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Jeffrey Trail Middle

Public Grades 7-8

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Jeffrey Trail Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school in Irvine, California, serving 1,118 students in grades 7-8 as part of the Irvine Unified School District. The school has consistently been among the top-performing middle schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming both the district and state averages on standardized tests.

Jeffrey Trail Middle's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science that exceed the district and state levels. The school's success extends to supporting the achievement of diverse student subgroups, including African American, English Language Learner, and Disabled students, who often face challenges in academic performance at the state level. Additionally, Jeffrey Trail Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, indicating a strong commitment to student engagement and attendance.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Jeffrey Trail Middle stands out as a top performer. It outpaces schools in the Irvine Unified School District, such as South Lake Middle and Rancho San Joaquin Middle, as well as schools in the Tustin Unified School District, like Columbus Tustin Middle and C.E. Utt Middle. The nearby Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle also performs well, but not as consistently as Jeffrey Trail Middle across all subject areas and grade levels.

1,049

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,657

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 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%

117^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	96.0	117 of 2761	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	104 of 2783	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	86 of 2781	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	90 of 2740	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	30 of 2715	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	45 of 2480	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	56 of 2508	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	56 of 2497	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	50 of 2477	98.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	61 of 609	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	20 of 627	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	55 of 637	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	220 of 739	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	190 of 743	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	144 of 715	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	124 of 733	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	62 of 745	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	68 of 700	90.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	20 of 1531	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	9 of 1491	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	15 of 1369	98.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.1	15 of 1478	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	19 of 1521	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	11 of 1540	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	3 of 1442	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	10 of 1364	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	128 of 2533	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	142 of 2551	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	94 of 2531	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	56 of 2509	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	39 of 2380	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	74 of 2262	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	321 of 2395	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	444 of 2388	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	200 of 2374	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	157 of 2359	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	85 of 2213	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	102 of 2072	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	155 of 2542	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	145 of 2579	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	70 of 2531	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	131 of 2458	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	44 of 2369	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	110 of 2230	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	108 of 2534	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	71 of 2552	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	74 of 2538	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	119 of 2527	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	32 of 2407	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	33 of 2273	98.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	23 of 194	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	22 of 197	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	11 of 193	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	133 of 726	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	120 of 701	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	68 of 677	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	67.4	205 of 665	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.7	36 of 554	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	78 of 462	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	166 of 1566	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	97.0	33 of 1552	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	40 of 1531	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	299 of 1520	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	305 of 1537	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	473 of 1543	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	487 of 1555	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	199 of 1602	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	257 of 1496	82.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+28 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science65%+33 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
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	$13,657	$405	$13,252
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	$16,643	$863	$15,780
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	$13,176	$394	$12,782
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	$15,142	$789	$14,353
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	$16,577	$1,130	$15,447
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	$14,938	$821	$14,117
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	$17,604	$1,946	$15,658
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	$18,621	$1,278	$17,343
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	$16,917	$1,892	$15,025
Serrano Intermediate	Public	7-8	24642 Jeronimo Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-3221	868	39	22.3	48.7%	272 (31.3%)	16 (1.8%)	391 (45.0%)	108 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.0%)	75.3	578^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.1%		79.1	501^st of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	77	49.5	49.5		55.0	58.4	56.6		48.8	46.0	47.4	$19,308	$1,376	$17,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeffrey Trail Middle

Is Jeffrey Trail Middle a good school?

Yes! Jeffrey Trail Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 117^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jeffrey Trail Middle?

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

How many students attend Jeffrey Trail Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Jeffrey Trail Middle attend?

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

What district is Jeffrey Trail Middle in?

Irvine Unified

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