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Enrollment
566
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004772
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
2151 North Kraemer Blvd., Placentia, CA 92870 · (714) 986-7480 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
264 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 268 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 298 | 53% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
74.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.4pp since 2014
Math
56.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.4% | 35.1% | 13.8% | 11.8% |
| Math | 37.8% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 22.7% |
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 | 74.4% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.7% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 45.7% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 48.7% |
| 2018-19 | 69.5% | 57.6% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 53.0% |
| 2016-17 | 74.9% | 61.8% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle this school | 566 | 46.6% | 63.5% |
| Monte Vista Middle Camarillo | 576 | 45.5% | 38.6% |
| Orange County School of Computer Science Yorba Linda | 753 | 42.5% | 52.9% |
| Martin Murphy Middle San Jose | 466 | 45.5% | 35.7% |
| Pioneer Junior High Upland | 771 | 50.5% | 57.2% |
| Lewis H. Britton Middle Morgan Hill | 637 | 45.1% | 36.5% |
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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #184 of 1,224 | #33 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #217 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #38 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #128 of 1,227 ▲ 52 | #21 of 85 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #151 of 1,214 | #12 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #827 of 1,377 | #63 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #997 of 1,279 | #59 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #310 of 1,278 | #29 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #970 of 1,329 | #51 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #336 of 930 | #44 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
566
-71 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 566 | 24.4 | 23.2:1 | 47% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 26.7 | 23.0:1 | 48% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 25.9 | 22.9:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 25 | 25.5:1 | 45% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 25.5 | 27.8:1 | 36% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 28 | 27.2:1 | 30% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | N/A | N/A | 22% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 9% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 35 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (709 to 566); teachers down 5% (25.5 to 24.4).
About Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
Federal records list Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle as a middle-grades school in Placentia, California. Total enrollment is 566 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified has 22,665 students spread across 34 schools.
The largest group at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is Hispanic students, at 50%. Other students are 28% White, 17% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. The diversity index for Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle reports a ratio of 23.2 students per teacher, from 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 23.2:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, higher than here.
Among California public middle schools, Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.5%; the prediction is 52.2%.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 649 public schools with about 430,458 students, including Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle.
Buena Vista Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 566, down from 637 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 23.2:1, from 25.5:1.
This page is set up for the Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle community to discuss 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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- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
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- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
Other schools in Placentia
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Golden ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- John O. Tynes ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Van Buren ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 97
- Parkview0.1 mi · 259
- Brookhaven Elementary0.4 mi · 482
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 454
- George Key0.7 mi · 124
- El Dorado High0.8 mi · 1,998
Frequently asked questions
About Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddleHow many students attend Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle?
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle enrolls approximately 566 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle serve?
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle.
What is the student diversity at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle?
Student demographics at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle are roughly 28% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle public or private?
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.