Rancho San Joaquin Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Irvine, California

Rancho San Joaquin Middle in Irvine, California enrolled 860 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 24.4 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 81% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 72% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

807 students in 2022-23, 878 students in 2023-24, 860 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.1 to 35.3.

Students enrolled at Rancho San Joaquin Middle by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238072023-248782024-25860
Students enrolled at Rancho San Joaquin Middle by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238072023-248782024-25860
Students enrolled at Rancho San Joaquin Middle by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238072023-248782024-25860
Students enrolled at Rancho San Joaquin Middle by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 878, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238072023-248782024-25860
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380732.125.2
2023-2487834.725.3
2024-2586035.324.4

24.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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 24.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 24.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 24.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 24.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.4state 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).

One counselor per 414 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rancho San Joaquin Middle enrolled 745 students and had 1.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.8, one per 414 of the 745 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent13.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.8% of students were Asian, 26.0% White, 12.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian49.8%
  2. White26.0%
  3. Hispanic12.2%
  4. Two or more races9.0%
  5. Black2.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle scored proficient or above: 81% in reading in 2021-22 and 72% 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, 2021-2281%75%45%
Math, 2022-2372%69% (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 Irvine

6 public middle schools in Irvine report 2024-25 enrollment; Rancho San Joaquin Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sierra Vista Middle1,28226.214.3%
Jeffrey Trail Middle1,04924.717.6%
Rancho San Joaquin Middle86024.422.0%
South Lake Middle65222.333.4%
Lakeside Middle62924.822.4%
Venado Middle50621.020.4%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rancho San Joaquin Middle

  1. South Lake MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 652 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Lakeside MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 629 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Rancho San Joaquin Middle with South Lake MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Irvine Unified spends per student$14,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,373
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRancho San Joaquin Middle is the number 353 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#353 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.24.4:1
  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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle

  1. How many students attend Rancho San Joaquin Middle?
    860 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 807 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Irvine, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancho San Joaquin Middle?
    24.4 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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle a Title I school?
    Rancho San Joaquin Middle 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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rancho San Joaquin Middle scored proficient or above: 81% in reading in 2021-22 and 72% 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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle in?
    Irvine Unified, NCES district ID 0684500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 068450007062 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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