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What's one thing Alamitos Intermediate gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
581
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001822
Alamitos Intermediate
12381 Dale St., Garden Grove, CA 92841 · (714) 663-6101 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
505 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 289 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 50% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.7% | 33.1% | 20.8% | 26.4% |
| Math | 23.0% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 36.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 38.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 59.7% | 43.3% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 46.1% |
| 2017-18 | 56.8% | 43.3% |
| 2016-17 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alamitos Intermediate
Alamitos Intermediate's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamitos Intermediate this school | 581 | 86.9% | 45.9% |
| Johnson Middle Westminster | 505 | 90.3% | 39.5% |
| James Irvine Intermediate Garden Grove | 532 | 88.3% | 56.5% |
| Louis Lake Intermediate Garden Grove | 453 | 81.7% | 52.1% |
| Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate Garden Grove | 485 | 81.6% | 50.0% |
| Vista View Middle Fountain Valley | 724 | 83.1% | 40.7% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alamitos Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #411 of 1,224 | #54 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #401 of 1,227 ▼ 4 | #54 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #435 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #53 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #72 of 1,214 | #4 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #799 of 1,377 | #61 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #1,032 of 1,279 | #62 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #642 of 1,278 | #56 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #379 of 1,329 | #22 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #367 of 930 | #45 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
581
-129 (-18%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 581 | 24.6 | 23.6:1 | 87% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 25.2 | 23.0:1 | 91% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 25.1 | 25.0:1 | 87% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 29 | 24.5:1 | 78% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 26.2 | 27.5:1 | 79% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 29 | 27.8:1 | 76% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | N/A | N/A | 76% (651) |
| 2000-01 | 1,004 | 37 | 27.1:1 | 56% (566) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 30 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamitos Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (719 to 581); teachers down 6% (26.2 to 24.6).
About Alamitos Intermediate
Located in Garden Grove, California, Alamitos Intermediate is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 581 students enrolled.
Within Garden Grove Unified, Alamitos Intermediate is one of 64 schools. The district enrolls 36,994 students.
Federal enrollment data show Alamitos Intermediate is 63% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 32% Asian and 2% White. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Alamitos Intermediate are from different groups.
Alamitos Intermediate reports a ratio of 23.6 students per teacher, from 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Lunch program data show 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
Alamitos Intermediate earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of California public middle schools.
Alamitos Intermediate beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 17.3 points (45.9% versus 28.6%), a top-10% result in California on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Orange County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Alamitos Intermediate shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary is the nearest public school to Alamitos Intermediate, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Alamitos Intermediate, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Alamitos Intermediate is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Alamitos Intermediate is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 18% across 4 years, from 710 in 2020-21 to 581 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Alamitos Intermediate community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Garden Grove
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Patton ElementaryElementary · 904 students
Nearby schools
- Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary0.2 mi · 447
- Louis G. Zeyen Elementary0.6 mi · 230
- Stanford Elementary0.6 mi · 488
- Marie L. Hare High0.7 mi · 218
- Wakeham Elementary0.7 mi · 307
- Bryant Elementary1.0 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Alamitos IntermediateHow many students attend Alamitos Intermediate?
Alamitos Intermediate enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 07-08.
Is Alamitos Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alamitos Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Alamitos Intermediate?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Alamitos Intermediate.
What is the student diversity at Alamitos Intermediate?
Student demographics at Alamitos Intermediate are roughly 2% White, 63% Hispanic, 1% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Alamitos Intermediate?
Alamitos Intermediate is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.