1
Enrollment
506
Middle
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007069
Venado Middle
4 Deerfield Ave., Irvine, CA 92604 · (949) 936-6800 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
105 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 | 251 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 50% |
Student demographics
65%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
77.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
68.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.2% | 37.0% | 12.1% | 10.7% |
| Math | 45.5% | 23.3% | 14.3% | 16.9% |
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 | 77.3% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 63.4% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 61.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.9% | 60.1% |
| 2018-19 | 76.9% | 73.6% |
| 2017-18 | 72.2% | 69.0% |
| 2016-17 | 76.7% | 73.0% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Venado Middle
Venado Middle's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venado Middle this school | 506 | 20.8% | 71.0% |
| Fulton (Harry C.) Middle Fountain Valley | 753 | 23.1% | 76.3% |
| Lakeside Middle Irvine | 629 | 23.4% | 76.2% |
| Taylor Middle Millbrae | 756 | 18.5% | 63.4% |
| Jefferson Tracy | 388 | 25.5% | 74.8% |
| Ellen Fletcher Middle Palo Alto | 572 | 13.6% | 82.2% |
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 Venado Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #112 of 1,224 | #19 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #97 of 1,227 ▲ 38 | #14 of 85 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #99 of 1,227 ▲ 20 | #13 of 85 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #245 of 1,214 | #19 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #915 of 1,377 | #72 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #611 of 1,279 | #22 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #281 of 1,278 | #27 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #1,214 of 1,329 | #80 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #425 of 930 | #50 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
506
-107 (-17%) vs 2017
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.6:1
% White
20%
was 26%
% Hispanic
16%
was 16%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
52%
was 45%
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 | 506 | 24.2 | 20.9:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 24.2 | 22.8:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 26.3 | 22.2:1 | 20% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 26 | 23.6:1 | 23% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | N/A | N/A | 21% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 31 | 24.0:1 | 10% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 30 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venado Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (613 to 506); teachers down 7% (26 to 24.2).
About Venado Middle
As a low-enrollment middle school, Venado Middle serves students in Irvine, California. The school had 506 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
The district, Irvine Unified, has 37,948 students enrolled across 44 schools.
Roughly 52% of students at Venado Middle are Asian. Other reported shares: 20% White, 16% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Orange County's residents are about 22% Asian, 30 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 20.9 students per teacher and 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 21%. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Venado Middle's results are 3.6 points above predicted: 71.0% against 67.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Venado Middle is one of 649 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Deerfield Elementary, is about 0.1 miles from Venado Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.5%; Venado Middle's is 71.0%, ranking 5th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 17% from its 2017-18 level of 613. By 2024-25, 52% of students were Asian, compared with 45% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.6:1 in 2017-18, and 20.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Venado MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Venado Middle?
Venado Middle enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Venado Middle serve?
Venado Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Venado Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Venado Middle is approximately 20.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Venado Middle?
Student demographics at Venado Middle are roughly 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 52% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Venado Middle?
Venado Middle is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
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