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How has Helen Stacey Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
947
Middle
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER·NCES 064215006903
Helen Stacey Middle
6311 Larchwood Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92647 · (714) 894-7212 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
24.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
615 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 195 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 383 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 369 | 39% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
64.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.5% | 37.2% | 19.5% | 15.8% |
| Math | 30.8% | 21.8% | 22.4% | 25.0% |
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 | 64.7% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.2% | 48.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.1% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 60.7% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 59.8% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Helen Stacey Middle
Helen Stacey Middle's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Stacey Middle this school | 947 | 64.9% | 57.0% |
| Walker Junior High La Palma | 890 | 64.0% | 40.9% |
| Robert O. Townsend Junior High Chino Hills | 905 | 54.8% | 63.9% |
| Denman (James) Middle San Francisco | 807 | 64.8% | 27.4% |
| Lexington Junior High Cypress | 1,188 | 56.2% | 56.6% |
| Kraemer Middle Placentia | 889 | 52.9% | 63.2% |
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 Helen Stacey Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #259 of 1,224 | #40 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #250 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #41 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #263 of 1,227 ▼ 13 | #40 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #585 of 1,214 | #37 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #255 of 1,377 | #17 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #1,093 of 1,279 | #68 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #205 of 1,278 | #19 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #781 of 1,329 | #41 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #219 of 257 | #6 of 9 |
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
947
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 947 | 39.3 | 24.1:1 | 65% (615) |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 38.1 | 22.7:1 | 62% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 41.6 | 20.8:1 | 62% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 38 | 24.6:1 | 52% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 38.1 | 24.5:1 | 53% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 36 | 22.9:1 | 55% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | N/A | N/A | 57% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 29% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Stacey Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (933 to 947); teachers up 3% (38.1 to 39.3).
About Helen Stacey Middle
Helen Stacey Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Huntington Beach, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 947 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 44% higher.
The district, Westminster, has 7,864 students enrolled across 16 schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Helen Stacey Middle, 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 31% Asian, 20% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. By the diversity index, Helen Stacey Middle comes in at 68%.
Federal data list 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Helen Stacey Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 24.1:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Helen Stacey Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Helen Stacey Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Helen Stacey Middle is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.0% is 15.5 points above the 41.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Helen Stacey Middle is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The closest public school, Ada Clegg Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile from Helen Stacey Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Helen Stacey Middle is 5th on average proficiency.
Helen Stacey Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 935 students in 2020-21 and 947 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Helen Stacey Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Nearby schools
- Ada Clegg Elementary0.0 mi · 443
- Schroeder Elementary0.4 mi · 485
- Westminster High0.6 mi · 2,529
- Willmore Elementary0.9 mi · 485
- Circle View Elementary1.0 mi · 582
- Johnson Middle1.1 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Stacey MiddleHow large is Helen Stacey Middle?
Helen Stacey Middle enrolls approximately 947 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Helen Stacey Middle serve?
Helen Stacey Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Helen Stacey Middle have?
Helen Stacey Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
How diverse is Helen Stacey Middle?
Helen Stacey Middle reports a student body of 20% White, 43% Hispanic, 0% Black, 31% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Helen Stacey Middle?
Helen Stacey Middle is overseen by Westminster in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.