Total enrollment
8,702
-581 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Los Alamitos Unified
California · 8,702 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 schools in Los Alamitos Unified number 9, teaching approximately 8,702 California students (an average of 967 per school).
4-year change in Los Alamitos Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Los Alamitos Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #44 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,702 | #176 of 587 | #1,080 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #262 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #577 of 587 | #8,996 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.6% | #535 of 587 | #7,581 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #23 of 530 | #185 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 Los Alamitos Unified
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Jack L. Weaver Elementary at 91.4% proficient to Los Alamitos High at 62.1%, a gap of 29.3 points. That is the 221st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 9,821 to 8,702 students (down 11%) and from 373 to 345 full-time teachers (down 8%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos High | Los Alamitos | High | 09-12 | 2,915 |
| Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle | Los Alamitos | Middle | 06-08 | 1,018 |
| Oak Middle | Los Alamitos | Middle | 06-08 | 998 |
| J. H. McGaugh Elementary | Seal Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 721 |
| Francis Hopkinson Elementary | Los Alamitos | Elementary | KG-05 | 642 |
| Jack L. Weaver Elementary | Los Alamitos | Elementary | KG-05 | 640 |
| Los Alamitos Elementary | Los Alamitos | Elementary | KG-05 | 625 |
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary | Los Alamitos | Elementary | KG-05 | 603 |
| Rossmoor Elementary | Los Alamitos | Elementary | KG-05 | 540 |
About Los Alamitos Unified
Los Alamitos Unified runs 9 public schools across California, collectively serveing roughly 8,702 students.
For a sense of the school types, Los Alamitos Unified is made up of 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Los Alamitos Unified runs about 967 students per school, 67% higher than the state mean of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,702 students, declined 6% from the 9,283 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Los Alamitos Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.