	44.2	21.8	86.4

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Glacier Point Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$5,495

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Glacier Point Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 2133^rd of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 2063^rd of 2802 Middle schools	4.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glacier Point Middle)	34.2	36.4	2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Central Unified)	43.9	42.9	1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	47.4	3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Glacier Point Middle)	14.9	19.6	4.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Central Unified)	26.3	24.5	1.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	33.2	4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glacier Point Middle)	33.6	27	6.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Central Unified)	38.2	36.4	1.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Glacier Point Middle)	18.1	12.9	5.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Central Unified)	29.1	22.5	6.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (Glacier Point Middle)	13.8	10.4	3.4%
8th Grade Science (Central Unified)	20.8	19.1	1.7%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	926	873	5.7%
African American	124	86	30.6%
American Indian	2	3	50%
Asian	113	129	14.2%
Hispanic	586	584	0.3%
Pacific Islander	1	1
White	90	56	37.8%
Two or More Races	10	13	30%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	85.3%	85.7%	0.4%

Schools Near Glacier Point Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	Total
Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	969	44	21.8	86.4%	71 (7.3%)	93 (9.6%)	628 (64.8%)	158 (16.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	27.1	1940^th of 2777 public middle schools	30.1%		24.8	2063^rd of 2802 public middle schools	26.4%	123		15.8	15.8			35.2	31.0	33.2			19.0	15.2	17.2	$5,495
El Capitan Middle	Public	7-8	4443 West Weldon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5270	739	37	20.0	86.5%	36 (4.9%)	50 (6.8%)	522 (70.6%)	115 (15.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	29.5	1826^th of 2777 public middle schools	34.2%		24.4	2077^th of 2802 public middle schools	25.9%	251		15.6	15.6			34.7	30.5	32.6			22.0	20.8	21.4	$5,431
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	801	38	20.9	71.8%	140 (17.5%)	80 (10.0%)	435 (54.3%)	133 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	63.1	810^th of 2777 public middle schools	70.8%		70.1	683^rd of 2802 public middle schools	75.6%	127		25.9	25.9			55.3	46.5	51.0			44.0	39.6	41.9	$5,095
Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	552	29	18.7	86.2%	38 (6.9%)	41 (7.4%)	432 (78.3%)	21 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	35.5	1605^th of 2777 public middle schools	42.2%		37	1561^st of 2802 public middle schools	44.3%	44		19.8	19.8		44.9	33.0	39.9	38.5		26.8	21.7	17.7	21.4	$7,999
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	874	42	21.0	69.9%	185 (21.2%)	99 (11.3%)	477 (54.6%)	58 (6.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (5.1%)	33.5	1685^th of 2777 public middle schools	39.3%		36.2	1586^th of 2802 public middle schools	43.4%	99		17.1	17.1			39.8	32.7	36.3			23.9	21.1	22.5	$9,159
Baird Middle	Public	5-8	5500 North Maroa Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4310	603	28	21.6	48.3%	186 (30.8%)	27 (4.5%)	333 (55.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	75.2	585^th of 2777 public middle schools	78.9%		65.7	770^th of 2802 public middle schools	72.5%	185	51.1	31.0	41.0	60.1	60.7	62.9	66.0	62.4	48.3	48.3	38.6	43.8	44.8	$8,606
Fort Miller Middle	Public	7-8	1302 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7100	604	36	16.5	98.0%	32 (5.3%)	79 (13.1%)	431 (71.4%)	37 (6.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	11.1	2617^th of 2777 public middle schools	5.8%		9.5	2716^th of 2802 public middle schools	3.1%	99		3.8	3.8			18.3	18.0	18.2			8.1	7.7	7.9	$11,587
Tehipite Middle	Public	7-8	630 North Augusta	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3420	453	25	17.9	96.7%	16 (3.5%)	34 (7.5%)	368 (81.2%)	22 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	12.2	2573^rd of 2777 public middle schools	7.3%		11.4	2657^th of 2802 public middle schools	5.2%	84		5.2	5.2			23.8	17.2	20.7			9.8	4.3	7.3	$10,779
Tioga Middle	Public	7-8	3232 East Fairmont Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7280	711	33	21.4	90.4%	61 (8.6%)	70 (9.8%)	460 (64.7%)	90 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	29.5	1832^nd of 2777 public middle schools	34.0%		23.8	2112^th of 2802 public middle schools	24.6%	280		4.9	4.9			31.6	37.5	34.5			20.4	26.6	23.5	$9,670
Edison Computech	Public	7-8	555 East Belgravia	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2640	818	34	24.0	73.2%	78 (9.5%)	45 (5.5%)	581 (71.0%)	80 (9.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.3%)	92	226^th of 2777 public middle schools	91.9%		89.5	287^th of 2802 public middle schools	89.8%	61		55.3	55.3			81.4	78.2	79.9			64.5	45.5	55.2	$7,192

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