Helen Stacey Middle

Helen Stacey Middle is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Huntington Beach, California, run under Westminster. The school instructs 947 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Helen Stacey Middle sits 44% larger than that benchmark.

Helen Stacey Middle is one of 16 schools operated by Westminster, a district that educates 7,864 students overall.

Demographically, Helen Stacey Middle logs that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Asian, 20% White, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the resource side, On paper, Helen Stacey Middle has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

With demographic context factored in, Helen Stacey Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 56.2%, a residual of +15.4 points.

In the surrounding community, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Helen Stacey Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ada Clegg Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Helen Stacey Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 933 students in 2018 compared to 947 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 35% to 43%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.