📍 655 W. Yale Loop, Irvine, Orange County, 92614
South Lake Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Irvine, Orange County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Belinda Averill. It is part of the Irvine Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
South Lake Middle enrolls 601 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 32% Asian and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 33% |
| Asian | 190 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 601 students (31%) 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.
South Lake Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large).
South Lake Middle is one of 45 schools in Irvine Unified, based in Irvine, California. The district serves 38,028 students district-wide and employs 1,384 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, South Lake Middle is smaller than the district average of about 845 students per school.