How does Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Santa Ana?

Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 32.6/100, placing it at the 22nd percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,814 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?

4.7% of students at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate improving or declining?

Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate's proficiency rate decreases by 3.6 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 Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate?

14.9% of students at Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate 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.

Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate

Middle School

Santa Ana Unified Santa AnaOrange County92701

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

998 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

49 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+16.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

6.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 331 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic97.0%

White0.3%

Asian1.9%

Other0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.7%
Met Standard	17.3%
Below Standard	78.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.2 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.9%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.0% exceeded — 6.3 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 3.6 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 increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 6.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

22.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-3.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

14.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,814

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	271	7.8%	26.6%	28.4%	37.3%	34.3%
7th	331	7.0%	28.1%	26.9%	38.1%	35.0%
8th	305	4.6%	23.6%	27.2%	44.6%	28.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	271	1.9%	10.3%	31.7%	56.1%	12.2%
7th	331	3.0%	7.8%	30.2%	58.9%	10.9%
8th	305	3.9%	7.2%	25.3%	63.6%	11.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

George Washington Carver Eleme…

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Thomas A. Edison Elementary

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Greenville Fundamental Element…

48.462nd pctile

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Carl Harvey Elementary

38.332nd pctile

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Andrew Jackson Elementary

47.059th pctile

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Jefferson Elementary

41.241st pctile

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Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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Monte Vista Elementary

45.053rd pctile

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John Muir Fundamental Elementa…

53.473rd pctile

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Roosevelt Walker Academy

35.322nd pctile

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Taft Elementary

31.511th pctile

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Washington Elementary

36.024th pctile

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Wilson Elementary

42.645th pctile

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Martin Luther King Jr. Element…

37.630th pctile

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Wallace R. Davis Elementary

39.937th pctile

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Jim Thorpe Fundamental

49.164th pctile

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John F. Kennedy Elementary

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Middle

Raymond A. Villa Fundamental I…

32.622nd pctile

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