Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Public 7-8

 21931 Alma Aldea
       Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  92688-2342


(949) 459-8253

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
241st of 2,798 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,107 Help


Students who attend Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Mission Viejo High

Feeder schools for Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate:

Elementary:    Cielo Vista Elementary
    Melinda Heights Elementary
    Robinson Elementary
    Trabuco Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  23.0 Help
Number of students:  1,041

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.6%
Hispanic:
27.3%
Asian:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.2% Help


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Compare Details Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate ranks better than 91.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.83. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate has the largest middle school student body size in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. Student population at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.6%), Hispanic (27.3%), Asian (15%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate is 23. 2 middle schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate is $6,107. 2 middle schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate 241st of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Saddleback Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Saddleback Valley Unified 349th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 93.16 77th 1769 95.6%
2005 91.44 97th 1777 94.5%
2006 90.90 106th 1804 94.1%
2007 90.79 104th 1999 94.8%
2008 90.60 98th 2005 95.1%
2009 89.89 106th 2063 94.9%
2010 83.66 221st 2179 89.9%
2011 89.69 94th 2236 95.8%
2012 88.31 124th 2259 94.5%
2013 87.01 150th 2379 93.7%
2015 88.65 253rd 2477 89.8%
2016 88.68 259th 2497 89.6%
2017 88.43 279th 2508 88.9%
2018 91.43 207th 2480 91.7%
2019 91.19 235th 2715 91.3%
2022 90.90 253rd 2740 90.8%
2023 91.83 240th 2788 91.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.04 131st 462 71.6%
2019 63.75 219th 554 60.5%
2022 84.46 68th 665 89.8%
2023 82.61 91st 678 86.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.82 294th 1364 78.4%
2019 75.67 164th 1442 88.6%
2022 93.78 42nd 1540 97.3%
2023 64.13 221st 1523 85.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.90 163rd 1532 89.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.41 412th 2230 81.5%
2019 80.52 294th 2369 87.6%
2022 79.57 307th 2458 87.5%
2023 90.46 159th 2535 93.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.18 196th 2262 91.3%
2019 90.03 221st 2380 90.7%
2022 90.57 221st 2509 91.2%
2023 91.62 208th 2535 91.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.71 116th 1369 91.5%
2019 86.89 114th 1491 92.4%
2022 84.91 131st 1531 91.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.15 46th 197 76.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.35 218th 2273 90.4%
2019 90.86 218th 2407 90.9%
2022 90.05 240th 2527 90.5%
2023 90.50 238th 2546 90.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.73 57th 700 91.9%
2019 85.27 39th 745 94.8%
2022 85.59 41st 733 94.4%
2023 79.91 109th 717 84.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 90.80 34th 643 94.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.72 187th 2072 91.0%
2019 82.37 261st 2213 88.2%
2022 81.34 274th 2359 88.4%
2023 79.86 320th 2379 86.5%
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Rank History for White students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.43 203rd 1496 86.4%
2019 81.75 227th 1602 85.8%
2022 78.52 274th 1555 82.4%
2023 83.24 183rd 1549 88.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 716 16 91 95 1 n/a n/a 0 919
1995 1031 12 93 146 4 n/a n/a 0 1286
1996 1031 12 93 146 4 n/a n/a 0 1286
1997 990 29 117 163 4 n/a n/a 0 1303
1998 1102 33 127 142 3 n/a n/a 0 1407
1999 1124 29 137 151 4 n/a n/a 0 1445
2000 1168 31 143 170 6 n/a n/a 0 1518
2001 1126 27 151 164 7 n/a n/a 0 1475
2002 1243 34 159 210 9 n/a n/a 0 1655
2003 1243 34 159 210 9 n/a n/a 0 1655
2004 1273 34 191 210 9 n/a n/a 0 1717
2005 1220 43 201 204 9 n/a n/a 0 1677
2006 1204 39 177 221 8 n/a n/a 4 1653
2007 1175 32 193 250 6 n/a n/a 6 1662
2008 1171 31 218 284 7 n/a n/a 0 1711
2009 1146 31 178 286 6 6 25 0 1678
2010 1084 25 147 272 6 2 46 0 1582
2011 1038 22 153 271 4 3 72 0 1563
2012 994 24 158 278 4 4 94 0 1556
2013 944 26 156 303 4 3 79 0 1515
2014 881 26 140 285 3 1 86 0 1422
2015 821 22 151 255 3 3 98 0 1353
2016 750 20 148 290 5 2 117 0 1332
2017 708 17 159 326 6 1 118 0 1335
2018 708 22 177 288 3 1 113 0 1312
2019 650 20 179 282 1 1 96 0 1229
2020 626 14 162 305 3 2 84 0 1196
2021 545 8 178 304 3 1 96 1 1136
2022 480 6 169 298 0 1 93 0 1047
2023 496 11 156 284 0 2 92 0 1041

