Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Merced, California

Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle in Merced, California enrolled 624 students in 2024-25 with 20.7 full-time teachers, 30.1 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44-46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

616 students in 2022-23, 630 students in 2023-24, 624 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 20.7.

Students enrolled at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 62402004006008002022-236162023-246302024-25624
Students enrolled at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 62402004006008002022-236162023-246302024-25624
Students enrolled at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 62402004006008002022-236162023-246302024-25624
Students enrolled at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 62402004006008002022-236162023-246302024-25624
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361619.032.4
2023-2463021.229.7
2024-2562420.730.1

30.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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; This school 30.1; state median 21.0.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 30.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 30.1; state median 21.0.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 30.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 30.1; state median 21.0.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 30.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 30.1; state median 21.0.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 30.1state 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 616 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle enrolled 616 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 616 of the 616 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent21.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.7% of students were Hispanic, 17.9% White, 12.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic57.7%
  2. White17.9%
  3. Asian12.0%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Black5.1%
  6. American Indian1.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle scored proficient or above: 44-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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, 2021-2244‑46%33%45%
Math, 2022-2324%20% (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 Merced

5 public middle schools in Merced report 2024-25 enrollment; Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Weaver Middle1,07322.287.4%
Herbert Hoover Middle62929.678.1%
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle62430.147.6%
Rudolph Rivera Middle60828.773.2%
Tenaya Middle60727.284.2%

All public schools in Merced →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle

  1. Rudolph Rivera MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 608 students, 28.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Herbert Hoover MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 629 students, 29.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle with Rudolph Rivera MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Merced City Elementary spends per student$15,186 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,186
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaHerbert H. Cruickshank Middle is the number 710 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#710 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher30.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.30.1:1
  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 Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle

  1. How many students attend Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle?
    624 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 616 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Merced, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle?
    30.1 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 Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle a Title I school?
    Herbert H. Cruickshank 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 Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle scored proficient or above: 44-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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 Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle in?
    Merced City Elementary, NCES district ID 0624600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062460003307 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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