608 N. First Ave., Avenal, Kings County, 93204
Reef Sunset Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Avenal, Kings County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reef-Sunset Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Reef Sunset Middle enrolls 562 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 546 | 97% |
| White | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 562 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Reef Sunset Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Reef Sunset Middle is one of 9 schools in Reef-Sunset Unified, based in Avenal, California. The district serves 2,663 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 562 students, Reef Sunset Middle is larger than the district average of about 296 students per school.