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Enrollment
818
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066009615
Yorba Linda Middle
4777 Casa Loma Ave., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 · (714) 986-7080 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
279 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 238 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
76.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
66.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp 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 66 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.8% | 39.9% | 13.8% | 9.5% |
| Math | 42.6% | 23.6% | 20.7% | 13.1% |
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 | 76.7% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 65.1% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 59.3% |
| 2021-22 | 68.2% | 56.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.0% | 65.7% |
| 2017-18 | 69.1% | 61.6% |
| 2016-17 | 70.2% | 63.2% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Yorba Linda Middle
Yorba Linda Middle's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorba Linda Middle this school | 818 | 34.1% | 70.1% |
| El Rancho Charter Anaheim | 1,144 | 32.1% | 72.0% |
| Granite Ridge Intermediate Fresno | 1,167 | 32.6% | 74.9% |
| Don Juan Avila Middle Aliso Viejo | 863 | 29.7% | 71.2% |
| Erle Stanley Gardner Middle Temecula | 1,008 | 36.4% | 58.7% |
| Hilton D. Bell Intermediate Garden Grove | 632 | 41.6% | 75.6% |
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 Yorba Linda Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #120 of 1,224 | #20 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #124 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #18 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #108 of 1,227 ▲ 35 | #16 of 85 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #97 of 1,214 | #6 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #412 of 1,377 | #34 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #868 of 1,279 | #46 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #132 of 1,278 | #11 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #1,105 of 1,329 | #67 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #534 of 930 | #61 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
818
+46 (+6%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 818 | 36.6 | 22.4:1 | 34% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 36.3 | 22.7:1 | 32% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 35.1 | 23.9:1 | 33% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 35 | 22.1:1 | 33% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 951 | 36.2 | 26.3:1 | 17% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 34 | 27.8:1 | 16% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | N/A | N/A | 12% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 10% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 25 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yorba Linda Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (951 to 818); teachers up 1% (36.2 to 36.6).
About Yorba Linda Middle
The public middle school Yorba Linda Middle is located in Yorba Linda, California. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 818 students. Middle schools in California have about 659 students on average; enrollment here is 24% higher.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified includes 34 schools. Together they enroll 22,665 students.
Of every 100 students at Yorba Linda Middle, about 37 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 28% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Yorba Linda Middle, there are about 22.4 students; the school has 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. There are 279 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 34% of enrollment. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Among California public middle schools, Yorba Linda Middle outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Yorba Linda Middle would be expected to post about 59.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.1%.
Orange County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
Of the public schools around it, Yorba Linda Middle is closest to Van Buren Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Yorba Linda Middle is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 772 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 818 by 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
Quick facts
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Other schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
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- Esperanza HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
Other schools in Yorba Linda
- Yorba Linda HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Orange County School of Computer ScienceMiddle · 753 students
- Bryant Ranch ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Mabel M. Paine ElementaryElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Van Buren Elementary0.6 mi · 538
- Mabel M. Paine Elementary0.7 mi · 419
- Rose Drive Elementary0.9 mi · 372
- Lakeview Elementary0.9 mi · 381
- Linda Vista Elementary1.4 mi · 387
- Charles Wagner Elementary1.5 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Yorba Linda MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Yorba Linda Middle?
Yorba Linda Middle enrolls approximately 818 students in grades 06-08.
Is Yorba Linda Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yorba Linda Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yorba Linda Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yorba Linda Middle is approximately 22.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yorba Linda Middle?
At Yorba Linda Middle, the student body is approximately 37% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 28% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Yorba Linda Middle in?
Yorba Linda Middle is part of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.