Total enrollment
2,279
-345 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Laguna Beach Unified
California · 2,279 students · 1 city
Laguna Beach Unified's public schools, 4 in all, serve about 2,279 K-12 students inside California, an average of 570 per school.
4-year change in Laguna Beach Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Laguna Beach Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #28 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,279 | #407 of 587 | #4,023 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #486 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #55 of 587 | #7,848 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 18.4% | #533 of 587 | #7,532 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #353 of 530 | #3,339 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Laguna Beach Unified
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Top of the World Elementary at 80.6% proficient to Thurston Middle at 72.8%, a gap of 7.8 points. That is the 443rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,929 to 2,279 students (down 22%) and from 139 to 124 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Beach High | Laguna Beach | High | 09-12 | 815 |
| Top of the World Elementary | Laguna Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 536 |
| Thurston Middle | Laguna Beach | Middle | 06-08 | 524 |
| El Morro Elementary | Laguna Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 404 |
About Laguna Beach Unified
Laguna Beach Unified is a thinly populated public-school district in California. The district oversees 4 schools and hosts approximately 2,279 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Laguna Beach Unified comprises 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 13%: 2,624 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,279 in SY 2024-25.
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