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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Washington Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA HABRA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062019002420
Washington Middle
716 East La Habra Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631 · (562) 690-2374 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- B-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
21.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
493 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 304 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 48% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within La Habra City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.4pp since 2014
Math
26.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 33.2% | 23.2% | 26.4% |
| Math | 13.4% | 13.1% | 25.2% | 48.3% |
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 | 50.4% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 22.9% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 23.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.7% | 23.3% |
| 2016-17 | 38.1% | 21.0% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Washington Middle
Washington Middle's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle this school | 580 | 85.0% | 37.1% |
| Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design Oxnard | 617 | 86.2% | 18.0% |
| Gavilan View Middle Salinas | 556 | 87.6% | 21.6% |
| Los Tules Middle Tulare | 569 | 84.9% | 26.8% |
| Nicolas Junior High Fullerton | 539 | 82.6% | 30.1% |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle Whittier | 610 | 86.7% | 25.6% |
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 Washington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #586 of 1,224 | #67 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #683 of 1,227 ▲ 58 | #68 of 85 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #483 of 1,227 ▼ 30 | #58 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #640 of 1,214 | #46 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #803 of 1,377 | #62 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #647 of 1,279 | #27 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,046 of 1,278 | #76 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #413 of 1,329 | #26 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #137 of 930 | #23 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
580
-58 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 580 | 27.4 | 21.1:1 | 85% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 83% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 30.4 | 19.9:1 | 82% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 63% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 33 | 24.7:1 | 72% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 35 | 24.5:1 | 70% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | N/A | N/A | 69% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 950 | 41 | 23.2:1 | 66% (628) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 34 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (814 to 580); teachers down 17% (33 to 27.4).
About Washington Middle
Washington Middle is a middle-grades school with a street address in La Habra, California. The school reports 580 students in grades 7 through 8.
La Habra City Elementary counts 4,239 students in its 9 schools, and Washington Middle is one of them.
About 89% of the student body at Washington Middle is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Washington Middle employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.1:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. Washington Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Washington Middle is B+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Washington Middle would score about 29.7%. It scores 37.1%, 7.3 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Washington Middle, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Washington Middle to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Sonora High. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Washington Middle is 7th on average proficiency.
Washington Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Washington Middle declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 638 to 580 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.6:1 to 21.1:1 over the same years.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Habra City Elementary
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Arbolita ElementaryElementary · 379 students
Other schools in La Habra
- La Habra HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Sonora HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- El Portal ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle is the 12th largest of the 31.
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington MiddleBakersfield, CA · 639 students
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
Nearby schools
- Sonora High0.8 mi · 1,779
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 467
- Las Lomas Elementary0.9 mi · 345
- Walnut Elementary0.9 mi · 446
- Arbolita Elementary0.9 mi · 379
- El Cerrito Elementary1.0 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Washington MiddleHow large is Washington Middle?
Washington Middle enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 07-08.
Is Washington Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington Middle?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Washington Middle.
What is the student diversity at Washington Middle?
Student demographics at Washington Middle are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Washington Middle in?
Washington Middle is part of La Habra City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.