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Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005306
Los Alisos Intermediate
25171 Moor Ave., Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · (949) 830-9700 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
443 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 294 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 51% |
Student demographics
44%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
44.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.8pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points 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 | 16.1% | 28.1% | 22.6% | 33.1% |
| Math | 19.1% | 17.7% | 25.3% | 38.0% |
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 | 44.3% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 33.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.6% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.7% | 38.0% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Alisos Intermediate
Los Alisos Intermediate's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alisos Intermediate this school | 595 | 74.5% | 39.6% |
| Royal Oak Middle Covina | 610 | 74.1% | 45.8% |
| Lee Middle Woodland | 575 | 75.1% | 28.9% |
| De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts Ventura | 577 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
| Douglass Middle Woodland | 768 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
| George T. Egling Middle Colusa | 553 | 77.4% | 28.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 Alisos Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #522 of 1,224 | #60 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #461 of 1,227 ▲ 7 | #59 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #609 of 1,227 ▼ 33 | #66 of 85 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #802 of 1,214 | #60 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #768 of 1,377 | #57 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #540 of 1,279 | #18 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #759 of 1,278 | #60 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #657 of 1,329 | #36 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #130 of 930 | #22 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
595
-152 (-20%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,117
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 74% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 30.3 | 20.2:1 | 75% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 30.8 | 21.3:1 | 74% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 54% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 38.7 | 21.8:1 | 53% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 40 | 24.1:1 | 48% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | N/A | N/A | 37% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 1,138 | 50 | 22.8:1 | 19% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 1,117 | 44 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Alisos Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (843 to 595); teachers down 25% (38.7 to 29).
About Los Alisos Intermediate
Los Alisos Intermediate operates as a medium-sized middle school in Mission Viejo, California. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 595 students enrolled.
Los Alisos Intermediate is one of 33 schools in Saddleback Valley Unified, which enrolls 22,646 students in total.
Los Alisos Intermediate is 72% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 16% White, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Los Alisos Intermediate in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.5:1. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The lunch program counts 74% of students at Los Alisos Intermediate as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Los Alisos Intermediate is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.9%. Los Alisos Intermediate scores 39.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Los Alisos Intermediate is one of 649 public schools in the county.
Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary is located about 0.4 miles from Los Alisos Intermediate. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Los Alisos Intermediate at 3rd of 5.
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.
Enrollment at Los Alisos Intermediate declined 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 747 to 595 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.3:1 in 2020-21, and 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Saddleback Valley Unified
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- El Toro HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Laguna Hills HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateMiddle · 1,153 students
- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
Other schools in Mission Viejo
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Fred Newhart MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- La Paz IntermediateMiddle · 713 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange CountyElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary0.4 mi · 896
- Silverado High0.5 mi · 200
- Del Cerro Elementary0.8 mi · 390
- Olivewood Elementary0.9 mi · 396
- SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)1.0 mi · 149
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley1.0 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Los Alisos IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Los Alisos Intermediate?
Los Alisos Intermediate enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Los Alisos Intermediate serve?
Los Alisos Intermediate serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Los Alisos Intermediate?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Los Alisos Intermediate.
How diverse is Los Alisos Intermediate?
Los Alisos Intermediate reports a student body of 16% White, 72% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Los Alisos Intermediate?
Los Alisos Intermediate is overseen by Saddleback Valley Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.