General Grant Middle: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 26 points. But suspensions run 2× the state rate.
General Grant posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
General Grant Middle scores 53 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 78th percentile of 1,714 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “57% proficient” and call it done. General Grant deserves a closer read. The school sits in Reedley, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 64.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 4.2% statewide — worth asking about on a tour.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 5.6pp across grades; the floor rises 6.9pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
General Grant's most underrated number
64.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 58
Nearby High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 58
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 8.9pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +6.8pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 170 | 17% | 41% | 23% | 19% | 58% | +11 |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 27% | 48% | 18% | 8% | 75% | +27 |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 23% | 42% | 21% | 15% | 65% | +18 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 20% | 21% | 35% | 24% | 41% | +6 |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 22% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 54% | +20 |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 31% | 20% | 21% | 28% | 51% | +19 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 174 | 7% | 18% | 66% | 10% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 459 | 64.0% | +10 | +26 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 474 | 65.7% | +11 | +27 |
| English Learners | 86 | 23.3% | +4 | +13 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Grant Middle ← | — | 53 | 23.2% | 57.2% | +8.4 | 9.5% |
| California average | — | 40 | 17.3% | 39.5% | +0.8 | 4.2% |