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Enrollment
1,049
Middle
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450013238
Jeffrey Trail Middle
155 Visions, Irvine, CA 92620 · (949) 936-5000 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,049 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
24.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
192 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 7 | 522 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 527 | 50% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
76.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
75.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.9% | 36.5% | 12.9% | 10.7% |
| Math | 53.9% | 21.1% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
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 | 76.4% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 70.5% |
| 2021-22 | 78.4% | 68.8% |
| 2018-19 | 86.8% | 81.6% |
| 2017-18 | 83.7% | 80.7% |
| 2016-17 | 81.9% | 82.8% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Jeffrey Trail Middle
Jeffrey Trail Middle's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Trail Middle this school | 1,049 | 18.3% | 74.8% |
| Sierra Vista Middle Irvine | 1,282 | 14.7% | 79.7% |
| Thomas S. Hart Middle Pleasanton | 1,129 | 10.0% | 79.2% |
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 929 | 19.4% | 73.9% |
| Huntington Middle San Marino | 709 | 14.4% | 85.0% |
| Cupertino Middle Sunnyvale | 1,067 | 20.9% | 79.5% |
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 Jeffrey Trail Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #82 of 1,224 | #11 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #57 of 1,227 ▲ 13 | #4 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #112 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #18 of 85 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #620 of 1,214 | #43 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,049 | #161 of 1,377 | #11 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,153 of 1,279 | #75 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #576 of 1,278 | #50 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #1,236 of 1,329 | #84 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #789 of 930 | #69 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,049
-68 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 26.8:1
% White
16%
was 19%
% Hispanic
9%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
65%
was 62%
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 | 1,049 | 42.4 | 24.7:1 | 18% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 1,118 | 42.4 | 26.4:1 | 20% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 1,077 | 39.6 | 27.2:1 | 18% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 1,117 | 41.6 | 26.8:1 | 17% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeffrey Trail Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,117 to 1,049); teachers up 2% (41.6 to 42.4).
About Jeffrey Trail Middle
Jeffrey Trail Middle is a middle-grades school located in Irvine, California, in Orange County. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 1,049 students enrolled. That is 59% larger than the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Jeffrey Trail Middle sits within Irvine Unified, which has 44 schools and 37,948 students.
More than half of the students at Jeffrey Trail Middle are Asian (65%). The rest of enrollment is 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of Orange County's population at about 22%. The diversity index for Jeffrey Trail Middle is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jeffrey Trail Middle has a ratio of 24.7:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 18%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Jeffrey Trail Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of California public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jeffrey Trail Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 74.8% actual against 68.8% predicted.
Orange County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
Cypress Village Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Jeffrey Trail Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Jeffrey Trail Middle is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Jeffrey Trail Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 7 years, from 1,117 in 2017-18 to 1,049 in 2024-25. The ratio was 26.8:1 in 2017-18 and 24.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Jeffrey Trail Middle. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Cypress Village Elementary0.6 mi · 1,007
- Woodbury Elementary0.6 mi · 1,095
- Northwood Elementary0.9 mi · 508
- Irvine International Academy1.0 mi · 530
- Irvine High1.4 mi · 1,964
- Brywood Elementary1.4 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Jeffrey Trail MiddleHow large is Jeffrey Trail Middle?
Jeffrey Trail Middle enrolls approximately 1,049 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Jeffrey Trail Middle serve?
Jeffrey Trail Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeffrey Trail Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jeffrey Trail Middle is approximately 24.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jeffrey Trail Middle?
Student demographics at Jeffrey Trail Middle are roughly 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 65% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Jeffrey Trail Middle public or private?
Jeffrey Trail Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.