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Lakeside Middle

Public Grades 7-8

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Lakeside Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Irvine, California, serving 652 students in grades 7-8. As part of the highly-ranked Irvine Unified School District, Lakeside Middle has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Lakeside Middle's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized tests across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 78.45% of Lakeside Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 74.53% for the Irvine Unified School District and 48.81% for the state of California. Similarly, in Mathematics, 75.76% of Lakeside Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 70.5% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Lakeside Middle is a high-performing school, it is located relatively close to some lower-performing middle schools in the Tustin Unified and Santa Ana Unified school districts, such as Columbus Tustin Middle, Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate, and Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate. These nearby schools have significantly lower test scores and higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, highlighting the potential for educational inequities within the broader region. Nonetheless, Lakeside Middle's consistent high performance and effective support for its diverse student population make it a standout institution within the Irvine Unified School District.

629

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,923

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 Lemongrass
Irvine, CA 92604-3608

(949) 559-1601

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually attend:

High:

Woodbridge High

Feeder schools for Lakeside Middle:

Elementary:	Eastshore Elementary
	Stone Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.9%

White:

31.0%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

California avg41%

107^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine 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	96.4	107 of 2761	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	90 of 2783	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	96 of 2781	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	51 of 2740	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	96 of 2715	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	60 of 2480	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	99 of 2508	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	69 of 2497	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	43 of 2477	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	48 of 2379	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.5	70 of 2259	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	91.5	57 of 2236	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.0	61 of 2179	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	92.7	51 of 2063	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	95.4	25 of 2005	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	95.8	29 of 1999	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	97.6	10 of 1804	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	94.5	55 of 1777	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	97.7	19 of 1769	98.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.6	42 of 637	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	203 of 739	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	177 of 743	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	89 of 715	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	58 of 733	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	91 of 745	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	66 of 700	90.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.4	34 of 1531	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	243 of 1491	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	95.0	44 of 1369	96.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.7	5 of 1478	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	3 of 1521	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	31 of 1540	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	8 of 1442	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 1364	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	120 of 2533	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	84 of 2551	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	74 of 2531	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	53 of 2509	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	69 of 2380	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	64 of 2262	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	50 of 2395	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	253 of 2388	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	540 of 2374	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	71 of 2359	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	68 of 2213	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	49 of 2072	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	53 of 2542	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	112 of 2579	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	75 of 2531	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	43 of 2458	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	63 of 2369	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	95 of 2230	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	93 of 2534	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	86 of 2552	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	98 of 2538	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	56 of 2527	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	114 of 2407	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	60 of 2273	97.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	115 of 726	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	35 of 701	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	62 of 677	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	70 of 665	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	75 of 554	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	51 of 462	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	90 of 1566	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	45 of 1552	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	235 of 1531	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	231 of 1520	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	107 of 1537	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	103 of 1543	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	50 of 1555	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	223 of 1602	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	181 of 1496	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2022)93rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+30 vs state

Mathematics76%+38 vs state

Science63%+30 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 (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/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
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	3 Lemongrass	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-1601	629	25	24.8	23.4%	195 (31.0%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.0%)	289 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.2%)	96.4	107^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.1%		97	90^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	17	63.1	63.1		81.3	75.7	78.5		75.7	75.9	75.8	$16,923	$16,202	$721
Venado Middle	Public	7-8	4 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6800	506	24	20.9	20.8%	99 (19.6%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (15.8%)	263 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.5%)	95.2	148^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%		93.7	194^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	46	62.3	62.3		77.1	77.4	77.3		70.5	67.1	68.8	$18,280	$17,478	$802
South Lake Middle	Public	7-8	655 West Yale Loop	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6700	652	29	22.2	34.2%	205 (31.4%)	25 (3.8%)	108 (16.6%)	239 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.0%)	91.2	247^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%		92.8	211^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.4%	36	58.5	58.5		69.3	75.8	72.7		59.3	60.2	59.8	$16,546	$15,672	$874
Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Public	7-8	4861 Michelson Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6500	860	35	24.3	22.3%	224 (26.0%)	23 (2.7%)	105 (12.2%)	428 (49.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.0%)	96.8	89^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%		97.6	73^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.4%	16	73.9	73.9		78.2	78.4	78.3		72.5	76.8	74.7	$15,270	$14,532	$738
Jeffrey Trail Middle	Public	7-8	155 Visions	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5000	1,049	42	24.7	18.3%	164 (15.6%)	21 (2.0%)	94 (9.0%)	681 (64.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.1%)	96	117^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.6	104^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.3%	13	65.4	65.4		78.1	74.7	76.4		76.6	73.4	75.0	$14,890	$14,654	$236
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	7-8	2 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6600	1,282	49	26.1	14.7%	188 (14.7%)	16 (1.2%)	103 (8.0%)	859 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	109 (8.5%)	97.8	55^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.8	64^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	9	71.1	71.1		82.7	81.2	82.0		81.5	78.7	80.1	$14,529	$14,288	$241
C. E. Utt Middle	Public	6-8	13601 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7573	554	25	22.4	82.1%	40 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	437 (78.9%)	51 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	41.8	1441^st of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%		47.8	1221^st of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	220	27.4	27.4	41.8	41.7	45.0	42.9	24.4	22.5	34.4	27.3	$20,242	$19,084	$1,158
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Pioneer Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7534	971	37	26.3	39.4%	187 (19.3%)	21 (2.2%)	272 (28.0%)	377 (38.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	110 (11.3%)	90.4	268^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		93.6	196^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	72	58.8	58.8	65.1	71.9	74.3	70.6	55.6	62.1	68.3	62.1	$20,349	$14,710	$5,639
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	$20,306	$18,042	$2,264
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	$25,204	$24,376	$828

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Middle

Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Yes! Lakeside Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 107^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Lakeside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Lakeside Middle.

What district is Lakeside Middle in?

Irvine Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Middle?

Students at Lakeside Middle are 46% Asian, 31% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Lakeside Middle attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually go on to attend Woodbridge High

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