General Grant Middle

Summary:

General Grant Middle is a public middle school located in Reedley, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 521 students. The school is part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 612 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

General Grant Middle consistently performs above the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 58.69% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 51.17% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learner students, where it ranks in the top 15% and top 10% of California middle schools, respectively. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.2% in 2018-2019 to 10.1% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is still higher than the pre-pandemic level. Additionally, General Grant Middle has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.36% to 92.45% over the past three school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Navelencia Middle and Citrus Middle, General Grant Middle generally outperforms them in academic achievement, particularly in Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools, such as Rafer Johnson Junior High and Washington Intermediate, have higher percentages of students proficient or better in certain subject areas and grade levels. The school's performance for students with disabilities is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of California middle schools in the 2020-2021 school year.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 360 North East Ave.
       Reedley, CA  93654-2510


(559) 305-7330

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
698th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,277 Help


Students who attend General Grant Middle usually attend:

High:    Reedley High

Feeder schools for General Grant Middle:

Elementary:    Jefferson Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary
    Washington Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  521

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.0%
White:
3.5%
Asian:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.4% Help


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Compare Details General Grant Middle ranks better than 74.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.04. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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: Hispanic (95%), White (3.5%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at General Grant Middle is 24.2, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at General Grant Middle is $7,277, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

General Grant Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks General Grant Middle 698th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See General Grant Middle in the ranking list.)

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Kings Canyon Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings Canyon Joint Unified 612th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for General Grant Middle

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Rank History for all students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.17 1312th 1769 25.8%
2005 33.64 1135th 1777 36.1%
2006 33.21 1182nd 1804 34.5%
2007 39.46 1131st 1999 43.4%
2008 38.18 1211th 2005 39.6%
2009 41.84 1159th 2063 43.8%
2010 57.56 849th 2179 61.0%
2011 57.71 887th 2236 60.3%
2012 65.54 685th 2259 69.7%
2013 63.56 785th 2379 67.0%
2015 48.73 1132nd 2477 54.3%
2016 53.35 1035th 2497 58.6%
2017 57.31 934th 2508 62.8%
2018 65.38 740th 2480 70.2%
2019 71.38 662nd 2715 75.6%
2021 49.40 398th 894 55.5%
2022 59.13 915th 2740 66.6%
2023 66.62 750th 2802 73.2%
2024 69.04 698th 2777 74.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.69 619th 1364 54.6%
2019 52.05 395th 1442 72.6%
2021 45.55 140th 363 61.4%
2022 55.70 358th 1540 76.8%
2023 69.15 182nd 1529 88.1%
2024 74.88 122nd 1477 91.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.25 878th 1538 42.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.91 272nd 2230 87.8%
2019 85.25 215th 2369 90.9%
2021 67.97 167th 721 76.8%
2022 72.43 461st 2458 81.2%
2023 79.42 338th 2549 86.7%
2024 79.68 352nd 2575 86.3%
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Rank History for Female students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.87 696th 2262 69.2%
2019 70.71 604th 2380 74.6%
2021 48.56 337th 738 54.3%
2022 59.94 813th 2509 67.6%
2023 66.82 693rd 2547 72.8%
2024 68.52 657th 2546 74.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.69 326th 1491 78.1%
2021 34.62 216th 354 39.0%
2022 70.01 277th 1531 81.9%
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Rank History for Male students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.00 688th 2273 69.7%
2019 69.65 621st 2407 74.2%
2021 50.20 335th 763 56.1%
2022 57.26 869th 2527 65.6%
2023 64.30 726th 2558 71.6%
2024 67.53 674th 2547 73.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at General Grant Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.37 260th 2072 87.5%
2019 84.91 219th 2213 90.1%
2022 75.89 378th 2359 84.0%
2023 80.37 314th 2391 86.9%
2024 82.56 273rd 2383 88.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for General Grant Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 114 1 18 251 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1989 132 2 26 308 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1990 130 0 22 322 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1991 141 0 31 319 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1992 142 2 29 353 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1993 143 5 18 383 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1994 161 3 16 415 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1995 133 1 27 408 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1996 133 1 27 408 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1997 126 1 26 434 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1998 92 0 38 510 3 n/a n/a 0 643
1999 67 2 23 472 4 n/a n/a 0 568
2000 42 2 15 498 3 n/a n/a 0 560
2001 35 3 7 525 2 n/a n/a 0 572
2002 30 1 9 629 1 n/a n/a 0 670
2003 30 1 9 629 1 n/a n/a 0 670
2004 37 1 5 677 1 n/a n/a 0 721
2005 32 2 6 565 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2006 38 1 6 536 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2007 30 1 6 563 4 n/a n/a 2 606
2008 32 3 8 560 4 n/a n/a 0 607
2009 31 6 5 541 4 1 0 0 588
2010 25 2 3 513 3 0 2 0 548
2011 14 2 2 446 2 0 1 0 467
2012 8 2 4 465 2 1 2 0 484
2013 13 2 4 452 0 0 2 0 473
2014 17 2 12 475 0 0 2 0 508
2015 20 1 11 482 1 0 2 0 517
2016 19 3 8 475 2 0 0 0 507
2017 16 1 6 535 2 0 2 0 562
2018 9 1 4 519 1 0 5 0 539
2019 11 0 7 557 0 0 3 0 578
2020 13 0 4 515 0 0 4 0 536
2021 16 0 4 529 0 0 7 0 556
2022 13 1 2 465 1 0 3 0 485
2023 18 1 3 495 2 0 2 0 521

