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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 85 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Fulton (Harry C.) Middle leads the list at 84.5%, against a median of 63.1% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

84.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

63.1%

BEST IN READING · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753	84.5%
2	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329	82.9%
3	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,064	82.3%
4	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	1,144	82.0%
5	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,282	82.0%
6	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	998	80.8%
7	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	632	80.7%
8	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	499	80.5%
9	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	349	79.2%
10	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	629	78.5%
11	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	593	78.4%
12	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	860	78.3%
13	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	506	77.3%
14	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,105	77.2%
15	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	76.9%
16	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	76.7%
17	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	Middle	524	76.7%
18	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,049	76.4%
19	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	717	75.9%
20	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	690	74.7%
21	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	566	74.4%
22	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	73.8%
23	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	863	73.0%
24	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	854	73.0%
25	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	652	72.7%
26	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	771	72.7%
27	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	803	71.4%
28	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	971	70.6%
29	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	1,018	69.9%
30	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	693	69.6%
31	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	713	69.5%
32	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	181	69.4%
33	Mesa View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	817	69.0%
34	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	Middle	921	68.5%
35	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	884	68.2%
36	Kraemer Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	889	66.9%
37	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	875	66.3%
38	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	551	65.3%
39	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	736	65.1%
40	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Westminster	Middle	947	64.7%
41	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	1,153	63.7%
42	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,188	63.3%
43	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	634	63.1%
44	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	753	60.9%
45	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	929	60.3%
46	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	532	60.2%
47	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	485	59.8%
48	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	453	58.9%
49	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	868	56.6%
50	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	641	56.4%

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