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Yorba Middle

Q: Is Yorba Middle a good school?

Yorba Middle ranks 1477 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 47% of California middle schools

Summary

Yorba Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in the Orange Unified School District, serving about 418 students in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Despite serving a student population with significant economic need, Yorba Middle is on a positive upward trend and performs notably better than many other schools with similar demographics. For example, its academic results are stronger than nearby schools like Willard Intermediate and Sycamore Junior High. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and students with special needs, achieving these results with a reasonable level of per-student spending compared to other schools in the area.

While Yorba Middle is improving and outperforms comparable schools, challenges remain, especially in mathematics and science proficiency, a pattern seen across many middle schools in the region. Its chronic absenteeism rate, though improving, is still an area of focus. When looking within its own district, schools like Cerro Villa Middle achieve higher test scores, while Portola Middle has seen a decline, highlighting that outcomes can vary even with similar resources, and Yorba's trajectory is a positive sign.

418

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,061

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

935 North Cambridge
Orange, CA 92867-5720

(714) 997-6161

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Yorba Middle usually attend:

High:

Orange High

Feeder schools for Yorba Middle:

Elementary:	California iInspire Academy
	Cambridge Elementary
	Handy Elementary
	Palmyra GATE Magnet

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

5.5%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Orange Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,477^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange Unified 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	40.7	1477 of 2761	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1568 of 2783	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1942 of 2781	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1905 of 2740	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1430 of 2715	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1375 of 2480	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	1485 of 2508	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1651 of 2497	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1991 of 2477	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.4	1208 of 2379	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	1288 of 2259	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	1352 of 2236	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.3	1406 of 2179	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	1173 of 2063	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	1024 of 2005	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	1036 of 1999	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1191 of 1804	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.3	1116 of 1777	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.9	1043 of 1769	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	957 of 1531	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	734 of 1491	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	528 of 1369	61.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.5	376 of 1478	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	29.1	1265 of 1521	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1164 of 1540	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	619 of 1442	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	425 of 1364	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1438 of 2533	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1542 of 2551	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1813 of 2531	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1613 of 2509	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1187 of 2380	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	1182 of 2262	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	928 of 2395	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1059 of 2388	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	1459 of 2374	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1453 of 2359	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	943 of 2213	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	836 of 2072	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	1041 of 2542	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	1118 of 2579	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	1594 of 2531	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1383 of 2458	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	922 of 2369	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	884 of 2230	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1347 of 2534	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1380 of 2552	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1766 of 2538	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1926 of 2527	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1442 of 2407	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1411 of 2273	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	592 of 1566	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	554 of 1552	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	933 of 1531	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1033 of 1520	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	938 of 1537	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1319 of 1543	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	939 of 1602	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1071 of 1496	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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	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
Yorba Middle	Public	7-8	935 North Cambridge	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6161	418	23	18.1	88.5%	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	381 (91.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40.7	1477^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%		37	1568^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.7%	91	18.0	18.0		53.4	41.3	47.1		29.4	23.3	26.3	$19,061	$17,558	$1,503
Portola Middle	Public	7-8	270 North Palm Dr.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6361	422	20	20.9	91.5%	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	371 (87.9%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36.6	1597^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		22.5	2147^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.9%	550	23.9	23.9		41.4	36.3	39.1		25.6	27.2	26.3	$20,152	$18,606	$1,546
Cerro Villa Middle	Public	7-8	17852 East Serrano Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6251	747	28	26.2	57.8%	216 (28.9%)	5 (0.7%)	406 (54.4%)	75 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.8%)	64.8	792^nd of 2761 public middle schools	71.3%		67	746^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	46	40.2	40.2		54.8	47.8	51.5		44.2	38.6	41.6	$16,091	$14,964	$1,127
Santiago Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	515 North Rancho Santiago Blvd	Orange	92869	Orange County	Santiago Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6366	1,137	46	24.7	65.9%	216 (19.0%)	32 (2.8%)	745 (65.5%)	63 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	71 (6.2%)	57.4	967^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.0%		57.4	951^st of 2783 public middle schools	65.8%	16	32.6	32.6		59.8	47.3	52.9		36.0	33.0	34.3
South Junior High	Public	7-8	2320 East South St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3667	1,159	49	23.5	92.1%	31 (2.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1,045 (90.2%)	43 (3.7%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	14.6	2461^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%		12.6	2563^rd of 2783 public middle schools	7.9%	102	12.2	12.2		24.1	27.0	25.6		10.5	8.9	9.7	$25,436	$24,178	$1,258
Hewes Middle	Public	6-8	13232 Hewes Ave.	Santa Ana	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7348	929	37	25.2	40.4%	371 (39.9%)	10 (1.1%)	384 (41.3%)	74 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.7%)	78.7	502^nd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		76.8	551^st of 2783 public middle schools	80.2%	49	46.3	46.3	68.7	53.9	58.2	60.3	64.8	46.9	47.4	53.2	$15,262	$14,156	$1,106
Willard Intermediate	Public	6-8	1342 North Ross	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4800	390	27	14.3	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	383 (98.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	3.2%		10.4	2652^nd of 2783 public middle schools	4.7%	20	6.9	6.9	11.6	17.3	11.9	13.8	4.3	10.5	4.9	6.7	$41,096	$39,954	$1,142
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	2000 North Bristol	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7800	1,234	58	21.3	91.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,217 (98.6%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45.9	1297^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.0%		45.5	1294^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.5%	3	16.0	16.0	42.1	41.8	40.3	41.4	34.9	34.9	44.8	38.0	$23,352	$22,438	$914
Columbus Tustin Middle	Public	6-8	17952 Beneta Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7352	583	25	23.6	85.6%	34 (5.8%)	14 (2.4%)	472 (81.0%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		56.2	985^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.6%	448	27.0	27.0	31.5	48.3	42.9	40.9	24.4	32.0	31.9	29.5	$20,306	$18,042	$2,264
Sycamore Junior High	Public	7-8	1801 East Sycamore St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3616	1,137	52	21.8	94.7%	23 (2.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1,053 (92.6%)	22 (1.9%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	9.4	2633^rd of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%		11.3	2616^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.0%	17	6.9	6.9		22.1	12.8	17.1		10.9	3.8	7.1	$26,624	$25,292	$1,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Yorba Middle

How many students attend Yorba Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Yorba Middle.

Is Yorba Middle a good school?

Yorba Middle ranks 1477^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Yorba Middle?

Students at Yorba Middle are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Yorba Middle in?

Orange Unified

What high school do graduates of Yorba Middle attend?

Students who attend Yorba Middle usually go on to attend Orange High

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