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Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle

Public Grades 6-8

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 690 students in grades 6-8 in Huntington Beach, operating within the highly-ranked Fountain Valley Elementary school district.

Academically, Talbert is a strong performer, with student proficiency in English (74.7%), Math (60%), and Science (63.7%) all well above state averages, earning it a 5-star rating. It's important to understand that while Talbert ranks third among the three excellent middle schools in its own district—behind Fulton (Harry C.) Middle and Masuda (Kazuo) Middle—it consistently outperforms most other middle schools in neighboring districts like Ocean View and Newport-Mesa Unified. A key area for potential growth is mathematics, where its proficiency, though solid, trails its district peers.

The school shows particular strengths in supporting specific student groups, with Hispanic, low-income, and special education students achieving at very high levels compared to schools statewide. Talbert has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by more than half since the pandemic to 9.2%, a rate better than many nearby schools like Vista View Middle or Charles W. Tewinkle Middle. Overall, Talbert provides a high-quality and equitable education, making it a compelling choice in the region.

690

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,422

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9101 Brabham Dr.
Huntington Beach, CA 92646-2764

(714) 378-4220

District: Fountain Valley Elementary

Feeder schools for Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle:

Elementary:	Gisler (Robert) Elementary
	Newland (William T.) Elementary
	Oka (Isojiro) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg75%

California avg41%

229^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary

53^rd of 1,543Fountain Valley Elementary 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	91.9	229 of 2761	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	217 of 2783	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	195 of 2781	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	139 of 2740	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	166 of 2715	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	232 of 2480	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	245 of 2508	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	382 of 2497	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	310 of 2477	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	634 of 2379	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	274 of 2259	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	501 of 2236	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	268 of 2179	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.2	213 of 2063	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.2	236 of 2005	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	376 of 1999	81.2%	★★★★☆
2006	83.1	241 of 1804	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	89.9	121 of 1777	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	195 of 1769	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	174 of 739	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	118 of 743	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	149 of 715	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	106 of 733	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	169 of 745	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	277 of 700	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.5	155 of 1531	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	67 of 1491	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	205 of 1369	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	217 of 2533	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	229 of 2551	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	183 of 2531	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	118 of 2509	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	133 of 2380	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	189 of 2262	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	95 of 2395	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	129 of 2388	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	55 of 2374	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	95 of 2359	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	62 of 2213	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	99 of 2072	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	172 of 2542	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	94 of 2579	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	202 of 2531	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	118 of 2458	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	94 of 2369	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	109 of 2230	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	237 of 2534	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	200 of 2552	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	190 of 2538	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	162 of 2527	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	181 of 2407	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	275 of 2273	87.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	242 of 726	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	154 of 701	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	125 of 677	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	76 of 665	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	59 of 554	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	246 of 1566	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	153 of 1552	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.1	231 of 1531	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	350 of 1520	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	354 of 1537	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	292 of 1543	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	187 of 1555	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	206 of 1602	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	388 of 1496	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science64%+31 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 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
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Public	6-8	9101 Brabham Dr.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4220	690	34	20.4	21.3%	325 (47.1%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (22.6%)	118 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (12.6%)	91.9	229^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		92.6	217^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	12	63.7	63.7	75.1	70.7	77.8	74.7	58.0	56.1	64.7	60.0	$14,422	$764	$13,658
Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Indianapolis Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-7738	771	32	24.2	25.0%	451 (58.5%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (15.6%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.8%)	91.9	228^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		89.1	296^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.4%	68	58.9	58.9	69.6	79.5	68.6	72.7	66.3	58.3	68.1	64.1	$16,952	$1,038	$15,914
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Public	6-8	8778 El Lago St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-2816	753	34	22.1	23.1%	189 (25.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (13.7%)	398 (52.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	55 (7.3%)	97.1	75^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		96.7	101^st of 2783 public middle schools	96.4%	26	71.2	71.2	82.8	83.3	87.7	84.5	70.0	71.9	70.3	70.7	$14,852	$793	$14,059
Ethel Dwyer Middle	Public	6-8	1502 Palm Ave.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-7507	884	34	25.9	37.1%	396 (44.8%)	4 (0.5%)	247 (27.9%)	112 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (13.9%)	86.2	351^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.3%		87.1	341^st of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	10	45.9	45.9	69.6	71.5	63.4	68.2	60.2	65.4	49.5	58.5	$17,561	$1,202	$16,359
Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Public	6-8	17415 Los Jardines West	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4250	768	35	22.1	35.2%	162 (21.1%)	4 (0.5%)	159 (20.7%)	379 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.8%)	95.5	133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	95.2%		96.5	107^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	26	60.8	60.8	77.2	81.4	71.6	76.9	74.5	75.6	71.2	73.9	$13,937	$1,020	$12,917
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Public	7-8	3224 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7965	501	33	15.3	80.8%	57 (11.4%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (81.8%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	42.7	1401^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.3%		43.3	1361^st of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	40	18.9	18.9		46.3	44.5	45.4		29.0	31.5	30.3	$28,927	$2,732	$26,195
Mesa View Middle	Public	6-8	17601 Avilla Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-6608	817	35	23.1	45.4%	285 (34.9%)	5 (0.6%)	283 (34.6%)	134 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	102 (12.5%)	90.4	270^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.2%		94.9	157^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	113	63.8	63.8	67.4	67.7	72.4	69.0	60.3	59.7	67.6	62.4	$16,806	$839	$15,967
Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	724	34	21.0	83.1%	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	450 (62.2%)	165 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	49.1	1200^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		57.7	941^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.2%	259	28.7	28.7	35.7	43.1	46.8	42.1	33.8	35.1	41.4	36.8	$15,822	$1,264	$14,558
Marine View Middle	Public	6-8	5682 Tilburg Dr.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 846-0624	736	32	22.6	46.2%	384 (52.2%)	7 (1.0%)	219 (29.8%)	52 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.6%)	78.3	513^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.4%		83.9	401^st of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	112	50.9	50.9	65.9	68.2	61.2	65.1	46.1	47.7	40.0	44.6	$16,488	$839	$15,649
Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Public	7-8	9802 Bishop Pl.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6218	717	27	26.3	72.7%	29 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (21.2%)	512 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.6%)	95.3	142^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		96.9	96^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	46	61.4	61.4		77.8	74.1	75.9		70.5	76.2	73.4	$16,616	$1,858	$14,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle

How many students attend Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle?

Students at Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle are 47% White, 23% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more races.

What district is Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle in?

Fountain Valley Elementary

Is Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle a good school?

Yes. Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle ranks in the top 8.3% of California middle schools.

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