Cerro Villa Middle

Cerro Villa Middle, an average-sized middle-grades school in Villa Park, California, run under Orange Unified, teaches 747 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Orange Unified runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 23,790 students. Cerro Villa Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Cerro Villa Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Cerro Villa Middle records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Cerro Villa Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cerro Villa Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 46.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Cerro Villa Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Villa Park High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cerro Villa Middle comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cerro Villa Middle has fell 27%, going from 1,019 students in 2018 to 747 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 26.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.