Middle school (grades 6-8) · Bishop, CA

Home Street Middle

Federal NCES profile for Home Street Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 060140900490
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
25
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
3
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Home Street Middle earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#5 of 6
public schools in Bishop · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
18.8:1
small classes for California
43.5%
free-lunch eligible

Home Street Middle has class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Home Street Middle ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Bishop, CA.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-20 students YoY

Home Street Middle held near 398 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-20 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 22.9 → 21.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-20 students YoY 060140900490 · Bishop, CA Middle · SMALL · TRAD

414 enr · 18.8:1 · 43.5% lunch · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Bishop Elementary (832 students)

Home Street Middle held near 398 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-20 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 22.9 → 21.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Home Street Middle in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Home Street Middle reports 414 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Home Street Middle compares

Home Street Middle held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.8:1 ▼ 13% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.5% ▼ 22% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 414 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18.8:1
Leaner classes than 21% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
414
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
43.5%
free-lunch eligible - 22% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.8:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 26% in California - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
38.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,848
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 207 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 58 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 43.0%
White 30.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 15.0%
Two or More 10.1%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 43.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 68.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 68.7, Home Street Middle is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Bishop Unified reports $16,848 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Home Street Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bishop Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Bishop Union High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Bishop Independent Study Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data
Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Home Street Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bishop Unified · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Home Street Middle

How many students attend Home Street Middle?

Home Street Middle has 414 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Bishop, CA. CCD year-over-year: 418 (2022-23) → 398 (2023-24), nearly flat (-20).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Home Street Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Home Street Middle is 18.8:1, which is 13% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 20% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Home Street Middle?

43.5% of students at Home Street Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Home Street Middle?

The largest demographic group at Home Street Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 43.0% of enrollment, in Bishop, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Home Street Middle?

Home Street Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Home Street Middle rank among public schools in Bishop?

By Resource Investment Index, Home Street Middle ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Bishop, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Bishop on the city page.

What other schools are in Bishop Unified?

Besides Home Street Middle, Bishop Unified also operates Bishop Elementary (832 students), Bishop Union High (608 students), and Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) (25 students). See the Bishop Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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