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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Venado Middle	0.0mi	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%)	93.1	194^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.9%		95.2	148^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%	46	61.4	61.4		76.1	75.8	75.9		66.3	64.3	65.3	$17,929	$802	$17,127
Lakeside Middle	0.7mi	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%)	97	77^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.2%		96.4	107^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.1%	30	75.0	75.0		79.1	83.7	81.4		71.6	79.4	75.6	$15,817	$721	$15,096
Jeffrey Trail Middle	1.7mi	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%)	97.2	70^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.4%		96	117^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%	47	73.4	73.4		79.9	82.3	81.1		78.6	78.2	78.4	$13,984	$236	$13,748
South Lake Middle	2.0mi	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%)	90.5	253^rd of 2740 public middle schools	90.8%		91.2	247^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%	6	63.5	63.5		70.1	74.4	72.2		59.2	61.3	60.2	$17,142	$874	$16,268
Sierra Vista Middle	2.1mi	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%)	96.4	94^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.6%		97.8	55^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%	39	67.7	67.7		78.5	79.1	78.8		76.6	79.2	77.9	$13,894	$241	$13,653
Rancho San Joaquin Middle	2.3mi	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%)	96.2	100^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.4%		96.8	89^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%	11	72.8	72.8		78.7	75.3	77.1		76.0	79.0	77.5	$15,343	$738	$14,605
C. E. Utt Middle	3.0mi	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%)	44.4	1349^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.8%		41.8	1441^st of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%	92	33.3	33.3	36.8	52.4	48.0	46.2	24.8	22.6	36.2	28.2	$16,975	$1,158	$15,817
Pioneer Middle	4.1mi	Public	6-8	2700 Pioneer Rd.	Tustin	92780	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%)	92.3	211^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.3%		90.4	268^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%	57	57.1	57.1	76.4	72.8	76.7	75.3	62.5	63.5	68.7	65.0	$19,269	$5,639	$13,630
Columbus Tustin Middle	4.3mi	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%)	47.4	1262^nd of 2740 public middle schools	53.9%		41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%	171	31.2	31.2	42.2	42.1	56.7	46.9	22.5	33.1	40.7	32.0	$17,560	$2,264	$15,296
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	4.9mi	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%)	18.7	2274^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.0%		20	2222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.5%	52	18.0	18.0	30.1	36.6	31.2	32.6	11.0	13.9	10.2	11.6	$27,092	$692	$26,400

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