Orange Unified School District

Principal: Dr. Ken Miller

Assistant Principal: Amy Alvarado

Enrollment:  1,090

Grades: 7 - 8

Motto: Dedicated to Quality Education.

Awards: Distinguished School Award 2013

Through collaborative efforts, the staff, students, parents, and surrounding community of Cerro Villa Middle School are dedicated to fostering diverse educational programs in a safe and caring environment where all students have the opportunity to experience academic success and develop the habits of strong character.

Cerro Villa (CV) Middle School has a 47-year tradition of excellence in the community. We are a California Distinguished School for 2013-1017 and are one of five middle schools in the Orange Unified School District located in the quiet residential community of Villa Park, in northeast Orange County. With nine feeder elementary schools, our diverse population is presently 1,090 7th and 8th grade students for the 2012-2013 school year.

Our campus, our home away from home, is well-maintained and shows our sense of pride. Guest teachers, visitors and parents consistently comment about the warm, hospitable and professional staff, as well as the cheerful and respectful nature of our students.

Our mission statement, “Through collaborative efforts, the staff, students, parents, and surrounding community of Cerro Villa Middle School are dedicated to fostering diverse educational programs in a safe and nurturing environment where all students have the opportunity to experience academic success and develop the habits of strong character,” illustrates our commitment to student learning, achievement and ethical behavior.

Recently, we have added Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) to our repertoire and have listed our PBIS goals and slogans school wide: CVMS...A Caring Community. Vikings always make a difference. CVMS is our acronym for Choose Respect, Value of Yourself and Others, Make it Safe, and Strive for Success.

CV is a caring community of professional learners. We strive to do our personal best and celebrate each other's success. Lastly, we consistently emphasize our two Signature Practices; 1) Technology Infusion Across the Curriculum and, 2) Response to Intervention and Instruction (RtI2).