NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Middletown, CA

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6 public K-12 schools in Middletown from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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6
Schools
1,147
Students
28.2/100
Avg Resource Index
24.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Middletown has more public-school enrollment than 3% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Middletown High enrolls 36.7% of Middletown's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Middletown's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Middletown lists only 6 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 10 to 421 students, a 42-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 97%
School count
Top 79%
Resource Index average
9th percentile
Teacher staffing
3rd percentile

Middletown High accounts for 36.7% of all Middletown public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Middletown-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Middletown school enrollment varies 42× across entities

Middletown school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 421 students (highest), a spread of 411 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Middletown student-teacher ratio is 24.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Middletown's 6 listed schools are charters

33% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Loconoma Valley High 45
2. California Connections Academy North Bay 38
3. Lake County International Charter 27
4. Middletown Middle 22
5. Middletown High 21
6. Minnie Cannon Elementary 16

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Middletown

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 California Connections Academy North Bay 66.6/100
  2. 2 Minnie Cannon Elementary 57.8/100
  3. 3 Middletown Middle 55.3/100
  4. 4 Middletown High 54.7/100
  5. 5 Lake County International Charter 46.8/100

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Which Middletown school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Loconoma Valley High has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Middletown schools in this federal-data comparison at 45/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Middletown, CA? ▼

Middletown has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,147 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 24.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.