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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Santiago Charter Middle	0.0mi	Public, Charter	7-8	515 North Rancho Santiago Blvd.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Santiago Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6366	1,137	46	24.7	65.9%	216 (19.0%)	32 (2.8%)	745 (65.5%)	63 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	71 (6.2%)	58.1	975^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.4%		57.4	967^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.0%	8	38.7	38.7		53.4	53.9	53.6		35.5	35.6	35.5	$16,666	$1,126	$15,540
Hewes Middle	1.8mi	Public	6-8	13232 Hewes Ave.	Santa Ana	92780	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%)	78.5	501^st of 2740 public middle schools	81.7%		78.7	502^nd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%	1	41.3	41.3	71.7	66.9	50.9	63.5	67.1	55.9	44.0	56.0	$14,459	$1,106	$13,353
Cerro Villa Middle	2.1mi	Public	7-8	17852 East Serrano Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6251	747	28	26.2	57.8%	216 (28.9%)	5 (0.7%)	406 (54.4%)	75 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.8%)	69.7	697^th of 2740 public middle schools	74.6%		64.8	792^nd of 2761 public middle schools	71.3%	95	49.1	49.1		55.7	55.0	55.3		40.9	48.7	44.7	$17,675	$1,127	$16,548
Yorba Middle	2.7mi	Public	7-8	935 North Cambridge	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6161	418	23	18.1	88.5%	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	381 (91.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	39.8	1509^th of 2740 public middle schools	44.9%		40.7	1477^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%	32	24.0	24.0		42.0	50.2	46.4		29.7	24.9	27.1	$19,348	$1,503	$17,845
Columbus Tustin Middle	3.3mi	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%)	47.4	1262^nd of 2740 public middle schools	53.9%		41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%	171	31.2	31.2	42.2	42.1	56.7	46.9	22.5	33.1	40.7	32.0	$17,560	$2,264	$15,296
Pioneer Middle	3.4mi	Public	6-8	2700 Pioneer Rd.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7534	971	37	26.3	39.4%	187 (19.3%)	21 (2.2%)	272 (28.0%)	377 (38.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	110 (11.3%)	92.3	211^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.3%		90.4	268^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%	57	57.1	57.1	76.4	72.8	76.7	75.3	62.5	63.5	68.7	65.0	$19,269	$5,639	$13,630
Portola Middle	4.1mi	Public	7-8	270 North Palm Dr.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6361	422	20	20.9	91.5%	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	371 (87.9%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	34.3	1674^th of 2740 public middle schools	38.9%		36.6	1597^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%	77	27.0	27.0		32.8	39.4	36.3		26.7	29.4	28.1	$19,915	$1,546	$18,369
C. E. Utt Middle	4.3mi	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%)	44.4	1349^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.8%		41.8	1441^st of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%	92	33.3	33.3	36.8	52.4	48.0	46.2	24.8	22.6	36.2	28.2	$16,975	$1,158	$15,817
El Rancho Charter	4.6mi	Public, Charter	7-8	181 South Del Giorgio Rd.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6238	1,144	38	29.9	32.1%	402 (35.1%)	31 (2.7%)	314 (27.4%)	300 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (8.3%)	94.7	149^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.6%		95.2	149^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%		67.6	67.6		79.9	79.1	79.5		64.3	66.9	65.6	$22,080	$1,396	$20,684
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	4.6mi	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%)	18.7	2274^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.0%		20	2222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.5%	52	18.0	18.0	30.1	36.6	31.2	32.6	11.0	13.9	10.2	11.6	$27,092	$692	$26,400

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