Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle, a mid-sized intermediate school in Placentia, California, one of the schools within Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, teaches 566 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is one of 34 schools operated by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, a district that teaches 22,665 students overall.

Demographically, Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 17% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.7%, the actual is 61.7%, a residual of +10.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Buena Vista Virtual Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 71.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 566). White enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.