Santiago Charter Middle

Set in Orange, California, Santiago Charter Middle is a well-populated 6-8 campus, operated by Santiago Charter Middle District. It caters to 1,137 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 73% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Santiago Charter Middle sits inside Santiago Charter Middle District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Santiago Charter Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest consists of 19% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.7:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Santiago Charter Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santiago Charter Middle is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Esplanade Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Santiago Charter Middle operates from a city-core location. Santiago Charter Middle is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Santiago Charter Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.