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What's one thing Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
690
Middle
DISTRICT 737 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061422001634
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle
9101 Brabham Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92646 · (714) 378-4220 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
147 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 189 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 39% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
74.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.7pp since 2014
Math
60.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.9% | 36.8% | 16.1% | 9.2% |
| Math | 37.4% | 22.6% | 21.3% | 18.7% |
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 | 74.7% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 65.1% |
| 2022-23 | 71.7% | 65.2% |
| 2021-22 | 77.3% | 62.8% |
| 2018-19 | 80.9% | 74.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 64.3% |
| 2016-17 | 71.5% | 61.9% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle this school | 690 | 21.3% | 67.1% |
| Los Cerritos Middle Thousand Oaks | 725 | 20.0% | 64.0% |
| Las Flores Middle Las Flores | 593 | 22.3% | 73.5% |
| Miraleste Intermediate Rancho Palos Verdes | 720 | 14.2% | 67.5% |
| Muirlands Middle La Jolla | 742 | 20.6% | 73.7% |
| Granite Oaks Middle Rocklin | 979 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
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 Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #151 of 1,224 | #24 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #176 of 1,227 ▼ 61 | #29 of 85 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #126 of 1,227 ▲ 39 | #20 of 85 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #161 of 1,214 | #8 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #617 of 1,377 | #49 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #537 of 1,279 | #17 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #190 of 1,278 | #17 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #1,211 of 1,329 | #79 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #809 of 930 | #71 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
690
-69 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 690 | 33.7 | 20.5:1 | 21% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 33.5 | 21.9:1 | 19% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 34.5 | 20.7:1 | 19% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 30 | 25.3:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 27.8 | 26.2:1 | 20% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 29 | 24.4:1 | 17% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | N/A | N/A | 19% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 24 | 25.8:1 | 15% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 21 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (728 to 690); teachers up 21% (27.8 to 33.7).
About Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle
Among the schools in Huntington Beach, California, is Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle, a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 690 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle is one school in Fountain Valley Elementary, a system of 10 schools with 6,010 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 23% Hispanic, 17% Asian, and 13% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.5:1. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligible students account for 21% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
allk12 grades Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle is 67.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.1%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The school nearest to Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle is Newland (William T.) Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 759 in 2020-21 to 690 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 25.3 in 2020-21 to 20.5 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Nearby schools
- Newland (William T.) Elementary0.4 mi · 531
- Oka (Isojiro) Elementary0.7 mi · 504
- S. A. Moffett Elementary1.0 mi · 410
- Ralph E. Hawes Elementary1.1 mi · 516
- Courreges (Roch) Elementary1.1 mi · 631
- Isaac L. Sowers Middle1.2 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Talbert (Samuel E.) MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle?
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle enrolls approximately 690 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle serve?
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle.
How diverse is Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle?
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle reports a student body of 47% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle public or private?
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fountain Valley Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.