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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Orange County, California

74 public middle schools in Orange County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Willard Intermediate leads the list at -47.3%, against a median of -22.8% 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 Enrollment change

-47.3%

Median Enrollment change

-22.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	740	390	-47.3%
2	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	955	554	-42.0%
3	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	1,087	633	-41.8%
4	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	712	422	-40.7%
5	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	968	584	-39.7%
6	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,455	886	-39.1%
7	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	935	593	-36.6%
8	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,072	693	-35.4%
9	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	1,354	884	-34.7%
10	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	769	505	-34.3%
11	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	747	495	-33.7%
12	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	876	583	-33.4%
13	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	1,153	771	-33.1%
14	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,396	936	-33.0%
15	Marco Forster Middle	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,383	930	-32.8%
16	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	778	524	-32.6%
17	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,063	724	-31.9%
18	Yorba Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	607	418	-31.1%
19	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	806	557	-30.9%
20	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,533	1,064	-30.6%
21	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	906	634	-30.0%
22	Los Alisos Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	843	595	-29.4%
23	Washington Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	814	580	-28.7%
24	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,005	737	-26.7%
25	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	1,019	747	-26.7%
26	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	618	458	-25.9%
27	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,168	868	-25.7%
28	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	823	612	-25.6%
29	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,070	803	-25.0%
30	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	1,164	875	-24.8%
31	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,143	863	-24.5%
32	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	1,282	971	-24.3%
33	South Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,529	1,159	-24.2%
34	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	696	532	-23.6%
35	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	654	501	-23.4%
36	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	703	539	-23.3%
37	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	716	551	-23.0%
38	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	234	181	-22.6%
39	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	689	534	-22.5%
40	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	642	499	-22.3%
41	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	1,089	846	-22.3%
42	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	580	453	-21.9%
43	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	610	485	-20.5%
44	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	709	566	-20.2%
45	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	719	581	-19.2%
46	Sycamore Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,403	1,137	-19.0%
47	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,459	1,188	-18.6%
48	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,090	890	-18.3%
49	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	867	713	-17.8%
50	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	613	506	-17.5%

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