How does Masuda (Kazuo) Middle compare to other middle schools in Fountain Valley?

Masuda (Kazuo) Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.4/100, placing it at the 94th percentile statewide. 48% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,523 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Masuda (Kazuo) Middle?

47.9% of students at Masuda (Kazuo) Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 75.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Masuda (Kazuo) Middle improving or declining?

Masuda (Kazuo) Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.5 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 Masuda (Kazuo) Middle?

4.9% of students at Masuda (Kazuo) 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.

Masuda (Kazuo) Middle

Middle School

Fountain Valley Elementary Fountain ValleyOrange County92708

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

742 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

36%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

31.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 82 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic22.0%

White20.2%

Asian48.1%

Black0.7%

Other9.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	47.9%
Met Standard	27.4%
Below Standard	24.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Masuda (Kazuo) Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

47.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.2 points below the Fountain Valley Elementary district average of 52.1%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.1 points higher (vs 35.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.5 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 maintained year-over-year. 31.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

47.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

75.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,523

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	259	46.3%	30.9%	14.3%	8.5%	77.2%
7th	263	47.9%	33.5%	11.4%	7.2%	81.4%
8th	236	38.6%	33.0%	19.9%	8.5%	71.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	263	50.2%	24.3%	16.4%	9.1%	74.5%
7th	266	50.8%	24.8%	15.0%	9.4%	75.6%
8th	236	53.4%	17.8%	14.8%	14.0%	71.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Cox (James H.) Elementary

62.886th pctile

Zoned

Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary

74.398th pctile

Zoned

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Middle

Masuda (Kazuo) Middle

66.494th pctile

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.