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Imperial Middle

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Imperial Middle ranks 1846 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Imperial Middle is a public school serving 495 students in grades 6-8 within the La Habra City Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges and has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

Academically, the school's test scores are below both district and state averages, with particularly low proficiency in science (11%) and math (22%). An unusual pattern shows 7th graders outperforming 8th graders in English. The school's performance lags significantly behind its only district counterpart, Washington Middle, despite both schools serving student populations with similar high economic need. Furthermore, Imperial Middle is surrounded by several higher-performing schools just a few miles away, such as D. Russell Parks Junior High and Brea Junior High, highlighting a stark opportunity gap within the region.

Other areas of concern include a volatile chronic absenteeism rate and significant year-to-year swings in performance for key student groups. The school's student-teacher ratio also increased recently, which coincided with its academic decline. A reported per-student spending figure appears extraordinarily high compared to nearby schools and may be a data error. This suggests that internal school factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and support systems, are likely differentiators compared to more successful neighboring schools.

495

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$134,765

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 South Schoolwood Dr.
La Habra, CA 90631-7276

(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: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

California avg41%

1,846^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

784^th of 1,543La 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

White (2024)62nd percentile+16 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science11%-22 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 (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	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	62.9	827^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.0%		66.7	750^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.1%	77													37.7	37.7	59.8	54.8	54.3	56.5	38.1	34.5	35.5	36.1	$18,944	$1,655	$17,289
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%)	89.4	289^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%		87.9	325^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.3%	36													53.3	53.3		69.9	67.0	68.5		65.1	58.3	61.8	$21,488	$1,391	$20,097
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Imperial Middle

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.

What district is Imperial Middle in?

La Habra City Elementary

How many students attend Imperial Middle?

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

Is Imperial Middle a good school?

Imperial Middle ranks 1846^th of 2761 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

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