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Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

2551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 7% of California middle schools

Summary

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate serves 584 students in grades 6–8 in Santa Ana, within Santa Ana Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency was 20% in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math, and 10% in science. The most important concern is that results were low across all three subjects, and Lathrop had the lowest science score among nearby schools with scores that year.

Math is Lathrop’s strongest result relative to the state and district, while ELA is its weakest on those comparisons; science is weakest among nearby schools. Lathrop’s scores were 29 percentage points below the state in ELA, 26 below in math, and 26 below in science. Compared with the district, it was 13 points lower in ELA and 10 points lower in both math and science. Among nearby schools with scores, Lathrop ranked second-lowest in ELA and third-lowest in math, as well as lowest in science. Its 7th-grade ELA result was its strongest grade-level ELA score at 23%, but remained 11 points below the district and 27 below the state for that grade.

The state achievement gap widened from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: Lathrop’s ELA score slipped from 21% to 20%, while math rose from 10% to 13% and science from 8% to 10%, but the state improved more in each subject. SchoolDigger ranked Lathrop in the 7th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 11th percentile the prior year; only nearby Willard Intermediate ranked lower. Chronic absenteeism improved from 34% in 2021–2022 to 18% in 2025–2026, matching the state’s latest rate. Lathrop’s student-teacher ratio was 17.5 in 2024–2025, the second-lowest among nearby schools with data, and 97% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year. In SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students, a measure of how well the school serves that group, Lathrop ranked in the 25th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with its overall 9th-percentile standing that year.

584

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,884

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1111 South Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92707-1205

(714) 567-3300

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Century High

Feeder schools for Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Pio Pico Elementary
	Thomas A. Edison Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

Asian:

1.2%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

California avg42%

2,551^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1257^th of 1,530Santa 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
2026	11.5	2551 of 2740	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	2462 of 2761	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2541 of 2783	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2507 of 2781	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2427 of 2740	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	2533 of 2715	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2317 of 2480	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	2346 of 2508	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	2293 of 2497	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	2151 of 2477	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	2152 of 2379	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	1934 of 2259	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	1978 of 2236	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	1951 of 2179	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	1869 of 2063	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.5	1761 of 2005	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	1781 of 1999	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	1565 of 1804	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	1547 of 1777	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	1610 of 1769	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	1460 of 1531	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1353 of 1491	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1055 of 1369	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	1111 of 1478	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	990 of 1521	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1046 of 1540	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1352 of 1442	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1124 of 1364	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	2414 of 2516	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	2379 of 2533	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2427 of 2551	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2264 of 2531	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2092 of 2509	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2281 of 2380	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	2147 of 2262	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	2143 of 2357	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	2080 of 2395	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2134 of 2388	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2072 of 2374	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	2019 of 2359	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	2067 of 2213	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1920 of 2072	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	345 of 477	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	346 of 394	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	179 of 336	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	2316 of 2529	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	2155 of 2542	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2301 of 2579	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2207 of 2531	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2090 of 2458	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2194 of 2369	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2056 of 2230	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	2257 of 2514	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	2170 of 2534	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2251 of 2552	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2316 of 2538	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2364 of 2527	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2256 of 2407	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	2133 of 2273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	148 of 197	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	1503 of 1605	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	1450 of 1566	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1232 of 1552	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1069 of 1531	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)25th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

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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	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
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%)	11.5	2551^st of 2740 public middle schools	6.9%		14.5	2462^nd of 2761 public middle schools	10.8%	89	10.1	10.1	19.2	23.3	18.8	20.4	15.0	12.6	11.2	12.7	$34,884	$1,257	$33,627
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%)	18.7	2274^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.0%		20	2222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.5%	52	18.0	18.0	30.1	36.6	31.2	32.6	11.0	13.9	10.2	11.6	$27,092	$692	$26,400
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%)	18.1	2300^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.1%		18.9	2275^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.6%	25	16.7	16.7	26.0	25.6	27.6	26.5	17.4	19.1	17.5	18.0	$30,408	$1,250	$29,158
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	2648^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.4%		8.2	2672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	3.2%	24	10.6	10.6	21.9	7.5	15.2	14.9	8.3	4.2	8.1	7.0	$37,586	$1,142	$36,444
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%)	46.6	1289^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.0%		53.1	1096^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.3%	193	29.4	29.4	47.3	51.5	45.3	48.0	26.1	33.6	32.6	30.7	$26,771	$828	$25,943
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%)	44	1365^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.2%		45.9	1297^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.0%	68	13.0	13.0	39.4	45.1	38.9	41.1	37.2	38.3	43.6	39.7	$26,596	$914	$25,682
Vista Heritage Global Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	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%)	15.3	2420^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.7%		20.4	2208^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%	212	12.9	12.9	23.2	20.3	30.1	24.6	13.1	20.3	12.2	15.4	$21,674	$2,293	$19,381
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%)	62.4	874^th of 2740 public middle schools	68.1%		54.5	1050^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%	176	37.9	37.9		53.3	54.8	54.1		38.6	43.6	41.2	$21,717	$1,495	$20,222
Columbus Tustin Middle	Public	6-8	17952 Beneta Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7352	583	25	23.6	85.6%	34 (5.8%)	14 (2.4%)	472 (81.0%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	47.4	1262^nd of 2740 public middle schools	53.9%		41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%	171	31.2	31.2	42.2	42.1	56.7	46.9	22.5	33.1	40.7	32.0	$17,560	$2,264	$15,296
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%)	55.9	1032^nd of 2740 public middle schools	62.3%		45	1329^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%	297	35.0	35.0		47.5	55.3	51.3		37.0	37.2	37.1	$22,422	$2,400	$20,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate?

Students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate are 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate usually go on to attend Century High

Is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate a good school?

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate ranks in the bottom 6.9% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate.

What district is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate in?

Santa Ana Unified

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