Yorba Linda Middle

Yorba Linda Middle is one of the mid-sized 6-8 campuss in Yorba Linda, California, one of the schools within Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, with 818 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Yorba Linda Middle is one of 34 schools operated by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, a district that instructs 22,665 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Yorba Linda Middle records that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Yorba Linda Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Yorba Linda Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Van Buren Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Yorba Linda Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Yorba Linda Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 69.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yorba Linda Middle has contracted 14%, going from 951 students in 2018 to 818 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 48% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

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