Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Summary:

Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Placentia, California, which is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. With 595 students and a student-teacher ratio of 22.9, the school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in California, reaching as high as 78th out of 2,379 schools in 2012-2013.

Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle excels academically, consistently outperforming the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, 68.71% of students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 65.32% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 54.74% of students were proficient or better, compared to 55.95% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also strong, with 42.42% of students proficient or better, compared to 47.07% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, with many ranking in the top quartile of California middle schools.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Bernardo Yorba Middle and Valadez Middle School Academy have significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, while Kraemer Middle and Yorba Linda Middle also perform well but generally do not match the academic excellence of Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle. This consistent high performance, even with a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, demonstrates the school's ability to provide a quality education for all students.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 2151 North Kraemer Blvd.
       Placentia, CA  92870-1930


(714) 986-7480

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
346th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,187 Help


Students who attend Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle usually attend:

High:    El Dorado High

Feeder schools for Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle:

Elementary:    Brookhaven Elementary
    Charles Wagner Elementary
    Golden Elementary
    Sierra Vista Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  23.0 Help
Number of students:  613

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.0%
White:
29.2%
Asian:
18.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.6% Help


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Compare Details Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle ranks better than 87.5% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd 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 86.89. (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 Student population at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47%), White (29.2%), Asian (18.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is 23. 2 middle schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle employs 26.6 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle is $6,187. 2 middle schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle 346th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Col. J. K. Tuffree 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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

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Rank History for all students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.56 155th 1769 91.2%
2005 83.00 237th 1777 86.7%
2006 80.58 282nd 1804 84.4%
2007 86.06 197th 1999 90.1%
2008 80.54 276th 2005 86.2%
2009 84.46 206th 2063 90.0%
2010 84.11 216th 2179 90.1%
2011 84.73 204th 2236 90.9%
2012 86.06 167th 2259 92.6%
2013 90.49 78th 2379 96.7%
2015 87.83 274th 2477 88.9%
2016 87.61 283rd 2497 88.7%
2017 90.84 230th 2508 90.8%
2018 82.26 406th 2480 83.6%
2019 83.01 413th 2715 84.8%
2022 82.36 428th 2740 84.4%
2023 78.75 519th 2802 81.5%
2024 86.89 346th 2777 87.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.05 278th 1364 79.6%
2019 63.55 261st 1442 81.9%
2022 37.18 887th 1540 42.4%
2023 43.87 628th 1529 58.9%
2024 71.62 145th 1477 90.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.21 145th 1538 90.6%
2024 75.09 226th 1550 85.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.26 418th 2230 81.3%
2019 72.96 436th 2369 81.6%
2022 77.92 336th 2458 86.3%
2023 70.44 508th 2549 80.1%
2024 80.26 338th 2575 86.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.89 37th 336 89.0%
2024 74.91 47th 394 88.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.71 485th 2262 78.6%
2019 76.48 498th 2380 79.1%
2022 81.96 397th 2509 84.2%
2023 78.08 475th 2547 81.4%
2024 83.05 386th 2546 84.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.86 75th 1369 94.5%
2019 81.00 178th 1491 88.1%
2022 83.94 138th 1531 91.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.57 140th 197 28.9%
2024 38.43 114th 191 40.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.57 313th 2273 86.2%
2019 86.28 319th 2407 86.7%
2022 81.14 419th 2527 83.4%
2023 77.20 493rd 2558 80.7%
2024 87.72 293rd 2547 88.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.81 213th 700 69.6%
2019 69.29 253rd 745 66.0%
2022 76.55 163rd 733 77.8%
2023 69.75 241st 718 66.4%
2024 69.42 246th 741 66.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.80 252nd 2072 87.8%
2019 83.19 246th 2213 88.9%
2022 78.54 324th 2359 86.3%
2023 68.08 558th 2391 76.7%
2024 79.02 343rd 2383 85.6%
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Rank History for White students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.34 364th 1496 75.7%
2019 74.88 357th 1602 77.7%
2022 80.16 245th 1555 84.2%
2023 79.83 241st 1552 84.5%
2024 86.13 133rd 1535 91.3%
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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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 529 10 48 66 2 n/a n/a 0 655
1989 577 11 43 65 2 n/a n/a 0 698
1990 597 12 54 73 2 n/a n/a 0 738
1991 589 12 72 51 3 n/a n/a 0 727
1992 557 16 79 60 2 n/a n/a 0 714
1993 517 15 75 68 5 n/a n/a 0 680
1994 483 14 60 75 5 n/a n/a 0 637
1995 491 17 70 51 2 n/a n/a 0 631
1996 491 17 70 51 2 n/a n/a 0 631
1997 486 15 59 59 1 n/a n/a 0 620
1998 486 11 48 65 1 n/a n/a 0 611
1999 475 16 51 58 2 n/a n/a 0 602
2000 470 14 47 61 2 n/a n/a 0 594
2001 489 15 50 79 1 n/a n/a 0 634
2002 511 17 53 76 2 n/a n/a 0 659
2003 511 17 53 76 2 n/a n/a 0 659
2004 464 17 68 94 1 n/a n/a 0 644
2005 476 12 74 159 1 n/a n/a 0 722
2006 515 18 77 194 1 n/a n/a 0 805
2007 462 23 68 190 3 n/a n/a 4 750
2008 388 20 74 211 n/a n/a n/a 0 693
2009 422 15 76 202 2 5 15 0 737
2010 434 17 68 232 3 5 11 0 770
2011 421 21 65 232 1 2 10 0 752
2012 380 18 65 256 1 2 10 0 732
2013 384 17 65 257 0 6 7 0 736
2014 372 17 71 256 0 4 23 0 743
2015 328 16 70 281 0 2 30 0 727
2016 321 13 77 315 0 0 35 0 761
2017 303 13 90 314 0 0 26 0 746
2018 263 11 96 320 0 1 18 0 709
2019 261 9 88 307 2 2 15 0 684
2020 239 6 75 290 2 1 17 0 630
2021 224 8 84 296 2 1 22 0 637
2022 208 14 87 313 4 1 14 0 641
2023 181 10 93 292 4 2 12 1 595
2024 179 5 111 288 2 3 23 2 613

