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Alamitos Intermediate

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Alamitos Intermediate ranks 749 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 73% of California middle schools

Summary

Alamitos Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 580 students in grades 7 and 8 within the well-regarded Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above state averages in all core subjects.

The school stands out for its strong support of specific student groups, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for English Learners and the 85th percentile for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which is notable given that nearly 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While its overall test scores are solid, Alamitos excels particularly in science, outperforming nearby schools like Louis Lake Intermediate and Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate. The school has also made significant progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate better than some local peers.

Some areas for attention include a noticeable drop in 8th-grade English scores compared to 7th grade and a wider achievement gap between female and male students than at other schools. Alamitos operates in a district with several exceptional schools, such as Sarah McGarvin Intermediate and Donald S. Jordan Intermediate, which achieve very high performance with similar student demographics, offering potential models for continued growth. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Dale Junior High in Anaheim Union High, Alamitos demonstrates stronger academic outcomes, highlighting the positive impact of its district's support systems.

581

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,958

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12381 Dale St.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-3219

(714) 663-6101

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Alamitos Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Rancho Alamitos High

Feeder schools for Alamitos Intermediate:

Elementary:	Bryant Elementary
	Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary
	Louis G. Zeyen Elementary
	Stanford Elementary
	More...
	Wakeham Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

Asian:

31.5%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 73rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg53%

California avg41%

749^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Middle Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	749 of 2761	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	726 of 2783	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	667 of 2781	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	561 of 2740	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	674 of 2715	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	722 of 2480	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.2	732 of 2508	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	68.4	689 of 2497	72.4%	★★★★☆
2015	59.5	870 of 2477	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	899 of 2379	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	897 of 2259	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	764 of 2236	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	754 of 2179	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	676 of 2063	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.3	699 of 2005	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	601 of 1999	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.5	420 of 1804	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	64.6	537 of 1777	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.8	645 of 1769	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	320 of 739	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	336 of 743	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	310 of 715	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	294 of 733	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	291 of 745	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	323 of 700	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.3	342 of 1531	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	697 of 1491	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	439 of 1369	67.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	197 of 1478	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	261 of 1521	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	59 of 1540	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	219 of 1442	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	200 of 1364	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	604 of 2533	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	584 of 2551	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	519 of 2531	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	513 of 2509	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	686 of 2380	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	742 of 2262	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	825 of 2395	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	729 of 2388	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	772 of 2374	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	664 of 2359	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	670 of 2213	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	807 of 2072	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.8	52 of 320	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	392 of 2542	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	380 of 2579	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	249 of 2531	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	138 of 2458	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	216 of 2369	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	295 of 2230	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	837 of 2534	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	779 of 2552	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	705 of 2538	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	539 of 2527	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	593 of 2407	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	642 of 2273	71.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	80.9	30 of 197	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	81 of 193	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	383 of 665	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	279 of 1566	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	599 of 1552	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	891 of 1531	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	57.5	666 of 1602	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	815 of 1496	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+13 vs school

Military Connected (2023)85th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2023)84th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)58th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alamitos Intermediate	Public	7-8	12381 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6101	581	25	23.6	86.9%	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	364 (62.7%)	183 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	66.6	749^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%		67.8	726^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.9%	23													45.2	45.2		60.0	45.8	52.8		44.7	36.3	40.4	$26,958	$24,454	$2,504
Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	70.2	671^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		73.1	632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	39													38.3	38.3	48.9	55.7	58.5	55.3	40.7	43.5	54.6	47.1	$20,467	$18,078	$2,389
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Public	7-8	9821 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6124	551	23	23.8	85.5%	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	209 (37.9%)	315 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	87.3	332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.0%		88.4	310^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.9%	22													54.7	54.7		65.6	65.1	65.3		61.8	55.8	58.8	$24,455	$22,906	$1,549
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Public	7-8	12345 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6466	632	27	23.4	41.6%	186 (29.4%)	3 (0.5%)	188 (29.7%)	198 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.9%)	96	116^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.1	121^st of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	5													60.9	60.9		82.8	78.4	80.7		67.2	75.7	71.3	$23,704	$21,740	$1,964
Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	13603 Edwards St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7244	505	28	18.0	90.3%	25 (5.0%)	6 (1.2%)	312 (61.8%)	148 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	50.2	1173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	57.5%		51.2	1134^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.3%	39													25.7	25.7	45.8	45.5	45.7	45.7	35.0	37.6	34.4	35.7	$25,946	$23,500	$2,446
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		71.7	660^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.3%	5													37.4	37.4		65.0	54.6	59.8		49.6	36.6	43.0	$29,842	$26,216	$3,626
Louis Lake Intermediate	Public	7-8	10801 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6506	453	17	26.7	81.7%	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	250 (55.2%)	166 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	71.2	650^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.5%		72.2	646^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.8%	4													37.6	37.6		55.0	63.3	58.9		41.1	49.5	45.1	$25,908	$24,404	$1,504
Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,002	44	22.7	88.2%	66 (6.6%)	27 (2.7%)	742 (74.1%)	146 (14.6%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	23.3	2087^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		27.4	1929^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.7%	158													15.2	15.2		33.4	29.2	31.2		21.6	16.9	19.1	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538
Helen Stacey Middle	Public	6-8	6311 Larchwood Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7212	947	39	24.1	64.9%	187 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	408 (43.1%)	293 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	50 (5.3%)	82.9	420^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		81.8	443^rd of 2783 public middle schools	84.1%	23	3.3	16.1	9.8	23.3	25.8	24.6	23.3	19.4	21.3	0.0	25.8	13.1	50.3	50.3	56.4	67.4	66.1	64.7	46.7	52.9	55.3	52.6	$19,801	$17,488	$2,313
James Irvine Intermediate	Public	7-8	10552 Hazard Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6551	532	24	22.5	88.3%	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (55.3%)	210 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	79.3	485^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		83.2	413^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	72													47.0	47.0		60.5	59.8	60.2		50.0	53.2	51.5	$30,446	$26,644	$3,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Alamitos Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Alamitos Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Alamitos Intermediate usually go on to attend Rancho Alamitos High

What is the racial makeup of Alamitos Intermediate?

Students at Alamitos Intermediate are 63% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Alamitos Intermediate a good school?

Alamitos Intermediate ranks 749^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Alamitos Intermediate in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Alamitos Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Alamitos Intermediate.

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