Summary:
ZIP code 92804 has two middle schools, Dale Junior High and Orangeview Junior High, both serving grades 7–8 in the Anaheim Union High district. In 2025–2026, both schools were below state proficiency in ELA, math and science. Their simple two-school averages were 35% in ELA, 19% in math and 18% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The largest average shortfall is in math, at 20 percentage points below the state.
Dale stands out in ELA and math, while Orangeview leads in science. Dale’s ELA proficiency was 35%, just 1 point above Orangeview’s 34%; its math result was 21%, a 5-point lead over Orangeview’s 16%. Orangeview scored 20% in science, 4 points higher than Dale’s 16%. Grade-level results show Dale’s clearest advantage in grade 8 math: 21% versus 13%, an 8-point lead. Its ELA leads were narrower—1 point in grade 7 and under 1 point in grade 8.
Recent trends also distinguish the schools: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Dale improved by 4 points in ELA, 2 in math and 1 in science, while Orangeview fell by 3 points in each subject. SchoolDigger gives both schools one star; its percentile rankings in 2025–2026 were 27 for Dale and 23 for Orangeview, down 4 points for each from 2023–2024. Context measures differ too: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 88% at Dale and 89% at Orangeview; student–teacher ratios were 22.7 and 20.9, respectively. These are descriptive differences, not explanations for achievement.
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