Summary:
The Santiago Charter Middle District consists of a single school, Santiago Charter Middle School, serving grades 7 and 8 in Orange, California, with a large enrollment of over 1,100 students.
Santiago Charter Middle shows notable strengths and some challenges in its performance. In English Language Arts, the school performs above the state average, driven by particularly strong 7th-grade scores that are over 10 points higher than the state. However, mathematics performance is an area for improvement, as it lags slightly behind the state average for both grades. The school serves a population where about two-thirds of students are economically disadvantaged, yet it maintains a chronic absenteeism rate slightly better than the state average.
Key insights for parents include a significant performance gap between grades, with 7th graders excelling in ELA while 8th graders perform closer to average, suggesting a focus area for the school. The school's ranking has declined from the 71st to the 65th percentile over recent years. As a charter school that operates as its own district, it has a unique structure that allows for focused decision-making but lacks direct comparison to other schools within its own district.
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