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Enrollment
1,439
High
DISTRICT 1,375 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001874
Rancho Alamitos High
11351 Dale St., Garden Grove, CA 92841 · (714) 663-6415 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,439 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.5:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,246 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 | 343 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 352 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 371 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 373 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%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
63.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.3pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.4% | 30.3% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Math | 12.7% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 44.9% |
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 | 63.7% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 26.5% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 29.6% |
| 2018-19 | 65.2% | 39.2% |
| 2017-18 | 63.5% | 30.5% |
| 2016-17 | 64.8% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% 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 20 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 Rancho Alamitos High
Rancho Alamitos High's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Alamitos High this school | 1,439 | 86.6% | 48.4% |
| Arroyo High El Monte | 1,638 | 84.1% | 50.1% |
| Garden Grove High Garden Grove | 2,148 | 82.3% | 57.6% |
| West Covina High West Covina | 1,756 | 81.9% | 42.3% |
| Magnolia High Anaheim | 1,608 | 90.7% | 37.4% |
| Westminster High Westminster | 2,529 | 85.9% | 53.6% |
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 Rancho Alamitos High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #349 of 1,052 | #44 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #382 of 1,056 ▼ 78 | #44 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #383 of 1,056 ▲ 11 | #43 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #428 of 1,044 | #21 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,439 | #592 of 2,093 | #61 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #487 of 1,352 | #20 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #657 of 1,351 | #43 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #427 of 1,575 | #28 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #173 of 802 | #17 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
1,439
-350 (-20%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,268
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 1,439 | 73.6 | 19.5:1 | 87% (1,246) |
| 2023-24 | 1,520 | 75.9 | 20.0:1 | 89% (1,354) |
| 2022-23 | 1,557 | 76 | 20.5:1 | 85% (1,331) |
| 2020-21 | 1,789 | 79 | 22.6:1 | 78% (1,392) |
| 2017-18 | 1,818 | 77.2 | 23.6:1 | 73% (1,324) |
| 2015-16 | 1,793 | 78 | 23.0:1 | 68% (1,216) |
| 2010-11 | 2,009 | N/A | N/A | 68% (1,363) |
| 2000-01 | 1,676 | 65 | 25.8:1 | 54% (911) |
| 1990-91 | 1,268 | 52 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Alamitos High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,818 to 1,439); teachers down 5% (77.2 to 73.6).
About Rancho Alamitos High
Rancho Alamitos High is a large high school for students in Garden Grove, California. It enrolls 1,439 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 72% larger than the average for high schools in California.
Garden Grove Unified counts 36,994 students in its 64 schools, and Rancho Alamitos High is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Rancho Alamitos High is Hispanic: 63%. Enrollment also includes 30% Asian and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 34% share among Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
The school had 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. The school reported 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Rancho Alamitos High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of California public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Rancho Alamitos High is 28.8%. It actually posts 48.4%, which is 19.6 points higher and in the top 10% of California schools.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 649 public schools and about 430,458 students.
Rancho Alamitos High is about 0.2 miles from Bryant Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Rancho Alamitos High's average proficiency of 48.4% compares with 42.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 1,789 students in 2020-21 to 1,439 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.6:1 to 19.5:1.
Rancho Alamitos High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Patton ElementaryElementary · 904 students
- Ocia A. Peters ElementaryElementary · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Bryant Elementary0.2 mi · 571
- Esther L. Walter0.9 mi · 442
- Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy0.9 mi · 601
- Wakeham Elementary0.9 mi · 307
- Louis G. Zeyen Elementary0.9 mi · 230
- Marie L. Hare High1.0 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Alamitos HighHow many students attend Rancho Alamitos High?
Rancho Alamitos High enrolls approximately 1,439 students in grades 09-12.
Is Rancho Alamitos High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rancho Alamitos High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Rancho Alamitos High?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Rancho Alamitos High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rancho Alamitos High?
At Rancho Alamitos High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 63% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rancho Alamitos High public or private?
Rancho Alamitos High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.