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Kings Canyon Middle · Fresno

Kings Canyon Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Kings Canyon is a middle school in Fresno. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Kings Canyon Middle in Fresno, 34.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Kings Canyon Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (33.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 30.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 783 students tested.

All students at this school: 29% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 29%, district —, state 39%29%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 28%, district 29%, state 32%28% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 27%, district 30%, state 32%27% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 31%, district 33%, state 44%31% · +2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 27%, district 31%, state 42%27% · −2 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 41%, district 39%, state 72%41% · +12 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 6%, district 10%, state 15%6% · −23 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 5%, district 8%, state 11%5% · −24 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 20%, district 19%, state 26%20% · −8 vs school

7 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 20:120:1
Teaching staff45 teachers
Avg. experience12.7 years
Fully credentialed74%
First-year teachers4%
Intern / emergency permit6.3%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,054 – $147,789
Principal salary$163,984 – $192,581
Superintendent salary$370,370

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,943, CA average $14,815$20,943 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$1,713 per student

$1,713 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,938 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction54%
Instruction support12%
Student services10%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other7%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,375 per pupil
2019$11,575 per pupil
2018$11,404 per pupil
2017$11,038 per pupil
2016$10,611 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic74.0%
District 69.6% · CA 56.1%
Asian17.5%
District 10.7% · CA 10.2%
Black4.9%
District 7.4% · CA 4.8%
White2.0%
District 7.6% · CA 19.9%
Other1.6%
District 4.7% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 92.9% (29pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$87K · CA $85K
Median home value$396K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+25% · CA 35%
ZIP population84,107
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 12% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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