Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Summary:

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate is a public middle school in Santa Ana, California, serving 742 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1241 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, with proficiency rates significantly below state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.45% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide and 30.96% in the Santa Ana Unified district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 10.4%, compared to 35.54% statewide and 21.03% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Disabled students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in 2020-2021 to 27.0% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.1% to 92.55% over the past three years. While the nearby Willard Intermediate and Gerald P. Carr Intermediate schools in the Santa Ana Unified district also perform poorly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate (Garden Grove Unified) and C.E. Utt Middle (Tustin Unified), demonstrate significantly higher academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1111 South Broadway
       Santa Ana, CA  92707-1205


(714) 567-3300

District: Santa Ana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2535th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,422 Help


Students who attend Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Century High

Feeder schools for Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate:

Elementary:    Franklin Elementary
    Madison Elementary
    Pio Pico Elementary
    Thomas A. Edison Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  742

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.8%
White:
1.2%
Asian:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.2% Help


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Compare Details Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate ranks worse than 91.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 5th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.32. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.8%), White (1.2%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate is 17.2, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate is $7,422, which is the 2nd highest among 6 middle schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate 2535th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Santa Ana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Ana Unified 1241st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 13.32 1610th 1769 9.0%
2005 16.34 1547th 1777 12.9%
2006 16.72 1565th 1804 13.2%
2007 14.79 1781st 1999 10.9%
2008 16.49 1761st 2005 12.2%
2009 13.37 1869th 2063 9.4%
2010 15.56 1951st 2179 10.5%
2011 15.92 1978th 2236 11.5%
2012 19.28 1934th 2259 14.4%
2013 14.05 2152nd 2379 9.5%
2015 16.21 2151st 2477 13.2%
2016 11.80 2293rd 2497 8.2%
2017 10.99 2346th 2508 6.5%
2018 11.13 2317th 2480 6.6%
2019 10.64 2533rd 2715 6.7%
2022 15.40 2427th 2740 11.4%
2023 14.66 2524th 2802 9.9%
2024 13.32 2535th 2777 8.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.58 1124th 1364 17.6%
2019 25.70 1352nd 1442 6.2%
2022 33.57 1046th 1540 32.1%
2023 34.79 994th 1529 35.0%
2024 32.41 1111th 1477 24.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.23 1073rd 1538 30.2%
2024 26.16 1230th 1550 20.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.48 2056th 2230 7.8%
2019 13.28 2194th 2369 7.4%
2022 20.18 2090th 2458 15.0%
2023 18.83 2219th 2549 12.9%
2024 16.80 2297th 2575 10.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 42.90 179th 336 46.7%
2023 34.33 213th 321 33.6%
2024 20.56 346th 394 12.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.13 2147th 2262 5.1%
2019 9.36 2281st 2380 4.2%
2022 19.43 2092nd 2509 16.6%
2023 15.79 2275th 2547 10.7%
2024 11.09 2422nd 2546 4.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.81 1055th 1369 22.9%
2019 21.33 1353rd 1491 9.3%
2022 19.47 1460th 1531 4.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.75 148th 197 24.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.98 2133rd 2273 6.2%
2019 11.85 2256th 2407 6.3%
2022 13.25 2364th 2527 6.5%
2023 14.45 2332nd 2558 8.8%
2024 15.85 2246th 2547 11.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.39 1920th 2072 7.3%
2019 13.03 2067th 2213 6.6%
2022 19.68 2019th 2359 14.4%
2023 18.39 2084th 2391 12.8%
2024 16.36 2130th 2383 10.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 22 2 103 1188 2 n/a n/a 0 1317
1989 30 2 95 1207 2 n/a n/a 0 1336
1990 29 0 67 1267 1 n/a n/a 0 1364
1991 25 0 68 1351 1 n/a n/a 0 1445
1992 17 0 75 1426 1 n/a n/a 0 1519
1993 15 1 86 1795 0 n/a n/a 0 1897
1994 16 2 75 1853 0 n/a n/a 0 1946
1995 9 0 63 2002 0 n/a n/a 0 2074
1996 9 0 63 2002 0 n/a n/a 0 2074
1997 7 1 45 2036 0 n/a n/a 0 2089
1998 8 2 47 2072 0 n/a n/a 0 2129
1999 8 2 41 1852 0 n/a n/a 1 1904
2000 5 0 39 1732 1 n/a n/a 2 1779
2001 3 1 28 1675 1 n/a n/a 0 1708
2002 7 0 24 1818 0 n/a n/a 0 1849
2003 7 0 24 1818 0 n/a n/a 0 1849
2004 4 2 25 1772 0 n/a n/a 0 1803
2005 3 1 13 1505 0 n/a n/a 3 1525
2006 3 3 282 1223 0 n/a n/a 0 1511
2007 4 4 9 1364 0 n/a n/a 0 1381
2008 3 1 12 1375 n/a n/a n/a 0 1391
2009 4 1 14 1373 0 2 1 0 1395
2010 5 2 16 1391 0 2 0 0 1416
2011 4 2 11 1281 0 0 0 0 1298
2012 4 1 7 1169 0 1 0 0 1182
2013 3 0 11 1154 1 0 0 0 1169
2014 3 0 11 1079 1 0 0 0 1094
2015 4 1 11 1000 0 2 0 0 1018
2016 4 2 8 948 2 1 1 0 966
2017 3 1 10 950 2 0 1 0 967
2018 1 0 12 953 1 0 1 0 968
2019 1 1 8 936 1 1 0 0 948
2020 0 0 8 866 1 1 0 0 876
2021 4 0 4 790 2 2 3 0 805
2022 5 0 10 756 1 0 3 0 775
2023 9 1 8 718 2 2 2 0 742

