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What's something Cerro Villa Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
747
Middle
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE UNIFIED·NCES 062865004423
Cerro Villa Middle
17852 East Serrano Ave., Villa Park, CA 92861 · (714) 997-6251 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
26.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
432 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 384 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 363 | 49% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
51.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
41.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 30.4% | 21.9% | 26.6% |
| Math | 27.3% | 14.3% | 22.3% | 36.1% |
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 | 51.5% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.1% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 59.2% | 41.3% |
| 2017-18 | 53.5% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 39.4% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Cerro Villa Middle
Cerro Villa Middle's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Villa Middle this school | 747 | 57.8% | 46.4% |
| Balboa Middle Ventura | 845 | 58.8% | 39.0% |
| Robert L. McCaffrey Middle Galt | 779 | 53.7% | 43.9% |
| Sinaloa Middle Simi Valley | 843 | 60.5% | 32.9% |
| Vista Innovation and Design Academy Vista | 834 | 58.2% | 39.4% |
| Margarita Middle Temecula | 731 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
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 Cerro Villa Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #403 of 1,224 | #53 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #382 of 1,227 ▼ 49 | #53 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #459 of 1,227 ▲ 9 | #54 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #766 of 1,214 | #57 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #511 of 1,377 | #41 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #1,225 of 1,279 | #81 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #414 of 1,278 | #36 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #858 of 1,329 | #44 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #170 of 930 | #25 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
747
-100 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 747 | 28.5 | 26.2:1 | 58% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 33.6 | 21.7:1 | 57% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 32.2 | 23.3:1 | 59% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 36 | 23.5:1 | 41% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 42.8 | 23.8:1 | 46% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 1,016 | 38 | 26.7:1 | 37% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,031 | N/A | N/A | 26% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 40 | 27.1:1 | 18% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 36 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cerro Villa Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,019 to 747); teachers down 33% (42.8 to 28.5).
About Cerro Villa Middle
A medium-sized middle school in Villa Park, California, Cerro Villa Middle is part of Orange Unified. It enrolled 747 students in grades 7 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district, Orange Unified, operates 40 schools serving 23,790 students.
Hispanic students account for 54% of enrollment at Cerro Villa Middle. Other students are 29% White, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. Cerro Villa Middle has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cerro Villa Middle and a ratio of 26.2:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 58% of students. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is about the same, 55%.
Cerro Villa Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.6% for Cerro Villa Middle. The school posts 46.4%, within a point of the prediction.
Orange County has about 3,165,820 residents, and median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
The shortest distance from Cerro Villa Middle to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Villa Park High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Cerro Villa Middle is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Cerro Villa Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Cerro Villa Middle saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 26.2 students per teacher, compared with 23.5 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Cerro Villa Middle. 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
Other schools in Orange Unified
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Villa Park HighHigh · 2,023 students
- El Modena HighHigh · 1,795 students
- Orange HighHigh · 1,728 students
- El Rancho CharterMiddle · 1,144 students
- McPherson MagnetElementary · 863 students
Other schools in Villa Park
- Villa Park HighHigh · 2,023 students
- Villa Park ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Serrano ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Villa Park High0.3 mi · 2,023
- Serrano Elementary0.3 mi · 524
- Villa Park Elementary0.8 mi · 604
- Explore Academy1.3 mi · 126
- Nohl Canyon Elementary1.3 mi · 524
- Handy Elementary1.4 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Cerro Villa MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Cerro Villa Middle?
Cerro Villa Middle enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 07-08.
Is Cerro Villa Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cerro Villa Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Cerro Villa Middle have?
Cerro Villa Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cerro Villa Middle?
Student demographics at Cerro Villa Middle are roughly 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Cerro Villa Middle in?
Cerro Villa Middle is part of Orange Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.