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Yorba Linda Middle

Public Grades 6-8

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Yorba Linda Middle is a high-performing public school serving 818 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 6% of all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with over 76% of students proficient in English and strong scores in Math and Science, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. What truly sets Yorba Linda Middle apart is its exceptional success with all student groups; for instance, its students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds rank in the 96th percentile statewide. This stands in contrast to some nearby schools with similar demographics, like Valadez Middle School Academy, which struggles academically, demonstrating that a school's specific programs and culture are powerful factors in student achievement.

While other local schools like Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle also perform well, Yorba Linda Middle maintains a notable edge, especially in math and science. The school achieves these outstanding results efficiently, even with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than some peers. Its low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.4%—a key indicator of a healthy school environment—further supports its sustained, decade-long record of excellence.

818

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,322

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4777 Casa Loma Ave.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886-3399

(714) 986-7080

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Feeder schools for Yorba Linda Middle:

Elementary:	Lakeview Elementary
	Linda Vista Elementary
	Mabel M. Paine Elementary
	Rose Drive Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Asian:

27.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg59%

California avg41%

171^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	94.4	171 of 2761	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	207 of 2783	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	316 of 2781	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	330 of 2740	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	221 of 2715	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	306 of 2480	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	266 of 2508	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	89.3	245 of 2497	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	228 of 2477	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	143 of 2379	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	200 of 2259	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.1	190 of 2236	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	77.9	356 of 2179	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.6	241 of 2063	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	223 of 2005	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	84.1	232 of 1999	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	86.1	182 of 1804	89.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.7	261 of 1777	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	86.2	178 of 1769	89.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	199 of 739	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	184 of 743	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	298 of 715	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	172 of 733	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	180 of 745	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	276 of 700	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.2	107 of 1531	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	89 of 1491	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	139 of 1369	89.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	417 of 1521	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	121 of 1442	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	63.1	269 of 1364	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	187 of 2533	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	192 of 2551	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	280 of 2531	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	372 of 2509	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	198 of 2380	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	317 of 2262	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	102 of 2395	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	116 of 2388	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	243 of 2374	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	391 of 2359	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	90 of 2213	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	166 of 2072	92.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	50 of 477	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	89 of 2542	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	67 of 2579	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	232 of 2531	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	203 of 2458	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	148 of 2369	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	279 of 2230	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	148 of 2534	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	218 of 2552	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	320 of 2538	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	260 of 2527	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	211 of 2407	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	276 of 2273	87.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	38 of 194	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	36 of 192	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	82 of 193	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	42 of 726	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	144 of 701	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	209 of 677	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	183 of 665	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	170 of 554	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	322 of 462	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	93 of 1566	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	78 of 1552	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	185 of 1531	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	174 of 1520	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	267 of 1537	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	447 of 1543	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	426 of 1555	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	344 of 1602	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	481 of 1496	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

I wish If there's less than one star to review this school .If you want your child to get bullied while the principal and the counselor are watching and doing NOTHING !!!!!then this is the right place. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Amazing school with amazing students and a talented and caring faculty. Close Quote

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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
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	$18,322	$17,388	$934
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	$21,573	$20,768	$805
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	$19,639	$18,834	$805
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	$16,346	$14,984	$1,362
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	$20,636	$19,188	$1,448
El Rancho Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	181 South Del Giorgio Rd.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6238	1,144	38	29.9	32.1%	402 (35.1%)	31 (2.7%)	314 (27.4%)	300 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (8.3%)	95.2	149^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%		94.1	181^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.5%	32													58.8	58.8		83.6	80.3	82.0		64.9	66.4	65.6	$24,632	$23,236	$1,396
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	$14,938	$14,634	$304
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
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
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 Linda Middle

How many students attend Yorba Linda Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Yorba Linda Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Yorba Linda Middle?

Students at Yorba Linda Middle are 37% White, 28% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Yorba Linda Middle in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Is Yorba Linda Middle a good school?

Yes. Yorba Linda Middle ranks in the top 6.2% of California middle schools.

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