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James Irvine Intermediate

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James Irvine Intermediate ranks 485 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 82% of California middle schools

Summary

James Irvine Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 530 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Garden Grove Unified School District, and it has earned a consistent 4-star rating for the past decade with a strong and improving academic track record.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with its students in this subgroup consistently ranking in the top 10% of schools statewide. Despite serving a population where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, James Irvine Intermediate outperforms both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. This is a notable achievement when compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate or Vista Heritage Global Academy, which have significantly lower proficiency rates.

While James Irvine Intermediate is a strong performer, it is not the top performer in its own district; that distinction belongs to Sarah McGarvin Intermediate, which achieves higher test scores with lower per-student spending. James Irvine maintains a positive school culture with better student attendance than most schools in the area, which likely supports its steady success. Parents can be confident in the school's stable, high-quality education, though recent slight declines in performance for English Learners and Special Education students are areas the school community may be monitoring.

532

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,477

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10552 Hazard Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-5109

(714) 663-6551

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for James Irvine Intermediate:

Elementary:	Morningside Elementary
	Post Elementary
	R. F. Hazard Elementary
	Rosita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

Asian:

39.5%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

California avg41%

485^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Middle Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	485 of 2761	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	413 of 2783	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	365 of 2781	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	374 of 2740	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	503 of 2715	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	456 of 2480	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	552 of 2508	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.5	604 of 2497	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	520 of 2477	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	60.5	882 of 2379	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.1	725 of 2259	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	900 of 2236	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	985 of 2179	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	855 of 2063	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.4	829 of 2005	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	880 of 1999	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.8	684 of 1804	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	546 of 1777	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.0	548 of 1769	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	251 of 739	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	240 of 743	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	277 of 715	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	255 of 733	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	254 of 745	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	249 of 700	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.2	329 of 1531	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	541 of 1491	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	315 of 1369	77.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	288 of 1478	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	81 of 1521	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	60 of 1540	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	96 of 1442	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	86 of 1364	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	456 of 2533	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	354 of 2551	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	335 of 2531	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	349 of 2509	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	429 of 2380	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	454 of 2262	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	638 of 2395	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	569 of 2388	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	464 of 2374	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	414 of 2359	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	756 of 2213	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	798 of 2072	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	167 of 2542	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	148 of 2579	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	89 of 2531	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	80 of 2458	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	146 of 2369	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	133 of 2230	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	495 of 2534	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	467 of 2552	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	379 of 2538	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	352 of 2527	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	498 of 2407	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	417 of 2273	81.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	91.4	14 of 197	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	14 of 193	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	574 of 1566	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	454 of 1552	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	455 of 1531	70.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Military Connected (2023)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science47%+14 vs state

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Schools Near James Irvine Intermediate

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Irvine Intermediate	Public	7-8	10552 Hazard Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6551	532	24	22.5	88.3%	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (55.3%)	210 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	79.3	485^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		83.2	413^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	72	47.0	47.0		60.5	59.8	60.2		50.0	53.2	51.5	$24,477	$4,035	$20,442
Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Public	7-8	9802 Bishop Pl.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6218	717	27	26.3	72.7%	29 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (21.2%)	512 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.6%)	95.3	142^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		96.9	96^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	46	61.4	61.4		77.8	74.1	75.9		70.5	76.2	73.4	$16,616	$1,858	$14,758
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Public	7-8	9821 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6124	551	23	23.8	85.5%	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	209 (37.9%)	315 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	87.3	332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.0%		88.4	310^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.9%	22	54.7	54.7		65.6	65.1	65.3		61.8	55.8	58.8	$17,549	$1,899	$15,650
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Public	7-8	4600 West McFadden Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6351	534	24	22.0	88.4%	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (84.5%)	59 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	45	1329^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.4	1188^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.3%	141	24.1	24.1		55.8	46.1	50.9		27.6	22.4	25.0	$19,861	$3,027	$16,834
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		71.7	660^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.3%	5	37.4	37.4		65.0	54.6	59.8		49.6	36.6	43.0	$23,244	$4,473	$18,771
Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	70.2	671^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		73.1	632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	39	38.3	38.3	48.9	55.7	58.5	55.3	40.7	43.5	54.6	47.1	$21,209	$2,707	$18,502
Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	724	34	21.0	83.1%	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	450 (62.2%)	165 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	49.1	1200^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		57.7	941^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.2%	259	28.7	28.7	35.7	43.1	46.8	42.1	33.8	35.1	41.4	36.8	$15,822	$1,264	$14,558
Vista Heritage Global Academy	Public, Charter	6-9	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	369	16	22.8	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	352 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	20.4	2208^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%		15.1	2476^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.0%	268	11.0	11.0	24.6	36.6	34.5	32.2	16.5	18.5	6.0	13.8	$25,449	$4,433	$21,016
Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Public	7-8	12752 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6241	557	25	21.8	93.7%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	468 (84.0%)	73 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	54.5	1050^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%		53.9	1045^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	5	28.4	28.4		50.6	45.8	48.2		40.2	35.1	37.6	$19,590	$2,191	$17,399
Izaak Walton Intermediate	Public	7-8	12181 Buaro St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6040	458	21	21.7	91.0%	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	346 (75.5%)	86 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	48.5	1219^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.8%		52.7	1085^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.0%	134	25.5	25.5		49.7	44.5	46.8		33.5	32.4	32.9	$18,912	$2,202	$16,710

Frequently Asked Questions about James Irvine Intermediate

Is James Irvine Intermediate a good school?

James Irvine Intermediate ranks 485^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is James Irvine Intermediate in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of James Irvine Intermediate?

Students at James Irvine Intermediate are 55% Hispanic, 39% Asian, 3% White.

How many students attend James Irvine Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended James Irvine Intermediate.

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