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Which teacher or staff member at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
936
Middle
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531007596
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate
1441 East Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701 · (714) 558-5100 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public middle schools
- C-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.
- BThree-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
20.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
892 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 283 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 344 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 33% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
32.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
11.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.4% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 40.0% |
| Math | 3.0% | 8.4% | 29.0% | 59.6% |
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 | 32.5% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 12.5% |
| 2022-23 | 24.5% | 8.7% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 9.6% |
| 2018-19 | 29.9% | 15.2% |
| 2017-18 | 28.5% | 17.3% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 19.0% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate this school | 936 | 95.3% | 21.0% |
| Fesler (Isaac) Junior High Santa Maria | 974 | 94.5% | 14.9% |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate Santa Ana | 886 | 96.4% | 20.4% |
| Hollenbeck Middle Los Angeles | 927 | 96.0% | 38.0% |
| Toro Canyon Middle Thermal | 989 | 97.1% | 14.3% |
| Mission Middle Escondido | 855 | 95.9% | 24.9% |
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 Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,021 of 1,224 | #78 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #1,111 of 1,227 ▼ 69 | #80 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #926 of 1,227 ▲ 69 | #77 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #493 of 1,214 | #31 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #268 of 1,377 | #18 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #533 of 1,279 | #16 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #1,235 of 1,278 | #85 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #102 of 1,329 | #6 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #84 of 930 | #14 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
936
-381 (-29%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 1,318
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 27.4:1
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 | 936 | 45.7 | 20.5:1 | 95% (892) |
| 2023-24 | 998 | 49.7 | 20.1:1 | 82% (815) |
| 2022-23 | 1,082 | 48.5 | 22.3:1 | 71% (771) |
| 2020-21 | 1,317 | 48 | 27.4:1 | 90% (1,188) |
| 2017-18 | 1,396 | 50.2 | 27.8:1 | 87% (1,221) |
| 2015-16 | 1,350 | 50 | 27.0:1 | 98% (1,328) |
| 2010-11 | 1,416 | N/A | N/A | 91% (1,292) |
| 2000-01 | 1,318 | 46 | 28.6:1 | 73% (968) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,396 to 936); teachers down 9% (50.2 to 45.7).
About Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is a mid-sized middle school for students in Santa Ana, California. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 936 students. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Across its 51 schools, Santa Ana Unified enrolls 35,993 students. Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 98% of those enrolled at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
The school's 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. At Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of California public middle schools.
In California, Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.0% actual against a predicted 23.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Among nearby public schools, REACH Academy is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.0%; Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate's is 21.0%, ranking 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 936, down from 1,317 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 27.4:1 to 20.5:1.
The Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateHow large is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate enrolls approximately 936 students in grades 06-08.
Is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is approximately 20.5:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate public or private?
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.