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What's the biggest difference between La Quinta High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,041
High
DISTRICT 1,375 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001854
La Quinta High
10372 McFadden St., Westminster, CA 92683 · (714) 663-6315 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,041 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of California public high schools
- A+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.
- B+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,555 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 487 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 512 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 500 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 542 | 27% |
Student demographics
40%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
79.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
72.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.7% | 24.0% | 10.4% | 10.0% |
| Math | 43.4% | 29.0% | 16.1% | 11.5% |
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 | 79.7% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 80.2% | 63.8% |
| 2022-23 | 84.5% | 65.2% |
| 2021-22 | 78.8% | 61.3% |
| 2020-21 | 85.1% | 64.4% |
| 2018-19 | 83.3% | 71.7% |
| 2017-18 | 79.7% | 70.8% |
| 2016-17 | 82.3% | 69.7% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 39 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 La Quinta High
La Quinta High's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Quinta High this school | 2,041 | 76.2% | 74.0% |
| Bolsa Grande High Garden Grove | 1,701 | 86.2% | 57.8% |
| Gabrielino High San Gabriel | 1,438 | 70.0% | 57.8% |
| San Gabriel High San Gabriel | 1,761 | 66.4% | 52.7% |
| Oxford Academy Cypress | 1,315 | 50.0% | 95.4% |
| John A. Rowland High Rowland Heights | 2,016 | 68.1% | 56.8% |
Matched among California high 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 La Quinta High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #57 of 1,052 | #4 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #34 of 1,056 ▲ 25 | #3 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #106 of 1,056 ▼ 10 | #10 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #299 of 1,044 | #15 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,041 | #270 of 2,093 | #29 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,029 of 1,352 | #55 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #835 of 1,351 | #53 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #716 of 1,575 | #42 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #538 of 802 | #55 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,041
-115 (-5%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,469
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 2,041 | 87.4 | 23.4:1 | 76% (1,555) |
| 2023-24 | 2,065 | 87.7 | 23.6:1 | 78% (1,612) |
| 2022-23 | 2,111 | 85.5 | 24.7:1 | 76% (1,607) |
| 2020-21 | 2,156 | 84 | 25.7:1 | 68% (1,456) |
| 2017-18 | 2,211 | 85.2 | 25.9:1 | 65% (1,447) |
| 2015-16 | 2,137 | 81 | 26.4:1 | 61% (1,295) |
| 2010-11 | 2,159 | N/A | N/A | 63% (1,360) |
| 2000-01 | 1,576 | 60 | 26.3:1 | 59% (930) |
| 1990-91 | 1,469 | 62 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Quinta High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,211 to 2,041); teachers up 3% (85.2 to 87.4).
About La Quinta High
La Quinta High runs as a large high school in Westminster, California. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 2,041 students. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
The 64 schools of Garden Grove Unified, including La Quinta High, enroll 36,994 students.
Asian students are the majority at La Quinta High, with 75% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic and 4% White. The school's Asian share is 52 points above the 22% share among Orange County residents. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1 at La Quinta High, with 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.2 above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 76%. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for La Quinta High is A+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, La Quinta High is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.0% compared with a predicted 34.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 649 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 430,458 students in all.
The closest public school to La Quinta High is Thomas Paine Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. La Quinta High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.3%, lower than La Quinta High's 74.0%.
NCES describes the area around La Quinta High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 115 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Westminster HighHigh · 2,529 students
- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Sarah McGarvin IntermediateMiddle · 717 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Leo Carrillo ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 505 students
Other La Quinta High schools
One other US public school is named La Quinta High. La Quinta High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- La Quinta HighLa Quinta, CA · 2,425 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Paine Elementary0.3 mi · 428
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary0.3 mi · 332
- Sarah McGarvin Intermediate0.6 mi · 717
- Leo Carrillo Elementary0.9 mi · 508
- Post Elementary0.9 mi · 338
- John Marshall Elementary0.9 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About La Quinta HighWhat is the total enrollment at La Quinta High?
La Quinta High enrolls approximately 2,041 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does La Quinta High serve?
La Quinta High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Quinta High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Quinta High is approximately 23.4:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Quinta High?
At La Quinta High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 75% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees La Quinta High?
La Quinta High 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.