Summary:
The three middle schools in ZIP code 92656—Don Juan Avila Middle, Aliso Viejo Middle and Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle—all serve grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average proficiency was 74% in English language arts (ELA), 64% in math and 66% in science, compared with California results of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. SchoolDigger ranks all three among the top 11% of California schools. The clearest area-wide takeaway is that every school exceeded the state in all three subjects, while Oxford Preparatory led the group in each.
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle had the highest results, with 80% proficient in ELA, 69% in math and 78% in science. Its lead over the next-highest school was 6 percentage points in ELA, 6 in math and 11 in science. Don Juan Avila Middle came second in ELA and science and narrowly in math, with results of 75%, 63% and 67%. Aliso Viejo Middle had the lowest results—67% in ELA, 62% in math and 52% in science—but still beat the state by 18, 24 and 16 points, respectively. Science showed the widest difference among the three schools: 26 points from highest to lowest, compared with 13 in ELA and 7 in math.
Over the two years of scores, Oxford Preparatory’s clearest gain was in science, up 10 points; Avila and Aliso Viejo each declined in science, math and/or ELA overall, with Avila’s ELA the exception, rising 2 points. The three-school average margin over the state narrowed in all subjects, though all schools remained above state results. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings were 96th for Oxford Preparatory, 92nd for Avila and 89th for Aliso Viejo in 2025–2026. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measures were 18% at Oxford Preparatory, 30% at Avila and 35% at Aliso Viejo; student-teacher ratios were 22.6, 24.1 and 22.3, respectively. These measures describe differences among the schools, not what accounts for their test results.
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