Enrollment
181
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPISTRANO UNIFIED·NCES 060744012093
Carl Hankey Middle
27252 Nubles, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 · (949) 234-5315 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
90 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 58 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
69.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
58.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.7% | 34.7% | 19.4% | 11.2% |
| Math | 36.8% | 21.6% | 18.7% | 22.8% |
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 | 69.4% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 59.8% |
| 2021-22 | 68.7% | 43.2% |
| 2018-19 | 69.6% | 61.5% |
| 2017-18 | 69.7% | 58.3% |
| 2016-17 | 70.3% | 55.7% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Carl Hankey Middle
Carl Hankey Middle's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hankey Middle this school | 181 | 49.7% | 60.3% |
| Brook Haven Middle Sebastopol | 212 | 43.4% | 43.4% |
| Jonata Middle Buellton | 168 | 55.4% | 52.7% |
| Riverview Middle Helendale | 141 | 45.4% | 29.3% |
| Piner-Olivet Charter Santa Rosa | 212 | 55.7% | N/A |
| Lemoore University Elementary Charter Lemoore | 155 | 61.9% | 46.3% |
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 Carl Hankey Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #217 of 1,224 | #38 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #191 of 1,227 ▲ 121 | #34 of 85 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #191 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #32 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #145 of 1,214 | #11 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #1,292 of 1,377 | #88 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #942 of 1,329 | #47 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #269 of 930 | #38 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
181
-29 (-14%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 181 | 11.6 | 15.7:1 | 50% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 12.2 | 14.3:1 | 49% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 52% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 11 | 19.1:1 | 35% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 12.1 | 19.4:1 | 36% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | N/A | N/A | 27% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Hankey Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (234 to 181); teachers down 4% (12.1 to 11.6).
About Carl Hankey Middle
Carl Hankey Middle is a very small middle school based in Mission Viejo, California. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 181 students enrolled. That is 73% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Capistrano Unified oversees Carl Hankey Middle and 57 other schools, with 40,251 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Carl Hankey Middle; the largest is Hispanic, at 41%. After that, the student body is 38% White, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The diversity index for Carl Hankey Middle is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.7:1. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Carl Hankey Middle, 50% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public middle schools, Carl Hankey Middle outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Carl Hankey Middle would be expected to post about 50.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Orange County show that the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Carl Hankey Middle's nearest public school is Carl Hankey Elementary (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carl Hankey Middle is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.7:1, from 19.1:1.
The allk12 page for Carl Hankey Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Carl Hankey MiddleHow many students attend Carl Hankey Middle?
Carl Hankey Middle enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carl Hankey Middle serve?
Carl Hankey Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl Hankey Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carl Hankey Middle is approximately 15.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carl Hankey Middle?
Carl Hankey Middle reports a student body of 38% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Carl Hankey Middle?
Carl Hankey Middle is overseen by Capistrano Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.