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Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

2222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 20% of California middle schools

Summary

Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 936 students in grades 6-8 within the Santa Ana Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school is struggling academically, particularly in mathematics where only about 11% of students met state standards, a rate far lower than the state average and neighboring schools like Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate (38%) and Hewes Middle (53%) in Tustin Unified. This is notable because Villa shares the "Fundamental" name with higher-performing schools, suggesting the label alone doesn't guarantee results. Despite spending over $23,500 per student—more than some higher-achieving peers—academic performance has declined over the past decade to a 1-star rating.

There are some positive signs, such as a significant improvement in student attendance and in serving homeless students. However, improved attendance hasn't yet translated to better test scores. The analysis shows that while all schools in Santa Ana Unified face similar socioeconomic challenges, outcomes vary greatly, indicating that school-level practices are crucial. For improvement, Villa may need to closely examine the instructional methods used by more successful schools with similar student populations within its own district.

936

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,520

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1441 East Chestnut Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-6318

(714) 558-5100

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

Asian:

1.6%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,222^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	20.0	2222 of 2761	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2308 of 2783	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2463 of 2781	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2313 of 2740	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2305 of 2715	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	2047 of 2480	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	2017 of 2508	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	1732 of 2497	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.1	1781 of 2477	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.0	1350 of 2379	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	1416 of 2259	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.6	1454 of 2236	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	1344 of 2179	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	1097 of 2063	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	965 of 2005	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.0	1337 of 1999	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	1188 of 1804	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.5	1348 of 1777	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.6	1201 of 1769	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	559 of 733	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	1192 of 1531	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1201 of 1491	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	918 of 1369	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1349 of 1478	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1386 of 1521	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1235 of 1540	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1302 of 1442	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1173 of 1364	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2065 of 2533	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2191 of 2551	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2277 of 2531	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2159 of 2509	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2074 of 2380	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1854 of 2262	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1840 of 2395	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1895 of 2388	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2044 of 2374	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1909 of 2359	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1805 of 2213	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1604 of 2072	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	240 of 477	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	295 of 394	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	236 of 320	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	191 of 336	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1914 of 2542	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2012 of 2579	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2178 of 2531	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1985 of 2458	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1919 of 2369	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1718 of 2230	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2096 of 2534	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2103 of 2552	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2251 of 2538	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2138 of 2527	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2069 of 2407	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1951 of 2273	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	193 of 194	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1211 of 1566	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1230 of 1552	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1198 of 1531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Villa is a "lottery" school. That means you have to be selected. My daughter was selected, and I was happy because of a special program that helps advanced students get into private prep schools called ABC (A Better Chance). With budget cuts, there is no support for any extra clubs or programs now, and the support for the ABC program was greatly diminished by the time she was in eighth grade.

Aside from the ABC program, the revolving door of principals keeps the school in a state of flux and has caused low morale among the teachers, many of them giving in to mediocrity. My student reported that some teachers did nothing more than hand out a worksheet. If you are looking for a finer level of education for your student, keep looking. This school is touted as a fundamental school, but is not really giving students a more rigorous or advanced education. The latest principal shows promise, but who knows how long she will stay. Many good teachers are looking for transfers.

Hopefully, Villa will find a way to resolve these issues and re-build their reputation. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Villa is anawesome school with tons of extracurricular activities,brilliant and ambitious students and dedicated teachers. students have the opportunity to go to the best high schools in the country through ABc Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Villa Fundamental is a phenomenal school that accomplishes much & has a lot of parent involvement. Villa hosts several events and provides students with after school tutoring, extracurricular activities, and intramural sports. Overall, Hispanic students make up the majority of Villa's population. However, there are a plethora of other race students. Villa also offers the ABC program, which helps high-achieving students attend private high schools throughout the country. Villa is a great option for parents to send their children to. They also offer a program for disabled kids. Villa also has an excellent AVID program and Leadership(ASB)program, as well as other clubs such as Yearbook & Journalism. Additionally, Villa has a strictly enforced dress code:Solid Red, White, Navy blue Solid shirts; black, khaki, navy blue pants; Solid red, white, navy blue sweaters. Logos on attire must be small. Belts are required and shirts must be tucked in at all times\: Villa, however, also has themed days and dances on which students could dress otherwise and every Friday students may wear jeans as long as the have purchased and are wearing a spirit shirt. Villa has numerous sports from boys soccer to girls soccer from girls basketball to boys basketball from softball to track&field from cross country to boys flag football from wrestling to many other sports. Villa is truly an excellent school. Close Quote

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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
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1441 East Chestnut Ave.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5100	936	46	20.4	95.3%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	914 (97.6%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	20	2222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.5%		18.8	2308^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	86	16.1	16.1	34.3	35.1	28.2	32.5	12.2	10.9	11.2	11.4	$23,520	$827	$22,693
Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Public	6-8	1111 South Broadway	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3300	584	33	17.5	96.7%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (97.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14.5	2462^nd of 2761 public middle schools	10.8%		13.3	2541^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.7%	79	15.1	15.1	15.7	23.0	24.4	22.0	6.5	12.4	12.0	10.9	$26,753	$1,161	$25,592
Willard Intermediate	Public	6-8	1342 North Ross	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4800	390	27	14.3	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	383 (98.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	3.2%		10.4	2652^nd of 2783 public middle schools	4.7%	20	6.9	6.9	11.6	17.3	11.9	13.8	4.3	10.5	4.9	6.7	$28,724	$1,005	$27,719
Columbus Tustin Middle	Public	6-8	17952 Beneta Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7352	583	25	23.6	85.6%	34 (5.8%)	14 (2.4%)	472 (81.0%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		56.2	985^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.6%	448	27.0	27.0	31.5	48.3	42.9	40.9	24.4	32.0	31.9	29.5	$16,917	$1,892	$15,025
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	2000 North Bristol	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7800	1,234	58	21.3	91.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,217 (98.6%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45.9	1297^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.0%		45.5	1294^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.5%	3	16.0	16.0	42.1	41.8	40.3	41.4	34.9	34.9	44.8	38.0	$23,007	$978	$22,029
C. E. Utt Middle	Public	6-8	13601 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7573	554	25	22.4	82.1%	40 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	437 (78.9%)	51 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	41.8	1441^st of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%		47.8	1221^st of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	220	27.4	27.4	41.8	41.7	45.0	42.9	24.4	22.5	34.4	27.3	$17,604	$1,946	$15,658
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Public	6-8	2120 West Edinger St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4100	886	47	18.9	96.4%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	859 (97.0%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18.9	2275^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.6%		19.9	2266^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	9	12.2	12.2	18.1	26.6	24.6	23.2	21.9	20.1	17.5	19.8	$24,749	$1,093	$23,656
Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	600 West Alton Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 513-9800	1,005	45	22.4	82.0%	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	908 (90.3%)	52 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.7%)	53.1	1096^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.3%		48.9	1200^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.9%	104	27.7	27.7	50.3	47.8	52.2	50.2	34.9	30.5	36.0	33.9	$22,570	$907	$21,663
Hewes Middle	Public	6-8	13232 Hewes Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7348	929	37	25.2	40.4%	371 (39.9%)	10 (1.1%)	384 (41.3%)	74 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.7%)	78.7	502^nd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		76.8	551^st of 2783 public middle schools	80.2%	49	46.3	46.3	68.7	53.9	58.2	60.3	64.8	46.9	47.4	53.2	$14,099	$1,391	$12,708
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?

Students at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate are 98% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate a good school?

Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate ranks in the bottom 19.5% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 936 students attended Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate.

What district is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate in?

Santa Ana Unified

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