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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Orange County, California

87 public middle schools in Orange County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. El Rancho Charter leads the list at 30.0:1, against a median of 22.3:1 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

Top Students/teacher

30.0:1

Median Students/teacher

22.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	1,144	30.0:1
2	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,188	26.9:1
3	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	453	26.8:1
4	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	717	26.4:1
5	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	971	26.3:1
6	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	998	26.3:1
7	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	747	26.2:1
8	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,282	26.2:1
9	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	1,018	26.1:1
10	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	884	26.0:1
11	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	929	25.2:1
12	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	629	24.8:1
13	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,049	24.7:1
14	Santiago Charter Middle	Orange, CA	Santiago Charter Middle District	Middle	1,137	24.7:1
15	Kraemer Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	889	24.5:1
16	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	860	24.4:1
17	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	890	24.2:1
18	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	771	24.2:1
19	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	863	24.2:1
20	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Westminster	Middle	947	24.1:1
21	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	1,153	24.1:1
22	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	551	23.9:1
23	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	633	23.7:1
24	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	583	23.6:1
25	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	854	23.6:1
26	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	581	23.6:1
27	South Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,159	23.5:1
28	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	632	23.4:1
29	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	566	23.2:1
30	Mesa View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	817	23.1:1
31	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,064	23.0:1
32	Vista Heritage Global Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Middle	369	22.9:1
33	Dale Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,002	22.8:1
34	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	736	22.7:1
35	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Lake Forest, CA	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Middle	495	22.7:1
36	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	485	22.6:1
37	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	724	22.6:1
38	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	532	22.5:1
39	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	554	22.4:1
40	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	1,005	22.4:1
41	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	22.4:1
42	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	22.4:1
43	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	803	22.3:1
44	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	868	22.3:1
45	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	499	22.3:1
46	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	652	22.3:1
47	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	22.2:1
48	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753	22.2:1
49	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	846	22.1:1
50	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	534	22.1:1

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