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South Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

South Junior High is a public middle school serving about 1,160 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Anaheim Union High School District, which ranks in the middle range statewide, and it serves a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (26%), Math (10%), and Science (12%) all far below California averages, and it struggles with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 30%. These trends are consistent across its fellow district middle schools, Ball Junior High and Sycamore Junior High, which also perform in the bottom 11% of state schools. Interestingly, South Junior High spends more per student ($18,426) than several higher-achieving schools nearby but has larger class sizes and poorer outcomes, suggesting factors beyond funding are at play.

Notably, the school is located very close to several much higher-performing middle schools in other districts, such as Kraemer Middle and Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts, highlighting a stark contrast in educational outcomes within the same geographic area. The data shows the school has specific strengths, like its relative effectiveness with African American students, but also clear areas for growth, such as supporting military-connected students. Improving results will likely require addressing both school-level issues like attendance and broader district-level strategies.

1,159

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,426

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2320 East South St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-4599

(714) 999-3667

District: Anaheim Union High

Students who attend South Junior High usually attend:

High:

Katella High

Feeder schools for South Junior High:

Elementary:	Guinn (James M.) Elementary
	Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary
	Juarez (Benito) Elementary
	Olive Street Elementary
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	Orange Grove Elementary
	Ponderosa Elementary
	Revere (Paul) Elementary
	Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

Asian:

3.7%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,461^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	14.6	2461 of 2761	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	2563 of 2783	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2491 of 2781	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2413 of 2740	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	735 of 894	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2358 of 2715	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	2241 of 2480	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	2127 of 2508	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	1968 of 2497	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	1869 of 2477	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	1916 of 2379	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	1901 of 2259	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	1926 of 2236	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	1882 of 2179	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	1701 of 2063	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	1533 of 2005	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	1355 of 1999	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.5	1019 of 1804	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.2	1033 of 1777	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	1111 of 1769	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.0	272 of 627	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	659 of 739	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	658 of 715	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	682 of 733	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	697 of 745	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	672 of 700	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	867 of 1531	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	197 of 354	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1166 of 1491	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	951 of 1369	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	1231 of 1478	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1303 of 1521	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1240 of 1540	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	306 of 363	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1181 of 1442	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	922 of 1364	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2283 of 2533	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2399 of 2551	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2299 of 2531	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2248 of 2509	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	614 of 738	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2158 of 2380	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2121 of 2262	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2126 of 2395	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2186 of 2388	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2074 of 2374	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	2034 of 2359	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1935 of 2213	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1855 of 2072	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	412 of 477	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	332 of 394	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	230 of 320	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	241 of 336	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2282 of 2542	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2369 of 2579	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2245 of 2531	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2110 of 2458	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	537 of 721	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2058 of 2369	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2005 of 2230	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2270 of 2534	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2372 of 2552	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2298 of 2538	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2239 of 2527	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	623 of 763	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2110 of 2407	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2060 of 2273	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	189 of 194	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	167 of 192	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	195 of 197	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1192 of 1566	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1276 of 1552	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1344 of 1531	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1237 of 1520	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1437 of 1537	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1433 of 1543	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1474 of 1555	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1439 of 1602	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)57th percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 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 (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
South Junior High	Public	7-8	2320 East South St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3667	1,159	49	23.5	92.1%	31 (2.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1,045 (90.2%)	43 (3.7%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	14.6	2461^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%		12.6	2563^rd of 2783 public middle schools	7.9%	102	12.2	12.2		24.1	27.0	25.6		10.5	8.9	9.7	$18,426	$1,130	$17,296
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
Valadez Middle School Academy	Public	6-8	161 East La Jolla St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7440	527	27	19.8	95.8%	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	496 (94.1%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.7	1873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%		23	2130^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.5%	257	15.1	15.1	39.4	37.5	43.2	40.1	17.8	18.6	15.9	17.4	$20,055	$2,480	$17,575
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Public	7-8	1700 East Wilshire Dr.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7765	820	37	22.0	62.6%	160 (19.5%)	21 (2.6%)	525 (64.0%)	67 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	53.8	1083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	60.8%		63.8	805^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.1%	278	24.3	24.3		57.5	45.4	51.0		40.7	32.3	36.2	$18,232	$425	$17,807
Yorba Middle	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%)	40.7	1477^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%		37	1568^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.7%	91	18.0	18.0		53.4	41.3	47.1		29.4	23.3	26.3	$16,874	$1,515	$15,359
Portola Middle	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%)	36.6	1597^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		22.5	2147^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.9%	550	23.9	23.9		41.4	36.3	39.1		25.6	27.2	26.3	$16,794	$1,356	$15,438
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
Kraemer Middle	Public	7-8	645 North Angelina Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1551	889	36	24.5	52.9%	112 (12.6%)	14 (1.6%)	411 (46.2%)	315 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	87.8	316^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		91.1	252^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.9%	64	53.8	53.8		70.6	62.9	66.9		62.9	54.9	59.1	$16,420	$677	$15,743
Cerro Villa Middle	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%)	64.8	792^nd of 2761 public middle schools	71.3%		67	746^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	46	40.2	40.2		54.8	47.8	51.5		44.2	38.6	41.6	$16,090	$1,182	$14,908
Izaak Walton Intermediate	Public	7-8	12181 Buaro St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6040	458	21	21.7	91.0%	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	346 (75.5%)	86 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	48.5	1219^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.8%		52.7	1085^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.0%	134	25.5	25.5		49.7	44.5	46.8		33.5	32.4	32.9	$18,912	$2,202	$16,710

Frequently Asked Questions about South Junior High

What district is South Junior High in?

Anaheim Union High

What high school do graduates of South Junior High attend?

Students who attend South Junior High usually go on to attend Katella High

How many students attend South Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,159 students attended South Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of South Junior High?

Students at South Junior High are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Is South Junior High a good school?

South Junior High ranks in the bottom 10.9% of California middle schools.

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