Richard Henry Lee Elementary

As an average-sized elementary school in Los Alamitos, California, Richard Henry Lee Elementary teaches 603 students from grades K through 5, operated by Los Alamitos Unified. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Los Alamitos Unified, which oversees 9 schools and 8,702 students, Richard Henry Lee Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Richard Henry Lee Elementary logs that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 32% White, 20% Asian, 14% multiracial. Compared to Orange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Richard Henry Lee Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Richard Henry Lee Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Richard Henry Lee Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 83.9%, a residual of +15.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Richard Henry Lee Elementary is one.

Rossmoor Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Richard Henry Lee Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richard Henry Lee Elementary has fell 6%, going from 641 students in 2018 to 603 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 39% to 32% over that span.

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