Summary:
Izaak Walton Intermediate is a public middle school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 506 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Izaak Walton Intermediate faces some challenges in student academic performance, particularly in comparison to nearby schools within the same district. The school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments are generally lower than the district and state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 45.96% in ELA, 31.98% in Math, and 27.55% in Science, compared to the district's 59.43%, 49.15%, and 39.1%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 872 to 1,279 out of around 2,500 California middle schools. However, the school's strong performance with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who have consistently ranked in the top 10% of California middle schools for this subgroup, could provide insights and best practices that could be applied to other student subgroups to improve overall academic outcomes.
Izaak Walton Intermediate also faces challenges in its student demographics and attendance. The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 89.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.5% in 2018-2019 to 22.8% in 2022-2023. This concerning trend could be a contributing factor to the school's relatively lower academic performance and warrants further investigation and intervention. Compared to nearby schools within the Garden Grove Unified School District, such as Donald S. Jordan Intermediate, James Irvine Intermediate, and Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate, Izaak Walton Intermediate's performance is generally lower, but it outperforms the nearby Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate, which is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Garden Grove Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1082nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,047
Students who attend Izaak Walton Intermediate usually attend:
Feeder schools for Izaak Walton Intermediate:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.3
Number of students: 506
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
73.7%
Asian:
21.1%
White:
2.6%
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Two or more races:
1.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
African American:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.3%
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