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Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate

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Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate ranks 1096 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1096^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 60% of California middle schools

Summary

Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 1,000 students in grades 6-8 within the Santa Ana Unified district, standing out as a strong performer in an area where many schools face significant challenges.

The school excels in several key areas, particularly when compared to other local middle schools like Willard Intermediate and Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate. Academically, MacArthur's students are significantly more proficient in English, math, and science than the district average. Perhaps most impressive is the school's remarkably low rate of chronic absenteeism—at less than 9%, it's about half the rate of nearby schools and the state, indicating a highly engaged student body. The school is also notably effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with performance rankings for these groups often in the top quartile statewide.

MacArthur's success is part of a clear upward trend, with test scores and attendance improving steadily since the pandemic. Interestingly, it achieves these strong outcomes while spending less per student than some neighboring schools with poorer results, suggesting resources are used very effectively. The school's "Fundamental" model, which emphasizes traditional curriculum and parent involvement, appears to be a successful formula, as seen with the similar Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate. In fact, MacArthur's performance in English Language Arts is competitive with schools in higher-ranked districts like Garden Grove Unified and Tustin Unified, making it a standout choice for families in the region.

1,005

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,570

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 West Alton Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92707-4073

(714) 513-9800

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

Asian:

5.2%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2022 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,096^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	53.1	1096 of 2761	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	1200 of 2783	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1336 of 2781	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	1426 of 2740	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1182 of 2715	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1164 of 2480	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	1150 of 2508	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	859 of 2497	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	757 of 2477	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	748 of 2379	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.0	627 of 2259	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	527 of 2236	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	538 of 2179	75.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	459 of 2063	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	435 of 2005	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	455 of 1999	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	399 of 1804	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	65.0	524 of 1777	70.5%	★★★★☆
2004	66.7	493 of 1769	72.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	226 of 739	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	305 of 743	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	373 of 715	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	304 of 733	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	179 of 745	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	307 of 700	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	499 of 1531	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	304 of 1491	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	371 of 1369	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	647 of 1478	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	797 of 1521	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1277 of 1540	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	997 of 1442	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1083 of 1364	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	1022 of 2533	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	1250 of 2551	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	1261 of 2531	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	1449 of 2509	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	1191 of 2380	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1094 of 2262	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	664 of 2395	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	740 of 2388	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	897 of 2374	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1040 of 2359	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	778 of 2213	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	774 of 2072	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	39 of 477	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	38 of 394	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	55.0	111 of 320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	63 of 336	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	658 of 2542	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	788 of 2579	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	901 of 2531	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	906 of 2458	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	786 of 2369	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	825 of 2230	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	1049 of 2534	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	979 of 2552	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1208 of 2538	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1181 of 2527	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	1020 of 2407	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	1111 of 2273	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	55.5	82 of 192	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	137 of 197	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	109 of 193	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	671 of 1566	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	489 of 1552	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	726 of 1531	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)9th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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Monday, November 18, 2019

This is a good school because of the sports and the teachers here at MacArthur make the the subject fun Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Public	7-8	3224 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7965	501	33	15.3	80.8%	57 (11.4%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (81.8%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	42.7	1401^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.3%		43.3	1361^st of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	40	18.9	18.9		46.3	44.5	45.4		29.0	31.5	30.3	$28,927	$2,732	$26,195
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate

How many students attend Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,005 students attended Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate.

What district is Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate?

Students at Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate are 90% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate a good school?

Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate ranks 1096^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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