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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	0.0mi	Public	7-8	21931 Alma Aldea	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 459-8253	1,153	48	24.0	29.1%	529 (45.9%)	14 (1.2%)	302 (26.2%)	180 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	123 (10.7%)	83.1	412^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.0%		86.6	342^nd of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%	70	54.4	54.4		66.3	58.5	62.4		58.9	56.2	57.6	$18,959	$927	$18,032
Arroyo Vista Middle	2.0mi	Public	6-8	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	329	16	20.8	19.8%	196 (59.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.5%)	48 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	94.5	155^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.3%		97	82^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.0%	73	75.7	75.7	80.2	70.9	85.6	78.6	68.2	61.7	73.8	67.7	$19,986	$1,252	$18,734
Las Flores Middle	4.5mi	Public	6-8	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6543	593	28	21.4	22.3%	332 (56.0%)	7 (1.2%)	92 (15.5%)	91 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.8%)	93.3	187^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.2%		95.4	137^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.0%	50	67.8	67.8	69.1	83.3	68.0	73.7	71.6	68.2	66.1	68.6	$19,032	$1,149	$17,883
Fred Newhart Middle	4.7mi	Public	6-8	25001 Veterans Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-0162	1,105	51	21.6	33.6%	466 (42.2%)	16 (1.4%)	295 (26.7%)	150 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	174 (15.7%)	94.2	160^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.2%		94.5	168^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.9%	8	62.9	62.9	72.2	78.5	77.1	76.0	68.5	71.1	68.0	69.2	$18,721	$1,060	$17,661
La Paz Intermediate	5.5mi	Public	7-8	25151 Pradera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-1720	713	33	21.8	39.7%	310 (43.5%)	7 (1.0%)	223 (31.3%)	89 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.5%)	93.6	178^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.5%		90.2	274^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.1%	96	71.2	71.2		73.1	76.4	74.8		67.4	63.3	65.3	$19,840	$928	$18,912
Los Alisos Intermediate	6.1mi	Public	7-8	25171 Moor Ave.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9700	595	29	20.5	74.5%	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	429 (72.1%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	47.4	1263^rd of 2740 public middle schools	53.9%		52.8	1104^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.0%	159	33.7	33.7		48.9	41.9	45.4		35.6	30.4	33.0	$20,683	$1,144	$19,539
Carl Hankey Middle	6.4mi	Public	6-8	27252 Nubles	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	181	12	15.6	49.7%	69 (38.1%)	3 (1.7%)	75 (41.4%)	18 (9.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	82	434^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.2%		86.9	338^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.8%	96	60.4	60.4	49.0	78.4	81.1	69.7	49.0	58.8	45.3	51.0	$24,493	$2,121	$22,372
Serrano Intermediate	6.5mi	Public	7-8	24642 Jeronimo Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-3221	868	39	22.3	48.7%	272 (31.3%)	16 (1.8%)	391 (45.0%)	108 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.0%)	71.2	659^th of 2740 public middle schools	75.9%		75.3	578^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.1%	81	47.5	47.5		62.8	53.0	57.9		46.6	43.1	44.9	$22,855	$928	$21,927
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	6.5mi	Public, Charter	6-8	22182 Barbera	Laguna Hills	92656	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 600-9050	495	22	22.6	18.4%	172 (34.7%)	12 (2.4%)	100 (20.2%)	152 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	95.8	115^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.8%		95.2	150^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%	35	78.0	78.0	79.6	80.9	81.4	80.4	67.7	68.4	70.2	68.6	$12,015	$801	$11,214
Ladera Ranch Middle	6.8mi	Public	6-8	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5922	1,064	46	23.0	19.0%	680 (63.9%)	10 (0.9%)	121 (11.4%)	134 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.8%)	97	79^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.1%		97.3	69^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.5%	10	69.7	69.7	84.8	81.6	78.9	81.9	74.7	77.0	76.2	75.9	$18,618	$1,089	$17,529

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