The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Social studies. The lowest is 61% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Avenue Intermediate
Oak Avenue Intermediate sits in Temple City, a compact, largely residential San Gabriel Valley city anchored by Las Tunas Drive and Rosemead Boulevard. The school serves seventh and eighth graders from Temple City Unified, and its enrollment is sizeable for a two-grade middle school. The student body is demographically distinct: Asian students make up a large majority, Hispanic students are the next largest group, and white students represent a much smaller share. Well over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so the school draws from a range of economic circumstances despite Temple City's elevated housing market. Data on English learner enrollment and special education rates were not available in what we received.
On the California state assessments, Oak Avenue performs well above the midpoint for Los Angeles County districts. Across math and English language arts, the school places in the top quartile relative to the county comparison set. In math, seventh graders score at a strong rate and eighth graders are not far behind. ELA results follow a similar pattern, with both grades clearing a substantial majority of students at proficient or above. Eighth-grade science results on the California Science Test are somewhat lower than the ELA and math rates, though still well above what would be typical at the county's median. Social studies data comes only from a much older state assessment cycle and is too dated to use as a current indicator. Trend data covers only a single year, so it is not possible to say whether scores have been rising, flat, or declining; a parent who wants to understand trajectory should ask the school directly.
No program-level data was included in what we received, so course offerings, electives, enrichment, or support structures at Oak Avenue specifically are a gap here. The district context is worth noting: Temple City Unified publicly reported launching a Mandarin Dual Language Immersion program beginning in the 2025-26 school year, structured as a roughly equal split between Mandarin and English instruction starting in kindergarten. That program is elementary-entry and would feed into Oak Avenue over time, and given the school's large Mandarin-speaking community it reflects a deliberate curricular direction for the district.
The housing market in the zip code is expensive, well above both the state and national medians, and rents are high enough that the rent-to-income ratio is strained by national standards. Year-over-year home values have risen modestly. Families buying into the district are making a significant financial commitment. Temple City itself is largely built out, with new housing coming mainly as mixed-use infill along the Las Tunas Drive corridor rather than from any large-scale development.
The city is a quiet, flat, suburban place. The downtown corridor along Las Tunas Drive has a dense concentration of Asian restaurants, shops, and markets including 99 Ranch. Walkability is moderate overall, more functional near the commercial strip than elsewhere. Civic life revolves around three parks, with Live Oak Park as the largest, a county library branch, and bus connections to regional transit. The school campus itself sits away from the downtown commercial area, as is typical for the city's schools.
Chronic absenteeism data was not available, and there is no graduation rate for a middle school by design. The civil rights data section was empty in what we received, so discipline and other equity metrics are gaps a family may want to raise with the school.
What Oak Avenue offers a family is a middle school with demonstrated academic performance sitting clearly above the county norm, in a community that is culturally specific and has made bilingual education a stated district priority. The high cost of entry into the housing market is the sharpest practical constraint for families who are not already residents.
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