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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Orange County, California · page 2

Ranks 51–88 of the highest-poverty public schools in Orange County, California. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	566	46.6%
52	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	736	46.2%
53	Mesa View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	817	45.4%
54	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	693	44.6%
55	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	634	43.8%
56	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	753	42.5%
57	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	632	41.6%
58	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	929	40.4%
59	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	713	39.7%
60	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	971	39.4%
61	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	39.4%
62	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	Middle	921	37.9%
63	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	884	37.1%
64	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	803	35.4%
65	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	35.2%
66	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	652	34.2%
67	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	34.1%
68	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,105	33.6%
69	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	1,144	32.1%
70	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	863	29.7%
71	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	1,153	29.1%
72	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	771	25.0%
73	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	629	23.4%
74	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753	23.1%
75	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	349	22.3%
76	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	860	22.3%
77	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	1,018	22.3%
78	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	593	22.3%
79	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	690	21.3%
80	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	506	20.8%
81	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329	19.8%
82	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,064	19.0%
83	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Lake Forest, CA	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Middle	495	18.4%
84	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,049	18.3%
85	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	Middle	524	17.7%
86	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	499	16.2%
87	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,282	14.7%
88	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	998	14.5%

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