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Sarah McGarvin Intermediate

Public Grades 7-8

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 95% of California middle schools

Summary

Sarah McGarvin Intermediate is a public middle school located in Westminster, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 698 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 406 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sarah McGarvin Intermediate consistently ranks among the top middle schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 72-142 out of over 2,700 schools in the past 10 years. The school's students perform significantly better than the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as in the California Science Assessment (CAST). For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.89% of Sarah McGarvin Intermediate students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.21% for the Garden Grove Unified district and 48.81% for the state of California. Similarly, in Mathematics, 73.35% of Sarah McGarvin Intermediate students were proficient or better, compared to 50.7% for the district and 37.3% for the state.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (77.22% in 2023-2024), Sarah McGarvin Intermediate is able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, outperforming the district and state averages. The school also consistently ranks highly for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, Sarah McGarvin Intermediate outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified district, as well as some schools in the neighboring Fountain Valley and Ocean View districts.

717

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,609

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9802 Bishop Pl.
Westminster, CA 92683-6605

(714) 663-6218

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Sarah McGarvin Intermediate usually attend:

High:

La Quinta High

Feeder schools for Sarah McGarvin Intermediate:

Elementary:	Ethan B. Allen Elementary
	John Marshall Elementary
	John Murdy Elementary
	Leo Carrillo Elementary
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	Susan B. Anthony Elementary
	Thomas Paine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

71.4%

Hispanic:

21.2%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garden Grove Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg53%

California avg41%

142^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	95.3	142 of 2761	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	96 of 2783	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	87 of 2781	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	127 of 2740	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	131 of 2715	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	130 of 2480	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	78 of 2508	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	72 of 2497	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	93 of 2477	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.0	221 of 2379	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	79.6	316 of 2259	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	369 of 2236	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	311 of 2179	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	312 of 2063	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	84.5	206 of 2005	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	266 of 1999	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	87.7	158 of 1804	91.2%	★★★★★
2005	84.9	203 of 1777	88.6%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	196 of 1769	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	200 of 739	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	124 of 743	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	114 of 715	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	190 of 733	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	161 of 745	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	152 of 700	78.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.5	173 of 1531	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	135 of 1491	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	61 of 1369	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.3	38 of 1478	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	42 of 1521	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	68 of 1540	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	44 of 1442	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	42 of 1364	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	163 of 2533	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	117 of 2551	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	110 of 2531	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	135 of 2509	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	134 of 2380	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	168 of 2262	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	378 of 2395	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	240 of 2388	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	216 of 2374	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	547 of 2359	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	783 of 2213	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	869 of 2072	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	36 of 2542	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	20 of 2579	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	15 of 2531	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	29 of 2458	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	26 of 2369	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	30 of 2230	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	122 of 2534	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	73 of 2552	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	76 of 2538	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	134 of 2527	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	117 of 2407	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	98 of 2273	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	20 of 726	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	59.2	272 of 665	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	832 of 1566	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	471 of 1552	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	92.4	70 of 1531	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	297 of 1520	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	578 of 1537	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	492 of 1543	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	991 of 1555	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	942 of 1602	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1027 of 1496	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

Science61%+29 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 (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
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	$21,609	$20,590	$1,019
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	$30,446	$26,644	$3,802
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	$14,704	$13,622	$1,082
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	$28,860	$26,460	$2,400
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	$24,455	$22,906	$1,549
Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	70.2	671^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		73.1	632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	39	38.3	38.3	48.9	55.7	58.5	55.3	40.7	43.5	54.6	47.1	$20,467	$18,078	$2,389
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	$14,892	$14,302	$590
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	$16,446	$15,894	$552
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		71.7	660^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.3%	5	37.4	37.4		65.0	54.6	59.8		49.6	36.6	43.0	$29,842	$26,216	$3,626
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sarah McGarvin Intermediate

What district is Sarah McGarvin Intermediate in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is Sarah McGarvin Intermediate a good school?

Yes. Sarah McGarvin Intermediate ranks in the top 5.1% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah McGarvin Intermediate?

Students at Sarah McGarvin Intermediate are 71% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sarah McGarvin Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Sarah McGarvin Intermediate.

What high school do graduates of Sarah McGarvin Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Sarah McGarvin Intermediate usually go on to attend La Quinta High

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