How does Bernardo Yorba Middle compare to other middle schools in Yorba Linda?

Bernardo Yorba Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.1/100, placing it at the 74th percentile statewide. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,424 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bernardo Yorba Middle?

25.3% of students at Bernardo Yorba Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 52.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bernardo Yorba Middle improving or declining?

Bernardo Yorba Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bernardo Yorba Middle?

15.1% of students at Bernardo Yorba Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Bernardo Yorba Middle

Middle School

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Yorba LindaOrange County92886Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

540 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

22 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-16.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.2%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 36 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic41.9%

White36.9%

Asian13.2%

Black0.7%

Other7.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bernardo Yorba Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.3%
Met Standard	26.7%
Below Standard	48.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Bernardo Yorba Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.9 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 35.2%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.7% exceeded — 14.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined significantly year-over-year. 22.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

25.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

52.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-1.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,424

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	131	30.5%	28.2%	21.4%	19.9%	58.8%
7th	282	25.9%	39.7%	15.3%	19.1%	65.6%
8th	297	24.9%	32.3%	19.5%	23.2%	57.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	131	22.9%	19.9%	32.8%	24.4%	42.8%
7th	284	22.2%	24.3%	32.8%	20.8%	46.5%
8th	299	25.4%	15.7%	24.8%	34.1%	41.1%

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