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Enrollment
658
Middle
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORAGA ELEMENTARY·NCES 062574003851
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga, CA 94556 · (925) 376-7206 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
40 students
DISTRICT 5% · 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 | 211 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Moraga Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
72.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.3% | 35.9% | 12.2% | 4.6% |
| Math | 48.6% | 23.9% | 18.1% | 9.4% |
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 | 83.2% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 70.3% |
| 2022-23 | 83.3% | 72.1% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 71.9% |
| 2018-19 | 88.6% | 83.9% |
| 2017-18 | 87.4% | 79.2% |
| 2016-17 | 87.8% | 82.4% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Moraga Intermediate this school | 658 | 6.1% | 76.9% |
| La Entrada Middle Menlo Park | 612 | 6.9% | 84.0% |
| Piedmont Middle Piedmont | 575 | 5.7% | 81.7% |
| Palos Verdes Intermediate Palos Verdes Estates | 735 | 9.4% | 77.0% |
| North Star Academy Redwood City | 527 | 8.7% | 95.0% |
| Orinda Intermediate Orinda | 822 | 3.8% | 82.9% |
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 Joaquin Moraga Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #63 of 1,224 | #7 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #81 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #8 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #41 of 1,227 ▲ 5 | #4 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #744 of 1,214 | #30 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #667 of 1,377 | #30 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #747 of 1,279 | #16 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #146 of 1,278 | #15 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #1,318 of 1,329 | #36 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #187 of 257 | #3 of 7 |
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
658
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 658 | 30.4 | 21.7:1 | 6% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 29.4 | 21.4:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 30.7 | 20.9:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | N/A | N/A | 1% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 27 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joaquin Moraga Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (640 to 658); teachers down 1% (30.7 to 30.4).
About Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate serves students in Moraga, California, as a medium-sized middle school. The school had 658 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Moraga Elementary operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,805 students.
The most common group at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate is White students, at 45%. Other groups make up 21% multiracial, 21% Asian, and 11% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligible students account for 6% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Contra Costa County is 45%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 76.9% actual against 76.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Contra Costa County this way: the median household income is $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Joaquin Moraga Intermediate, Contra Costa County has 279 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Camino Pablo Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 670 in 2020-21, 658 in 2024-25.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moraga Elementary
- Donald L. Rheem ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Los Perales ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Camino Pablo ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Moraga
- Campolindo HighHigh · 1,340 students
- Donald L. Rheem ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Los Perales ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Camino Pablo ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Camino Pablo Elementary0.6 mi · 340
- Miramonte High1.3 mi · 1,167
- Los Perales Elementary1.5 mi · 366
- Canyon Elementary1.8 mi · 68
- Del Rey Elementary1.9 mi · 435
- Orinda Intermediate2.0 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Joaquin Moraga IntermediateHow many students attend Joaquin Moraga Intermediate?
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Joaquin Moraga Intermediate serve?
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Joaquin Moraga Intermediate have?
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate?
Student demographics at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate are roughly 45% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Joaquin Moraga Intermediate in?
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate is part of Moraga Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.