Public school · Clovis Unified · Fresno, California

Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate — Rating & test scores

Fresno · 7–8

2501 North Highland, 93727sanchez.cusd.com ↗(559) 327-5500
74thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
50

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well above California in English, above in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026: 64% and 44% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 724 in English, 723 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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8.1% of students (65 of 806) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 806. District and California figures are averages of school rates (7 Clovis Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Clovis Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate a good middle school?

Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate scores higher than 74 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 74th percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average Clovis Unified middle school. 8.1% of students (65 of 806) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

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How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 57% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate in Fresno scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English (reading and writing); above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 64% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 724 in English, 723 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 724 tested

Advanced
25%
Proficient
39%
Below the standard
36%
This school64%
California50%
Clovis Unified71%

64% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 723 tested

Advanced
23%
Proficient
21%
Below the standard
56%
This school44%
California37%
Clovis Unified52%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced63%64%
Advanced24%26%
Proficient39%38%
Developing level19%19%
Minimal18%17%
Tested368356
California51%49%
Difference+12+15

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced41%46%
Advanced17%29%
Proficient24%17%
Developing level31%30%
Minimal28%24%
Tested367356
California38%36%
Difference+3+10

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 20 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school25%39%18%18%724
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Clovis Unified34%37%17%12%6,904
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school23%21%30%26%723
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Clovis Unified31%21%24%24%6,852

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20261 tested year shown

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 64% in 2026. In math, it was 44% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · Proficient or Advanced · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202664%
724 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · Proficient or Advanced · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202644%
723 tested		37%
838,896 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate’s results?

Clovis Unified’s board decides Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate’s plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Clovis Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for foster youth on two measures: math, and suspensions; and for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Clovis Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Clovis Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Clovis Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 8.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Context Close to the 14 in 100 at the average Clovis Unified middle school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 94 of 786 students counted for it; suspension: 65 of 806 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Clovis Unified middle school 5.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school
14 in 100At the average Clovis Unified middle school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

94 of 786 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

8.1%

of students were suspended at least once (65 of 806). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: What does the school do to settle conflicts before they lead to a suspension?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 57% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 60% in English, against 40% for the same group across California. Asian students scored below the same group across California in English. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Phillip V. Sanchez IntermediateSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • White89 tested67%Same group, California 62%
  • Asian233 tested67%Same group, California 76%
  • Hispanic or Latino316 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 60%Same group, California 40%
  • Low-income484 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 57%Same group, California 39%
  • Students with disabilities56 tested20%Same group, California 14%
  • English learners64 tested11%Same group, California 7%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 5% to 51%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 44%2. Asian: 31%3. White: 12%4. Black or African American: 4%5. Two or more races: 4%6. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino44%
  2. Asian31%
  3. White12%
  4. Black or African American4%
  5. Two or more races4%
  6. Filipino3%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

71% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 42 of 59 English learners71%
Clovis Unified · 873 of 1,51858%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Clovis Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 484 tested
English57%−360%+1839%
Math36%−339%+1026%
Hispanic or Latino · 316 tested in English, 315 in math
English60%−464%+2040%
Math36%−642%+1125%
Asian · 233 tested
English67%−976%−976%
Math49%−1261%−2271%
White · 89 tested
English67%−1178%+562%
Math51%−1061%+150%
English learners · 64 tested in English, 63 in math
English11%−213%+47%
Math11%−617%+47%
Students with disabilities · 56 tested
English20%+317%+614%
Math5%−38%−49%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Clovis Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American and Filipino students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino44%
Asian31%
White12%
Black or African American4%
Two or more races4%
Filipino3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

Next steps

What comes after Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate, and how do I get in?

In the district’s boundaries, Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate draws from 5 elementary schools. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate
High · next
Clovis East High 71st · Solid · 2025

Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

High-school links

  • Clovis East High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    71st percentile · Solid · high · 2025

  • Clovis High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    80th percentile · Strong · high · 2025

  • Gateway High (Continuation)

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    26th percentile · Developing · high · 2025 · within continuation schools

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Clovis Unified which school serves your address.

School website: sanchez.cusd.com ↗Office: (559) 327-5500Administrator: Sonia Torossian

Location and visiting

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2501 North Highland, Fresno 93727

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Clovis Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 8.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (65 of 806 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 56% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (723 students tested); California: 63%
  3. What does the school do to settle conflicts before they lead to a suspension?
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (559) 327-55002501 North Highland, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #639 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #5 of 7 in Clovis Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math24%5742%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math54%6123%
Chronically absent12 in 100585%
Suspension rate8.1% (65 of 806)335%
English learners: top level30%615%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–265074#639California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula
School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2025–2612 in 1008.1% (65 of 806)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Every tested year2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · English72425%64%
2026 · Math72323%44%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide35521%23%47%9%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income48457%−3+18
Hispanic or Latino31660%−4+20
Asian23367%−9−9
Chronic absence by student groupState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—13 in 100—
Male—11 in 100—
Asian—8 in 100—
Black or African American—21 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—14 in 100—
Two or more races—13 in 100—
White—16 in 100—
Students with disabilities—22 in 100—
English learners—11 in 100—
Low-income—14 in 100—
All students—12 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,375 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 42,790 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,077 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$377,650,32458.18%58%
Instruction support$80,755,59112.44%12%
Student services$74,952,70011.55%12%
Administration$31,533,5724.86%5%
Buildings & maintenance$71,420,98411.00%11%
Other$12,770,5751.97%2%
Total$649,083,745100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $649,083,745 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,375 per pupil
2020$11,575 per pupil
2019$11,404 per pupil
2018$11,038 per pupil
2017$10,611 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93727 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93727 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$87,466
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25%
ZIP-area population84,107
Median age32.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93727 →

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