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What's something Los Alamitos High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,915
High
DISTRICT 967 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED·NCES 062259007304
Los Alamitos High
3591 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · (562) 799-4780 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,915 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public high schools
- ATest 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
479 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 729 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 710 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 720 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 756 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Los Alamitos Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
45.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.1% | 32.9% | 16.4% | 10.7% |
| Math | 20.9% | 24.8% | 25.8% | 28.5% |
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 | 73.0% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.7% | 49.9% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.5% | 57.2% |
| 2020-21 | 84.8% | 59.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.7% | 57.3% |
| 2017-18 | 75.4% | 57.1% |
| 2016-17 | 83.7% | 59.1% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Los Alamitos High
Los Alamitos High's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos High this school | 2,915 | 16.4% | 62.1% |
| Redondo Union High Redondo Beach | 2,921 | 18.4% | 65.9% |
| Granada High Livermore | 2,156 | 15.7% | 60.6% |
| Saugus High Saugus | 2,317 | 17.6% | 65.2% |
| Valencia High Valencia | 2,286 | 12.7% | 68.9% |
| Great Oak High Temecula | 2,946 | 24.6% | 63.3% |
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 Los Alamitos High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #158 of 1,052 | #24 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #209 of 1,056 ▼ 63 | #33 of 69 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #192 of 1,056 ▼ 93 | #24 of 69 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #34 of 1,044 | #2 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,915 | #37 of 2,093 | #2 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #1,211 of 1,352 | #72 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #82 of 1,351 | #1 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #1,515 of 1,575 | #94 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #466 of 802 | #48 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
2,915
-293 (-9%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 2,110
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 2,915 | 116.5 | 25.0:1 | 16% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 3,005 | 120 | 25.0:1 | 16% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 3,055 | 120.9 | 25.3:1 | 15% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 3,208 | 118 | 27.2:1 | 16% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 3,235 | 116 | 27.9:1 | 17% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 3,336 | 118 | 28.3:1 | 12% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 3,245 | N/A | N/A | 8% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 2,707 | 112 | 24.2:1 | 6% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 2,110 | 92 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Alamitos High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (3,235 to 2,915); teachers unchanged (116 to 116.5).
About Los Alamitos High
Los Alamitos, California, is home to Los Alamitos High, a large high school. Enrolled students number 2,915 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 248% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
District-wide, Los Alamitos Unified has 9 schools and 8,702 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Los Alamitos High is White (40%). Other students are 30% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, Orange County is about 43% White. Los Alamitos High has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 116.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 25.0:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 16%. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, higher than here.
Measured against California public high schools, Los Alamitos High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Los Alamitos High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (62.1%) and its predicted rate (69.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Orange County has about 3,165,820 residents, and median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
The school nearest to Los Alamitos High is Oak Middle, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Los Alamitos High is 6th on average proficiency.
Los Alamitos High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Los Alamitos High saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 25.0 students per teacher, compared with 27.2 in 2020-21.
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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 Los Alamitos Unified
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleMiddle · 1,018 students
- Oak MiddleMiddle · 998 students
- J. H. McGaugh ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Francis Hopkinson ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Jack L. Weaver ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Los Alamitos ElementaryElementary · 625 students
Other schools in Los Alamitos
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleMiddle · 1,018 students
- Oak MiddleMiddle · 998 students
- Francis Hopkinson ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Jack L. Weaver ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Los Alamitos ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Richard Henry Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Middle0.5 mi · 998
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle0.5 mi · 1,018
- Newcomb Academy0.6 mi · 914
- Los Alamitos Elementary0.6 mi · 625
- Hawaiian Elementary0.8 mi · 298
- Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary1.0 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Los Alamitos HighWhat is the total enrollment at Los Alamitos High?
Los Alamitos High enrolls approximately 2,915 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Los Alamitos High serve?
Los Alamitos High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Los Alamitos High?
Approximately 25.0:1 students per teacher at Los Alamitos High.
How diverse is Los Alamitos High?
Los Alamitos High reports a student body of 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Los Alamitos High?
Los Alamitos High is overseen by Los Alamitos Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.