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Middle school · Fresno Unified School District

Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle

Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle serves grades 7–8 for 792 students in Fresno Unified School District.

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It is the 6th largest of the 14 Fresno Unified School District middle schools in Fresno. Its 15.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 19.5 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 853 in 2019–20 to 792 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 398 students. 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (617 free, 154 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Hinton Park (0.3 mi).

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Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades7–8
Students792
Teachers50
Students per teacher15.8
Free or reduced-price lunch97%
School typeRegular School
DistrictFresno Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 7394
  • 8398
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20853
  • 2020–21824
  • 2021–22779
  • 2022–23821
  • 2023–24792
Nearby

Parks near Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle

All parks
Park · 0.3 miHinton ParkPark · 0.4 miBigby ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.7 miFrank H. Ball Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1100 East Church Ave., Fresno 93706

(559) 457-3400

School website ↗Fresno Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 0129338 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061455013767

Fresno Unified School District

Other middle schools in the district

All schools
7–8Edison Computech818 students7–8Sequoia Middle905 students7–8Tehipite Middle453 students6–8Elizabeth Terronez Middle696 students7–8Yosemite Middle659 students7–8Kings Canyon Middle915 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · 0.4 miKing ElementaryGrades K–6School · 0.5 miW.E.B. DuBois Public CharterGrades K–12High school · 0.6 miEdison HighGrades 9–12Elementary school · 0.7 miKirk ElementaryGrades K–6Elementary school · 0.7 miLincoln ElementaryGrades K–6School · 1.0 miAmbassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public CharterGrades K–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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