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The smallest public middle schools in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 88 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Carl Hankey Middle leads the list at 181, against a median of 724 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

181

Median Students

724

SMALLEST · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	181
2	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329
3	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	349
4	Spring View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	366
5	Vista Heritage Global Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Middle	369
6	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	390
7	Yorba Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	418
8	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	422
9	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	453
10	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	458
11	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	485
12	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	495
13	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Lake Forest, CA	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Middle	495
14	Vista del Mar Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	499
15	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	Middle	501
16	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	505
17	Venado Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	506
18	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	Middle	524
19	Valadez Middle School Academy	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	527
20	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	532
21	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	534
22	Nicolas Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	539
23	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	551
24	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	554
25	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	557
26	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	566
27	Washington Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	Middle	580
28	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	581
29	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	Middle	583
30	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	584
31	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	593
32	Los Alisos Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	595
33	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	612
34	Lakeside Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	629
35	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	632
36	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	633
37	Shorecliffs Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	634
38	Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	641
39	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	652
40	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	690
41	Niguel Hills Middle	Laguna Niguel, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	693
42	La Paz Intermediate	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Middle	713
43	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	717
44	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	724
45	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	Middle	724
46	Marine View Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	Middle	736
47	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	737
48	Cerro Villa Middle	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	747
49	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753
50	Orange County School of Computer Science	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	753

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