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Alumni: what's one memory from Richard Henry Lee Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED·NCES 062259000794
Richard Henry Lee Elementary
11481 Foster Rd., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · (562) 799-4540 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- A+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.
- C-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
115 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
74%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.8pp since 2014
Math
84.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.5% | 24.3% | 13.2% | 3.0% |
| Math | 58.3% | 25.8% | 13.2% | 2.7% |
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 | 83.8% | 84.1% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 81.6% |
| 2022-23 | 85.3% | 77.5% |
| 2021-22 | 88.3% | 84.1% |
| 2018-19 | 91.3% | 86.5% |
| 2017-18 | 89.6% | 88.0% |
| 2016-17 | 87.8% | 83.0% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% 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 16 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 Richard Henry Lee Elementary
Richard Henry Lee Elementary's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary this school | 603 | 19.1% | 83.9% |
| Valley View Elementary Pleasanton | 629 | 21.1% | 59.0% |
| Nordstrom Elementary Morgan Hill | 645 | 22.2% | 55.5% |
| Encinal Elementary Atherton | 604 | 15.6% | 74.6% |
| Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet San Jose | 622 | 22.3% | 64.2% |
| Rancho Las Positas Elementary Livermore | 586 | 16.2% | 61.3% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Richard Henry Lee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #101 of 5,151 | #10 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #118 of 5,172 ▲ 57 | #12 of 382 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #142 of 5,172 ▼ 76 | #17 of 382 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,127 of 5,116 | #88 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #1,371 of 5,915 | #100 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,926 of 5,352 | #311 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #240 of 5,354 | #4 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #5,182 of 5,625 | #365 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #3,213 of 3,837 | #289 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
603
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 603 | 23 | 26.2:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 24 | 25.6:1 | 19% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 25 | 24.4:1 | 18% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 24 | 25.4:1 | 17% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 25 | 25.6:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 25 | 26.3:1 | 14% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | N/A | N/A | 15% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 29 | 22.0:1 | 9% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard Henry Lee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (641 to 603); teachers down 8% (25 to 23).
About Richard Henry Lee Elementary
Among the schools in Los Alamitos, California, is Richard Henry Lee Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 603 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 30% bigger than average.
Richard Henry Lee Elementary is part of a district of 9 schools: Los Alamitos Unified, with 8,702 students.
The largest group at Richard Henry Lee Elementary is Hispanic students, at 32%. The school is also 32% White, 20% Asian, and 14% multiracial. Census estimates put Orange County at about 34% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Richard Henry Lee Elementary is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 23 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 26.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Roughly 19% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Richard Henry Lee Elementary lands at A, ahead of 94% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Richard Henry Lee Elementary beats its 68.4% prediction with 83.9%, a top-10% result in California.
In the wider Orange County area, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Among nearby public schools, Rossmoor Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. Richard Henry Lee Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 74.3% proficiency; Richard Henry Lee Elementary posts 83.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Richard Henry Lee Elementary had 609 students in 2020-21 and 603 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The Richard Henry Lee Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Los Alamitos Unified
- Los Alamitos HighHigh · 2,915 students
- 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
Other schools in Los Alamitos
- Los Alamitos HighHigh · 2,915 students
- 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
Other Richard Henry Lee Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Richard Henry Lee Elementary. Richard Henry Lee Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Richard Henry Lee ElementaryGlen Burnie, MD · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Rossmoor Elementary0.4 mi · 540
- Jack L. Weaver Elementary0.5 mi · 640
- Oak Middle0.8 mi · 998
- Francis Hopkinson Elementary1.1 mi · 642
- Tincher Preparatory1.2 mi · 837
- Los Alamitos High1.3 mi · 2,915
Frequently asked questions
About Richard Henry Lee ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Richard Henry Lee Elementary?
Richard Henry Lee Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades KG-05.
Is Richard Henry Lee Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richard Henry Lee Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Richard Henry Lee Elementary have?
Richard Henry Lee Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Richard Henry Lee Elementary?
Student demographics at Richard Henry Lee Elementary are roughly 32% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Richard Henry Lee Elementary public or private?
Richard Henry Lee Elementary 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.