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La Paz Intermediate School is is an intermediate school located in Mission Viejo, California, United States. The school is part of Saddleback Valley Unified School District, and goes from 7th to 8th grade. Located in California, this school is one of the most coveted intermediate schools. La Paz holds the esteemed award of "National School to Watch," the only honoree from Orange County. The state Department of Education and the Savoy, the department that distributes the reward, cited La Paz's success in raising test scores among Hispanic and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Awards
La Paz Intermediate has been named a California and National School to watch in both 2011 and 2013. It has also earned the title California Distinguished School 4 times and won the award of National Blue Ribbon School twice.

Student Ethnicity
La Paz remains a primarily white school, with 54.6% of students in the 2015-16 school year being so. 26.2% of the remaining students are Hispanic or Latino, and 13.5% of all students enrolled are classified as "Economically Disadvantaged." The primary reason for La Paz winning the award of National School to Watch comes from the schools involvement with raising the test scores of enrolled Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, as cited by the giver of the award, the California Department of Education.