Tenaya Middle

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

Tenaya Middle in Merced, California enrolled 607 students in 2024-25 with 22.3 full-time teachers, 27.2 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

563 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 607 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.5 to 22.3.

Students enrolled at Tenaya Middle by school year2022-23: 563, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 60702004006008002022-235632023-245852024-25607
Students enrolled at Tenaya Middle by school year2022-23: 563, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 60702004006008002022-235632023-245852024-25607
Students enrolled at Tenaya Middle by school year2022-23: 563, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 60702004006008002022-235632023-245852024-25607
Students enrolled at Tenaya Middle by school year2022-23: 563, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 60702004006008002022-235632023-245852024-25607
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356322.525.1
2023-2458524.224.2
2024-2560722.327.2

27.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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; Tenaya Middle 27.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTenaya Middle 27.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Tenaya Middle 27.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTenaya Middle 27.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Tenaya Middle 27.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTenaya Middle 27.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Tenaya Middle 27.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTenaya Middle 27.2state 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 562 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tenaya Middle enrolled 562 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 562 of the 562 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent31.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.0% of students were Hispanic, 5.8% Black, 4.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic83.0%
  2. Black5.8%
  3. Asian4.4%
  4. White3.5%
  5. Two or more races3.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Tenaya Middle scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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, 2021-2230‑34%33%45%
Math, 2022-2312%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; Tenaya Middle is number 5 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 Tenaya Middle

  1. Herbert Hoover MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 629 students, 29.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Rudolph Rivera MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 608 students, 28.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Tenaya Middle with Herbert Hoover 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 CaliforniaTenaya Middle is the number 742 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#742 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher27.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.27.2:1
  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 Tenaya Middle

  1. How many students attend Tenaya Middle?
    607 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 563 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Merced, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tenaya Middle?
    27.2 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 Tenaya Middle a Title I school?
    Tenaya 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 Tenaya Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Tenaya Middle scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 Tenaya Middle in?
    Merced City Elementary, NCES district ID 0624600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062460003696 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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