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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 85 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Willard Intermediate leads the list at 10.4%, against a median of 56.1% 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

Best % Proficient

10.4%

Median % Proficient

56.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	97.2%	390	10.4%
2	Sycamore Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	94.7%	1,137	12.1%
3	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	92.7%	737	14.1%
4	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	96.7%	584	14.9%
5	South Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	92.1%	1,159	16.1%
6	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	90.9%	724	17.6%
7	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	96.4%	886	20.4%
8	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	95.3%	936	21.0%
9	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	88.9%	612	25.4%
10	Valadez Middle School Academy	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	95.8%	527	25.8%
11	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	91.0%	633	25.9%
12	Dale Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	88.2%	1,002	26.1%
13	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	91.5%	422	26.9%
14	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	82.6%	539	30.1%
15	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	83.4%	495	31.9%
16	Yorba Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	88.5%	418	34.0%
17	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	82.1%	554	35.3%
18	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	80.8%	501	36.3%
19	Washington Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	85.0%	580	37.1%
20	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	85.6%	583	37.4%
21	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	88.4%	534	37.6%
22	Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	91.7%	1,234	38.6%
23	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	82.0%	1,005	39.4%
24	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	91.0%	458	39.5%
25	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	90.3%	505	39.5%
26	Los Alisos Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	74.5%	595	39.6%
27	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	Middle	83.1%	724	40.7%
28	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	93.7%	557	40.9%
29	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	64.0%	890	40.9%
30	Marco Forster Middle	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	75.1%	930	42.0%
31	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	62.6%	820	44.3%
32	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	86.9%	581	45.9%
33	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	57.8%	747	46.4%
34	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	68.0%	366	46.8%
35	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	73.8%	641	46.8%
36	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	81.6%	485	50.0%
37	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	43.8%	634	50.3%
38	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	86.6%	846	50.5%
39	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	81.7%	453	52.1%
40	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	42.5%	753	52.9%
41	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	48.7%	868	52.9%
42	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	40.4%	929	54.4%
43	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	46.2%	736	56.1%
44	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	88.3%	532	56.5%
45	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	56.2%	1,188	56.6%
46	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Westminster	Middle	64.9%	947	57.0%
47	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	47.2%	875	60.1%
48	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	49.7%	181	60.3%
49	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	37.1%	884	61.9%
50	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	29.1%	1,153	62.0%

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