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 919 36.0 25.5 7.2
1995 1286 52.5 24.5 7.2
1996 1286 52.5 24.5 7.2
1997 1303 52.7 24.7 6.7
1998 1407 56.8 24.8 6.3
1999 1445 60.3 24.0 7.5
2000 1518 64.2 23.6 6.9
2001 1475 65.2 22.6 6
2002 1655 68.2 24.3 5.4
2003 1655 68.2 24.3 5.4
2004 1717 68.3 25.1 6.6
2005 1677 72.4 23.2 6
2006 1653 65.8 25.1 6.1
2007 1662 66.4 25.0 6.2
2008 1711 72.8 23.5 7.3
2009 1678 65.4 23.8 7.3
2010 1582 62.8 25.1 9.6
2011 1563 n/a n/a 9.1
2012 1556 55.6 27.9 n/a
2013 1515 55.0 27.5 15
2014 1422 52.7 26.9 16.2
2015 1353 53.0 25.5 12.6
2016 1332 50.0 26.6 15.4
2017 1335 54.7 24.4 14.6
2018 1312 50.3 26.0 19.3
2019 1229 40.1 30.6 19.9
2020 1196 n/a n/a 19.9
2021 1136 49.2 23.0 20
2022 1047 43.6 24.0 22.5
2023 1041 45.0 23.0 34.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 919 36.0 25.5 7.2
1995 1286 52.5 24.5 7.2
1996 1286 52.5 24.5 7.2
1997 1303 52.7 24.7 6.7
1998 1407 56.8 24.8 6.3
1999 1445 60.3 24.0 7.5
2000 1518 64.2 23.6 6.9
2001 1475 65.2 22.6 6
2002 1655 68.2 24.3 5.4
2003 1655 68.2 24.3 5.4
2004 1717 68.3 25.1 6.6
2005 1677 72.4 23.2 6
2006 1653 65.8 25.1 6.1
2007 1662 66.4 25.0 6.2
2008 1711 72.8 23.5 7.3
2009 1678 65.4 23.8 7.3
2010 1582 62.8 25.1 9.6
2011 1563 n/a n/a 9.1
2012 1556 55.6 27.9 n/a
2013 1515 55.0 27.5 15
2014 1422 52.7 26.9 16.2
2015 1353 53.0 25.5 12.6
2016 1332 50.0 26.6 15.4
2017 1335 54.7 24.4 14.6
2018 1312 50.3 26.0 19.3
2019 1229 40.1 30.6 19.9
2020 1196 n/a n/a 19.9
2021 1136 49.2 23.0 20
2022 1047 43.6 24.0 22.5
2023 1041 45.0 23.0 34.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,107

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 235th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 240th of 2788 Middle schools
 0%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate)74.673.1
 1.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saddleback Valley Unified)69.765
 4.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate)63.460.1
 3.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Saddleback Valley Unified)54.451.2
 3.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate)71.363.4
 7.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saddleback Valley Unified)65.557.7
 7.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate)64.161.3
 2.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Saddleback Valley Unified)54.548.1
 6.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate)59.756.5
 3.2%
   8th Grade Science (Saddleback Valley Unified)52.746.4
 6.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12291041
 15.3%
African American2011
 45%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian179156
 12.8%
Hispanic282284
 0.7%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White650496
 23.7%
Two or More Races9692
 4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.9%34.2%
 14.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Yes. Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate ranks in the top 8.6% of California middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,041 students attended Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate.

Students at Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate usually go on to attend Mission Viejo High


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