La Paz Intermediate School is located at 25151 Pradera Dr., Mission Viejo, CA 92691. It serves students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is reported at 707 students with a student–teacher ratio of approximately 23:1. The student body consists of about 54% male and 46% female learners. According to summaries of state test scores used by public reporting sources, about 59% of students meet mathematics proficiency standards and roughly 70% meet reading proficiency benchmarks on California standardized assessments. La Paz functions as a public intermediate school within the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, providing Gifted & Talented programs in conjunction with core instruction that fosters college readiness and academic diversity. The campus is part of the district’s feeder articulation system that transitions students into Mission Viejo High School and other comprehensive secondary pathways. Area home values typically fall between $1,020,000 and $1,050,000, reflecting residential pricing near this Mission Viejo corridor. Within current statewide proficiency distributions and relative to California public middle school averages, La Paz Intermediate School is categorized among the top middle schools in California.