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What's something Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
820
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061473001795
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
1700 East Wilshire Dr., Fullerton, CA 92831 · (714) 447-7765 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
22.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
513 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 377 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 443 | 54% |
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
51.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
36.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 8 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 | 19.9% | 31.1% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| Math | 19.6% | 16.6% | 24.0% | 39.8% |
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 | 51.0% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 35.2% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 38.3% |
| 2021-22 | 52.3% | 37.0% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 37.7% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 48.7% | 36.4% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts this school | 820 | 62.6% | 44.3% |
| Ridgeview Middle Visalia | 975 | 59.5% | 40.8% |
| Abbott Middle San Mateo | 721 | 61.0% | 35.4% |
| Clifton Middle Monrovia | 634 | 60.3% | 55.4% |
| San Marcos Middle San Marcos | 968 | 58.7% | 36.3% |
| Valley Center Middle Valley Center | 766 | 65.8% | 16.7% |
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 Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #430 of 1,224 | #55 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #475 of 1,227 ▼ 24 | #60 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #467 of 1,227 ▼ 91 | #55 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #272 of 1,214 | #17 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #408 of 1,377 | #33 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #808 of 1,279 | #37 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #573 of 1,278 | #49 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #809 of 1,329 | #43 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #498 of 930 | #58 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
820
-95 (-10%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 820 | 37.2 | 22.0:1 | 63% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 36.6 | 22.4:1 | 58% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 35.3 | 22.0:1 | 58% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 915 | 40 | 22.9:1 | 50% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 966 | 40.9 | 23.6:1 | 34% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 37 | 23.7:1 | 45% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 941 | N/A | N/A | 45% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 789 | 37 | 21.3:1 | 33% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 30 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (966 to 820); teachers down 9% (40.9 to 37.2).
About Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is a medium-sized middle-grades school in California, with an address in Fullerton. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 820 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 24% larger than that.
In Fullerton Elementary, 20 schools enroll a combined 11,247 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is 64% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts was 22.0:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts's results are 1.4 points above predicted: 44.3% against 42.9%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The nearest other public school, Commonwealth Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 915 to 820.
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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 Fullerton Elementary
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
- Sunset Lane ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Acacia ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Laguna Road ElementaryElementary · 623 students
Other schools in Fullerton
- Troy HighHigh · 2,504 students
- Sunny Hills HighHigh · 2,337 students
- Fullerton Union HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
Nearby schools
- Commonwealth Elementary0.3 mi · 268
- Troy High0.6 mi · 2,504
- La Vista High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 298
- La Sierra High (Alternative)0.7 mi · 236
- Raymond Elementary0.7 mi · 598
- Acacia Elementary0.7 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Ladera Vista Junior High School of the ArtsHow many students attend Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts?
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts serve?
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts have?
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts?
Student demographics at Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts are roughly 20% White, 64% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts in?
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is part of Fullerton Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.