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Isaac L. Sowers Middle

Public Grades 6-8

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Isaac L. Sowers Middle is a highly-regarded public school serving 771 students in grades 6-8 within the Huntington Beach City Elementary district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well above state averages, and it shows a strong, upward trajectory in its statewide ranking. A key strength is its balanced support for all students, achieving high performance across different groups. Compared to some nearby schools like Mesa View Middle or Horace Ensign Intermediate, which saw recent declines, Sowers is improving. It also delivers these excellent results efficiently, outperforming schools like Charles W. Tewinkle Middle that spend significantly more per student.

Sowers stands out for its particularly strong science program and effective support for special education students. While schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary district, such as Fulton (Harry C.) Middle, rank slightly higher, Sowers is a top performer in its own district, notably outranking its district-mate Ethel Dwyer Middle. The school's moderate chronic absenteeism rate is an area where improvement could lead to even stronger outcomes, mirroring a pattern seen at the highest-performing schools in the region.

771

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,126

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9300 Indianapolis Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92646-5900

(714) 962-7738

District: Huntington Beach City Elementary

Students who attend Isaac L. Sowers Middle usually attend:

High:

Edison High

Feeder schools for Isaac L. Sowers Middle:

Elementary:	John H. Eader Elementary
	Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
	S. A. Moffett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.5%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

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 school67%

District avg67%

California avg41%

228^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Huntington Beach City Elementary

118^th of 1,543Huntington Beach City 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	91.9	228 of 2761	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	296 of 2783	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	379 of 2781	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	388 of 2740	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	231 of 2715	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	185 of 2480	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	170 of 2508	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	221 of 2497	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	207 of 2477	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	78.0	374 of 2379	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	596 of 2259	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.9	520 of 2236	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	421 of 2179	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	85.3	184 of 2063	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	233 of 2005	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	85.6	204 of 1999	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	90.0	123 of 1804	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	87.9	151 of 1777	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	127 of 1769	92.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	145 of 739	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	319 of 743	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	356 of 715	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	348 of 733	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	129 of 745	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	34 of 700	95.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.9	287 of 1531	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	75 of 1491	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	25 of 1369	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	159 of 2533	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	282 of 2551	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	373 of 2531	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	392 of 2509	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	251 of 2380	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	174 of 2262	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	92 of 2395	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	122 of 2388	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	141 of 2374	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	137 of 2359	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	163 of 2213	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	153 of 2072	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	182 of 2542	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	224 of 2579	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	299 of 2531	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	359 of 2458	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	97 of 2369	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	63 of 2230	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	313 of 2534	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	296 of 2552	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	365 of 2538	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	336 of 2527	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	200 of 2407	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	179 of 2273	92.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	105 of 726	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	163 of 701	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	239 of 677	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	276 of 665	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	121 of 554	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	46 of 462	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	119 of 1566	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	159 of 1552	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	407 of 1531	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	406 of 1520	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	476 of 1537	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	568 of 1543	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	518 of 1555	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	349 of 1602	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	304 of 1496	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	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
Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Indianapolis Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-7738	771	32	24.2	25.0%	451 (58.5%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (15.6%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.8%)	91.9	228^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		89.1	296^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.4%	68													58.9	58.9	69.6	79.5	68.6	72.7	66.3	58.3	68.1	64.1	$16,126	$15,092	$1,034
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Public	6-8	9101 Brabham Dr.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4220	690	34	20.4	21.3%	325 (47.1%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (22.6%)	118 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (12.6%)	91.9	229^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		92.6	217^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	12													63.7	63.7	75.1	70.7	77.8	74.7	58.0	56.1	64.7	60.0	$17,357	$17,022	$335
Ethel Dwyer Middle	Public	6-8	1502 Palm Ave.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-7507	884	34	25.9	37.1%	396 (44.8%)	4 (0.5%)	247 (27.9%)	112 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (13.9%)	86.2	351^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.3%		87.1	341^st of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	10													45.9	45.9	69.6	71.5	63.4	68.2	60.2	65.4	49.5	58.5	$16,561	$15,334	$1,227
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Public	7-8	3224 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7965	501	33	15.3	80.8%	57 (11.4%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (81.8%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	42.7	1401^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.3%		43.3	1361^st of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	40													18.9	18.9		46.3	44.5	45.4		29.0	31.5	30.3	$27,773	$26,116	$1,657
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
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
Mesa View Middle	Public	6-8	17601 Avilla Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-6608	817	35	23.1	45.4%	285 (34.9%)	5 (0.6%)	283 (34.6%)	134 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	102 (12.5%)	90.4	270^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.2%		94.9	157^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	113													63.8	63.8	67.4	67.7	72.4	69.0	60.3	59.7	67.6	62.4	$15,093	$14,496	$597
Horace Ensign Intermediate	Public	7-8	2000 Cliff Dr.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6910	875	42	20.9	47.2%	432 (49.4%)	3 (0.3%)	364 (41.6%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.9%)	83.2	411^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.1%		86.6	353^rd of 2783 public middle schools	87.3%	58	6.5	6.7	6.5	16.1	13.3	15.2	25.8	6.7	19.6	0.0	20.0	6.5	44.2	44.2		68.8	64.0	66.4		56.8	51.0	53.9	$23,580	$22,574	$1,006
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
Marine View Middle	Public	6-8	5682 Tilburg Dr.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 846-0624	736	32	22.6	46.2%	384 (52.2%)	7 (1.0%)	219 (29.8%)	52 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.6%)	78.3	513^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.4%		83.9	401^st of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	112													50.9	50.9	65.9	68.2	61.2	65.1	46.1	47.7	40.0	44.6	$14,287	$13,690	$597

Frequently Asked Questions about Isaac L. Sowers Middle

What high school do graduates of Isaac L. Sowers Middle attend?

Students who attend Isaac L. Sowers Middle usually go on to attend Edison High

Is Isaac L. Sowers Middle a good school?

Yes. Isaac L. Sowers Middle ranks in the top 8.3% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Isaac L. Sowers Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended Isaac L. Sowers Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Isaac L. Sowers Middle?

Students at Isaac L. Sowers Middle are 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian.

What district is Isaac L. Sowers Middle in?

Huntington Beach City Elementary

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