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Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate

Q: Is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate a good school?

Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate ranks 1329 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate is a public middle school for grades 7-8 in Santa Ana, serving 534 students within the Garden Grove Unified district, and it holds a 3-star rating with academic performance that is about average compared to schools across California.

The school shows a clear strength in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top tier for this group, and its students perform well in English Language Arts, slightly above the state average. However, there are significant challenges in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates are the lowest among comparable middle schools in Garden Grove Unified, such as Sarah McGarvin Intermediate and Donald S. Jordan Intermediate. The school also faces a notable performance gap for students in special education programs.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Santa Ana Unified, Stephen R. Fitz generally performs better, for instance outperforming Gerald P. Carr Intermediate. An interesting pattern is that 7th graders at Fitz consistently outperform 8th graders in core subjects. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, while improved from previous years, remains higher than some of the district's top-performing schools, indicating an area where continued focus could support overall student achievement.

534

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,861

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4600 West McFadden Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-1142

(714) 663-6351

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Los Amigos High

Feeder schools for Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate:

Elementary:	Edward Russell Elementary
	Heritage Elementary
	Linton T. Simmons Elementary
	Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
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	Newhope Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

Asian:

11.0%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,329^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove 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	45.0	1329 of 2761	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	1188 of 2783	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	1391 of 2781	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1290 of 2740	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	1448 of 2715	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1206 of 2480	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.0	1591 of 2508	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	1254 of 2497	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	1609 of 2477	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	1260 of 2379	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	1139 of 2259	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	1172 of 2236	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.2	947 of 2179	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	956 of 2063	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.6	1072 of 2005	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.7	1122 of 1999	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.9	705 of 1804	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.8	590 of 1777	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	668 of 1769	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	388 of 739	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	469 of 743	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	369 of 715	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	406 of 733	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	417 of 745	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	459 of 700	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	789 of 1531	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	684 of 1491	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	662 of 1369	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	166 of 1478	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	444 of 1521	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	163 of 1540	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	337 of 1442	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	295 of 1364	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1148 of 2533	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	974 of 2551	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	1314 of 2531	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	1049 of 2509	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	1330 of 2380	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1145 of 2262	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1155 of 2395	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	849 of 2388	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1175 of 2374	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	1030 of 2359	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1186 of 2213	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	979 of 2072	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.2	42 of 320	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1024 of 2542	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	795 of 2579	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	1027 of 2531	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	595 of 2458	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	945 of 2369	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	696 of 2230	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1421 of 2534	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1225 of 2552	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1254 of 2538	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1295 of 2527	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1362 of 2407	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1149 of 2273	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1216 of 1566	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	948 of 1552	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1063 of 1531	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	63.0	587 of 1602	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2023)87th percentile+37 vs school

White (2019)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, April 25, 2019

All of the things people are telling us about this school is all fake!! Nobody and I mean nobody has ever gotten shot or stabbed, and we even get really good reviews from other administrators, or whatever they were. Saying that our school has very respectful students. And our school is the only school, as far as I know to be modernized!! And I'm pretty sure we are the only school with a drumline. All I'm saying is that if you like having fun/cool teachers then come to Fitz. : 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 (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
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Public	7-8	4600 West McFadden Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6351	534	24	22.0	88.4%	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (84.5%)	59 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	45	1329^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.4	1188^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.3%	141	24.1	24.1		55.8	46.1	50.9		27.6	22.4	25.0	$19,861	$3,027	$16,834
James Irvine Intermediate	Public	7-8	10552 Hazard Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6551	532	24	22.5	88.3%	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (55.3%)	210 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	79.3	485^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		83.2	413^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	72	47.0	47.0		60.5	59.8	60.2		50.0	53.2	51.5	$24,477	$4,035	$20,442
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
Vista Heritage Global Academy	Public, Charter	6-9	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	369	16	22.8	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	352 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	20.4	2208^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%		15.1	2476^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.0%	268	11.0	11.0	24.6	36.6	34.5	32.2	16.5	18.5	6.0	13.8	$25,449	$4,433	$21,016
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
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Public	6-8	2120 West Edinger St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4100	886	47	18.9	96.4%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	859 (97.0%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18.9	2275^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.6%		19.9	2266^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	9	12.2	12.2	18.1	26.6	24.6	23.2	21.9	20.1	17.5	19.8	$24,749	$1,093	$23,656
Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Public	7-8	12752 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6241	557	25	21.8	93.7%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	468 (84.0%)	73 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	54.5	1050^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%		53.9	1045^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	5	28.4	28.4		50.6	45.8	48.2		40.2	35.1	37.6	$19,590	$2,191	$17,399
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
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Public	7-8	9821 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6124	551	23	23.8	85.5%	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	209 (37.9%)	315 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	87.3	332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.0%		88.4	310^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.9%	22	54.7	54.7		65.6	65.1	65.3		61.8	55.8	58.8	$17,549	$1,899	$15,650
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	2000 North Bristol	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7800	1,234	58	21.3	91.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,217 (98.6%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45.9	1297^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.0%		45.5	1294^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.5%	3	16.0	16.0	42.1	41.8	40.3	41.4	34.9	34.9	44.8	38.0	$23,007	$978	$22,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate usually go on to attend Los Amigos High

What district is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate.

Is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate a good school?

Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate ranks 1329^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate?

Students at Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate are 84% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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