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Carl Hankey Middle

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Carl Hankey Middle ranks 338 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

Carl Hankey Middle is a small, well-regarded public school serving 181 students in grades 6-8 within the Capistrano Unified School District in Mission Viejo, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools despite nearly half of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school stands out from nearby middle schools like Arroyo Vista Middle and Ladera Ranch Middle in several key ways: it is much smaller in size, has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio, and spends more per student. This structure appears effective, as the school shows particular strength in supporting student subgroups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with performance that often exceeds state averages. However, its test scores, while solid, tend to be below those of some district peers that serve fewer students with economic needs, and its year-to-year performance has shown more volatility.

Notable patterns include a dip in 7th-grade math scores that the school will want to address, and a chronic absenteeism rate that, while better than the state average, is higher than at several top-performing schools in the area. Compared to a school like Los Alisos Intermediate in the neighboring Saddleback Valley Unified district, Carl Hankey Middle achieves stronger academic results. Overall, the school provides a supportive, small-scale environment that successfully educates a diverse student population, with ongoing opportunities to stabilize performance trends and further boost attendance.

181

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,389

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27252 Nubles
Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3433

(949) 234-5315

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Carl Hankey Middle usually attend:

High:

Capistrano Valley High

Feeder schools for Carl Hankey Middle:

Elementary:

Carl Hankey Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.4%

White:

38.1%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Capistrano Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg65%

California avg41%

338^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Middle Schools in the Capistrano Unified

193^rd of 1,543Capistrano Unified 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	86.9	338 of 2761	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	499 of 2783	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	222 of 2781	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	479 of 2740	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	322 of 2715	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	331 of 2480	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	355 of 2508	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	413 of 2497	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	398 of 2477	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	572 of 2379	76.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.5	460 of 2259	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.9	521 of 2236	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	304 of 2179	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	90.3	90 of 1531	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	169 of 1491	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	242 of 2533	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	438 of 2551	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	219 of 2531	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.7	535 of 2509	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	321 of 2380	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	263 of 2262	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	300 of 2395	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	468 of 2388	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	127 of 2374	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	368 of 2359	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	139 of 2213	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	261 of 2072	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	321 of 2542	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	635 of 2579	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	126 of 2531	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	743 of 2458	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	234 of 2369	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	378 of 2230	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	461 of 2534	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	547 of 2552	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	234 of 2538	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	416 of 2527	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	309 of 2407	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	389 of 2273	82.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	82.1	28 of 197	85.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.6	125 of 665	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	241 of 1566	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	96.3	47 of 1531	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	173 of 1520	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	323 of 1537	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	159 of 1543	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	312 of 1555	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	250 of 1602	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	260 of 1496	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)86th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)81st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+21 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science52%+19 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	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
Carl Hankey Middle	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%)	86.9	338^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.8%		79.1	499^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	161	51.7	51.7	69.1	73.7	65.5	69.4	73.2	44.8	57.9	58.5	$29,389	$27,268	$2,121
Ladera Ranch Middle	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%)	97.3	69^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.5%		98.1	42^nd of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	27	65.2	65.2	84.1	80.6	82.2	82.3	75.2	74.9	79.2	76.5	$18,671	$17,582	$1,089
Las Flores Middle	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%)	95.4	137^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.0%		96.3	113^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	24	69.1	69.1	78.4	79.0	77.9	78.4	65.3	66.7	71.7	67.9	$19,439	$18,290	$1,149
Fred Newhart Middle	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%)	94.5	168^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.9%		94.6	167^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.0%	1	59.3	59.3	75.0	78.0	78.8	77.2	69.4	63.9	70.8	67.9	$18,906	$17,846	$1,060
La Paz Intermediate	Public	7-8	25151 Pradera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-1720	713	33	21.8	39.7%	310 (43.5%)	7 (1.0%)	223 (31.3%)	89 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.5%)	90.2	274^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.1%		90.8	261^st of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	13	57.1	57.1		75.4	64.1	69.5		70.4	55.7	62.8	$17,168	$16,240	$928
Niguel Hills Middle	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%)	87.6	318^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.5%		92.4	219^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.1%	99	50.3	50.3	72.3	65.5	71.8	69.6	61.3	52.2	61.1	57.9	$21,881	$20,392	$1,489
Aliso Viejo Middle	Public	6-8	111 Park Ave.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-2622	803	36	22.3	35.4%	433 (53.9%)	16 (2.0%)	154 (19.2%)	109 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	87 (10.8%)	91.6	233^rd of 2761 public middle schools	91.6%		93.1	208^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.5%	25	55.2	55.2	70.5	70.7	72.9	71.4	62.7	65.2	66.8	65.0	$19,053	$17,946	$1,107
Los Alisos Intermediate	Public	7-8	25171 Moor Ave.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9700	595	29	20.5	74.5%	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	429 (72.1%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	52.8	1104^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.0%		53.1	1066^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.7%	38	33.0	33.0		48.4	40.1	44.3		41.5	31.9	36.7	$18,638	$17,494	$1,144
Esencia Middle	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%)	94.4	174^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%		96.9	94^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	80	47.6	47.6	78.1	82.6	76.5	79.2	70.8	81.2	68.0	73.5	$23,722	$22,438	$1,284
Arroyo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	329	16	20.8	19.8%	196 (59.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.5%)	48 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	97	82^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.0%		97.3	83^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.0%	1	71.6	71.6	83.2	81.1	84.3	82.9	64.4	78.3	79.8	74.4	$21,244	$19,992	$1,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Hankey Middle

How many students attend Carl Hankey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Carl Hankey Middle.

Is Carl Hankey Middle a good school?

Carl Hankey Middle ranks 338^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Carl Hankey Middle in?

Capistrano Unified

What high school do graduates of Carl Hankey Middle attend?

Students who attend Carl Hankey Middle usually go on to attend Capistrano Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Carl Hankey Middle?

Students at Carl Hankey Middle are 41% Hispanic, 38% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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