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Enrollment
884
Middle
DISTRICT 828 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061803002215
Ethel Dwyer Middle
1502 Palm Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92648 · (714) 536-7507 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- 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.
- CThree-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
26.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
328 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 284 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 305 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
68.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.8pp since 2014
Math
58.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.9% | 37.3% | 18.4% | 13.4% |
| Math | 34.9% | 23.6% | 22.1% | 19.5% |
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 | 68.2% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 55.9% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 52.7% |
| 2021-22 | 69.6% | 55.9% |
| 2018-19 | 72.3% | 63.5% |
| 2017-18 | 70.8% | 64.4% |
| 2016-17 | 70.3% | 61.9% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ethel Dwyer Middle
Ethel Dwyer Middle's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethel Dwyer Middle this school | 884 | 37.1% | 61.9% |
| Silverado Middle Roseville | 1,010 | 33.5% | 51.5% |
| La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo | 713 | 39.7% | 64.5% |
| Fred Newhart Middle Mission Viejo | 1,105 | 33.6% | 71.5% |
| Martinez Junior High Martinez | 843 | 32.7% | 51.0% |
| Rincon Valley Middle Santa Rosa | 725 | 34.1% | 47.5% |
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 Ethel Dwyer Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #203 of 1,224 | #37 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #193 of 1,227 no change | #35 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #212 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #35 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #793 of 1,214 | #59 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #321 of 1,377 | #26 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #1,216 of 1,279 | #78 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #176 of 1,278 | #14 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #1,078 of 1,329 | #63 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #65 of 930 | #9 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
884
-258 (-23%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 812
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 884 | 34.1 | 26.0:1 | 37% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 37.1 | 25.4:1 | 38% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 41.1 | 24.2:1 | 27% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 1,142 | 43 | 26.6:1 | 23% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 1,354 | 47.8 | 28.4:1 | 25% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 1,284 | 46 | 27.9:1 | 22% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 1,268 | N/A | N/A | 22% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 1,071 | 40 | 26.8:1 | 18% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 812 | 31 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethel Dwyer Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,354 to 884); teachers down 29% (47.8 to 34.1).
About Ethel Dwyer Middle
Ethel Dwyer Middle is a mid-sized middle school found in Huntington Beach, California. Enrollment totals 884 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 34% bigger than the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
The district, Huntington Beach City Elementary, operates 8 schools serving 4,560 students.
The biggest share of students at Ethel Dwyer Middle, 45%, is White. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 13% Asian. That is in line with Orange County, where about 43% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Teacher count: 34.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 26.0:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 37%. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Among California public middle schools, Ethel Dwyer Middle outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Ethel Dwyer Middle are 4.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.9% actual, 57.8% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
Agnes L. Smith Elementary is the nearest public school to Ethel Dwyer Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Ethel Dwyer Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Ethel Dwyer Middle ranks 7th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 23% across 4 years, from 1,142 in 2020-21 to 884 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Ethel Dwyer Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Huntington Beach City Elementary
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- Agnes L. Smith ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Ralph E. Hawes ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Huntington Seacliff ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- John R. Peterson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- John H. Eader ElementaryElementary · 416 students
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- Huntington Beach HighHigh · 2,645 students
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- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
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Nearby schools
- Agnes L. Smith Elementary0.1 mi · 591
- Huntington Beach High0.5 mi · 2,645
- Kinetic Academy1.0 mi · 361
- John R. Peterson Elementary1.3 mi · 477
- Huntington Seacliff Elementary1.3 mi · 495
- S. A. Moffett Elementary1.8 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Ethel Dwyer MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Ethel Dwyer Middle?
Ethel Dwyer Middle enrolls approximately 884 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ethel Dwyer Middle serve?
Ethel Dwyer Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ethel Dwyer Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ethel Dwyer Middle is approximately 26.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ethel Dwyer Middle?
Student demographics at Ethel Dwyer Middle are roughly 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 13% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Ethel Dwyer Middle in?
Ethel Dwyer Middle is part of Huntington Beach City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.