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Brookhurst Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Brookhurst Junior High is a public middle school serving about 725 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Anaheim Union High district, which faces significant academic challenges across its schools.

Academic performance at Brookhurst is among the lowest in the state, with fewer than 20% of students proficient in English and fewer than 13% proficient in math, a trend that has worsened over the past decade. The school also struggles with very high chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly one in three students. While Brookhurst spends more per student than many nearby schools, these resources have not translated into stronger outcomes. Notably, the school shows some relative effectiveness in supporting homeless students and English Learners, suggesting some programs are working.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark differences based on district boundaries. For example, D. Russell Parks Junior High in the Fullerton Elementary district, just a few miles away, has proficiency rates more than three times higher and much lower absenteeism. Within its own district, Brookhurst performs similarly to schools like Sycamore Junior High and Ball Junior High, but lags behind others such as Orangeview Junior High. A concerning internal pattern shows 8th graders performing significantly worse than 7th graders, indicating potential issues with academic progression.

724

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,575

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 North Brookhurst Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92801-3879

(714) 999-3613

District: Anaheim Union High

Students who attend Brookhurst Junior High usually attend:

High:

Savanna High

Feeder schools for Brookhurst Junior High:

Elementary:	Dr. Peter Marshall
	Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary
	Juliette Low School of the Arts
	Marshall (John) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

Asian:

5.8%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,516^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the Anaheim Union High

861^st of 1,543Anaheim Union High 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	13.1	2516 of 2761	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2260 of 2783	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	2124 of 2781	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2310 of 2740	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	709 of 894	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1972 of 2715	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1944 of 2480	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	1773 of 2508	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	1459 of 2497	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.3	1559 of 2477	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1671 of 2379	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	1442 of 2259	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.6	1315 of 2236	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	1403 of 2179	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1448 of 2063	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	1405 of 2005	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	1289 of 1999	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.5	826 of 1804	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.5	865 of 1777	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.1	813 of 1769	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	349 of 637	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	615 of 643	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	684 of 739	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	549 of 743	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	460 of 733	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	623 of 745	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	590 of 700	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	1432 of 1531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	249 of 354	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1032 of 1491	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1134 of 1369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	979 of 1478	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1281 of 1521	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1262 of 1540	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	282 of 363	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1167 of 1442	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	872 of 1364	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	2329 of 2533	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2210 of 2551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2008 of 2531	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2060 of 2509	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	596 of 738	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1780 of 2380	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1888 of 2262	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	2209 of 2395	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1981 of 2388	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1791 of 2374	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2031 of 2359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1619 of 2213	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1692 of 2072	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	352 of 477	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	255 of 394	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	203 of 320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	292 of 336	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2337 of 2542	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	2065 of 2579	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1904 of 2531	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	2017 of 2458	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	509 of 721	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1624 of 2369	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1744 of 2230	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2323 of 2534	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1977 of 2552	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1893 of 2538	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2236 of 2527	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	606 of 763	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1799 of 2407	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1747 of 2273	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	181 of 194	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	147 of 192	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	190 of 197	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1371 of 1566	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1188 of 1552	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1251 of 1531	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1245 of 1520	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1342 of 1537	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1419 of 1555	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1332 of 1602	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)45th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)7th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 3, 2018

this is one of the worst middle school ever I have never in my entire life have had so many issue with this school to the point I think they are just bulling my daughter, Dr. Phillips and Mr. Joo are the most unprofessional people, and is why I am removing my child from the school and moving her to another along with her sibling that will be starting middle school, I do not recommend this school everything I have heard and seen is very true not a good for our children. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 12, 2011

Bad School!Teacher to don't get the kids really educated. Close Quote

Schools Near Brookhurst Junior High

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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
Brookhurst Junior High	Public	7-8	601 North Brookhurst Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3613	724	32	22.5	90.9%	28 (3.9%)	15 (2.1%)	621 (85.8%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	13.1	2516^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%		20.1	2260^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.8%	256	8.2	8.2		24.5	14.9	19.6		19.6	6.0	12.7	$19,575	$1,413	$18,162
Nicolas Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 West Olive Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7775	539	30	18.2	82.6%	19 (3.5%)	10 (1.9%)	470 (87.2%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	29.7	1842^nd of 2761 public middle schools	33.3%		39.2	1497^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.2%	345	20.4	20.4		32.8	41.1	37.2		16.5	22.1	19.5	$19,828	$1,020	$18,808
Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,002	44	22.7	88.2%	66 (6.6%)	27 (2.7%)	742 (74.1%)	146 (14.6%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	23.3	2087^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		27.4	1929^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.7%	158	15.2	15.2		33.4	29.2	31.2		21.6	16.9	19.1	$18,865	$1,179	$17,686
Ball Junior High	Public	7-8	1500 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3663	737	35	21.0	92.7%	34 (4.6%)	13 (1.8%)	604 (82.0%)	61 (8.3%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	12.1	2545^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%		11	2627^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	82	8.9	8.9		24.1	18.8	21.2		14.2	6.3	10.0	$19,774	$1,669	$18,105
Louis Lake Intermediate	Public	7-8	10801 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6506	453	17	26.7	81.7%	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	250 (55.2%)	166 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	71.2	650^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.5%		72.2	646^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.8%	4	37.6	37.6		55.0	63.3	58.9		41.1	49.5	45.1	$19,632	$2,162	$17,470
Orangeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3715 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4205	612	29	20.9	88.9%	51 (8.3%)	23 (3.8%)	444 (72.5%)	57 (9.3%)	12 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	17 (2.8%)	30.2	1825^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.9%		25.1	2030^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.1%	205	22.4	22.4		41.9	34.1	37.8		24.2	13.2	18.4	$21,961	$2,145	$19,816
Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		29.2	1848^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	107	21.7	21.7	25.5	35.8	36.6	32.7	14.8	20.9	19.4	18.4	$21,009	$1,967	$19,042
Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Public	6-8	8201 Country Club Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 523-1160	641	29	21.9	73.8%	33 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.1%)	230 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		62.5	827^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.3%	117	37.8	37.8	55.5	58.4	55.2	56.4	51.2	44.7	33.2	43.2	$20,103	$1,930	$18,173
D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	854	36	23.6	47.7%	124 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	332 (38.9%)	325 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.7%)	90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		91.9	232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	26	51.1	51.1		73.3	72.8	73.0		62.8	60.9	61.9	$17,327	$282	$17,045
Sycamore Junior High	Public	7-8	1801 East Sycamore St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3616	1,137	52	21.8	94.7%	23 (2.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1,053 (92.6%)	22 (1.9%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	9.4	2633^rd of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%		11.3	2616^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.0%	17	6.9	6.9		22.1	12.8	17.1		10.9	3.8	7.1	$18,615	$1,553	$17,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookhurst Junior High

What high school do graduates of Brookhurst Junior High attend?

Students who attend Brookhurst Junior High usually go on to attend Savanna High

What is the racial makeup of Brookhurst Junior High?

Students at Brookhurst Junior High are 86% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Brookhurst Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Brookhurst Junior High.

Is Brookhurst Junior High a good school?

Brookhurst Junior High ranks in the bottom 8.9% of California middle schools.

What district is Brookhurst Junior High in?

Anaheim Union High

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