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Warner Middle

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Warner Middle ranks 671 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 76% of California middle schools

Summary

Warner Middle is a public middle school serving 846 students in grades 6-8 within the Westminster School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above state averages in core subjects despite a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for vulnerable student groups, with homeless students and English Language Learners ranking in the 82nd to 95th percentiles statewide, and it maintains an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.3%, which is the best among comparable local schools like Johnson Middle (15.3%) and Vista View Middle (17.2%). Academically, Warner outperforms other schools with similar demographics, such as Johnson Middle, in English, math, and science proficiency, and does so with efficient per-student spending.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Garden Grove Unified, Warner Middle holds a solid mid-tier ranking, achieving stronger results than some peers while serving a needier population. The school has shown remarkable long-term stability in its performance for over a decade, though a recent gender performance gap has emerged where male students now rank higher than females. Overall, Warner Middle represents a case study in effective education, successfully mitigating socioeconomic barriers to student achievement.

846

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,209

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14171 Newland St.
Westminster, CA 92683-4503

(714) 894-7281

District: Westminster

Students who attend Warner Middle usually attend:

High:

Westminster High

Feeder schools for Warner Middle:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary
	Demille Elementary
	Jessie Hayden Elementary
	Meairs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.8%

Hispanic:

41.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California middle schools

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 school49%

District avg48%

California avg41%

671^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Westminster

520^th of 1,543Westminster 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	70.2	671 of 2761	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	632 of 2783	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	634 of 2781	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	697 of 2740	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	732 of 2715	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	643 of 2480	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	636 of 2508	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	566 of 2497	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	547 of 2477	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	540 of 2379	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	534 of 2259	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.6	530 of 2236	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	471 of 2179	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	529 of 2063	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	64.2	615 of 2005	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	675 of 1999	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.1	720 of 1804	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.4	675 of 1777	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.9	662 of 1769	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	409 of 739	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	402 of 743	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	404 of 715	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	456 of 733	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	456 of 745	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	422 of 700	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	556 of 1531	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	729 of 1491	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	403 of 1369	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.2	263 of 1478	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	140 of 1521	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	135 of 1540	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	63.1	266 of 1442	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	296 of 1364	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	755 of 2533	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	674 of 2551	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	550 of 2531	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	618 of 2509	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	615 of 2380	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	602 of 2262	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1485 of 2395	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1203 of 2388	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1345 of 2374	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1555 of 2359	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1709 of 2213	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1667 of 2072	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	87 of 477	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	19 of 394	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	19 of 320	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	56 of 336	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	318 of 2542	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	296 of 2579	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	228 of 2531	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	227 of 2458	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	306 of 2369	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	275 of 2230	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	555 of 2534	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	515 of 2552	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	647 of 2538	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	678 of 2527	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	744 of 2407	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	610 of 2273	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	523 of 726	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	566 of 1566	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	457 of 1552	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	471 of 1531	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.5	698 of 1543	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)55th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-38 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	70.2	671^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		73.1	632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	39													38.3	38.3	48.9	55.7	58.5	55.3	40.7	43.5	54.6	47.1	$21,209	$2,707	$18,502
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Public	7-8	9821 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6124	551	23	23.8	85.5%	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	209 (37.9%)	315 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	87.3	332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.0%		88.4	310^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.9%	22													54.7	54.7		65.6	65.1	65.3		61.8	55.8	58.8	$17,549	$1,899	$15,650
Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Public	7-8	9802 Bishop Pl.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6218	717	27	26.3	72.7%	29 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (21.2%)	512 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.6%)	95.3	142^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		96.9	96^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	46													61.4	61.4		77.8	74.1	75.9		70.5	76.2	73.4	$16,616	$1,858	$14,758
Alamitos Intermediate	Public	7-8	12381 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6101	581	25	23.6	86.9%	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	364 (62.7%)	183 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	66.6	749^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%		67.8	726^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.9%	23													45.2	45.2		60.0	45.8	52.8		44.7	36.3	40.4	$20,121	$2,923	$17,198
Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	13603 Edwards St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7244	505	28	18.0	90.3%	25 (5.0%)	6 (1.2%)	312 (61.8%)	148 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	50.2	1173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	57.5%		51.2	1134^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.3%	39													25.7	25.7	45.8	45.5	45.7	45.7	35.0	37.6	34.4	35.7	$23,520	$3,175	$20,345
Helen Stacey Middle	Public	6-8	6311 Larchwood Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7212	947	39	24.1	64.9%	187 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	408 (43.1%)	293 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	50 (5.3%)	82.9	420^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		81.8	443^rd of 2783 public middle schools	84.1%	23	3.3	16.1	9.8	23.3	25.8	24.6	23.3	19.4	21.3	0.0	25.8	13.1	50.3	50.3	56.4	67.4	66.1	64.7	46.7	52.9	55.3	52.6	$21,535	$2,686	$18,849
James Irvine Intermediate	Public	7-8	10552 Hazard Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6551	532	24	22.5	88.3%	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (55.3%)	210 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	79.3	485^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		83.2	413^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	72													47.0	47.0		60.5	59.8	60.2		50.0	53.2	51.5	$24,477	$4,035	$20,442
Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	724	34	21.0	83.1%	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	450 (62.2%)	165 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	49.1	1200^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		57.7	941^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.2%	259													28.7	28.7	35.7	43.1	46.8	42.1	33.8	35.1	41.4	36.8	$15,822	$1,264	$14,558
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		71.7	660^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.3%	5													37.4	37.4		65.0	54.6	59.8		49.6	36.6	43.0	$23,244	$4,473	$18,771
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Public	7-8	12345 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6466	632	27	23.4	41.6%	186 (29.4%)	3 (0.5%)	188 (29.7%)	198 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.9%)	96	116^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.1	121^st of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	5													60.9	60.9		82.8	78.4	80.7		67.2	75.7	71.3	$18,964	$2,670	$16,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Warner Middle

What high school do graduates of Warner Middle attend?

Students who attend Warner Middle usually go on to attend Westminster High

How many students attend Warner Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Warner Middle.

What district is Warner Middle in?

Westminster

Is Warner Middle a good school?

Warner Middle ranks 671^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Warner Middle?

Students at Warner Middle are 54% Asian, 41% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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