📍 29070 Shark Bay, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, 92677
Niguel Hills Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Laguna Niguel, Orange County. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Varricchio. It is part of the Capistrano Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Niguel Hills Middle enrolls 721 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 35 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 721 students (43%) 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.
Niguel Hills Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Niguel Hills Middle is one of 59 schools in Capistrano Unified, based in San Juan Capistrano, California. The district serves 40,358 students district-wide and employs 1,856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 721 students, Niguel Hills Middle is close to the district average of about 684 students per school.
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