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Orinda Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Orinda Intermediate is a top-performing middle school serving 822 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-ranked Orinda Union school district, consistently placing in the 99th percentile among all California middle schools for over a decade.

The school excels academically, with nearly 88% of students proficient in English and 80% in math, far exceeding state averages, and it maintains exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at just 7.2%. What truly sets Orinda Intermediate apart is its outstanding support for all students; it has ranked in the 100th percentile statewide for specific student subgroups, including Hispanic students and those in special education, demonstrating effective support systems. While the school serves a community with very few economically disadvantaged students, it achieves these stellar results with moderate per-student spending, showing strong efficiency compared to some neighboring districts that spend significantly more for lower outcomes.

When compared to nearby schools, a clear geographic pattern emerges: schools in districts like Piedmont City Unified (Piedmont Middle) and Moraga Elementary (Joaquin Moraga Intermediate) show similarly elite performance, while schools just a few miles away in the Oakland Unified district, such as Edna Brewer Middle or Frick United Academy of Language Middle, face profound challenges despite higher funding, highlighting significant educational disparities within a short distance.

822

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,446

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Ivy Dr.
Orinda, CA 94563-4244

(925) 258-3090

District: Orinda Union

Students who attend Orinda Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Miramonte High

Feeder schools for Orinda Intermediate:

Elementary:	Del Rey Elementary
	Glorietta Elementary
	Sleepy Hollow Elementary
	Wagner Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Asian:

20.9%

Two or more races:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg84%

California avg41%

40^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 1,543Orinda Union 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	98.2	40 of 2761	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	26 of 2783	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	29 of 2781	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	31 of 2740	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	37 of 2715	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	23 of 2480	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	50 of 2508	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.2	32 of 2497	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	26 of 2477	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	47 of 2379	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	49 of 2259	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	33 of 2236	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	144 of 2179	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.5	76 of 2063	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	51 of 2005	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	94.6	43 of 1999	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	96.7	15 of 1804	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	96.3	29 of 1777	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	96.7	29 of 1769	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	34 of 739	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	54 of 743	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	41 of 715	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	19 of 733	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	146 of 745	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	22 of 700	96.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.7	8 of 1531	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	10 of 1491	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	3 of 1369	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	60 of 2533	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	37 of 2551	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	38 of 2531	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	27 of 2509	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	27 of 2380	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	26 of 2262	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	25 of 2395	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	20 of 2388	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	5 of 2374	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	11 of 2359	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	17 of 2213	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	23 of 2072	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	308 of 2542	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	99.6	10 of 2579	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	36 of 2534	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	26 of 2552	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	29 of 2538	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	36 of 2527	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	56 of 2407	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	29 of 2273	98.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	48 of 726	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	48 of 701	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	41 of 677	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	43 of 665	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	80 of 554	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	19 of 462	95.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	31 of 1566	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	9 of 1552	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	6 of 1531	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	63 of 1520	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	47 of 1537	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	39 of 1543	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	47 of 1555	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	35 of 1602	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	34 of 1496	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Mathematics80%+42 vs state

Science65%+33 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, May 11, 2017

I went here for 7th grade and loved it. (This was when it was a Jr. High of grades 7 and 8 only). Fantastic school, beautiful facilities and excellent, caring, creative and seriously smart teachers. Unfortunately, I had to move from Orinda for 8th grade and High School to a less illustrious CA School District, and I missed out on a first-rate education. Thanks OIS! Close Quote

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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 (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	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
Orinda Intermediate	Public	6-8	80 Ivy Dr.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-3090	822	43	19.0	3.8%	440 (53.5%)	8 (1.0%)	72 (8.8%)	172 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (15.7%)	98.2	40^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.6	26^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	14	65.4	65.4	90.4	88.5	84.2	87.6	83.1	82.6	73.2	79.5	$15,446	$242	$15,204
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate	Public	6-8	1010 Camino Pablo	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-7206	658	30	21.6	6.1%	297 (45.1%)	10 (1.5%)	74 (11.2%)	136 (20.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	137 (20.8%)	97.3	70^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.5%		97	91^st of 2783 public middle schools	96.7%	21	72.1	72.1	80.2	84.2	85.0	83.2	72.7	71.2	73.7	72.6	$17,427	$979	$16,448
M. H. Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	3455 School St.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3530	1,117	59	18.9	5.0%	629 (56.3%)	2 (0.2%)	121 (10.8%)	149 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (19.3%)	95	155^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.4%		96.5	106^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	49	55.3	55.3	82.5	75.1	71.3	76.3	80.6	75.5	73.0	76.4	$16,745	$624	$16,121
Montera Middle	Public	6-8	5555 Ascot Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3211	695	38	18.0	58.0%	144 (20.7%)	182 (26.2%)	174 (25.0%)	56 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	129 (18.6%)	62	854^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.1%		54.8	1017^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.5%	163	33.2	33.2	50.8	62.2	52.2	54.9	36.8	50.0	28.3	38.4	$24,664	$3,817	$20,847
Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-9	3700 Coolidge Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2206	337	27	12.3	92.6%	19 (5.6%)	100 (29.7%)	130 (38.6%)	52 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (8.9%)	14.8	2447^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%		13.9	2515^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.6%	68	9.9	9.9	23.9	19.0	27.9	23.5	10.2	12.9	15.6	13.1	$30,477	$4,984	$25,493
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	740 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2668	575	33	17.3	5.7%	283 (49.2%)	13 (2.3%)	62 (10.8%)	95 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (20.7%)	98.1	43^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		98.3	37^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.7%	6	72.4	72.4	87.9	86.4	79.1	84.4	83.7	84.2	76.3	81.4	$19,905	$1,217	$18,688
Edna Brewer Middle	Public	6-8	3748 13th Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3210	785	44	17.6	63.1%	157 (20.0%)	135 (17.2%)	196 (25.0%)	158 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (16.2%)	74	603^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%		79.2	495^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	108	44.1	44.1	54.8	66.5	59.4	60.4	46.1	46.5	41.6	44.7	$24,233	$4,400	$19,833
Claremont Middle	Public	6-8	5750 College Ave.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2201	487	28	17.1	55.9%	137 (28.1%)	127 (26.1%)	81 (16.6%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	107 (22.0%)	80.9	460^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		78.1	524^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.2%	64	40.5	40.5	67.8	63.5	66.2	65.8	57.8	52.0	45.7	51.8	$24,906	$3,714	$21,192
Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Public	6-8	2845 64th Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3219	392	23	17.1	99.7%	12 (3.1%)	72 (18.4%)	279 (71.2%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	4.7	2739^th of 2761 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	2764^th of 2783 public middle schools	0.7%	25	2.3	2.3	6.6	3.5	5.3	5.2	0.0	2.8	3.1	1.9	$28,928	$4,252	$24,676
United for Success Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3228	347	21	16.4	98.6%	10 (2.9%)	34 (9.8%)	271 (78.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	9.4	2635^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%		10.8	2641^st of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%	6	4.4	4.4	15.4	18.2	14.0	15.8	10.3	7.3	11.4	9.7	$28,605	$4,562	$24,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Orinda Intermediate

Is Orinda Intermediate a good school?

Yes! Orinda Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 40^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Orinda Intermediate in?

Orinda Union

What high school do graduates of Orinda Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Orinda Intermediate usually go on to attend Miramonte High

How many students attend Orinda Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 822 students attended Orinda Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Orinda Intermediate?

Students at Orinda Intermediate are 54% White, 21% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

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