Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Santa Ana, California

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate in Santa Ana, California enrolled 584 students in 2024-25 with 33.3 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%

742 students in 2022-23, 673 students in 2023-24, 584 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 33.3.

Students enrolled at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate by school year2022-23: 742, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-237422023-246732024-25584
Students enrolled at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate by school year2022-23: 742, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-237422023-246732024-25584
Students enrolled at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate by school year2022-23: 742, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-237422023-246732024-25584
Students enrolled at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate by school year2022-23: 742, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-237422023-246732024-25584
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374243.017.2
2023-2467338.017.7
2024-2558433.317.5

17.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 17.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 17.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 17.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 17.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate enrolled 690 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent29.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.4% of students were Hispanic, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.4%
  2. Asian1.2%
  3. White0.9%
  4. Two or more races0.3%
  5. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222‑26%28%45%
Math, 2022-2310%19% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Santa Ana

9 public middle schools in Santa Ana report 2024-25 enrollment; Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate1,23421.480.1%
Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate1,00522.465.3%
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate93620.584.0%
Hewes Middle92925.230.7%
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate88618.991.3%
Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate58417.591.1%
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate53422.176.6%
Willard Intermediate39014.394.6%

All public schools in Santa Ana →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

  1. Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 936 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Gerald P. Carr IntermediateThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 886 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate with Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Ana Unified spends per student$22,289 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,289
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaJulia C. Lathrop Intermediate is the number 790 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#790 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.17.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

  1. How many students attend Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate?
    584 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 742 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Santa Ana, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate?
    17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate a Title I school?
    Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate in?
    Santa Ana Unified, NCES district ID 0635310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063531005992 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22