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Earlimart Middle is a public middle school located in Earlimart, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 487 students. The school is part of the Earlimart Elementary School District, which is ranked 1472 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Earlimart Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 2300-2322 out of around 2700-2800 middle schools. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other California middle schools. Earlimart Middle's performance is particularly low for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of California middle schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 25-35% of California middle schools for this subgroup. Additionally, Earlimart Middle has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3% in 2020-2021 to 34.1% in 2022-2023.
Earlimart Middle's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently well below the state averages, often ranking in the bottom 20-30% of California middle schools. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 29.41% in ELA, 8.75% in Math, and 6.67% in Science, compared to the state averages of 47.04%, 35.54%, and 30.7%, respectively. Interestingly, Earlimart Middle's performance is significantly lower than the nearby middle schools in the Burton Elementary and Delano Union Elementary districts, which generally rank in the top 50-60% of California middle schools. For instance, Almond Tree Middle in Delano had proficiency rates of 55.51% in ELA, 34.74% in Math, and 21.43% in Science in 2023-2024, outperforming Earlimart Middle by a wide margin.
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