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Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000171
Brookhurst Junior High
601 North Brookhurst Ave., Anaheim, CA 92801 · (714) 999-3613 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
658 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 367 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 49% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
19.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
12.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.7% | 16.9% | 23.0% | 57.4% |
| Math | 2.9% | 9.9% | 19.6% | 67.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.6% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 16.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.1% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 33.6% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 28.6% | 20.9% |
| 2016-17 | 32.9% | 22.7% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brookhurst Junior High
Brookhurst Junior High's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhurst Junior High this school | 724 | 90.9% | 17.6% |
| Ball Junior High Anaheim | 737 | 92.7% | 14.1% |
| Oaks Middle Ontario | 668 | 89.5% | 40.2% |
| Mark Twain Junior High Modesto | 658 | 93.6% | 21.6% |
| Serrano Middle Montclair | 657 | 91.5% | 49.3% |
| Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences Escondido | 788 | 91.1% | 24.4% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brookhurst Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,106 of 1,224 | #80 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #1,073 of 1,227 ▼ 55 | #79 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,173 of 1,227 ▼ 109 | #83 of 85 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #128 of 1,214 | #5 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #556 of 1,377 | #44 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #910 of 1,279 | #51 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #992 of 1,278 | #73 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #261 of 1,329 | #15 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #94 of 930 | #17 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
724
-258 (-26%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 724 | 32.1 | 22.6:1 | 91% (658) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 34.4 | 22.5:1 | 89% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 43.4 | 18.2:1 | 89% (707) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 42 | 23.4:1 | 88% (860) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 42 | 25.3:1 | 85% (904) |
| 2015-16 | 1,101 | 42 | 26.2:1 | 84% (930) |
| 2010-11 | 1,296 | N/A | N/A | 79% (1,022) |
| 2000-01 | 1,245 | 56 | 22.2:1 | 61% (760) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 39 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookhurst Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,063 to 724); teachers down 24% (42 to 32.1).
About Brookhurst Junior High
Brookhurst Junior High is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in Anaheim, California. A total of 724 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8.
Brookhurst Junior High is part of Anaheim Union High, where 21 schools serve 26,076 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Brookhurst Junior High, with 86% of enrollment. Next come 6% Asian, 4% White, and 2% Black. That compares with about 34% Hispanic among all Orange County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Brookhurst Junior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Brookhurst Junior High is 91%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.3%. Brookhurst Junior High scores 17.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Brookhurst Junior High is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The next-closest public school is Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brookhurst Junior High. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Brookhurst Junior High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Brookhurst Junior High as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 724 was 26% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 982.
Community posts for Brookhurst Junior High can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Nearby schools
- Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary0.4 mi · 487
- Juliette Low School of the Arts0.5 mi · 475
- Marshall (John) Elementary0.6 mi · 688
- Savanna High0.7 mi · 1,466
- Walt Disney1.0 mi · 560
- Dr. Peter Marshall1.0 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About Brookhurst Junior HighHow many students attend Brookhurst Junior High?
Brookhurst Junior High enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Brookhurst Junior High serve?
Brookhurst Junior High serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Brookhurst Junior High have?
Brookhurst Junior High employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
How diverse is Brookhurst Junior High?
Brookhurst Junior High reports a student body of 4% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookhurst Junior High?
Brookhurst Junior High is overseen by Anaheim Union High in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.