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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 655 30.1 21.7 n/a
1989 698 29.4 23.7 n/a
1990 738 33.9 21.7 n/a
1991 727 35.4 20.5 n/a
1992 714 36.0 19.8 5.3
1993 680 31.0 21.9 8.1
1994 637 27.4 23.2 8.3
1995 631 24.9 25.3 6.3
1996 631 24.9 25.3 6.3
1997 620 24.2 25.6 5.2
1998 611 25.0 24.4 6.5
1999 602 25.7 23.4 9.1
2000 594 26.6 22.3 7.2
2001 634 29.7 21.3 9.1
2002 659 28.4 23.2 7.3
2003 659 28.4 23.2 7.3
2004 644 27.7 23.2 4.7
2005 722 29.4 24.6 16.5
2006 805 30.6 26.3 19.8
2007 750 30.3 24.8 19.3
2008 693 34.0 20.4 14.3
2009 737 29.4 21.7 25
2010 770 30.8 24.9 25.2
2011 752 n/a n/a 22.3
2012 732 28.2 25.9 n/a
2013 736 28.4 25.8 27
2014 743 27.8 26.7 31.4
2015 727 28.0 25.9 33.8
2016 761 28.0 27.1 29.7
2017 746 29.2 25.4 29.8
2018 709 25.5 27.7 36
2019 684 27.0 25.3 34.8
2020 630 n/a n/a 32.2
2021 637 25.5 24.9 45.1
2022 641 26.5 24.1 43.8
2023 595 25.9 22.9 47.2
2024 613 26.6 23.0 47.6

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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 655 30.1 21.7 n/a
1989 698 29.4 23.7 n/a
1990 738 33.9 21.7 n/a
1991 727 35.4 20.5 n/a
1992 714 36.0 19.8 5.3
1993 680 31.0 21.9 8.1
1994 637 27.4 23.2 8.3
1995 631 24.9 25.3 6.3
1996 631 24.9 25.3 6.3
1997 620 24.2 25.6 5.2
1998 611 25.0 24.4 6.5
1999 602 25.7 23.4 9.1
2000 594 26.6 22.3 7.2
2001 634 29.7 21.3 9.1
2002 659 28.4 23.2 7.3
2003 659 28.4 23.2 7.3
2004 644 27.7 23.2 4.7
2005 722 29.4 24.6 16.5
2006 805 30.6 26.3 19.8
2007 750 30.3 24.8 19.3
2008 693 34.0 20.4 14.3
2009 737 29.4 21.7 25
2010 770 30.8 24.9 25.2
2011 752 n/a n/a 22.3
2012 732 28.2 25.9 n/a
2013 736 28.4 25.8 27
2014 743 27.8 26.7 31.4
2015 727 28.0 25.9 33.8
2016 761 28.0 27.1 29.7
2017 746 29.2 25.4 29.8
2018 709 25.5 27.7 36
2019 684 27.0 25.3 34.8
2020 630 n/a n/a 32.2
2021 637 25.5 24.9 45.1
2022 641 26.5 24.1 43.8
2023 595 25.9 22.9 47.2
2024 613 26.6 23.0 47.6

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 Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,187

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 413th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 519th of 2802 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle)72.961
 11.9%
   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 (Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle)66.747.7
 19%
   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 (Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle)66.261
 5.2%
   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 (Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle)4943.6
 5.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified)5547.1
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle)41.739.1
 2.6%
   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 Students684595
 13%
African American910
 11.1%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian8893
 5.7%
Hispanic307292
 4.9%
Pacific Islander22
White261181
 30.7%
Two or More Races1512
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.8%47.2%
 12.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 613 students attended Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle.

Students who attend Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle usually go on to attend El Dorado High

Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle ranks 346th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle are 47% Hispanic, 29% White, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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