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Enrollment
539
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061473001798
Nicolas Junior High
1100 West Olive Ave., Fullerton, CA 92833 · (714) 447-7775 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
445 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 | 248 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 291 | 54% |
Student demographics
24%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
37.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.2pp since 2014
Math
19.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 34.9% |
| Math | 6.3% | 13.2% | 29.3% | 51.2% |
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 | 37.2% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.3% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 17.1% |
| 2018-19 | 33.4% | 19.4% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 22.4% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Nicolas Junior High
Nicolas Junior High's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Junior High this school | 539 | 82.6% | 30.1% |
| Los Tules Middle Tulare | 569 | 84.9% | 26.8% |
| Washington Middle La Habra | 580 | 85.0% | 37.1% |
| Lakeside Middle Norwalk | 509 | 79.8% | 52.5% |
| John Gutierrez Middle Salinas | 568 | 80.5% | 23.6% |
| Imperial Middle La Habra | 495 | 83.4% | 31.9% |
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 Nicolas Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #736 of 1,224 | #72 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #876 of 1,227 ▼ 173 | #74 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #788 of 1,227 ▼ 149 | #75 of 85 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #662 of 1,214 | #49 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #863 of 1,377 | #67 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #237 of 1,279 | #7 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #1,009 of 1,278 | #74 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #469 of 1,329 | #29 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #252 of 930 | #36 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
539
-120 (-18%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 539 | 29.6 | 18.2:1 | 83% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 29.7 | 20.7:1 | 85% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 89% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 28 | 23.5:1 | 84% (555) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 29.9 | 23.5:1 | 65% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 30 | 23.5:1 | 81% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 81% (621) |
| 2000-01 | 988 | 43 | 23.0:1 | 51% (508) |
| 1990-91 | 732 | 39 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicolas Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (703 to 539); teachers down 1% (29.9 to 29.6).
About Nicolas Junior High
Nicolas Junior High, a small middle school, is located in Fullerton, California. The school had 539 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Fullerton Elementary has 11,247 students spread across 20 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Nicolas Junior High is 87% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.2:1, with 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Nicolas Junior High is 83%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.
Nicolas Junior High scores 30.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Pacific Drive Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.1%; Nicolas Junior High's is 30.1%, ranking 5th of 9.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 120 students since 2020-21, to 539. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 23.5 in 2020-21.
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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
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- Pacific Drive Elementary0.6 mi · 607
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- Orangethorpe Elementary0.8 mi · 489
- Henry (Patrick) Elementary1.0 mi · 343
- Marshall (John) Elementary1.1 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Nicolas Junior HighHow large is Nicolas Junior High?
Nicolas Junior High enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Nicolas Junior High serve?
Nicolas Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Nicolas Junior High?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Nicolas Junior High.
How diverse is Nicolas Junior High?
Nicolas Junior High reports a student body of 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Nicolas Junior High?
Nicolas Junior High is overseen by Fullerton Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.