For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 2,212 students in Orange County Department Of Education School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Orange County Department Of Education School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
5 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
2,368 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Orange County Department Of Education School District, which is ranked #1627 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 42% has increased from 29% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1710 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Graduation Rate
42%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.64
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
6%
11%
% Hispanic
70%
55%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
15%
22%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $163,628 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $142,084 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$388 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$337 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$163,628
$19,974
Spending / Student
$142,084
$18,396
Best Orange County Department Of Education School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Occschep/pchs
Alternative School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
14262 Franklin Ave. Ste. 100
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 245-6500
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 245-6500
Grades: K-12
| 334 students
Rank: #22.
Access County Community
Alternative School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 Kalmus Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
(714) 245-6404
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
(714) 245-6404
Grades: K-12
| 1,525 students
Rank: #33.
Orange County Special Education
Special Education School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 Kalmus Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
(714) 966-4129
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
(714) 966-4129
Grades: K-12
| 353 students
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