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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 88 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Oak Middle leads the list at 14.5%, against a median of 57.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, California

Best % FRL

14.5%

Median % FRL

57.0%

LOWEST POVERTY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	998	14.5%
2	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,282	14.7%
3	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	499	16.2%
4	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	Middle	524	17.7%
5	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,049	18.3%
6	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Lake Forest, CA	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Middle	495	18.4%
7	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,064	19.0%
8	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329	19.8%
9	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	506	20.8%
10	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	690	21.3%
11	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	593	22.3%
12	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Middle	1,018	22.3%
13	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	860	22.3%
14	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	349	22.3%
15	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753	23.1%
16	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	629	23.4%
17	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	771	25.0%
18	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	1,153	29.1%
19	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	863	29.7%
20	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	1,144	32.1%
21	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,105	33.6%
22	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	34.1%
23	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	652	34.2%
24	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	35.2%
25	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	803	35.4%
26	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	884	37.1%
27	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	Middle	921	37.9%
28	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	39.4%
29	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	971	39.4%
30	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	713	39.7%
31	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	929	40.4%
32	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	632	41.6%
33	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	753	42.5%
34	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	634	43.8%
35	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	693	44.6%
36	Mesa View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	817	45.4%
37	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	736	46.2%
38	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	566	46.6%
39	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	875	47.2%
40	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	854	47.7%
41	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	868	48.7%
42	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	181	49.7%
43	Kraemer Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	889	52.9%
44	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,188	56.2%
45	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	747	57.8%
46	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	820	62.6%
47	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	890	64.0%
48	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Westminster	Middle	947	64.9%
49	Santiago Charter Middle	Orange, CA	Santiago Charter Middle District	Middle	1,137	65.9%
50	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	366	68.0%

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