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Kraemer Middle

Q: Is Kraemer Middle a good school?

Kraemer Middle ranks 316 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Kraemer Middle is a consistently high-performing 7th-8th grade school serving 889 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, achieving strong academic results even while over half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school excels in mathematics and science, outperforming both district and state averages, and does an exceptional job supporting specific student groups, such as homeless students and multi-racial students. It operates efficiently, getting excellent results with moderate per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio than many neighbors. A key strength is its very low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.5%, which is significantly better than many nearby schools like Valadez Middle (22.2%) and those in the Anaheim Union High district.

Kraemer is part of a cluster of top middle schools in its district, alongside Yorba Linda Middle and Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle. However, a notable contrast exists just over a mile away at Valadez Middle, which faces greater challenges despite higher funding, highlighting how school performance can vary even within the same district. For continuous improvement, Kraemer can focus on stabilizing support for Special Education students and addressing performance gaps for English Language Learners.

889

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,420

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

645 North Angelina Dr.
Placentia, CA 92870-5007

(714) 996-1551

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Kraemer Middle usually attend:

High:

Valencia High

Feeder schools for Kraemer Middle:

Elementary:	John O. Tynes Elementary
	Morse Elementary
	Ruby Drive Elementary
	Van Buren Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

Asian:

35.4%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg59%

California avg41%

316^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda 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	87.8	316 of 2761	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	252 of 2783	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	290 of 2781	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	292 of 2740	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	258 of 2715	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	313 of 2480	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.8	273 of 2508	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	367 of 2497	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	442 of 2477	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	437 of 2379	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	441 of 2259	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	239 of 2236	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.7	382 of 2179	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	537 of 2063	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	58.6	726 of 2005	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	706 of 1999	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	678 of 1804	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.7	635 of 1777	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.7	775 of 1769	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	20 of 739	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	5 of 743	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	8 of 715	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	12 of 733	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	8 of 745	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	4 of 700	99.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	383 of 1531	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	247 of 1491	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	92 of 1369	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	518 of 1478	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	743 of 1521	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	817 of 1540	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	851 of 1442	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	755 of 1364	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	376 of 2533	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	278 of 2551	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	307 of 2531	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	358 of 2509	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	306 of 2380	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	332 of 2262	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	849 of 2395	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	820 of 2388	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	908 of 2374	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	811 of 2359	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	586 of 2213	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	769 of 2072	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	72 of 477	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	103 of 394	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	113 of 336	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	453 of 2542	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	417 of 2579	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	496 of 2531	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	448 of 2458	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	455 of 2369	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	588 of 2230	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	262 of 2534	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	212 of 2552	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	259 of 2538	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	209 of 2527	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	195 of 2407	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	270 of 2273	88.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.6	53 of 192	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	94 of 197	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.0	23 of 193	88.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	11 of 726	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	20 of 701	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	44 of 677	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	64.2	239 of 665	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	431 of 1566	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	372 of 1552	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	758 of 1531	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	108 of 1520	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	58 of 1537	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	77 of 1543	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	33 of 1555	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	32 of 1602	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	60 of 1496	96.0%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)47th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

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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
Kraemer Middle	Public	7-8	645 North Angelina Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1551	889	36	24.5	52.9%	112 (12.6%)	14 (1.6%)	411 (46.2%)	315 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	87.8	316^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		91.1	252^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.9%	64													53.8	53.8		70.6	62.9	66.9		62.9	54.9	59.1	$16,420	$677	$15,743
Valadez Middle School Academy	Public	6-8	161 East La Jolla St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7440	527	27	19.8	95.8%	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	496 (94.1%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.7	1873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%		23	2130^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.5%	257													15.1	15.1	39.4	37.5	43.2	40.1	17.8	18.6	15.9	17.4	$20,055	$2,480	$17,575
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Public	7-8	2151 North Kraemer Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7480	566	24	23.2	46.6%	159 (28.1%)	6 (1.1%)	282 (49.8%)	94 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	90.3	272^nd of 2761 public middle schools	90.1%		86.9	348^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.5%	76													56.1	56.1		77.2	71.9	74.4		56.0	56.3	56.2	$18,092	$993	$17,099
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Public	7-8	1700 East Wilshire Dr.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7765	820	37	22.0	62.6%	160 (19.5%)	21 (2.6%)	525 (64.0%)	67 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	53.8	1083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	60.8%		63.8	805^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.1%	278													24.3	24.3		57.5	45.4	51.0		40.7	32.3	36.2	$18,232	$425	$17,807
Yorba Linda Middle	Public	6-8	4777 Casa Loma Ave.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7080	818	37	22.3	34.1%	305 (37.3%)	9 (1.1%)	232 (28.4%)	225 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.6%)	94.4	171^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.8%		93.1	207^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.6%	36													63.1	63.1	73.7	77.5	78.5	76.7	69.4	66.4	63.2	66.2	$16,784	$1,036	$15,748
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	$18,615	$1,553	$17,062
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	$18,426	$1,130	$17,296
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
Orange County School of Computer Science	Public, Charter	6-8	5350 Fairmont Blvd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7400	753	37	20.3	42.5%	245 (32.5%)	9 (1.2%)	341 (45.3%)	120 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.4%)	73.4	617^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.7%		77.4	540^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	77	7.4	9.6	8.9	18.5	21.2	20.3	37.0	9.6	19.0	0.0	15.4	10.1	42.3	42.3	58.8	65.6	57.2	60.9	42.8	46.5	41.1	43.6	$19,693	$1,588	$18,105
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 Kraemer Middle

Is Kraemer Middle a good school?

Kraemer Middle ranks 316^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Kraemer Middle in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What is the racial makeup of Kraemer Middle?

Students at Kraemer Middle are 46% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Kraemer Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Kraemer Middle.

What high school do graduates of Kraemer Middle attend?

Students who attend Kraemer Middle usually go on to attend Valencia High

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