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Gerald P. Carr Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

2275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 18% of California middle schools

Summary

Gerald P. Carr Intermediate is a public middle school serving 886 students in grades 6-8 within the Santa Ana Unified district, consistently ranking in the lower quartile of California schools while serving a student population where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below state averages, though its performance varies when compared to other Santa Ana Unified schools; for example, it outperforms Willard Intermediate in math but trails Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate in English. A notable bright spot is the school's effectiveness with homeless students, where it has historically performed relatively well, and it has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism rates in recent years despite increasing economic challenges.

Comparisons with nearby schools in other districts, such as Leroy L. Doig Intermediate in the higher-ranked Garden Grove Unified district, show that schools with similar student demographics can achieve significantly higher academic results, suggesting school-level practices matter. Furthermore, higher per-student spending at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate does not automatically translate to higher performance, as some top-performing schools in the area operate with lower budgets, indicating how resources are used is critical.

886

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,749

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 West Edinger St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-4106

(714) 480-4100

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Gerald P. Carr Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Feeder schools for Gerald P. Carr Intermediate:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Carl Harvey Elementary
	Diamond Elementary
	Martin Elementary
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	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

Asian:

1.7%

American Indian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,275^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	18.9	2275 of 2761	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2266 of 2783	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2152 of 2781	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2022 of 2740	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2353 of 2715	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2321 of 2480	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	2393 of 2508	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	2313 of 2497	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	2336 of 2477	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	1880 of 2379	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1554 of 2259	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	1476 of 2236	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	1465 of 2179	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	1466 of 2063	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.9	1112 of 2005	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1194 of 1999	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	1130 of 1804	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	1161 of 1777	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1362 of 1769	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	516 of 743	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	1149 of 1531	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1260 of 1491	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1242 of 1369	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	1098 of 1478	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1065 of 1521	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	953 of 1540	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1245 of 1442	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1283 of 1364	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2169 of 2533	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2115 of 2551	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1982 of 2531	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1993 of 2509	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2140 of 2380	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2155 of 2262	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1884 of 2395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1828 of 2388	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1686 of 2374	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1547 of 2359	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1896 of 2213	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1930 of 2072	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	260 of 477	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	177 of 394	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	133 of 320	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	90 of 336	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1966 of 2542	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1894 of 2579	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1806 of 2531	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1526 of 2458	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1981 of 2369	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	2063 of 2230	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2072 of 2534	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2074 of 2552	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1971 of 2538	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1761 of 2527	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2093 of 2407	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2120 of 2273	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	183 of 194	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	153 of 192	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	165 of 197	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	142 of 193	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1421 of 1566	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1206 of 1552	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1289 of 1531	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+28 vs school

Asian (2024)31st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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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
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Public	6-8	2120 West Edinger St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4100	886	47	18.9	96.4%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	859 (97.0%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18.9	2275^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.6%		19.9	2266^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	9	12.2	12.2	18.1	26.6	24.6	23.2	21.9	20.1	17.5	19.8	$24,749	$1,093	$23,656
Vista Heritage Global Academy	Public, Charter	6-9	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	369	16	22.8	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	352 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	20.4	2208^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%		15.1	2476^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.0%	268	11.0	11.0	24.6	36.6	34.5	32.2	16.5	18.5	6.0	13.8	$25,449	$4,433	$21,016
Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Public	6-8	1111 South Broadway	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3300	584	33	17.5	96.7%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (97.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14.5	2462^nd of 2761 public middle schools	10.8%		13.3	2541^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.7%	79	15.1	15.1	15.7	23.0	24.4	22.0	6.5	12.4	12.0	10.9	$26,753	$1,161	$25,592
Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	600 West Alton Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 513-9800	1,005	45	22.4	82.0%	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	908 (90.3%)	52 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.7%)	53.1	1096^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.3%		48.9	1200^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.9%	104	27.7	27.7	50.3	47.8	52.2	50.2	34.9	30.5	36.0	33.9	$22,570	$907	$21,663
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Public	7-8	4600 West McFadden Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6351	534	24	22.0	88.4%	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (84.5%)	59 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	45	1329^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.4	1188^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.3%	141	24.1	24.1		55.8	46.1	50.9		27.6	22.4	25.0	$19,861	$3,027	$16,834
Willard Intermediate	Public	6-8	1342 North Ross	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4800	390	27	14.3	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	383 (98.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	3.2%		10.4	2652^nd of 2783 public middle schools	4.7%	20	6.9	6.9	11.6	17.3	11.9	13.8	4.3	10.5	4.9	6.7	$28,724	$1,005	$27,719
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	2000 North Bristol	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7800	1,234	58	21.3	91.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,217 (98.6%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45.9	1297^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.0%		45.5	1294^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.5%	3	16.0	16.0	42.1	41.8	40.3	41.4	34.9	34.9	44.8	38.0	$23,007	$978	$22,029
Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Public	7-8	12752 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6241	557	25	21.8	93.7%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	468 (84.0%)	73 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	54.5	1050^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%		53.9	1045^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	5	28.4	28.4		50.6	45.8	48.2		40.2	35.1	37.6	$19,590	$2,191	$17,399
Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Public	6-8	17415 Los Jardines West	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4250	768	35	22.1	35.2%	162 (21.1%)	4 (0.5%)	159 (20.7%)	379 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.8%)	95.5	133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	95.2%		96.5	107^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	26	60.8	60.8	77.2	81.4	71.6	76.9	74.5	75.6	71.2	73.9	$13,937	$1,020	$12,917
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1441 East Chestnut Ave.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5100	936	46	20.4	95.3%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	914 (97.6%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	20	2222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.5%		18.8	2308^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	86	16.1	16.1	34.3	35.1	28.2	32.5	12.2	10.9	11.2	11.4	$23,520	$827	$22,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Gerald P. Carr Intermediate

What district is Gerald P. Carr Intermediate in?

Santa Ana Unified

Is Gerald P. Carr Intermediate a good school?

Gerald P. Carr Intermediate ranks in the bottom 17.6% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Gerald P. Carr Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Gerald P. Carr Intermediate usually go on to attend Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Gerald P. Carr Intermediate?

Students at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Gerald P. Carr Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Gerald P. Carr Intermediate.

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