1
Does Laguna Hills High have enough mental health and stress support?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,317
High
DISTRICT 1,257 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005303
Laguna Hills High
25401 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 · (949) 770-5447 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,317 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
771 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 301 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 316 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 370 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 330 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
54.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.5pp since 2014
Math
31.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.1% | 29.4% | 22.2% | 23.3% |
| Math | 13.7% | 17.5% | 23.3% | 45.5% |
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 | 54.5% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 31.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 34.1% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 30.6% |
| 2020-21 | 72.2% | 38.9% |
| 2018-19 | 68.3% | 40.4% |
| 2017-18 | 73.1% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 82.4% | 48.5% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Laguna Hills High
Laguna Hills High's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Hills High this school | 1,317 | 58.5% | 42.8% |
| Santa Rosa High Santa Rosa | 1,553 | 58.3% | 37.3% |
| Buena High Ventura | 1,585 | 60.2% | 38.0% |
| Fred C. Beyer High Modesto | 1,609 | 62.2% | 44.6% |
| Villa Park High Villa Park | 2,023 | 56.2% | 45.3% |
| Monterey High Monterey | 1,401 | 58.2% | 44.5% |
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 Laguna Hills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #459 of 1,052 | #52 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #411 of 1,056 ▼ 68 | #47 of 69 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #596 of 1,056 ▼ 23 | #53 of 69 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #116 of 1,044 | #10 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,317 | #633 of 2,093 | #64 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #739 of 1,352 | #30 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #404 of 1,351 | #31 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #1,056 of 1,575 | #56 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #231 of 802 | #26 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
1,317
-145 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,402
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 1,317 | 61.7 | 21.4:1 | 59% (771) |
| 2023-24 | 1,401 | 64.1 | 21.9:1 | 57% (804) |
| 2022-23 | 1,434 | 65.3 | 22.0:1 | 53% (760) |
| 2020-21 | 1,462 | 64 | 22.8:1 | 34% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 1,599 | 67.1 | 23.8:1 | 38% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 1,608 | 62 | 25.9:1 | 29% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 1,798 | N/A | N/A | 17% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 1,901 | 81 | 23.5:1 | 7% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 1,402 | 58 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laguna Hills High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,599 to 1,317); teachers down 8% (67.1 to 61.7).
About Laguna Hills High
Laguna Hills High is a public large high school in Laguna Hills, California. The school has 1,317 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 57% above average.
Laguna Hills High is one school in Saddleback Valley Unified, a system of 33 schools with 22,646 students.
The largest group at Laguna Hills High is Hispanic students, at 54%. The remaining students are 30% White, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The diversity index for Laguna Hills High is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. The school has 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Federal data show 59% of students (771) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Laguna Hills High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of California public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.2% at Laguna Hills High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.8%.
In Orange County, home to about 3,165,820 people, median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Laguna Hills High among them.
Lomarena Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Laguna Hills High places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 1,462 to 1,317. By 2024-25, the school had 21.4 students per teacher, compared with 22.8 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Laguna Hills High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Saddleback Valley Unified
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- El Toro HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateMiddle · 1,153 students
- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Melinda Heights ElementaryElementary · 950 students
Other schools in Laguna Hills
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Lomarena ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- San Joaquin ElementaryElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Lomarena Elementary0.6 mi · 487
- Aliso Viejo Middle1.0 mi · 803
- Valencia Elementary1.2 mi · 525
- Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary1.6 mi · 896
- Del Cerro Elementary1.6 mi · 390
- Journey1.8 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Laguna Hills HighWhat is the total enrollment at Laguna Hills High?
Laguna Hills High enrolls approximately 1,317 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Laguna Hills High serve?
Laguna Hills High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laguna Hills High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laguna Hills High is approximately 21.4:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Laguna Hills High?
Student demographics at Laguna Hills High are roughly 30% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Laguna Hills High public or private?
Laguna Hills High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saddleback Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.