Kraemer Middle

Summary:

Kraemer Middle is a public middle school located in Placentia, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 954 students. It is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is ranked 277 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kraemer Middle consistently ranks in the top 10-15% of California middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 205-442 out of over 2,700 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, Kraemer Middle had 69.44% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 65.32% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, particularly Asian and White students, who rank in the top 5-58 out of over 700-1,500 California middle schools in these categories.

While Kraemer Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a moderate percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students is more average compared to the state. This suggests the need to focus on addressing the achievement gap for these subgroups. The school's location near other middle schools with more diverse student populations, such as Nicolas Junior High and Cerro Villa Middle, presents an opportunity for collaboration and sharing of best practices to help improve educational outcomes across the region.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 645 North Angelina Dr.
       Placentia, CA  92870-5007


(714) 996-1551

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
250th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,765 Help


Students who attend Kraemer Middle usually attend:

High:    Valencia High

Feeder schools for Kraemer Middle:

Elementary:    John O. Tynes Elementary
    Morse Elementary
    Ruby Drive Elementary
    Van Buren Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  24.4 Help
Number of students:  915

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.5%
Asian:
36.6%
White:
10.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kraemer Middle ranks better than 91% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.15. (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 Kraemer Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.5%), Asian (36.6%), White (10.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kraemer Middle is 24.4, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kraemer Middle is $5,765, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kraemer Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Kraemer Middle 250th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kraemer Middle in the ranking list.)

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 277th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kraemer Middle

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Rank History for all students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 50.71 775th 1769 56.2%
2005 58.74 635th 1777 64.3%
2006 57.32 678th 1804 62.4%
2007 58.58 706th 1999 64.7%
2008 58.57 726th 2005 63.8%
2009 69.19 537th 2063 74.0%
2010 76.69 382nd 2179 82.5%
2011 82.68 239th 2236 89.3%
2012 74.83 441st 2259 80.5%
2013 75.61 437th 2379 81.6%
2015 79.39 442nd 2477 82.2%
2016 83.49 367th 2497 85.3%
2017 88.75 273rd 2508 89.1%
2018 86.67 313th 2480 87.4%
2019 90.38 258th 2715 90.5%
2022 89.13 292nd 2740 89.3%
2023 89.24 292nd 2802 89.6%
2024 91.15 250th 2777 91.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.16 239th 665 64.1%
2023 88.02 44th 678 93.5%
2024 91.65 20th 699 97.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.71 755th 1364 44.6%
2019 35.58 851st 1442 41.0%
2022 38.58 817th 1540 46.9%
2023 40.92 746th 1529 51.2%
2024 47.02 518th 1477 64.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.35 759th 1538 50.7%
2024 62.69 371st 1550 76.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.94 588th 2230 73.6%
2019 71.91 455th 2369 80.8%
2022 72.87 448th 2458 81.8%
2023 70.92 499th 2549 80.4%
2024 76.18 416th 2575 83.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 56.71 113th 336 66.4%
2024 59.84 103rd 394 73.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.92 332nd 2262 85.3%
2019 85.59 306th 2380 87.1%
2022 84.25 358th 2509 85.7%
2023 86.70 309th 2547 87.9%
2024 88.45 276th 2546 89.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.24 92nd 1369 93.3%
2019 73.75 247th 1491 83.4%
2022 61.75 383rd 1531 75.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 83.96 23rd 193 88.1%
2023 51.40 94th 197 52.3%
2024 70.57 53rd 191 72.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.73 270th 2273 88.1%
2019 92.50 195th 2407 91.9%
2022 91.58 209th 2527 91.7%
2023 89.49 262nd 2558 89.8%
2024 91.76 210th 2547 91.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.94 4th 700 99.4%
2019 90.59 8th 745 98.9%
2022 90.44 12th 733 98.4%
2023 91.24 8th 718 98.9%
2024 91.69 5th 741 99.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.65 769th 2072 62.9%
2019 64.86 586th 2213 73.5%
2022 56.69 811th 2359 65.6%
2023 52.49 911th 2391 61.9%
2024 56.32 818th 2383 65.7%
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Rank History for White students at Kraemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.31 60th 1496 96.0%
2019 93.50 32nd 1602 98.0%
2022 93.45 33rd 1555 97.9%
2023 90.02 78th 1552 95.0%
2024 91.09 58th 1535 96.2%
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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 Kraemer Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 497 19 112 273 2 n/a n/a 0 903
1989 494 19 93 254 2 n/a n/a 0 862
1990 462 20 84 309 2 n/a n/a 0 877
1991 453 20 80 353 4 n/a n/a 0 910
1992 394 21 77 376 2 n/a n/a 0 870
1993 396 21 78 452 1 n/a n/a 0 948
1994 378 29 88 483 0 n/a n/a 0 978
1995 319 31 92 606 5 n/a n/a 0 1053
1996 319 31 92 606 5 n/a n/a 0 1053
1997 344 28 104 658 3 n/a n/a 0 1137
1998 382 41 119 782 1 n/a n/a 0 1325
1999 391 52 127 777 2 n/a n/a 0 1349
2000 387 47 128 826 2 n/a n/a 0 1390
2001 423 39 139 931 4 n/a n/a 0 1536
2002 460 37 152 1035 5 n/a n/a 0 1689
2003 460 37 152 1035 5 n/a n/a 0 1689
2004 422 42 142 1114 6 n/a n/a 0 1726
2005 410 36 140 1069 3 n/a n/a 0 1658
2006 384 32 157 1037 2 n/a n/a 0 1612
2007 388 30 173 1050 1 n/a n/a 2 1644
2008 336 22 162 1041 1 n/a n/a 0 1562
2009 257 23 155 614 1 6 14 0 1070
2010 238 23 163 413 1 4 10 0 852
2011 235 20 169 425 1 4 10 0 864
2012 239 17 190 448 1 3 11 0 909
2013 231 14 220 448 0 3 16 0 932
2014 214 14 217 484 1 4 22 0 956
2015 178 15 226 491 1 4 37 0 952
2016 183 10 277 453 0 6 28 0 957
2017 176 11 323 459 0 4 22 0 995
2018 217 10 327 481 0 2 18 0 1055
2019 197 8 346 505 2 2 26 0 1086
2020 167 6 377 490 2 1 30 0 1073
2021 171 9 366 503 1 4 28 0 1082
2022 142 9 345 490 1 2 29 2 1020
2023 113 8 329 470 0 1 33 0 954
2024 99 8 335 435 1 1 36 0 915