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 General Grant Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 384 17.4 22.0 n/a
1989 468 19.3 24.2 n/a
1990 474 21.3 22.2 n/a
1991 491 21.1 23.2 n/a
1992 526 21.4 24.5 62.4
1993 549 22.6 24.3 61.7
1994 595 25.0 23.8 64
1995 569 25.3 22.5 66.3
1996 569 25.3 22.5 66.3
1997 587 24.9 23.6 69.8
1998 643 28.4 22.6 79.6
1999 568 26.0 21.8 84.5
2000 560 24.4 23.0 92.7
2001 572 29.6 19.3 99.5
2002 670 30.1 22.3 99.6
2003 670 30.1 22.3 99.6
2004 721 29.8 24.2 76.8
2005 605 25.4 23.8 91.9
2006 581 25.0 23.2 90.4
2007 606 25.0 24.2 92.9
2008 607 28.5 21.3 92.6
2009 588 23.4 21.0 92.2
2010 548 22.0 24.9 91.4
2011 467 n/a n/a 84.6
2012 484 21.5 22.5 n/a
2013 473 20.8 22.7 97
2014 508 22.1 22.9 86
2015 517 21.0 24.6 89.4
2016 507 22.0 23.0 90.5
2017 562 20.4 27.4 90.2
2018 539 21.0 25.6 89.6
2019 578 19.8 29.1 90
2020 536 n/a n/a 92.5
2021 556 20.5 27.1 92.4
2022 485 20.8 23.3 91.8
2023 521 21.5 24.2 91.4

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 General Grant Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 384 17.4 22.0 n/a
1989 468 19.3 24.2 n/a
1990 474 21.3 22.2 n/a
1991 491 21.1 23.2 n/a
1992 526 21.4 24.5 62.4
1993 549 22.6 24.3 61.7
1994 595 25.0 23.8 64
1995 569 25.3 22.5 66.3
1996 569 25.3 22.5 66.3
1997 587 24.9 23.6 69.8
1998 643 28.4 22.6 79.6
1999 568 26.0 21.8 84.5
2000 560 24.4 23.0 92.7
2001 572 29.6 19.3 99.5
2002 670 30.1 22.3 99.6
2003 670 30.1 22.3 99.6
2004 721 29.8 24.2 76.8
2005 605 25.4 23.8 91.9
2006 581 25.0 23.2 90.4
2007 606 25.0 24.2 92.9
2008 607 28.5 21.3 92.6
2009 588 23.4 21.0 92.2
2010 548 22.0 24.9 91.4
2011 467 n/a n/a 84.6
2012 484 21.5 22.5 n/a
2013 473 20.8 22.7 97
2014 508 22.1 22.9 86
2015 517 21.0 24.6 89.4
2016 507 22.0 23.0 90.5
2017 562 20.4 27.4 90.2
2018 539 21.0 25.6 89.6
2019 578 19.8 29.1 90
2020 536 n/a n/a 92.5
2021 556 20.5 27.1 92.4
2022 485 20.8 23.3 91.8
2023 521 21.5 24.2 91.4

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for General Grant Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,277

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

Impact of COVID-19 on General Grant Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 662nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 750th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (General Grant Middle)44.949.7
 4.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)42.143.8
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (General Grant Middle)46.737.4
 9.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)3636.9
 0.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (General Grant Middle)64.365.5
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)53.850
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (General Grant Middle)4542
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)41.631.7
 9.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (General Grant Middle)66.760.2
 6.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)55.453.8
 1.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (General Grant Middle)60.442.8
 17.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)41.435.8
 5.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (General Grant Middle)37.817.5
 20.4%
   8th Grade Science (Kings Canyon Joint Unified)28.225
 3.2%
   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 Students578521
 9.9%
African American01
American Indian02
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic557495
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White1118
 63.6%
Two or More Races32
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90%91.4%
 1.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 521 students attended General Grant Middle.

Students at General Grant Middle are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.

General Grant Middle ranks 698th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend General Grant Middle usually go on to attend Reedley High


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