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Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

1297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 53% of California middle schools

Summary

Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 1,234 students in grades 6-8 within the Santa Ana Unified district, standing out as a consistently solid performer in its area.

The school shines in several key areas when compared to other local middle schools. Academically, it significantly outperforms other Santa Ana Unified schools, especially in mathematics, where its proficiency rate is much higher than nearby schools like Willard Intermediate and Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate. It has also achieved a dramatic reduction in chronic student absenteeism, now at less than half the rate of some neighboring schools. Furthermore, Mendez Intermediate shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting students experiencing homelessness and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While the school performs comparably to some in neighboring districts like Garden Grove Unified, such as Izaak Walton Intermediate, it achieves these results with notable resource efficiency, spending less per student than some lower-performing schools. This consistent performance over time makes Mendez a strong option within the community, though it continues to face challenges, particularly in supporting English Language Learners to the same high level as other student groups.

1,234

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,007

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 North Bristol
Santa Ana, CA 92706-2451

(714) 972-7800

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

Asian:

1.0%

American Indian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,297^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	45.9	1297 of 2761	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1294 of 2783	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1339 of 2781	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	1480 of 2740	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1318 of 2715	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	1285 of 2480	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	1339 of 2508	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	1123 of 2497	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	1089 of 2477	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	973 of 2379	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	877 of 2259	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.7	913 of 2236	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	826 of 2179	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.3	936 of 2063	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	714 of 2005	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.5	1204 of 1999	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	1040 of 1804	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.8	1021 of 1777	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	1056 of 1769	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	586 of 1531	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	666 of 1491	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	518 of 1369	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	962 of 1478	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1122 of 1521	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1175 of 1540	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1234 of 1442	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	920 of 1364	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1238 of 2533	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1274 of 2551	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1336 of 2531	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1302 of 2509	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1173 of 2380	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	1254 of 2262	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	771 of 2395	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	741 of 2388	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	763 of 2374	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	896 of 2359	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	729 of 2213	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	744 of 2072	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	22 of 477	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	33 of 394	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	56 of 320	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	40 of 336	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	888 of 2542	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	888 of 2579	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	813 of 2531	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	902 of 2458	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	763 of 2369	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	780 of 2230	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1220 of 2534	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1161 of 2552	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	1151 of 2538	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	1429 of 2527	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1254 of 2407	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1166 of 2273	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.2	80 of 192	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	131 of 197	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	774 of 1566	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	901 of 1552	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	617 of 1531	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science16%-17 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
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
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
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
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
Portola Middle	Public	7-8	270 North Palm Dr.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6361	422	20	20.9	91.5%	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	371 (87.9%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36.6	1597^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		22.5	2147^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.9%	550	23.9	23.9		41.4	36.3	39.1		25.6	27.2	26.3	$16,794	$1,356	$15,438
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
Izaak Walton Intermediate	Public	7-8	12181 Buaro St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6040	458	21	21.7	91.0%	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	346 (75.5%)	86 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	48.5	1219^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.8%		52.7	1085^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.0%	134	25.5	25.5		49.7	44.5	46.8		33.5	32.4	32.9	$18,912	$2,202	$16,710
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 Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate?

Students at Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,234 students attended Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate.

Is Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate a good school?

Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate ranks 1297^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate in?

Santa Ana Unified

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