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1317 58.2 22.6 n/a
1989 1336 60.9 21.9 n/a
1990 1364 63.0 21.6 n/a
1991 1445 60.7 23.8 n/a
1992 1519 61.7 24.6 82.6
1993 1897 67.0 28.3 86.8
1994 1946 72.0 27.0 89.3
1995 2074 75.0 27.7 91.7
1996 2074 75.0 27.7 91.7
1997 2089 88.0 23.7 90.4
1998 2129 91.0 23.4 90.7
1999 1904 76.0 25.1 87.2
2000 1779 69.4 25.6 89
2001 1708 62.8 27.2 82.4
2002 1849 66.5 27.8 78.6
2003 1849 66.5 27.8 78.6
2004 1803 67.0 26.9 88.3
2005 1525 54.1 28.2 65.6
2006 1511 55.5 27.2 84
2007 1381 54.7 25.2 84.4
2008 1391 63.3 22.0 88.3
2009 1395 56.6 23.0 92.9
2010 1416 64.0 22.1 93.1
2011 1298 n/a n/a 91.4
2012 1182 54.5 21.6 n/a
2013 1169 52.0 22.4 88.6
2014 1094 49.0 22.2 98.5
2015 1018 49.0 20.7 97.2
2016 966 46.0 21.0 99.3
2017 967 43.1 22.4 97.7
2018 968 41.0 23.6 94.2
2019 948 38.0 24.9 93.5
2020 876 n/a n/a 91.8
2021 805 34.7 23.1 92.5
2022 775 44.2 17.5 63.1
2023 742 43.0 17.2 83.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1317 58.2 22.6 n/a
1989 1336 60.9 21.9 n/a
1990 1364 63.0 21.6 n/a
1991 1445 60.7 23.8 n/a
1992 1519 61.7 24.6 82.6
1993 1897 67.0 28.3 86.8
1994 1946 72.0 27.0 89.3
1995 2074 75.0 27.7 91.7
1996 2074 75.0 27.7 91.7
1997 2089 88.0 23.7 90.4
1998 2129 91.0 23.4 90.7
1999 1904 76.0 25.1 87.2
2000 1779 69.4 25.6 89
2001 1708 62.8 27.2 82.4
2002 1849 66.5 27.8 78.6
2003 1849 66.5 27.8 78.6
2004 1803 67.0 26.9 88.3
2005 1525 54.1 28.2 65.6
2006 1511 55.5 27.2 84
2007 1381 54.7 25.2 84.4
2008 1391 63.3 22.0 88.3
2009 1395 56.6 23.0 92.9
2010 1416 64.0 22.1 93.1
2011 1298 n/a n/a 91.4
2012 1182 54.5 21.6 n/a
2013 1169 52.0 22.4 88.6
2014 1094 49.0 22.2 98.5
2015 1018 49.0 20.7 97.2
2016 966 46.0 21.0 99.3
2017 967 43.1 22.4 97.7
2018 968 41.0 23.6 94.2
2019 948 38.0 24.9 93.5
2020 876 n/a n/a 91.8
2021 805 34.7 23.1 92.5
2022 775 44.2 17.5 63.1
2023 742 43.0 17.2 83.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,422

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2533rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2524th of 2802 Middle schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)22.821.7
 1.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)25.924
 1.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)10.810.6
 0.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)1915.9
 3.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)21.619.4
 2.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)29.729
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)14.410.8
 3.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)21.918.5
 3.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)17.522.7
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)28.226.4
 1.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)9.18.8
 0.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)19.915.1
 4.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate)68
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Santa Ana Unified)13.812.1
 1.7%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students948742
 21.7%
African American11
American Indian12
 100%
Asian88
Hispanic936718
 23.3%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White19
 800%
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.5%83.2%
 10.3%


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Students who attend Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate usually go on to attend Century High

In the 2022-23 school year, 742 students attended Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate.

Students at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California middle schools.


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