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Washington Middle

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Washington Middle ranks 1318 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle is a public school serving about 580 students in grades 7 and 8 in the La Habra City Elementary district, and it has shown impressive, steady improvement over the last decade, rising to a 3-star rating.

The school has a particular strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, and it performs notably well for its student population compared to similar schools like Imperial Middle in the same district. However, families should be aware of significant challenges in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates are below average and show a sharp decline in 8th grade, an area where schools such as Alvarado Intermediate and Gordon H. Beatty Middle perform more strongly.

While chronic absenteeism is a concern and has increased, it remains lower than the state average. It's also important to note that the reported per-student spending for Washington Middle and Imperial Middle is dramatically higher than at top-performing nearby schools like D. Russell Parks Junior High, which may reflect different district accounting rather than direct classroom resources.

580

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,183

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

716 East La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631-5530

(562) 690-2374

District: La Habra City Elementary

Students who attend Washington Middle usually attend:

High:

Sonora High

Feeder schools for Washington Middle:

Elementary:	Arbolita Elementary
	El Cerrito Elementary
	Sierra Vista Elementary
	Walnut Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

4.7%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,318^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	45.3	1318 of 2761	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1271 of 2783	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	1174 of 2781	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1221 of 2740	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	1516 of 2715	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1617 of 2480	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	1667 of 2508	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.3	1675 of 2497	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.8	1761 of 2477	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.3	1337 of 2379	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	1379 of 2259	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.6	1159 of 2236	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	1252 of 2179	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	1107 of 2063	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	1185 of 2005	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	1118 of 1999	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	799 of 1804	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.1	995 of 1777	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.1	1013 of 1769	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.7	600 of 1531	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	486 of 1491	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	375 of 1369	72.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	1159 of 1478	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	466 of 1521	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1068 of 1540	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	742 of 1442	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1030 of 1364	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1212 of 2533	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1094 of 2551	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1010 of 2531	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	968 of 2509	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	1383 of 2380	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1401 of 2262	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	879 of 2395	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	894 of 2388	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	696 of 2374	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	619 of 2359	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	1038 of 2213	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	1267 of 2072	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1150 of 2542	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	1050 of 2579	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	890 of 2531	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	735 of 2458	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1257 of 2369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1518 of 2230	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1274 of 2534	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1268 of 2552	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	1168 of 2538	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1274 of 2527	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1377 of 2407	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1598 of 2273	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	620 of 1566	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	802 of 1552	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	631 of 1531	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	773 of 1520	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.0	446 of 1537	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	277 of 1543	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	805 of 1555	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1144 of 1602	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	908 of 1496	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Listening31%+5 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Writing26%+9 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Overall15%+5 vs state

Reading11%+3 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
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	$25,183	$16,428	$8,755
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	$26,088	$16,500	$9,588
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	$21,185	$19,986	$1,199
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	$22,256	$21,838	$418
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	$14,952	$14,648	$304
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	$21,289	$20,760	$529
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	$2,697	$1,356	$1,341
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	$3,309	$1,786	$1,523
Alvarado Intermediate	Public	7-8	1901 South Desire Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2358	624	28	22.4	79.8%	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	299 (47.9%)	290 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	56.4	989^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.2%		60.7	867^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.8%	122													28.9	28.9		51.5	41.4	46.0		43.6	40.7	42.0	$15,835	$15,378	$457
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	$16,967	$15,788	$1,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle?

Students at Washington Middle are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Middle in?

La Habra City Elementary

How many students attend Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Washington Middle.

Is Washington Middle a good school?

Washington Middle ranks 1318^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle attend?

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

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.