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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
Vista del Mar Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	1130 Avenue Talega	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5955	499	22	22.2	16.2%	368 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.8%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	95.5	127^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.4%		95	154^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.4%	27	61.5	61.5	85.5	87.9	77.9	83.4	69.5	71.0	66.2	68.8	$20,684	$19,556	$1,128
Bernice Ayer Middle	1.6mi	Public	6-8	1271 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-9607	919	41	22.4	39.4%	541 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (30.1%)	16 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (9.1%)	93.8	175^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.6%		93.5	194^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.0%	19	60.1	60.1	70.7	78.0	80.8	76.5	64.8	69.5	71.1	68.5	$17,613	$16,526	$1,087
Shorecliffs Middle	2.8mi	Public	6-8	240 Via Socorro	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 498-1660	634	32	19.8	43.8%	370 (58.4%)	3 (0.5%)	189 (29.8%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.8%)	83.5	406^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.2%		77.8	525^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.0%	119	64.5	64.5	54.4	66.1	75.3	66.5	52.6	47.8	56.3	52.3	$24,018	$22,576	$1,442
Esencia Middle	4.6mi	Public	6-8	5 Aprender St.	Rancho Mission Viejo	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-9900	349	16	21.6	22.3%	192 (55.0%)	5 (1.4%)	56 (16.0%)	56 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.6%)	96.6	84^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.9%		94.4	174^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%	90	69.5	69.5	79.5	84.6	78.5	80.9	74.8	75.0	72.5	74.2	$23,722	$22,438	$1,284
Marco Forster Middle	4.9mi	Public	6-8	25601 Camino del Avion	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5907	930	46	20.4	75.1%	216 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	651 (70.0%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (5.3%)	59.2	951^st of 2740 public middle schools	65.3%		57.3	971^st of 2761 public middle schools	64.8%	20	39.4	39.4	45.3	53.0	59.7	52.4	36.5	36.8	40.7	38.0	$21,151	$19,228	$1,923
Ladera Ranch Middle	6.3mi	Public	6-8	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5922	1,064	46	23.0	19.0%	680 (63.9%)	10 (0.9%)	121 (11.4%)	134 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.8%)	97	79^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.1%		97.3	69^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.5%	10	69.7	69.7	84.8	81.6	78.9	81.9	74.7	77.0	76.2	75.9	$18,671	$17,582	$1,089
Niguel Hills Middle	7.2mi	Public	6-8	29070 Shark Bay	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5360	693	35	19.5	44.6%	384 (55.4%)	8 (1.2%)	212 (30.6%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	82.6	421^st of 2740 public middle schools	84.6%		87.6	318^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.5%	103	55.8	55.8	62.2	70.4	67.3	66.4	50.0	58.5	47.5	51.8	$21,881	$20,392	$1,489
Carl Hankey Middle	7.7mi	Public	6-8	27252 Nubles	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	181	12	15.6	49.7%	69 (38.1%)	3 (1.7%)	75 (41.4%)	18 (9.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	82	434^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.2%		86.9	338^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.8%	96	60.4	60.4	49.0	78.4	81.1	69.7	49.0	58.8	45.3	51.0	$29,389	$27,268	$2,121
Las Flores Middle	8.4mi	Public	6-8	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6543	593	28	21.4	22.3%	332 (56.0%)	7 (1.2%)	92 (15.5%)	91 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.8%)	93.3	187^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.2%		95.4	137^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.0%	50	67.8	67.8	69.1	83.3	68.0	73.7	71.6	68.2	66.1	68.6	$19,439	$18,290	$1,149
Fred Newhart Middle	9.5mi	Public	6-8	25001 Veterans Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-0162	1,105	51	21.6	33.6%	466 (42.2%)	16 (1.4%)	295 (26.7%)	150 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	174 (15.7%)	94.2	160^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.2%		94.5	168^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.9%	8	62.9	62.9	72.2	78.5	77.1	76.0	68.5	71.1	68.0	69.2	$18,906	$17,846	$1,060

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