Izaak Walton Intermediate

Izaak Walton Intermediate is a 6-8 campus of modestly sized scale in Garden Grove, California, overseen by Garden Grove Unified, instructing 458 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Izaak Walton Intermediate is one of 64 schools operated by Garden Grove Unified, a district that instructs 36,994 students overall.

On demographics, Izaak Walton Intermediate lists that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Asian, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Izaak Walton Intermediate higher than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Izaak Walton Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Izaak Walton Intermediate is one.

Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Izaak Walton Intermediate at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 26%: 618 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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