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What's something Rancho San Joaquin Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
860
Middle
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007062
Rancho San Joaquin Middle
4861 Michelson Dr., Irvine, CA 92612 · (949) 936-6500 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats 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
24.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
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 | 410 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 450 | 52% |
Student demographics
66%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
78.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
74.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 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 up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.3% | 30.0% | 10.7% | 11.0% |
| Math | 62.0% | 12.8% | 11.5% | 13.8% |
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 | 78.3% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 72.8% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 72.9% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 74.1% |
| 2018-19 | 84.2% | 83.3% |
| 2017-18 | 82.8% | 83.5% |
| 2016-17 | 82.4% | 81.3% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Rancho San Joaquin Middle's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho San Joaquin Middle this school | 860 | 22.3% | 76.6% |
| Fulton (Harry C.) Middle Fountain Valley | 753 | 23.1% | 76.3% |
| Cupertino Middle Sunnyvale | 1,067 | 20.9% | 79.5% |
| Wells Middle Dublin | 1,041 | 22.5% | 59.0% |
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 929 | 19.4% | 73.9% |
| Lakeside Middle Irvine | 629 | 23.4% | 76.2% |
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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #65 of 1,224 | #5 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #61 of 1,227 ▲ 2 | #5 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #91 of 1,227 ▼ 36 | #12 of 85 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #266 of 1,214 | #16 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #355 of 1,377 | #30 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,127 of 1,279 | #72 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #257 of 1,278 | #25 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #1,201 of 1,329 | #76 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #238 of 257 | #8 of 9 |
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
860
+7 (+1%) vs 2017
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 26.3:1
% White
26%
was 28%
% Hispanic
12%
was 7%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
50%
was 54%
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 | 860 | 35.3 | 24.4:1 | 22% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 34.7 | 25.3:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 32.1 | 25.2:1 | 19% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 32.4 | 26.3:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 844 | N/A | N/A | 10% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 29 | 25.4:1 | 4% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 36 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho San Joaquin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (853 to 860); teachers up 9% (32.4 to 35.3).
About Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Rancho San Joaquin Middle is a middle-grades school with a street address in Irvine, California. Its 860 students are spread across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
The 44 schools of Irvine Unified, including Rancho San Joaquin Middle, enroll 37,948 students.
Asian students form the largest group at Rancho San Joaquin Middle, 50% of enrollment. Other groups make up 26% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 22% of Orange County residents are Asian. Rancho San Joaquin Middle has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 35.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 24.4:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Around 22% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Rancho San Joaquin Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rancho San Joaquin Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.6%; the prediction is 66.5%.
Across Orange County, 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%. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
The nearest public school is South Lake Middle, at about 0.4 miles. Rancho San Joaquin Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 65.7%, lower than Rancho San Joaquin Middle's 76.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Rancho San Joaquin Middle as City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 853 students in 2017-18 and 860 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, 12% of students were Hispanic, compared with 7% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 26.3:1 in 2017-18, and 24.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Rancho San Joaquin Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Rancho San Joaquin MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rancho San Joaquin Middle?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Rancho San Joaquin Middle serve?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rancho San Joaquin Middle have?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
How diverse is Rancho San Joaquin Middle?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle reports a student body of 26% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 50% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Rancho San Joaquin Middle in?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle is part of Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.