Gavilan View Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Salinas, California

Gavilan View Middle in Salinas, California enrolled 556 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

587 students in 2022-23, 568 students in 2023-24, 556 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.2 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Gavilan View Middle by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 568, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235872023-245682024-25556
Students enrolled at Gavilan View Middle by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 568, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235872023-245682024-25556
Students enrolled at Gavilan View Middle by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 568, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235872023-245682024-25556
Students enrolled at Gavilan View Middle by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 568, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235872023-245682024-25556
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358728.220.8
2023-2456829.819.1
2024-2555630.018.5

18.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Gavilan View Middle 18.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGavilan View Middle 18.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Gavilan View Middle 18.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGavilan View Middle 18.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Gavilan View Middle 18.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGavilan View Middle 18.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Gavilan View Middle 18.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGavilan View Middle 18.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 645 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gavilan View Middle enrolled 645 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 645 of the 645 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions47
  • Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.4% of students were Hispanic, 3.4% White, 2.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic91.4%
  2. White3.4%
  3. Asian2.9%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. Black0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Gavilan View Middle scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑37%29%45%
Math, 2022-2313%17% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Salinas

8 public middle schools in Salinas report 2024-25 enrollment; Gavilan View Middle is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harden Middle1,10121.168.8%
La Paz Middle1,09920.085.3%
Washington Middle1,08221.371.3%
El Sausal Middle1,06722.280.9%
John Gutierrez Middle56819.566.0%
Gavilan View Middle55618.573.2%
Buena Vista Middle32117.616.8%
San Benancio Middle26121.710.3%

All public schools in Salinas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gavilan View Middle

  1. John Gutierrez MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 568 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Harden MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 1,101 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Gavilan View Middle with John Gutierrez MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Rita Union School District spends per student$16,217 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,217
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaGavilan View Middle is the number 836 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#836 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.18.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gavilan View Middle

  1. How many students attend Gavilan View Middle?
    556 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 587 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Salinas, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gavilan View Middle?
    18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gavilan View Middle a Title I school?
    Gavilan View Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gavilan View Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gavilan View Middle scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Gavilan View Middle in?
    Santa Rita Union School District, NCES district ID 0635790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063579007870 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22