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D. Russell Parks Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

D. Russell Parks Junior High is a consistently top-performing middle school serving about 850 students in grades 7-8 within the Fullerton Elementary district, achieving academic results that significantly outrank both state averages and most neighboring schools.

The school's excellence is particularly notable because it achieves these results while effectively serving a diverse student body, including nearly half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. It excels in supporting all learners, with students from low-income families and English language learners ranking in the state's top percentiles. Furthermore, the school maintains a remarkably low rate of chronic absenteeism at 10.3%, which is less than half the state average and supports strong academic outcomes. Compared to other schools in the Fullerton Elementary district, such as Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts and Nicolas Junior High, D. Russell Parks demonstrates higher proficiency rates in English, math, and science.

An interesting finding is the school's efficient use of resources, achieving its high ranking despite a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some nearby schools like Brea Junior High. Its performance is also stable and sustained, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide and maintaining a 5-star rating for years. This consistent success, even when compared to other high-performing schools in the area like Granada Middle, highlights effective school-level practices that contribute to student achievement.

854

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,327

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1710 Rosecrans Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92833-1912

(714) 447-7785

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend D. Russell Parks Junior High usually attend:

High:

Sunny Hills High

Feeder schools for D. Russell Parks Junior High:

Elementary:	Fern Drive Elementary
	Laguna Road Elementary
	Sunset Lane Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

Asian:

38.1%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg54%

California avg41%

258^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	90.8	258 of 2761	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	232 of 2783	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	189 of 2781	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	231 of 2740	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	378 of 2715	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	390 of 2480	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	287 of 2508	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	89.4	240 of 2497	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.1	214 of 2477	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	131 of 2379	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	118 of 2259	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.3	85 of 2236	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	90.5	95 of 2179	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	109 of 2063	94.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	220 of 2005	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	85.5	206 of 1999	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	311 of 1804	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.3	312 of 1777	82.4%	★★★★☆
2004	81.1	274 of 1769	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	133 of 739	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	111 of 743	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	105 of 715	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	145 of 733	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	218 of 745	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	185 of 700	73.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	345 of 1531	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	431 of 1491	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	382 of 1369	72.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.1	14 of 1478	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	91 of 1521	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	54 of 1540	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	62 of 1442	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	102 of 1364	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	240 of 2533	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	275 of 2551	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	190 of 2531	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	203 of 2509	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	397 of 2380	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	445 of 2262	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	413 of 2395	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	549 of 2388	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	315 of 2374	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	292 of 2359	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	620 of 2213	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	492 of 2072	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	181 of 2542	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	156 of 2579	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	137 of 2531	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	154 of 2458	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	342 of 2369	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	424 of 2230	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	270 of 2534	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	196 of 2552	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	178 of 2538	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	247 of 2527	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	325 of 2407	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	309 of 2273	86.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	144 of 726	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	76 of 701	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	159 of 677	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	221 of 665	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	173 of 554	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	275 of 462	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	127 of 1566	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	62.0	382 of 1552	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	247 of 1531	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	470 of 1520	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	314 of 1537	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	162 of 1543	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	104 of 1555	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	455 of 1602	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	583 of 1496	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)99th percentile+7 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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	$17,327	$282	$17,045
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	$134,765	$17,161	$117,604
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	$19,828	$1,020	$18,808
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	$20,103	$1,930	$18,173
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Public	7-8	16430 Woodbrier Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4261	687	29	23.3	57.2%	122 (17.8%)	9 (1.3%)	486 (70.7%)	42 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	74.9	586^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.8%		76.2	566^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	20													39.1	39.1		59.2	73.9	66.4		41.7	45.8	43.7	$14,498	$497	$14,001
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	716 East La Habra Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2374	580	27	21.1	85.0%	27 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	515 (88.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	45.3	1318^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		46.2	1271^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.3%	47	13.7	16.7	14.8	29.4	33.3	30.9	33.3	13.3	25.9	7.8	16.7	11.1	22.0	22.0		52.2	48.5	50.4		32.8	19.4	26.5	$109,861	$13,923	$95,938
Reginald M. Benton Middle	Public	6-8	15709 East Olive Branch Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2500	718	28	25.3	55.2%	97 (13.5%)	18 (2.5%)	492 (68.5%)	74 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.5%)	62.3	846^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		54.2	1036^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	190													40.3	40.3	51.9	61.2	61.5	58.1	32.5	27.9	38.4	33.0	$16,476	$1,201	$15,275
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	$18,232	$425	$17,807
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	$19,575	$1,413	$18,162
Granada Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Lemon Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2330	989	48	20.4	55.2%	118 (11.9%)	12 (1.2%)	790 (79.9%)	36 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	86.7	341^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		78.6	516^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.5%	175													48.3	48.3	70.5	73.5	64.5	69.5	64.6	61.9	46.5	57.4	$18,538	$1,445	$17,093

Frequently Asked Questions about D. Russell Parks Junior High

What high school do graduates of D. Russell Parks Junior High attend?

Students who attend D. Russell Parks Junior High usually go on to attend Sunny Hills High

What district is D. Russell Parks Junior High in?

Fullerton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of D. Russell Parks Junior High?

Students at D. Russell Parks Junior High are 39% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is D. Russell Parks Junior High a good school?

Yes. D. Russell Parks Junior High ranks in the top 9.3% of California middle schools.

How many students attend D. Russell Parks Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended D. Russell Parks Junior High.

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