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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Orange County, California, drawn from 87 qualifying public middle schools. Willard Intermediate leads the list at 14.3:1, against a median of 22.3:1 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 Students/teacher

14.3:1

Median Students/teacher

22.3:1

LOWEST RATIO · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	390	14.3:1
2	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	501	15.3:1
3	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	Middle	524	16.7:1
4	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	584	17.5:1
5	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	505	18.1:1
6	Yorba Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	418	18.2:1
7	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	539	18.2:1
8	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	886	18.9:1
9	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	366	19.2:1
10	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	693	19.6:1
11	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	634	19.8:1
12	Valadez Middle School Academy	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	527	19.9:1
13	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	Middle	921	20.3:1
14	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	753	20.4:1
15	Marco Forster Middle	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	930	20.4:1
16	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	936	20.5:1
17	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	690	20.5:1
18	Los Alisos Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	595	20.5:1
19	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329	20.8:1
20	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	422	20.9:1
21	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	875	20.9:1
22	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	506	20.9:1
23	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	612	21.0:1
24	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	Middle	724	21.0:1
25	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	737	21.0:1
26	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	495	21.1:1
27	Washington Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	580	21.1:1
28	Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	1,234	21.4:1
29	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	593	21.4:1
30	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,105	21.6:1
31	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	349	21.6:1
32	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	458	21.7:1
33	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	713	21.8:1
34	Sycamore Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,137	21.9:1
35	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	557	21.9:1
36	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	641	21.9:1
37	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	820	22.0:1
38	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	534	22.1:1
39	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	846	22.1:1
40	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753	22.2:1
41	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	22.2:1
42	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	499	22.3:1
43	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	652	22.3:1
44	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	868	22.3:1
45	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	803	22.3:1
46	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	22.4:1
47	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	22.4:1
48	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	1,005	22.4:1
49	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	554	22.4:1
50	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	532	22.5:1

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