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Jeffrey Trail Middle

Public Grades 7-8
70th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,740 California Middle Schools
Better than 97% of California middle schools
Summary

Jeffrey Trail Middle is an Irvine Unified school in Irvine, California, serving 1,049 students in grades 7–8. Its clearest standout is mathematics: in 2025–2026, 78% of students were proficient, the highest result among 11 nearby schools and 40 percentage points above the state.

The school is strong across all three subjects compared with its district and California, while nearby schools edge it in ELA and science. Its ELA proficiency was 81%, 7 points above the district and 32 above the state; it ranked second nearby, just behind Lakeside Middle. Science proficiency was 73%, 9 points above the district and 37 above the state, placing third nearby behind Lakeside and Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle. Math was 78%, compared with 71% in the district and 38% statewide; it narrowly topped the next-highest nearby result at Sierra Vista Middle. Grade-level results show a particular edge in 7th-grade math, while nearby competition is tighter in 8th-grade math.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: math rose 8 percentage points, science 7, and ELA 2. The state gap widened in math and science but narrowed only slightly in ELA. SchoolDigger ranks the school 69th of 2,703 statewide, in the 97th percentile with 5 stars; its student–teacher ratio is 24.7. In 2024–2025, 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, a reported measure that offers context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings show a notable contrast: White Students ranked in the 72nd percentile, 25 points below the school’s overall percentile, while Multi-racial Students rose to the 96th percentile from 82 the previous year, close to the overall 97th percentile.

1,049
Students ?
24.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,984
Per pupil spending ?
18.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 155 Visions
       Irvine, CA  92620-3682

(949) 936-5000

District: Irvine Unified


Students who attend Jeffrey Trail Middle usually attend:

High:    Portola High

Feeder schools for Jeffrey Trail Middle:

Elementary:    Cypress Village Elementary
    Loma Ridge Elementary
    Portola Springs Elementary
    Woodbury Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
64.9%
White:
15.6%
Hispanic:
9.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Irvine Unified
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 (2025-2026) ?
This school79%
District avg71%
California avg42%
70th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 3%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 6Middle Schools in the Irvine Unified
111th of 1,530Irvine 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.270 of 274097.4%★★★★★
202596.0117 of 276195.8%★★★★★
202496.6104 of 278396.3%★★★★★
202397.286 of 278196.9%★★★★★
202296.890 of 274096.7%★★★★★
201998.130 of 271598.9%★★★★★
201897.345 of 248098.2%★★★★★
201797.256 of 250897.8%★★★★★
201696.556 of 249797.8%★★★★★
201597.050 of 247798.0%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202583.561 of 60990.0%★★★★★
202496.520 of 62796.8%★★★★★
202286.255 of 63791.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.3135 of 77782.6%★★★★☆
202572.7220 of 73970.2%★★★★☆
202474.3190 of 74374.4%★★★★☆
202376.7144 of 71579.9%★★★★☆
202279.4124 of 73383.1%★★★★☆
201983.262 of 74591.7%★★★★★
201882.968 of 70090.3%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202298.720 of 153198.7%★★★★★
201999.69 of 149199.4%★★★★★
201899.115 of 136998.9%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202498.115 of 147899.0%★★★★★
202398.219 of 152198.8%★★★★★
202298.211 of 154099.3%★★★★★
2019100.03 of 144299.8%★★★★★
201899.810 of 136499.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.470 of 251697.2%★★★★★
202594.8128 of 253394.9%★★★★★
202494.6142 of 255194.4%★★★★★
202396.294 of 253196.3%★★★★★
202297.456 of 250997.8%★★★★★
201997.039 of 238098.4%★★★★★
201895.774 of 226296.7%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202680.8296 of 235787.4%★★★★☆
202580.1321 of 239586.6%★★★★☆
202473.4444 of 238881.4%★★★★☆
202386.4200 of 237491.6%★★★★★
202288.5157 of 235993.3%★★★★★
201993.885 of 221396.2%★★★★★
201892.6102 of 207295.1%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202695.279 of 252996.9%★★★★★
202591.0155 of 254293.9%★★★★★
202492.5145 of 257994.4%★★★★★
202396.170 of 253197.2%★★★★★
202291.2131 of 245894.7%★★★★★
201996.644 of 236998.1%★★★★★
201891.8110 of 223095.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.264 of 251497.5%★★★★★
202596.0108 of 253495.7%★★★★★
202497.271 of 255297.2%★★★★★
202397.274 of 253897.1%★★★★★
202295.5119 of 252795.3%★★★★★
201998.432 of 240798.7%★★★★★
201898.033 of 227398.5%★★★★★

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202585.423 of 19488.1%★★★★☆
202385.122 of 19788.8%★★★★☆
202287.411 of 19394.3%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202690.029 of 73596.1%★★★★★
202580.0133 of 72681.7%★★★★☆
202479.8120 of 70182.9%★★★★☆
202385.468 of 67790.0%★★★★★
202267.4205 of 66569.2%★★★☆☆
201986.736 of 55493.5%★★★★★
201879.478 of 46283.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202686.6127 of 160592.1%★★★★★
202581.4166 of 156689.4%★★★★☆
202497.033 of 155297.9%★★★★★
202396.840 of 153197.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202669.3424 of 149071.5%★★★★☆
202576.6299 of 152080.3%★★★★☆
202476.6305 of 153780.2%★★★★☆
202367.3473 of 154369.3%★★★☆☆
202266.0487 of 155568.7%★★★☆☆
201983.2199 of 160287.6%★★★★☆
201880.3257 of 149682.8%★★★★☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school
Male (2026)97th percentile~ school
Female (2026)97th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school
African American (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school
Military Connected (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2026)83rd percentile-15 vs school
White (2026)72nd percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state
Mathematics78%+40 vs state
Science73%+37 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jeffrey Trail Middle

Students at Jeffrey Trail Middle are 65% Asian, 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Yes! Jeffrey Trail Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 70th of 2740 California middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,049 students attended Jeffrey Trail Middle.

Students who attend Jeffrey Trail Middle usually go on to attend Portola High

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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