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Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate

Q: Is Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate a good school?

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate ranks 800 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 71% of California middle schools

Summary

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate is a public middle school in Whittier serving 687 students in grades 7–8, in the Lowell Joint district. SchoolDigger places the district at the 80th percentile statewide and the school at the 71st percentile for 2025–2026, both above the statewide midpoint. The most important takeaway is that the school remains above state proficiency rates in all three subjects, but its scores fell in each subject in the latest year.

ELA is the clearest strength against the state and nearby-school averages, while science is the weakest nearby comparison and math is the largest gap against the district. In 2025–2026, the school’s proficiency rates were 58% in ELA, 42% in math and 37% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. Nearby-school averages were about 56%, 41% and 40%, respectively; the school was above the first two and below the science average. Against Lowell Joint, it was 1 percentage point below in ELA, 8 below in math and 3 below in science. Attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 8%, the lowest among nearby schools, compared with 11% in the district and 18% statewide.

The latest declines were sharpest in ELA: scores fell 9 percentage points from the prior year, compared with 1 point in math and 2 in science, even as state rates rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger gives the school 4 stars; its percentile ranking fell from 80 in 2023–2024 to 71 in 2025–2026. The 23.3 student-teacher ratio is the second-highest among nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Multi-racial Students ranks the group at the 45th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 71st percentile; that group ranking fell 24 percentile points from 2022–2023.

687

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,451

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

16430 Woodbrier Dr.
Whittier, CA 90604-4021

(562) 902-4261

District: Lowell Joint

Feeder schools for Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate:

Elementary:	El Portal Elementary
	Jordan Elementary
	Macy Elementary
	Meadow Green Elementary
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	Olita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

17.8%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

California avg42%

800^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

317^th of 1,530Lowell Joint 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	65.5	800 of 2740	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	586 of 2761	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	566 of 2783	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	614 of 2781	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	817 of 2740	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	336 of 894	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	580 of 2715	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	441 of 2480	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	459 of 2508	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	434 of 2497	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	322 of 2477	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	378 of 2379	84.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	408 of 2259	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.3	509 of 2236	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	281 of 2179	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	471 of 2063	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	495 of 2005	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	471 of 1999	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	412 of 1804	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	441 of 1777	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	379 of 1769	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	319 of 777	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	276 of 739	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	283 of 743	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	156 of 715	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	334 of 733	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	104 of 745	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	686 of 1531	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	137 of 354	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	382 of 1491	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	641 of 1369	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	656 of 1540	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	38 of 363	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	747 of 2516	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	571 of 2533	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	541 of 2551	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	486 of 2531	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	838 of 2509	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	306 of 738	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	447 of 2380	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	371 of 2262	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	461 of 2357	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	253 of 2395	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	248 of 2388	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	255 of 2374	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	407 of 2359	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	258 of 2213	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	167 of 2072	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	783 of 2529	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.3	410 of 2542	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	363 of 2579	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	419 of 2531	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	502 of 2458	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	188 of 721	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	461 of 2369	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	296 of 2230	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	765 of 2514	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.8	549 of 2534	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	545 of 2552	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	675 of 2538	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	705 of 2527	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	256 of 763	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	612 of 2407	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	476 of 2273	79.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	92.4	10 of 197	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	47.6	101 of 193	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	406 of 735	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	310 of 701	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	207 of 677	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	806 of 1605	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	589 of 1566	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	648 of 1552	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	399 of 1531	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	636 of 1490	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	520 of 1520	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	263 of 1537	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	533 of 1543	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	761 of 1555	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	417 of 1602	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	288 of 1496	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)95th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)57th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+8 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	13900 Estero Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2945	646	29	22.0	59.3%	54 (8.4%)	13 (2.0%)	459 (71.1%)	85 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.1%)	81.1	448^th of 2740 public middle schools	83.6%		82.5	430^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%	18													53.1	53.1	52.5	70.7	75.7	67.1	51.7	52.0	48.2	50.5	$18,189	$741	$17,448
East Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	14421 East Whittier Blvd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7220	985	44	22.3	69.1%	81 (8.2%)	5 (0.5%)	866 (87.9%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	69.9	694^th of 2740 public middle schools	74.7%		73.7	613^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.8%	81													40.0	40.0	57.5	58.5	57.3	57.7	47.5	51.2	39.8	46.1	$20,110	$1,336	$18,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate

How many students attend Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate.

What district is Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate in?

Lowell Joint

What is the racial makeup of Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate?

Students at Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate a good school?

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate ranks 800^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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