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Orangeview Junior High

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Orangeview Junior High ranks 1825 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Orangeview Junior High is a public middle school serving 612 students in grades 7-8 in Anaheim, operating within the Anaheim Union High district, which serves a community with significant economic needs.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency in English (37.8%) and especially math (18.4%) below state averages, though recent years show encouraging improvements in English scores and a reduction in chronic student absences. The school demonstrates notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and homeless students, performing well above average for these populations. However, a critical concern is 8th-grade math, where only 13.2% of students are proficient, indicating a struggle with key concepts before high school.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that higher achievement is possible in similar settings. For instance, Lexington Junior High in the same district achieves much higher scores with similar student demographics and lower spending, while Alamitos Intermediate in a neighboring district also outperforms Orangeview with a comparable student population. This suggests that district curriculum, teaching methods, and how resources are used can significantly impact outcomes, offering a path for Orangeview to build on its recent progress.

612

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,961

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3715 West Orange Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804-2899

(714) 220-4205

District: Anaheim Union High

Students who attend Orangeview Junior High usually attend:

High:

Western High

Feeder schools for Orangeview Junior High:

Elementary:	Centralia Elementary
	Cerritos Elementary
	Danbrook Elementary
	Hansen Elementary
	More...
	Holder Elementary
	Twila Reid Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

Asian:

9.3%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,825^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	30.2	1825 of 2761	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	2030 of 2783	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1919 of 2781	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1815 of 2740	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	549 of 894	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1758 of 2715	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1618 of 2480	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	1457 of 2508	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	1481 of 2497	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	1647 of 2477	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	1153 of 2379	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.5	1292 of 2259	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.7	1452 of 2236	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.3	1628 of 2179	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	1543 of 2063	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	1268 of 2005	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	1098 of 1999	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	941 of 1804	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	1013 of 1777	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.2	1011 of 1769	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	61.0	217 of 643	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	262 of 600	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	526 of 739	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	619 of 743	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	599 of 715	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	568 of 733	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	570 of 745	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	548 of 700	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	1019 of 1531	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	165 of 354	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	970 of 1491	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	849 of 1369	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	425 of 1478	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	41.6	710 of 1521	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	1157 of 1540	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	317 of 363	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	414 of 1442	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	35.8	749 of 1364	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1746 of 2533	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2009 of 2551	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1951 of 2531	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1775 of 2509	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	442 of 738	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1581 of 2380	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1436 of 2262	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1673 of 2395	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1728 of 2388	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1500 of 2374	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1528 of 2359	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1485 of 2213	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1391 of 2072	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	190 of 477	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	118 of 320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	210 of 336	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1533 of 2542	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1819 of 2579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1537 of 2531	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1458 of 2458	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	297 of 721	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	1337 of 2369	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1242 of 2230	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1658 of 2534	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1789 of 2552	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1600 of 2538	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1590 of 2527	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	468 of 763	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1643 of 2407	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1600 of 2273	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	105 of 194	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	167 of 197	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	8.4	621 of 665	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1037 of 1566	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1123 of 1552	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	599 of 1531	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1025 of 1520	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1050 of 1537	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1105 of 1543	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1318 of 1555	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1217 of 1602	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+44 vs school

African American (2019)66th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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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
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	$19,527	$969	$18,558
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
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
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%		83.6	408^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	84	45.6	45.6		65.5	61.0	63.3		46.4	50.4	48.4	$16,045	$668	$15,377
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		91.4	243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	54.9	54.9	71.1	71.8	66.6	69.9	61.4	56.1	55.6	57.7	$15,031	$526	$14,505
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	$18,964	$2,670	$16,294
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
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$19,739	$1,988	$17,751
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	$20,121	$2,923	$17,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Orangeview Junior High

Is Orangeview Junior High a good school?

Orangeview Junior High ranks 1825^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Orangeview Junior High in?

Anaheim Union High

What high school do graduates of Orangeview Junior High attend?

Students who attend Orangeview Junior High usually go on to attend Western High

What is the racial makeup of Orangeview Junior High?

Students at Orangeview Junior High are 73% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Orangeview Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Orangeview Junior High.

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