Masuda (Kazuo) Middle

As an average-sized junior high in Fountain Valley, California, Masuda (Kazuo) Middle caters to 768 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Fountain Valley Elementary.

Across the 10 schools in Fountain Valley Elementary (6,010 students total), Masuda (Kazuo) Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Masuda (Kazuo) Middle shows that the largest single group is Asian at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Masuda (Kazuo) Middle ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 58.6%; Masuda (Kazuo) Middle posts 74.8%, +16.2 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Masuda (Kazuo) Middle is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Cox (James H.) Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Masuda (Kazuo) Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Masuda (Kazuo) Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Masuda (Kazuo) Middle has fell 7%, going from 822 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 55% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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