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Enrollment
753
Middle
DISTRICT 737 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061422001625
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
8778 El Lago St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · (714) 375-2816 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of California public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- C+Three-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
22.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
174 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 263 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
84.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
70.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.2% | 32.4% | 9.8% | 5.6% |
| Math | 52.2% | 18.5% | 19.6% | 9.7% |
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 | 84.5% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.7% | 70.5% |
| 2022-23 | 82.5% | 72.3% |
| 2021-22 | 83.1% | 70.7% |
| 2018-19 | 84.3% | 78.1% |
| 2017-18 | 83.2% | 75.6% |
| 2016-17 | 82.9% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton (Harry C.) Middle this school | 753 | 23.1% | 76.3% |
| Rancho San Joaquin Middle Irvine | 860 | 22.3% | 76.6% |
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 929 | 19.4% | 73.9% |
| Cupertino Middle Sunnyvale | 1,067 | 20.9% | 79.5% |
| Lakeside Middle Irvine | 629 | 23.4% | 76.2% |
| Venado Middle Irvine | 506 | 20.8% | 71.0% |
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 Fulton (Harry C.) Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #67 of 1,224 | #6 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #88 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #12 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #31 of 1,227 ▲ 35 | #1 of 85 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #780 of 1,214 | #58 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #502 of 1,377 | #39 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #828 of 1,279 | #40 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #337 of 1,278 | #32 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #1,196 of 1,329 | #74 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #793 of 930 | #70 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
753
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 753 | 34 | 22.2:1 | 23% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 34.4 | 21.2:1 | 20% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 32.9 | 21.6:1 | 17% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 28 | 26.5:1 | 19% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 30.5 | 26.3:1 | 21% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 31 | 26.4:1 | 17% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | N/A | N/A | 13% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 25 | 26.9:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 24 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fulton (Harry C.) Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (801 to 753); teachers up 11% (30.5 to 34).
About Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Fountain Valley, California. The school enrolls 753 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is one of 10 schools in Fountain Valley Elementary, which enrolls 6,010 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is 53% Asian. After that, the student body is 25% White, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Orange County is about 22% Asian. Fulton (Harry C.) Middle has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.2 students per teacher. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 23%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 32 points.
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.3%, compared with a predicted 66.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is one of 649 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 430,458 students.
The next-closest public school is Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Fulton (Harry C.) Middle. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fulton (Harry C.) Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Fulton (Harry C.) Middle as City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 741 to 753. The ratio was 26.5:1 in 2020-21 and 22.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Plavan (Urbain H.) ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Fountain Valley
- Fountain Valley HighHigh · 3,171 students
- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
- Masuda (Kazuo) MiddleMiddle · 768 students
- Vista View MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Ethan B. Allen ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Courreges (Roch) ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary0.4 mi · 526
- Lake View Elementary0.4 mi · 361
- Courreges (Roch) Elementary0.6 mi · 631
- Fountain Valley High0.8 mi · 3,171
- Valley Vista High0.9 mi · 263
- Oak View Elementary1.2 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Fulton (Harry C.) MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Fulton (Harry C.) Middle?
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle enrolls approximately 753 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fulton (Harry C.) Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fulton (Harry C.) Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is approximately 22.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fulton (Harry C.) Middle?
At Fulton (Harry C.) Middle, the student body is approximately 25% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 53% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fulton (Harry C.) Middle?
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is overseen by Fountain Valley Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.