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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public middle schools in Orange County, California, drawn from 87 qualifying public middle schools. Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle leads the list at 73.0%, against a median of 55.8% 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 Diversity index

73.0%

Median Diversity index

55.8%

MOST DIVERSE · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Lake Forest, CA	495	73.0%	34.8%(172)	2.4%(12)	20.2%(100)	30.7%(152)
2	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	652	72.6%	31.4%(205)	3.8%(25)	16.6%(108)	36.7%(239)
3	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	1,144	72.5%	35.1%(402)	2.7%(31)	27.4%(314)	26.2%(300)
4	Pioneer Middle	Tustin, CA	971	72.0%	19.3%(187)	2.2%(21)	28.0%(272)	38.8%(377)
5	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	1,018	71.9%	36.1%(368)	2.4%(24)	33.7%(343)	13.8%(140)
6	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	632	71.9%	29.4%(186)	0.5%(3)	29.8%(188)	31.3%(198)
7	Mesa View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	817	71.5%	34.9%(285)	0.6%(5)	34.6%(283)	16.4%(134)
8	Oak Middle	Los Alamitos, CA	998	71.5%	39.7%(396)	1.6%(16)	27.1%(270)	21.2%(212)
9	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	1,188	71.2%	21.4%(254)	3.1%(37)	31.8%(378)	37.0%(439)
10	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	1,105	70.6%	42.2%(466)	1.4%(16)	26.7%(295)	13.6%(150)
11	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	818	70.2%	37.3%(305)	1.1%(9)	28.4%(232)	27.5%(225)
12	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	863	69.1%	45.6%(394)	1.6%(14)	22.6%(195)	19.8%(171)
13	Brea Junior High	Brea, CA	921	68.7%	21.6%(199)	1.1%(10)	41.0%(378)	30.9%(285)
14	Ethel Dwyer Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	884	68.6%	44.8%(396)	0.5%(4)	27.9%(247)	12.7%(112)
15	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	1,153	68.5%	45.9%(529)	1.2%(14)	26.2%(302)	15.6%(180)
16	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	713	68.3%	43.5%(310)	1.0%(7)	31.3%(223)	12.5%(89)
17	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	690	68.2%	47.1%(325)	0.1%(1)	22.6%(156)	17.1%(118)
18	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	854	67.8%	14.5%(124)	1.2%(10)	38.9%(332)	38.1%(325)
19	Helen Stacey Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	947	67.7%	19.8%(187)	0.2%(2)	43.1%(408)	30.9%(293)
20	Serrano Intermediate	Lake Forest, CA	868	67.5%	31.3%(272)	1.8%(16)	45.0%(391)	12.4%(108)
21	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	629	67.0%	31.0%(195)	1.9%(12)	11.0%(69)	46.0%(289)
22	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	768	66.3%	21.1%(162)	0.5%(4)	20.7%(159)	49.4%(379)
23	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	890	66.2%	13.3%(118)	3.7%(33)	48.8%(434)	28.1%(250)
24	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	753	66.2%	32.5%(245)	1.2%(9)	45.3%(341)	15.9%(120)
25	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	860	66.1%	26.1%(224)	2.7%(23)	12.2%(105)	49.8%(428)
26	Hewes Middle	Santa Ana, CA	929	65.4%	39.9%(371)	1.1%(10)	41.3%(384)	8.0%(74)
27	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	506	65.2%	19.6%(99)	0.8%(4)	15.8%(80)	52.0%(263)
28	Kraemer Middle	Placentia, CA	889	64.3%	12.6%(112)	1.6%(14)	46.2%(411)	35.4%(315)
29	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	566	64.3%	28.1%(159)	1.1%(6)	49.8%(282)	16.6%(94)
30	Aliso Viejo Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	803	64.2%	53.9%(433)	2.0%(16)	19.2%(154)	13.6%(109)
31	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	349	63.4%	55.0%(192)	1.4%(5)	16.1%(56)	16.1%(56)
32	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	753	63.2%	25.1%(189)	0.1%(1)	13.7%(103)	52.9%(398)
33	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	736	62.5%	52.2%(384)	0.9%(7)	29.8%(219)	7.1%(52)
34	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	593	62.5%	56.0%(332)	1.2%(7)	15.5%(92)	15.3%(91)
35	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	366	62.1%	36.1%	1.1%	48.9%	6.3%
36	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	747	60.8%	28.9%(216)	0.7%(5)	54.4%(406)	10.0%(75)
37	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	771	60.2%	58.5%(451)	0.4%(3)	15.6%(120)	12.4%(96)
38	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	641	59.5%	5.2%(33)	1.9%(12)	52.1%(334)	35.9%(230)
39	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	329	59.1%	59.6%(196)	0.3%(1)	12.5%(41)	14.6%(48)
40	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	693	59.1%	55.4%(384)	1.1%(8)	30.6%(212)	5.2%(36)
41	Horace Ensign Intermediate	Newport Beach, CA	875	57.8%	49.4%(432)	0.3%(3)	41.6%(364)	1.6%(14)
42	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	485	57.1%	4.7%(23)	0.8%(4)	53.0%(257)	38.1%(185)
43	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	634	55.9%	58.4%(370)	0.5%(3)	29.8%(189)	1.3%(8)
44	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	453	55.8%	4.6%(21)	0.9%(4)	55.2%(250)	36.6%(166)
45	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	919	55.4%	58.9%(541)	0.0%(0)	30.1%(277)	1.7%(16)
46	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	1,064	55.0%	63.9%(680)	0.9%(10)	11.4%(121)	12.6%(134)
47	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	724	54.9%	9.8%(71)	1.1%(8)	62.1%(450)	22.8%(165)
48	Warner Middle	Westminster, CA	846	54.2%	1.2%(10)	0.7%(6)	41.0%(347)	53.8%(455)
49	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton, CA	820	54.1%	19.5%(160)	2.6%(21)	64.0%(525)	8.2%(67)
50	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	1,049	53.8%	15.6%(164)	2.0%(21)	9.0%(94)	64.9%(681)

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