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Nicolas Junior High

Q: Is Nicolas Junior High a good school?

Nicolas Junior High ranks 1842 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Nicolas Junior High is a public middle school serving about 540 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Fullerton Elementary district, which is generally above average in the state, but the school itself faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are notably lower than the district average and those of nearby schools like D. Russell Parks Junior High and Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts. Math proficiency, at 19.5%, is a particular area of concern. However, the school has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, now boasting a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average and lower than Ladera Vista. It also shows relative strengths in supporting English Language Learners and has seen recent dramatic improvement in services for students in special education.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Anaheim Union High, Nicolas often performs better than schools with similar student populations, such as South Junior High or Sycamore Junior High. A key point for parents is that the school spends more per student than its higher-performing district peers, yet these resources have not yet translated into equivalent academic results, indicating the school is working to address complex needs within its community.

539

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,057

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 West Olive Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92833-4132

(714) 447-7775

District: Fullerton Elementary

Feeder schools for Nicolas Junior High:

Elementary:	Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts
	Orangethorpe Elementary
	Pacific Drive Elementary
	Richman Elementary
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	Woodcrest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

White:

3.5%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,842^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Fullerton Elementary

474^th of 1,543Fullerton 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	29.7	1842 of 2761	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1497 of 2783	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1601 of 2781	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1838 of 2740	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	2097 of 2715	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1733 of 2480	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.1	1848 of 2508	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1832 of 2497	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	1709 of 2477	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	1324 of 2379	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	1228 of 2259	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	1029 of 2236	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.6	998 of 2179	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.1	852 of 2063	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.5	1172 of 2005	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1278 of 1999	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.6	974 of 1804	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	1018 of 1777	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.7	1086 of 1769	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.3	264 of 743	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	520 of 745	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	381 of 700	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	1271 of 1531	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1087 of 1491	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1221 of 1369	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	486 of 1478	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	517 of 1521	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	161 of 1540	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	521 of 1442	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	475 of 1364	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1742 of 2533	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1480 of 2551	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1547 of 2531	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1668 of 2509	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1896 of 2380	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1706 of 2262	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1510 of 2395	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1133 of 2388	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	1263 of 2374	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1413 of 2359	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1712 of 2213	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1375 of 2072	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1507 of 2542	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1165 of 2579	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	1220 of 2531	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	1387 of 2458	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1792 of 2369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1494 of 2230	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1682 of 2534	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1310 of 2552	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1407 of 2538	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1744 of 2527	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1936 of 2407	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1533 of 2273	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	488 of 677	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	778 of 1566	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	906 of 1552	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1375 of 1531	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	1086 of 1537	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	968 of 1543	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1313 of 1602	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1151 of 1496	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2024)64th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2024)29th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Unfortunately, I have to report this school is poorly run. They lack the proper resources to support the students/families they serve (teachers always asking for supplies). Most students are testing 2/3 grades BELOW their present grade levels. The new principal (less than six months of ever being principal) is pretty green. Lacks proper leadership skills to support her team, team seems fragmented and mostly agitated. The new AP also new and lacks connectives w/students and teachers. The school is 85 Hispanic blue collar working folks (2/3 jobs). The Principal, AP and Special Education team are not able to communicate nor are culturally sensitive to the families or students they serve, only two front office clerks speak Spanish. I have many of my friends who go there too and have TRANSFERRED to another school out b/c they don't feel welcome or leadership team lacks culture sensitivity. I was in a IEP and the AP was not helpful and very rude. Close Quote

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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
Nicolas Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 West Olive Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7775	539	30	18.2	82.6%	19 (3.5%)	10 (1.9%)	470 (87.2%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	29.7	1842^nd of 2761 public middle schools	33.3%		39.2	1497^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.2%	345	20.4	20.4		32.8	41.1	37.2		16.5	22.1	19.5	$17,057	$16,158	$899
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	$28,124	$26,646	$1,478
D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	854	36	23.6	47.7%	124 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	332 (38.9%)	325 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.7%)	90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		91.9	232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	26	51.1	51.1		73.3	72.8	73.0		62.8	60.9	61.9	$14,952	$14,648	$304
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	$14,938	$14,634	$304
Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Public	6-8	8201 Country Club Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 523-1160	641	29	21.9	73.8%	33 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.1%)	230 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		62.5	827^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.3%	117	37.8	37.8	55.5	58.4	55.2	56.4	51.2	44.7	33.2	43.2	$16,967	$15,788	$1,179
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	$26,624	$25,292	$1,332
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	$27,832	$26,326	$1,506
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	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538
Imperial Middle	Public	6-8	1450 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2344	495	23	21.0	83.4%	36 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	418 (84.4%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	29.5	1846^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		39	1507^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	339	11.0	11.0	39.7	42.6	33.5	38.4	25.7	25.3	15.0	21.7	$26,088	$16,500	$9,588
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	$18,041	$16,784	$1,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Nicolas Junior High

Is Nicolas Junior High a good school?

Nicolas Junior High ranks 1842^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Nicolas Junior High in?

Fullerton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nicolas Junior High?

Students at Nicolas Junior High are 87% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Nicolas Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Nicolas Junior High.

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