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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Orange County, California, drawn from 84 qualifying public middle schools. Lexington Junior High leads the list at -5.4pp, against a median of +2.2pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Orange County, California

Best 3-yr change

-5.4pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.2pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,188	61.2%	55.9%	-5.4pp
2	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	724	44.8%	39.5%	-5.4pp
3	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	495	35.1%	30.0%	-5.1pp
4	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	581	51.5%	46.6%	-4.9pp
5	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	724	19.7%	16.2%	-3.5pp
6	Mesa View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	817	69.2%	65.7%	-3.5pp
7	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	532	58.7%	55.8%	-2.8pp
8	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	690	70.0%	67.4%	-2.7pp
9	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	583	37.9%	35.2%	-2.7pp
10	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	890	44.7%	42.5%	-2.2pp
11	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,153	63.2%	61.4%	-1.8pp
12	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	737	17.2%	15.6%	-1.6pp
13	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	886	23.1%	21.5%	-1.6pp
14	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	875	61.6%	60.1%	-1.5pp
15	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	1,018	65.0%	63.8%	-1.3pp
16	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	860	77.7%	76.5%	-1.2pp
17	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	820	44.6%	43.6%	-1.0pp
18	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	629	77.8%	77.1%	-0.7pp
19	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	458	40.5%	39.8%	-0.6pp
20	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	868	52.6%	52.0%	-0.6pp
21	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	693	64.1%	63.8%	-0.3pp
22	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	584	16.6%	16.4%	-0.1pp
23	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	753	52.2%	52.2%	+0.0pp
24	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	971	66.1%	66.3%	+0.2pp
25	Los Alisos Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	595	40.0%	40.5%	+0.5pp
26	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	884	62.8%	63.3%	+0.6pp
27	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	753	76.9%	77.6%	+0.7pp
28	Sycamore Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,137	11.3%	12.1%	+0.8pp
29	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	747	45.7%	46.5%	+0.8pp
30	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,064	78.5%	79.4%	+0.9pp
31	South Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,159	16.7%	17.6%	+1.0pp
32	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	485	50.3%	51.4%	+1.1pp
33	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	713	65.0%	66.1%	+1.1pp
34	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	863	68.4%	69.6%	+1.2pp
35	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	551	60.8%	62.1%	+1.3pp
36	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	539	26.6%	28.4%	+1.7pp
37	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	593	71.3%	73.1%	+1.8pp
38	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	998	71.3%	73.0%	+1.8pp
39	Washington Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	580	36.6%	38.5%	+1.9pp
40	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	612	26.1%	28.1%	+2.0pp
41	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	554	33.1%	35.1%	+2.0pp
42	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	1,049	73.6%	75.7%	+2.1pp
43	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	854	65.3%	67.4%	+2.2pp
44	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	717	72.5%	74.6%	+2.2pp
45	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	499	71.4%	73.7%	+2.3pp
46	Kraemer Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	889	60.7%	63.0%	+2.3pp
47	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	390	7.9%	10.2%	+2.3pp
48	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Westminster	947	56.3%	58.7%	+2.4pp
49	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	803	65.7%	68.2%	+2.5pp
50	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	768	72.4%	75.4%	+3.0pp

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