Vista del Mar Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 499 students
Bernice Ayer Middle
1271 Sarmentoso, San Clemente, CA 92673
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
919
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Capistrano Unified
Orange County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bernice Ayer Middle
Bernice Ayer Middle is a public middle school in San Clemente, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Capistrano Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Orange County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 919 students were enrolled, with about 22.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 919 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Capistrano Unified
- County
- Orange County
- NCES school ID
- 060744007587
Schools near Bernice Ayer Middle
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.