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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 92648

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884

Students

Top rankedEthel Dwyer Middle351^st of 2,761 California middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 92648 in Huntington Beach, California, is served by one middle school, Ethel Dwyer Middle School, which educates students in grades 6 through 8.

Ethel Dwyer Middle is a consistently high-performing school within the highly-rated Huntington Beach City Elementary district, maintaining a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools. Academically, students perform well above state averages, with particular strength in English Language Arts (68.2% proficient) compared to Mathematics (58.45%) and Science (45.94%). A notable trend is that academic performance tends to decline in the higher grades, especially in math and science for 8th graders.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is better than the state average, it is higher than the district's average, indicating a potential area for focus. The school operates with a student-teacher ratio of 25.9 to 1, which is on the higher side for middle school. Overall, Ethel Dwyer Middle provides a strong educational foundation, with clear opportunities for growth in supporting upper-grade students and aligning its performance more closely with the exemplary standards of its district.

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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 (2025)	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
Ethel Dwyer Middle	Public	6-8	1502 Palm Ave.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-7507	884	34	25.9	37.1%	396 (44.8%)	4 (0.5%)	247 (27.9%)	112 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (13.9%)	86.2	351^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.3%		87.1	341^st of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	10	45.9	45.9	69.6	71.5	63.4	68.2	60.2	65.4	49.5	58.5	$16,561	$15,334	$1,227

Cities Near Zip Code 92648

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntington Beach	0.16 mi	31	154^th
Fountain Valley	2.16 mi	16	130^th
Westminster	3.39 mi	19	247^th
Costa Mesa	4.08 mi	30	453^rd
Midway City	4.41 mi	2	198^th

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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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