How does Willard Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Santa Ana?

Willard Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 30.0/100, placing it at the 14th percentile statewide. 2% of students exceed standard, with a total of 742 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Willard Intermediate?

2.0% of students at Willard Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 10.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Willard Intermediate?

22.4% of students at Willard 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.

Willard Intermediate

Q: Is Willard Intermediate improving or declining?

Willard Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Santa Ana Unified Santa AnaOrange County92706

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

444 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

28 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-10.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

6.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 210 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic97.1%

White0.5%

Asian1.4%

Black0.5%

Other0.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Willard Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	2.0%
Met Standard	8.1%
Below Standard	89.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "10% proficient" for Willard Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.0% of students exceeded standard while 8.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.9 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.9%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.9% exceeded — 5.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 6.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.4%, above 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

2.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

10.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

742

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	95	2.1%	9.5%	16.8%	71.6%	11.6%
7th	133	3.8%	13.5%	23.3%	59.4%	17.3%
8th	143	1.4%	10.5%	18.2%	69.9%	11.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	93	1.1%	3.2%	16.1%	79.6%	4.3%
7th	134	3.7%	6.7%	15.7%	73.9%	10.4%
8th	144	0.0%	4.9%	11.8%	83.3%	4.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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George Washington Carver Eleme…

40.038th pctile

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35.322nd pctile

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48.462nd pctile

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Middle

Willard Intermediate

30.014th pctile

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High School

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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.