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Dale Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2087^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Dale Junior High is a public middle school serving about 1,000 students in grades 7 and 8 in the Anaheim Union High district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall state ranking is in the bottom quarter, but it performs in the middle compared to other schools in its own district, such as Ball Junior High and Brookhurst Junior High. It shows particular strengths in supporting homeless students, English learners, and students from low-income families, who often perform better than the school's average. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absences, though this rate has been improving recently and is now better than the district average.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts with similar student populations, like Alamitos Intermediate in the higher-performing Garden Grove Unified district, a large gap in academic outcomes emerges, suggesting broader district-level factors influence results. The school's performance has also varied considerably from year to year, and it spends less per student than several nearby schools, including Orangeview Junior High.

1,002

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,032

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 South Dale St.
Anaheim, CA 92804-4097

(714) 220-4210

District: Anaheim Union High

Students who attend Dale Junior High usually attend:

High:

Magnolia High

Feeder schools for Dale Junior High:

Elementary:	Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy
	Dr. Jonas E. Salk
	Esther L. Walter
	Lord Baden-Powell
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	Mattie Lou Maxwell
	Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
	Walt Disney

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

Asian:

14.6%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,087^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	23.3	2087 of 2761	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1929 of 2783	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2277 of 2781	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	2068 of 2740	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	541 of 894	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	2083 of 2715	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1948 of 2480	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	1805 of 2508	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	1682 of 2497	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	1592 of 2477	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	1316 of 2379	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	1315 of 2259	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.0	1497 of 2236	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	1502 of 2179	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1529 of 2063	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	1143 of 2005	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.7	1294 of 1999	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	1002 of 1804	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.0	802 of 1777	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.0	816 of 1769	53.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	436 of 609	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	557 of 627	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	548 of 739	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	540 of 743	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	575 of 715	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	592 of 733	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	639 of 745	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	551 of 700	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	782 of 1531	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	160 of 354	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	764 of 1491	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	960 of 1369	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	857 of 1478	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	944 of 1521	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1072 of 1540	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	224 of 363	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1029 of 1442	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	884 of 1364	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	2031 of 2533	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1812 of 2551	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2127 of 2531	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1862 of 2509	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	451 of 738	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1938 of 2380	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1827 of 2262	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	2024 of 2395	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1725 of 2388	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2055 of 2374	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2044 of 2359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1727 of 2213	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1665 of 2072	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	162 of 477	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	122 of 394	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	189 of 320	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	236 of 336	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1762 of 2542	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1669 of 2579	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1944 of 2531	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1757 of 2458	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	284 of 721	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	1688 of 2369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1633 of 2230	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1885 of 2534	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1777 of 2552	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2054 of 2538	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1944 of 2527	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	440 of 763	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1859 of 2407	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1807 of 2273	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	171 of 194	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	161 of 192	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	185 of 197	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1130 of 1566	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	898 of 1552	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1240 of 1531	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1200 of 1520	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1314 of 1537	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1400 of 1543	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1224 of 1555	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1554 of 1602	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
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	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538
Orangeview Junior High	Public	7-8	501 South Western 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	$31,205	$29,020	$2,185
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	$28,124	$26,646	$1,478
Alamitos Intermediate	Public	7-8	12381 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6101	581	25	23.6	86.9%	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	364 (62.7%)	183 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	66.6	749^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%		67.8	726^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.9%	23	45.2	45.2		60.0	45.8	52.8		44.7	36.3	40.4	$26,958	$24,454	$2,504
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	$25,908	$24,404	$1,504
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	$27,832	$26,326	$1,506
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	$18,041	$16,784	$1,257
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Public	7-8	12345 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6466	632	27	23.4	41.6%	186 (29.4%)	3 (0.5%)	188 (29.7%)	198 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.9%)	96	116^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.1	121^st of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	5	60.9	60.9		82.8	78.4	80.7		67.2	75.7	71.3	$23,704	$21,740	$1,964
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	$29,842	$26,216	$3,626
Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	54.6	1046^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.1%		52.8	1079^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	33	29.9	29.9		55.2	46.4	50.7		42.5	26.5	34.3	$24,878	$23,986	$892

Frequently Asked Questions about Dale Junior High

What high school do graduates of Dale Junior High attend?

Students who attend Dale Junior High usually go on to attend Magnolia High

Is Dale Junior High a good school?

Dale Junior High ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California middle schools.

What district is Dale Junior High in?

Anaheim Union High

What is the racial makeup of Dale Junior High?

Students at Dale Junior High are 74% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Dale Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Dale Junior High.

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