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 Kraemer Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 903 39.8 22.6 n/a
1989 862 38.8 22.2 n/a
1990 877 38.9 22.5 n/a
1991 910 38.4 23.6 n/a
1992 870 39.0 22.3 38.7
1993 948 35.0 27.1 44.1
1994 978 40.6 24.1 44.2
1995 1053 40.7 25.9 53.1
1996 1053 40.7 25.9 53.1
1997 1137 44.3 25.7 51
1998 1325 51.9 25.5 50
1999 1349 54.2 24.9 49.9
2000 1390 60.0 23.2 53.2
2001 1536 67.4 22.8 47
2002 1689 68.0 24.8 59.2
2003 1689 68.0 24.8 59.2
2004 1726 69.2 24.9 13.9
2005 1658 61.0 27.2 56.5
2006 1612 62.0 26.0 57.8
2007 1644 64.0 25.7 59.4
2008 1562 74.3 21.0 38.5
2009 1070 40.8 21.0 57.8
2010 852 35.4 24.0 46.8
2011 864 n/a n/a 41.2
2012 909 35.5 25.5 n/a
2013 932 34.6 26.9 35.9
2014 956 36.9 25.8 49.6
2015 952 38.0 25.0 52.6
2016 957 36.0 26.5 44
2017 995 37.8 26.3 41.1
2018 1055 37.7 27.9 42.9
2019 1086 34.3 31.6 44.7
2020 1073 n/a n/a 42.2
2021 1082 38.9 27.7 49.9
2022 1020 38.8 26.2 51.9
2023 954 37.4 25.5 52.1
2024 915 37.4 24.4 52.7

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 Kraemer Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 903 39.8 22.6 n/a
1989 862 38.8 22.2 n/a
1990 877 38.9 22.5 n/a
1991 910 38.4 23.6 n/a
1992 870 39.0 22.3 38.7
1993 948 35.0 27.1 44.1
1994 978 40.6 24.1 44.2
1995 1053 40.7 25.9 53.1
1996 1053 40.7 25.9 53.1
1997 1137 44.3 25.7 51
1998 1325 51.9 25.5 50
1999 1349 54.2 24.9 49.9
2000 1390 60.0 23.2 53.2
2001 1536 67.4 22.8 47
2002 1689 68.0 24.8 59.2
2003 1689 68.0 24.8 59.2
2004 1726 69.2 24.9 13.9
2005 1658 61.0 27.2 56.5
2006 1612 62.0 26.0 57.8
2007 1644 64.0 25.7 59.4
2008 1562 74.3 21.0 38.5
2009 1070 40.8 21.0 57.8
2010 852 35.4 24.0 46.8
2011 864 n/a n/a 41.2
2012 909 35.5 25.5 n/a
2013 932 34.6 26.9 35.9
2014 956 36.9 25.8 49.6
2015 952 38.0 25.0 52.6
2016 957 36.0 26.5 44
2017 995 37.8 26.3 41.1
2018 1055 37.7 27.9 42.9
2019 1086 34.3 31.6 44.7
2020 1073 n/a n/a 42.2
2021 1082 38.9 27.7 49.9
2022 1020 38.8 26.2 51.9
2023 954 37.4 25.5 52.1
2024 915 37.4 24.4 52.7

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 Kraemer Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,765

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kraemer Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 258th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 292nd of 2802 Middle schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kraemer Middle)72.970.9
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified)69.561.3
 8.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kraemer Middle)63.458.1
 5.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified)6149.1
 11.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kraemer Middle)74.266.1
 8.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified)69.362.7
 6.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kraemer Middle)60.751.9
 8.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified)5547.1
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Kraemer Middle)5648.4
 7.6%
   8th Grade Science (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified)49.842.9
 6.9%
   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 Students1086954
 12.2%
African American88
American Indian20
 100%
Asian346329
 4.9%
Hispanic505470
 6.9%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White197113
 42.6%
Two or More Races2633
 26.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.7%52.1%
 7.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kraemer Middle

Yes. Kraemer Middle ranks in the top 9.0% of California middle schools.

Students at Kraemer Middle are 48% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 915 students attended Kraemer Middle.

Students who attend Kraemer Middle usually go on to attend Valencia High


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