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Los Alamitos Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Seal Beach and Los Alamitos, and parts of Cypress.
Students
8,702
Schools
9
Spent per student
$16,169
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$289.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Los Alamitos Unified School District
- School Grade A: better than 92% of California districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 24% less per student than the CA average
- 25 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020
- Debt of $289.3M, about $33,241 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for El Modena.
K–828 schoolsOrange Unified School District
827 middle schoolsOrange Unified School District
85 middle schoolsOrange Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency57%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,169 per student · 24% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 44%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,283’20
9,106’21
8,906’22
8,899’23
8,702’24
Down 6.3% since 2020.
Students
White 37%Hispanic 30%Asian 17%Two or more races 12%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
J. H. McGaugh Elementary
A−721 students23:1
Francis Hopkinson Elementary
D−642 students26:1
Jack L. Weaver Elementary
640 students26:1
Los Alamitos Elementary
C625 students24:1
Richard Henry Lee Elementary
603 students26:1
Rossmoor Elementary
540 students26:1
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle
C1,018 students26:1
Oak Middle
998 students26:1
Los Alamitos High
A2,915 students25:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove, Stanton, Westminster
$21,521per student
Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictGarden Grove, Huntington Beach, Westminster
$18,463per student
Anaheim Union High School DistrictBuena Park, La Palma, Stanton
$20,079per student
Long Beach Unified School DistrictLakewood, Long Beach
$21,042per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.