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Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1100 E. Church Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone
(559) 457-3400
District
Fresno Unified
County
FRESNO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
821
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.3% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.6% of all U.S. schools.


Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
40%
17%
47%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
38%
13%
45%
8%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
20
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 427 52.0%
Grade 8 394 48.0%
Total 821 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.0% 8.0% 23.2%
Black 13.7% 7.7% 5.1%
Hispanic 76.9% 71.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.7% 11.3% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.7% 87.3% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 78.0% 67.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 19.7% 20.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 398,737 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,244.5 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.6% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 131,776 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 15.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.2% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.4% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.0% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 15.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,433 $657,144,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,227 $85,492,000 7.0%
Staff $977 $68,064,000 5.6%
General Administration $189 $13,166,000 1.1%
School Administration $917 $63,872,000 5.2%
Operation $1,595 $111,136,000 9.1%
Transportation $175 $12,175,000 1.0%
Other $542 $37,738,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,622 $391,643,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,453 $170,878,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $17,507 $1,219,665,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%