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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at South Lake Middle this year?
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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450003493
South Lake Middle
655 West Yale Loop, Irvine, CA 92614 · (949) 936-6700 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
22.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
223 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 | 314 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 52% |
Student demographics
73%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
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.7pp since 2014
Math
59.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 38.7% | 16.9% | 10.4% |
| Math | 40.4% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 19.9% |
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 | 72.7% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 59.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 52.3% |
| 2018-19 | 72.0% | 65.6% |
| 2017-18 | 68.6% | 63.5% |
| 2016-17 | 71.9% | 67.9% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 South Lake Middle
South Lake Middle's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Middle this school | 652 | 34.2% | 66.0% |
| Calle Mayor Middle Torrance | 626 | 35.6% | 72.0% |
| Albany Middle Albany | 911 | 30.7% | 71.9% |
| Jefferson Middle Torrance | 674 | 32.2% | 66.9% |
| Hilton D. Bell Intermediate Garden Grove | 632 | 41.6% | 75.6% |
| Yorba Linda Middle Yorba Linda | 818 | 34.1% | 70.1% |
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 South Lake Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #164 of 1,224 | #28 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #177 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #30 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #151 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #25 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #199 of 1,214 | #16 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #675 of 1,377 | #50 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #849 of 1,279 | #43 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #64 of 1,278 | #2 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #1,104 of 1,329 | #66 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #611 of 930 | #65 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
652
-85 (-12%) vs 2017
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.7:1
% White
31%
was 38%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
37%
was 36%
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 | 652 | 29.3 | 22.3:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 28.3 | 23.6:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 27.2 | 22.1:1 | 31% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 32.5 | 22.7:1 | 34% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | N/A | N/A | 22% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 7% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Lake Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (737 to 652); teachers down 10% (32.5 to 29.3).
About South Lake Middle
South Lake Middle operates as a mid-sized middle school in Irvine, California. Federal data show 652 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
South Lake Middle is in Irvine Unified, a district with 37,948 students across 44 schools.
At South Lake Middle, Asian students make up the biggest share, 37%. Other groups make up 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 22% of Orange County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at South Lake Middle are from different groups.
There are about 22.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at South Lake Middle, which has 29.3. The school's 22.3:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
On the allk12 Grade, South Lake Middle lands at A, ahead of 91% of California public middle schools.
A school with South Lake Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 59.5%. South Lake Middle scores 66.0%, 6.5 points above that line.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting South Lake Middle, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Meadow Park Elementary is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Lake Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% drop, from 737 to 652. White students went from 38% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 31% in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to South Lake Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Other South Lake Middle schools
One other US public school is named South Lake Middle. South Lake Middle is the largest of the 2.
- South Lake Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Park Elementary0.2 mi · 592
- Rancho San Joaquin Middle0.4 mi · 860
- Springbrook Elementary0.6 mi · 539
- Woodbridge High0.7 mi · 2,232
- University Park Elementary0.8 mi · 509
- Culverdale Elementary0.9 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About South Lake MiddleHow large is South Lake Middle?
South Lake Middle enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 07-08.
Is South Lake Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Lake Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does South Lake Middle have?
South Lake Middle employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at South Lake Middle?
Student demographics at South Lake Middle are roughly 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 37% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees South Lake Middle?
South Lake Middle is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.