D. Russell Parks Junior High

Located at 1710 Rosecrans Ave., in Fullerton, California, D. Russell Parks Junior High is a moderately sized middle school that hosts 854 students (grades 7 through 8), run under Fullerton Elementary. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Within Fullerton Elementary, which oversees 20 schools and 11,247 students, D. Russell Parks Junior High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, D. Russell Parks Junior High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 38% Asian, 15% White, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, D. Russell Parks Junior High reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), D. Russell Parks Junior High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.1%; D. Russell Parks Junior High posts 66.3%, +15.2 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. D. Russell Parks Junior High is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Sunset Lane Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around D. Russell Parks Junior High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts D. Russell Parks Junior High at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. D. Russell Parks Junior High's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 1,011 (now 854). Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.2:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

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