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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Orange County, California · page 2

Ranks 51–84 of the public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Orange County, California. Back to page 1.

BIGGEST DECLINES · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
51	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	505	37.7%	40.7%	+3.0pp
52	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	846	48.3%	51.2%	+3.0pp
53	Dale Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,002	22.0%	25.1%	+3.1pp
54	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	936	18.7%	21.9%	+3.2pp
55	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	929	53.2%	56.7%	+3.5pp
56	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	1,282	77.6%	81.0%	+3.5pp
57	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	534	34.2%	37.9%	+3.8pp
58	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	501	33.7%	37.8%	+4.1pp
59	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	633	21.2%	25.6%	+4.4pp
60	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	453	47.6%	52.0%	+4.4pp
61	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	524	70.8%	75.7%	+4.9pp
62	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	736	50.0%	54.8%	+4.9pp
63	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	329	73.6%	78.6%	+5.0pp
64	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	1,144	68.8%	73.8%	+5.0pp
65	Valadez Middle School Academy	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	527	23.0%	28.8%	+5.7pp
66	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	506	67.0%	73.0%	+6.0pp
67	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	634	47.8%	54.0%	+6.2pp
68	Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,234	33.1%	39.7%	+6.6pp
69	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	921	58.4%	65.1%	+6.7pp
70	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	652	59.5%	66.2%	+6.7pp
71	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	557	36.1%	42.9%	+6.8pp
72	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	641	42.8%	49.8%	+7.0pp
73	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	181	56.0%	63.9%	+8.0pp
74	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	566	57.3%	65.3%	+8.0pp
75	Marco Forster Middle	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	930	34.8%	43.0%	+8.3pp
76	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	632	67.7%	76.0%	+8.3pp
77	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	919	62.7%	71.4%	+8.7pp
78	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,105	63.3%	72.6%	+9.2pp
79	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	818	62.1%	71.5%	+9.4pp
80	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,005	32.2%	42.0%	+9.8pp
81	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	422	22.4%	32.7%	+10.3pp
82	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	771	57.4%	68.4%	+11.0pp
83	Yorba Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	418	25.1%	36.7%	+11.6pp
84	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	349	64.4%	76.4%	+12.0pp

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