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If you could change one rule at Dale Junior High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,002
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000173
Dale Junior High
900 South Dale St., Anaheim, CA 92804 · (714) 220-4210 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,002 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
884 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 470 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 532 | 53% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
31.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
19.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 22.5% | 27.6% | 41.3% |
| Math | 8.9% | 10.2% | 19.2% | 61.7% |
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 | 31.1% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 20.3% |
| 2022-23 | 24.4% | 14.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.4% | 13.6% |
| 2020-21 | 45.8% | 23.3% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 21.3% |
| 2017-18 | 31.3% | 18.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 22.0% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Dale Junior High
Dale Junior High's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Junior High this school | 1,002 | 88.2% | 26.1% |
| Weaver Middle Merced | 1,073 | 93.7% | 28.5% |
| Florence Nightingale Middle Los Angeles | 773 | 87.3% | 36.6% |
| Kings Canyon Middle Fresno | 862 | 92.9% | 26.4% |
| Virgil Middle Los Angeles | 975 | 96.0% | 40.6% |
| Stonecreek Junior High Bakersfield | 986 | 81.8% | 40.6% |
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 Dale Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #862 of 1,224 | #74 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #884 of 1,227 ▼ 97 | #75 of 85 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #957 of 1,227 ▼ 137 | #78 of 85 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #498 of 1,214 | #32 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,002 | #194 of 1,377 | #14 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #944 of 1,279 | #55 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #788 of 1,278 | #63 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #335 of 1,329 | #21 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #734 of 930 | #67 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
1,002
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 1,002 | 44 | 22.8:1 | 88% (884) |
| 2023-24 | 1,034 | 47.7 | 21.7:1 | 90% (932) |
| 2022-23 | 983 | 51.8 | 19.0:1 | 91% (895) |
| 2020-21 | 1,008 | 43 | 23.4:1 | 89% (901) |
| 2017-18 | 1,084 | 47 | 23.1:1 | 90% (973) |
| 2015-16 | 1,188 | 46 | 25.8:1 | 87% (1,031) |
| 2010-11 | 1,311 | N/A | N/A | 79% (1,034) |
| 2000-01 | 1,326 | 62 | 21.4:1 | 66% (872) |
| 1990-91 | 943 | 38 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dale Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,084 to 1,002); teachers down 6% (47 to 44).
About Dale Junior High
Dale Junior High is a large middle school in Anaheim, California, one of the schools in Anaheim Union High. The school's 1,002 students are in grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Dale Junior High is one school in a 21-school district, Anaheim Union High, which enrolls 26,076 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Dale Junior High, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 15% Asian, 7% White, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dale Junior High employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.8:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 88% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Dale Junior High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dale Junior High is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.1% actual, 27.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Orange County census figures show that the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 430,458 students in all.
Cambridge Virtual Academy is located less than a tenth of a mile from Dale Junior High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dale Junior High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Dale Junior High enrolled 1,008; in 2024-25, 1,002.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Dale Junior HighHow large is Dale Junior High?
Dale Junior High enrolls approximately 1,002 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Dale Junior High serve?
Dale Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dale Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dale Junior High is approximately 22.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dale Junior High?
At Dale Junior High, the student body is approximately 7% White, 74% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dale Junior High public or private?
Dale Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anaheim Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.