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How has Oak Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
998
Middle
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED·NCES 062259004805
Oak Middle
10821 Oak St., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · (562) 799-4740 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
145 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 6 | 324 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 321 | 32% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Oak Middle→Los Alamitos High
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
80.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.8pp since 2014
Math
65.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.2% | 36.6% | 11.5% | 7.7% |
| Math | 39.6% | 25.6% | 22.1% | 12.7% |
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 | 80.8% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 64.4% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 62.3% |
| 2021-22 | 80.7% | 61.8% |
| 2018-19 | 87.5% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 84.2% | 71.5% |
| 2016-17 | 80.8% | 69.7% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Oak Middle
Oak Middle's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Middle this school | 998 | 14.5% | 73.0% |
| Price Charter Middle San Jose | 959 | 16.7% | 62.9% |
| Walnut Creek Intermediate Walnut Creek | 940 | 15.3% | 66.3% |
| Rio Norte Junior High Santa Clarita | 1,138 | 17.0% | 66.5% |
| Adams Middle Redondo Beach | 1,165 | 17.9% | 67.8% |
| Foothill Middle Walnut Creek | 1,005 | 8.4% | 66.3% |
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 Oak Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #94 of 1,224 | #14 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #133 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #21 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #65 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #6 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #650 of 1,214 | #48 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #198 of 1,377 | #15 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #1,227 of 1,279 | #82 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #98 of 1,278 | #8 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #1,265 of 1,329 | #88 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #455 of 930 | #53 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
998
-79 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 998 | 38 | 26.3:1 | 15% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 38.3 | 26.7:1 | 13% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 37.8 | 26.6:1 | 12% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 1,077 | 43 | 25.1:1 | 16% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 1,197 | 43.3 | 27.7:1 | 14% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 1,130 | 42 | 26.9:1 | 13% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 1,028 | N/A | N/A | 13% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 969 | 40 | 24.2:1 | 10% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,197 to 998); teachers down 12% (43.3 to 38).
About Oak Middle
Oak Middle is a large middle school in Los Alamitos, California, under Los Alamitos Unified. The school's enrollment of 998 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Los Alamitos Unified counts 8,702 students in its 9 schools, and Oak Middle is one of them.
White students are the largest group at Oak Middle, with 40% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 21% Asian, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, about 43% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Teachers at the school number 38 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 26.3:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
The model predicts 71.0% for a school in California with Oak Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Oak Middle posts 73.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that 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. Federal data list 649 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 430,458.
The closest other public school is Los Alamitos High, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Oak Middle is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 1,077 to 998 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 25.1:1 to 26.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Los Alamitos HighHigh · 2,915 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleMiddle · 1,018 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
- Los Alamitos HighHigh · 2,915 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleMiddle · 1,018 students
- Francis Hopkinson ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Jack L. Weaver ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Los Alamitos ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Richard Henry Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
Other Oak Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oak Middle. Oak Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Oak Middle SchoolShrewsbury, MA · 914 students
Nearby schools
- Los Alamitos High0.5 mi · 2,915
- Newcomb Academy0.7 mi · 914
- Richard Henry Lee Elementary0.8 mi · 603
- Los Alamitos Elementary0.8 mi · 625
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle0.9 mi · 1,018
- Rossmoor Elementary0.9 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Oak MiddleHow large is Oak Middle?
Oak Middle enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Oak Middle serve?
Oak Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Oak Middle have?
Oak Middle employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.3:1.
How diverse is Oak Middle?
Oak Middle reports a student body of 40% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Oak Middle public or private?
Oak Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Alamitos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.