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Best kept secret at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate?
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Enrollment
886
Middle
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005982
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
2120 West Edinger St., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 480-4100 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of California public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
18.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
854 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 303 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 34% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
23.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
19.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.9% | 18.3% | 26.2% | 50.5% |
| Math | 7.7% | 12.1% | 24.7% | 55.5% |
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 | 23.2% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 17.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 25.1% | 17.5% |
| 2017-18 | 17.9% | 13.5% |
| 2016-17 | 15.0% | 11.1% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate this school | 886 | 96.4% | 20.4% |
| El Monte Middle Orosi | 844 | 97.0% | 30.3% |
| Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate Santa Ana | 936 | 95.3% | 21.0% |
| Mission Middle Escondido | 855 | 95.9% | 24.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Madera | 865 | 96.9% | 16.1% |
| El Camino Junior High Santa Maria | 830 | 97.0% | 17.3% |
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 Gerald P. Carr Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,038 of 1,224 | #79 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #870 of 1,227 ▲ 5 | #73 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,122 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #80 of 85 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #234 of 1,214 | #13 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 886 | #318 of 1,377 | #25 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #303 of 1,279 | #8 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #1,218 of 1,278 | #83 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #68 of 1,329 | #4 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.1% | #37 of 930 | #6 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
886
-410 (-32%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,721
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 886 | 46.8 | 18.9:1 | 96% (854) |
| 2023-24 | 958 | 53.7 | 17.8:1 | 88% (841) |
| 2022-23 | 1,026 | 60.6 | 16.9:1 | 79% (809) |
| 2020-21 | 1,296 | 57 | 22.7:1 | 93% (1,204) |
| 2017-18 | 1,455 | 58.1 | 25.0:1 | 86% (1,251) |
| 2015-16 | 1,487 | 63 | 23.6:1 | 98% (1,460) |
| 2010-11 | 1,660 | N/A | N/A | 92% (1,519) |
| 2000-01 | 1,764 | 72 | 24.5:1 | 56% (996) |
| 1990-91 | 1,721 | 70 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gerald P. Carr Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (1,455 to 886); teachers down 19% (58.1 to 46.8).
About Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate sits in Santa Ana, California, and is classified as a middle school. It enrolled 886 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Santa Ana Unified serves 35,993 students across 51 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate, with 97% of enrollment. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Gerald P. Carr Intermediate comes in at 6%.
The school reported 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Gerald P. Carr Intermediate 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.
A school with Gerald P. Carr Intermediate's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 23.1%. Gerald P. Carr Intermediate scores 20.4%, 2.6 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
The next-closest public school is Carl Harvey Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Gerald P. Carr Intermediate. On proficiency, Gerald P. Carr Intermediate is behind the 28.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Gerald P. Carr Intermediate is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,296 in 2020-21 and 886 in 2024-25, a decrease of 410 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.9:1) than in 2020-21 (22.7:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Gerald P. Carr IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate?
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate enrolls approximately 886 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gerald P. Carr Intermediate serve?
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate is approximately 18.9:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gerald P. Carr Intermediate?
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate reports a student body of 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Gerald P. Carr Intermediate public or private?
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.