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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 10.7%, against a median of 56.2% 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

10.7%

Median % Proficient

56.2%

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	10.7%
2	Sycamore Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	94.7%	1,137	11.8%
3	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	92.7%	737	12.4%
4	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	96.7%	584	14.0%
5	South Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	92.1%	1,159	14.5%
6	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	90.9%	724	18.9%
7	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	96.4%	886	19.4%
8	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	95.3%	936	20.0%
9	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	88.9%	612	22.6%
10	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	91.5%	422	22.6%
11	Valadez Middle School Academy	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	95.8%	527	22.9%
12	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	91.0%	633	26.4%
13	Dale Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	88.2%	1,002	27.0%
14	Yorba Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	88.5%	418	31.1%
15	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	82.6%	539	32.0%
16	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	83.4%	495	33.6%
17	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	80.8%	501	34.8%
18	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	82.1%	554	35.7%
19	Washington Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	85.0%	580	35.9%
20	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	82.0%	1,005	36.8%
21	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	88.4%	534	37.3%
22	Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	91.7%	1,234	37.4%
23	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	90.3%	505	38.3%
24	Los Alisos Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	74.5%	595	38.7%
25	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	93.7%	557	38.8%
26	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	91.0%	458	39.0%
27	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	64.0%	890	39.2%
28	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	85.6%	583	39.6%
29	Marco Forster Middle	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	75.1%	930	41.0%
30	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	Middle	83.1%	724	42.1%
31	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	73.8%	641	44.0%
32	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	62.6%	820	44.7%
33	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	86.9%	581	45.1%
34	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	57.8%	747	46.3%
35	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	43.8%	634	46.8%
36	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	68.0%	366	46.8%
37	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	81.6%	485	48.7%
38	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	86.6%	846	50.4%
39	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	40.4%	929	52.0%
40	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	81.7%	453	52.1%
41	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	48.7%	868	53.9%
42	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	42.5%	753	53.9%
43	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Westminster	Middle	64.9%	947	56.2%
44	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	49.7%	181	56.5%
45	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	88.3%	532	57.2%
46	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	56.2%	1,188	57.4%
47	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	46.2%	736	57.4%
48	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	47.2%	875	60.1%
49	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Middle	37.1%	884	60.5%
50	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	46.6%	566	61.7%

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