John Sutter Middle

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

John Sutter Middle in Fowler, California enrolled 579 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 20.4 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, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

621 students in 2022-23, 594 students in 2023-24, 579 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 28.3.

Students enrolled at John Sutter Middle by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 57902004006008002022-236212023-245942024-25579
Students enrolled at John Sutter Middle by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 57902004006008002022-236212023-245942024-25579
Students enrolled at John Sutter Middle by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 57902004006008002022-236212023-245942024-25579
Students enrolled at John Sutter Middle by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 57902004006008002022-236212023-245942024-25579
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362127.023.0
2023-2459426.322.6
2024-2557928.320.4

20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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; John Sutter Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Sutter Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Sutter Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Sutter Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Sutter Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Sutter Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Sutter Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Sutter Middle 20.4state 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 599 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Sutter Middle enrolled 599 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 599 of the 599 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.1% of students were Hispanic, 7.3% Asian, 6.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic83.1%
  2. Asian7.3%
  3. White6.7%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 John Sutter Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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, 2021-2240‑44%38‑42%45%
Math, 2022-2331%31‑35% (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.

What to look at next about John Sutter Middle

  1. Abraham Lincoln MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 5.2 miles away: 892 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  2. Parlier Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 7.6 miles away: 566 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare John Sutter Middle with Abraham Lincoln MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fowler Unified spends per student$16,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,562
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaJohn Sutter Middle is the number 800 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#800 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.20.4:1
  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 John Sutter Middle

  1. How many students attend John Sutter Middle?
    579 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 621 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fowler, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John Sutter Middle?
    20.4 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 John Sutter Middle a Title I school?
    John Sutter 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 John Sutter Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at John Sutter Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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 John Sutter Middle in?
    Fowler Unified, NCES district ID 0614250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061425007496 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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