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Imperial Middle

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Imperial Middle ranks 1644 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 40% of California middle schools

Summary

Imperial Middle is a public school serving grades 6–8 and 495 students in La Habra, in the La Habra City Elementary district. Its most important academic pattern is that 2025–2026 proficiency was below both the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math and science.

ELA is Imperial’s strongest subject relative to nearby middle schools, while science is its weakest. Imperial’s proficiency was 40% in ELA, 28% in math and 20% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide, and 43%, 36% and 31% in the district. It also scored below all five nearby schools serving grades 6–8 in each subject; those schools averaged 62% in ELA, 45% in math and 47% in science. The grade-level picture is uneven: seventh-grade ELA reached 47%, 1 point above the district, while sixth-grade ELA was 31%, 6 points below it. Eighth-grade math was 24%, 4 points below the district. Among nearby schools with reported results, Imperial was lowest in sixth-grade ELA and math.

Scores have risen since 2022–2023—by 5 points in ELA, 3 in math and 5 in science—but only ELA’s gap with the state narrowed, by 2 points; the math gap widened slightly and the science gap widened by 1 point. SchoolDigger ranked Imperial at the 40th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, second-lowest among the 11 nearby schools, although its percentile rose 7 points from the prior year. Its 21:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was close to the nearby-school average, and free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 83% of enrollment that year. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves White students was at the 24th percentile, down from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024; its ranking for Special Education Students was at the 25th percentile, down 35 points from 2023–2024.

495

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,474

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1450 South Schoolwood Dr.
La Habra, CA 90633-7276

(562) 690-2344

District: La Habra City Elementary

Students who attend Imperial Middle usually attend:

High:

Sonora High

Feeder schools for Imperial Middle:

Elementary:	Las Lomas Elementary
	Las Positas Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

7.3%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

California avg42%

1,644^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the La Habra City Elementary

767^th of 1,530La Habra 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
2026	35.5	1644 of 2740	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1846 of 2761	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1507 of 2783	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1600 of 2781	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1330 of 2740	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	1521 of 2715	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1822 of 2480	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	1845 of 2508	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	1793 of 2497	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1716 of 2477	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1430 of 2379	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	1413 of 2259	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	1342 of 2236	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	1352 of 2179	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.7	1007 of 2063	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.6	963 of 2005	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.2	956 of 1999	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.3	832 of 1804	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.6	964 of 1777	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.5	872 of 1769	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.0	256 of 1531	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	586 of 1491	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	803 of 1369	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.0	651 of 1521	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	424 of 1540	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	516 of 1442	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	886 of 1364	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1549 of 2516	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	1744 of 2533	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1507 of 2551	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1535 of 2531	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1346 of 2509	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1461 of 2380	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1730 of 2262	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	1262 of 2357	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	1565 of 2395	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1155 of 2388	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	1208 of 2374	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	904 of 2359	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	1055 of 2213	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	1512 of 2072	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1358 of 2529	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1705 of 2542	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1226 of 2579	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1161 of 2531	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	961 of 2458	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1244 of 2369	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1690 of 2230	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	1505 of 2514	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	1702 of 2534	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1277 of 2552	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	1402 of 2538	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1118 of 2527	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	1336 of 2407	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1683 of 2273	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1206 of 1605	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1087 of 1566	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	616 of 1552	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	699 of 1531	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1125 of 1490	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.0	591 of 1537	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	1151 of 1602	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	970 of 1496	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)57th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/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	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
Imperial Middle	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	$22,474	$9,588	$12,886
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	716 East La Habra Blvd.	La Habra	90633	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%)	46.5	1291^st of 2740 public middle schools	52.9%		45.3	1318^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%	27	16.3	16.7	16.5	26.5	29.2	27.8	38.8	18.8	28.9	20.4	22.9	21.7	30.7	30.7		44.8	50.2	47.8		31.1	30.7	30.9	$21,605	$8,755	$12,850
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%)	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	$18,790	$304	$18,486
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%)	65.5	800^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.8%		74.9	586^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.8%	214													37.0	37.0		56.2	59.3	57.7		42.4	42.1	42.2	$18,451	$418	$18,033
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%)	60.2	930^th of 2740 public middle schools	66.1%		62.3	846^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%	84													39.2	39.2	46.1	68.0	57.3	57.3	30.6	39.8	34.6	35.1	$16,078	$529	$15,549
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%)	84.4	378^th of 2740 public middle schools	86.2%		86.7	341^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%	37													50.2	50.2	68.9	64.4	69.2	67.7	61.3	56.6	49.7	55.8	$20,096	$1,341	$18,755
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%)	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	$20,754	$1,179	$19,575
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	10931 South Stamy Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2000	643	34	19.1	75.3%	45 (7.0%)	5 (0.8%)	563 (87.6%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	74	592^nd of 2740 public middle schools	78.4%		62.9	827^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.0%	235													49.5	49.5	64.3	63.5	59.7	62.5	42.7	47.3	41.3	43.9	$20,394	$1,523	$18,871
Brea Junior High	Public	7-8	400 North Brea Blvd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7500	921	45	20.2	37.9%	199 (21.6%)	10 (1.1%)	378 (41.0%)	285 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	42 (4.6%)	87.7	307^th of 2740 public middle schools	88.8%		89.4	289^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%	18													53.5	53.5		72.3	65.4	68.9		63.5	58.5	61.1	$11,752	$1,199	$10,553
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%)	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	$20,245	$899	$19,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Imperial Middle

Is Imperial Middle a good school?

Imperial Middle ranks 1644^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Imperial Middle attend?

Students who attend Imperial Middle usually go on to attend Sonora High

What district is Imperial Middle in?

La Habra City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Imperial Middle?

Students at Imperial Middle are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Imperial Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Imperial Middle.

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