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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
Nicolas Junior High	0.0mi	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%)	28.1	1903^rd of 2740 public middle schools	30.5%		29.7	1842^nd of 2761 public middle schools	33.3%	61	19.8	19.8		41.7	33.5	37.7		23.2	20.8	22.0	$17,057	$16,158	$899
Brookhurst Junior High	1.8mi	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%)	16	2389^th of 2740 public middle schools	12.8%		13.1	2516^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%	127	14.2	14.2		30.6	26.5	28.6		15.5	11.2	13.4	$28,124	$26,646	$1,478
D. Russell Parks Junior High	2.1mi	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%)	84.2	386^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.9%		90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%	128	47.3	47.3		69.6	67.9	68.7		59.6	53.9	56.5	$14,952	$14,648	$304
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	2.8mi	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%)	57.4	988^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.9%		53.8	1083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	60.8%	95	31.7	31.7		54.8	51.9	53.4		41.7	35.7	38.8	$14,938	$14,634	$304
Gordon H. Beatty Middle	3.0mi	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%)	65.4	806^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.6%		68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%	96	43.8	43.8	49.8	57.6	55.8	54.3	40.0	43.9	42.4	42.1	$16,967	$15,788	$1,179
Sycamore Junior High	3.1mi	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%)	10.1	2595^th of 2740 public middle schools	5.3%		9.4	2633^rd of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%	38	11.9	11.9		23.5	17.8	20.7		10.0	6.1	8.1	$26,624	$25,292	$1,332
Ball Junior High	3.2mi	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%)	12.2	2526^th of 2740 public middle schools	7.8%		12.1	2545^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%	19	10.1	10.1		23.6	22.5	23.1		15.6	9.3	12.4	$27,832	$26,326	$1,506
Dale Junior High	3.7mi	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%)	24.8	2014^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.5%		23.3	2087^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%	73	16.1	16.1		38.8	31.3	35.1		22.4	20.6	21.5	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538
Imperial Middle	3.7mi	Public	6-8	1450 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90633	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%)	35.5	1644^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.0%		29.5	1846^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%	202	20.4	20.4	31.4	46.9	40.8	40.1	29.9	30.3	24.3	28.2	$26,088	$16,500	$9,588
Buena Park Middle	4.0mi	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%)	25.1	2009^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.7%		25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%	54	17.8	17.8	26.4	33.7	40.1	33.7	20.1	21.8	22.2	21.4	$18,041	$16,784	$1,257

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