📍 515 N. Rancho Santiago Blvd., Orange, Orange County, 92869
Santiago Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Orange, Orange County. The school has 1,079 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Santiago Middle District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Santiago Middle enrolls 1,079 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 5.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 752 | 70% |
| White | 196 | 18% |
| Asian | 55 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
713 of the school's 1,079 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Santiago Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Santiago Middle is one of 1 schools in Santiago Charter Middle District, based in Orange, California. The district serves 1,137 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,079 students, Santiago Middle is close to the district average of about 1,137 students per school.