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Enrollment
929
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006640
Hewes Middle
13232 Hewes Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 730-7348 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
25.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
375 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 308 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 320 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
60.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
53.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 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 have held steady 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 | 25.1% | 35.2% | 23.0% | 16.7% |
| Math | 29.0% | 24.1% | 23.8% | 23.0% |
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 | 60.3% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.4% | 51.1% |
| 2018-19 | 67.1% | 63.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.1% | 63.8% |
| 2016-17 | 65.5% | 59.0% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Hewes Middle
Hewes Middle's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewes Middle this school | 929 | 40.4% | 54.4% |
| Lawrence E. Jones Middle Rohnert Park | 775 | 38.3% | 37.0% |
| Glen Edwards Middle Lincoln | 815 | 44.8% | 37.6% |
| James L. Day Middle Temecula | 932 | 42.0% | 55.9% |
| La Colina Junior High Santa Barbara | 832 | 41.5% | 63.5% |
| Norris Middle Bakersfield | 992 | 33.4% | 46.8% |
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 Hewes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #287 of 1,224 | #44 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #245 of 1,227 ▲ 23 | #40 of 85 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #324 of 1,227 ▲ 39 | #45 of 85 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #463 of 1,214 | #29 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #278 of 1,377 | #20 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #1,186 of 1,279 | #77 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #277 of 1,278 | #26 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #1,043 of 1,329 | #58 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #844 of 930 | #73 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
929
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 929 | 36.8 | 25.2:1 | 40% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 908 | 36.3 | 25.0:1 | 42% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 34.9 | 24.9:1 | 25% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 936 | 35 | 26.7:1 | 25% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 36.1 | 26.7:1 | 25% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 35 | 28.1:1 | 21% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 1,074 | N/A | N/A | 17% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 33 | 25.8:1 | 9% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 31 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hewes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (964 to 929); teachers up 2% (36.1 to 36.8).
About Hewes Middle
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, Hewes Middle serves students in Santa Ana, California. Enrollment totals 929 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Besides Hewes Middle, Tustin Unified runs 27 other schools. The district enrolls 21,220 students.
No group is above 50% at Hewes Middle; the largest is Hispanic, at 41%. The school is also 40% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The diversity index for Hewes Middle is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Hewes Middle comes to 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 25.2:1. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Hewes Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of California public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hewes Middle would be expected to post about 55.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.4%.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Hewes Middle, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Foothill High, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hewes Middle places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Hewes Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Hewes Middle was 936 in 2020-21 and 929 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.7:1 to 25.2:1.
Hewes Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Tustin Unified
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Tustin HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Orchard HillsElementary · 1,373 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
Other schools in Santa Ana
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- OCSAHigh · 2,346 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- Foothill High0.5 mi · 2,126
- Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science0.6 mi · 430
- Panorama Elementary1.0 mi · 408
- Loma Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 433
- Guin Foss Elementary1.1 mi · 395
- Arroyo Elementary1.1 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Hewes MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hewes Middle?
Hewes Middle enrolls approximately 929 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hewes Middle serve?
Hewes Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hewes Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hewes Middle is approximately 25.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hewes Middle?
Student demographics at Hewes Middle are roughly 40% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Hewes Middle in?
Hewes Middle is part of Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.