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The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Orange County, California

88 public middle schools in Orange County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Buena Park Middle leads the list at 4.4%, against a median of 1.0% 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 % Black

4.4%

Median % Black

1.0%

MOST BLACK · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	633	28	4.4%
2	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	652	25	3.8%
3	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	612	23	3.8%
4	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	890	33	3.7%
5	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,188	37	3.1%
6	Santiago Charter Middle	Orange, CA	Santiago Charter Middle District	1,137	32	2.8%
7	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	1,144	31	2.7%
8	Dale Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,002	27	2.7%
9	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	860	23	2.7%
10	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	820	21	2.6%
11	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Lake Forest, CA	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	495	12	2.4%
12	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	583	14	2.4%
13	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	1,018	24	2.4%
14	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	971	21	2.2%
15	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	724	15	2.1%
16	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	1,049	21	2.0%
17	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	803	16	2.0%
18	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	629	12	1.9%
19	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	641	12	1.9%
20	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	539	10	1.9%
21	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	868	16	1.8%
22	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	737	13	1.8%
23	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	181	3	1.7%
24	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	863	14	1.6%
25	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	998	16	1.6%
26	Kraemer Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	889	14	1.6%
27	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,105	16	1.4%
28	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	554	8	1.4%
29	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	349	5	1.4%
30	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	1,282	16	1.3%
31	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,153	14	1.2%
32	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	753	9	1.2%
33	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	505	6	1.2%
34	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	593	7	1.2%
35	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	854	10	1.2%
36	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	693	8	1.1%
37	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	524	6	1.1%
38	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	724	8	1.1%
39	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	818	9	1.1%
40	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	921	10	1.1%
41	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	458	5	1.1%
42	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	366	—	1.1%
43	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	929	10	1.1%
44	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	566	6	1.1%
45	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	495	5	1.0%
46	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	713	7	1.0%
47	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	736	7	0.9%
48	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,064	10	0.9%
49	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	453	4	0.9%
50	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	485	4	0.8%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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