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Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

2462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate is a public middle school in Santa Ana, California, serving 673 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages.

According to the key insights, only 22% of Lathrop Intermediate students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 10.89% were proficient in Mathematics, far below the district and state levels. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.4% to 24.9% over the past few years. Additionally, a large majority of Lathrop Intermediate students, between 63.1% and 87.22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the school's higher spending per student, which has increased from $14,621 in 2019-2020 to $26,753 in 2023-2024, its academic performance remains poor.

When compared to nearby schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District, such as Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate and Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate, Lathrop Intermediate performs significantly worse academically. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Homeless students, who rank in the bottom 25% of California middle schools in their respective categories.

584

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,753

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,462^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

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

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		56.2	985^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.6%	448	27.0	27.0	31.5	48.3	42.9	40.9	24.4	32.0	31.9	29.5	$16,917	$1,892	$15,025
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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

Is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate a good school?

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate ranks in the bottom 10.8% of California middle schools.

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

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