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La Quinta High

Public Grades 9-12

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

La Quinta High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 with over 2,000 students in Westminster, part of the Garden Grove Unified district, and it stands out for achieving exceptional academic results while serving a student population with significant economic need.

The school consistently ranks in the top 5-6% of all California high schools, with a 94.3% graduation rate and impressive proficiency rates of nearly 80% in English and over 72% in Math, far exceeding both district and state averages. What truly differentiates La Quinta is its remarkable success with specific student groups, including English learners and students from low-income families, where it ranks in the state's 98th percentile or higher. This "La Quinta Effect" is clear when compared to nearby schools like Santiago High and Los Amigos High, which serve similar populations but have significantly lower academic outcomes, especially in mathematics.

La Quinta High also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8% and achieves these outstanding results efficiently, with per-student spending lower than several neighboring schools like Los Amigos High. Its sustained excellence for over a decade, even compared to schools in more affluent areas like Fountain Valley High, demonstrates a stable and effective model for supporting all students toward high achievement and graduation.

2,041

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,020

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10372 McFadden St.
Westminster, CA 92683-7098

(714) 663-6315

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for La Quinta High:

Elementary:	Ethan B. Allen Elementary
	John Marshall Elementary
	John Murdy Elementary
	Leo Carrillo Elementary
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	Post Elementary
	Susan B. Anthony Elementary
	Thomas Paine Elementary
Middle:	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

74.7%

Hispanic:

19.1%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg53%

California avg41%

91^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8High 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	95.2	91 of 2162	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	123 of 2159	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	88 of 2170	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	121 of 2123	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	68 of 1290	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	245 of 2133	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	86 of 2017	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	104 of 2021	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	94 of 2039	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	72 of 1994	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	108 of 2426	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	84.9	81 of 2354	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.2	99 of 2367	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	79 of 2281	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	65 of 2238	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	53 of 2117	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	88.5	38 of 2063	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	82.5	96 of 1968	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.5	69 of 1901	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	86.9	38 of 1653	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	154 of 585	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	215 of 573	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	173 of 591	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	217 of 581	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	250 of 582	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	187 of 581	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	273 of 1161	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	98.0	16 of 555	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	76 of 1117	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	64.9	235 of 1052	77.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.1	26 of 1085	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 1064	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	8 of 1044	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	5 of 467	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	16 of 941	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	28 of 938	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	96 of 1906	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	98 of 1915	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	79 of 1915	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	140 of 1858	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	90 of 1054	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	85 of 1833	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	78 of 1760	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	449 of 1900	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	391 of 1902	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	778 of 1917	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	745 of 1861	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.5	192 of 1814	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	240 of 1742	86.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	4 of 410	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	48 of 2013	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	68 of 2026	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	43 of 2030	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	52 of 1943	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	23 of 1126	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	204 of 1937	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	97.2	43 of 1862	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	88 of 1942	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	133 of 1948	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	105 of 1963	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	114 of 1916	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	55 of 1122	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	190 of 1880	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	94.4	107 of 1834	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	157 of 1252	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	155 of 1216	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	148 of 1197	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	342 of 1155	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	302 of 1173	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	431 of 1193	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	399 of 1204	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	470 of 1222	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	658 of 1173	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics72%+35 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	10372 McFadden St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6315	2,041	87	23.3	76.2%	82 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	390 (19.1%)	1,524 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	36 (1.8%)	95.2	91^st of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		94.3	123^rd of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	32	61.8	40.0	61.1	79.7	79.7	72.4	72.4	$19,020	$2,254	$16,766
Los Amigos High	Public	9-12	16566 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6288	1,430	72	19.9	92.4%	23 (1.6%)	13 (0.9%)	1,194 (83.5%)	181 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	14 (1.0%)	64.7	694^th of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		62.5	710^th of 2159 public high schools	67.1%	16	33.7	0.0	31.5	62.7	62.7	29.8	29.8	$23,641	$3,123	$20,518
College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15872 South Harbor Blvd. Bldg	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	168	7	24.0	96.4%	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)		17.7	17.7					$45,626	$8,938	$36,688
Jordan Secondary Learning Center	Public	12	9915 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6486	97	8	12.1	75.3%	11 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (50.5%)	34 (35.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)								$79,137	$25,580	$53,557
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%		82.5	365^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	53	47.9	15.8	46.6	69.1	69.1	49.8	49.8	$19,189	$2,172	$17,017
Valley Vista High	Public	9-12	9600 Dolphin St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 964-7766	263	14	18.7	77.2%	71 (27.0%)	2 (0.8%)	157 (59.7%)	24 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	19.7	1697^th of 2162 public high schools	21.5%		18.9	1722^nd of 2159 public high schools	20.2%	25	18.7		18.1	17.3	17.3	4.6	4.6	$21,677	$1,660	$20,017
Fountain Valley High	Public	9-12	17816 Bushard	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-3301	3,171	116	27.3	52.5%	637 (20.1%)	21 (0.7%)	552 (17.4%)	1,786 (56.3%)	4 (0.1%)	17 (0.5%)	153 (4.8%)	94.7	103^rd of 2162 public high schools	95.2%		96.2	83^rd of 2159 public high schools	96.2%	20	61.0	36.4	60.3	80.6	80.6	62.2	62.2	$16,891	$1,109	$15,782
Hector G. Godinez	Public	9-12	3002 Centennial Rd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 433-6790	1,687	88	19.1	89.2%	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1,650 (97.8%)	20 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64.1	711^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%		66.1	632^nd of 2159 public high schools	70.7%	79	27.7		27.6	65.5	65.5	31.6	31.6	$24,578	$1,103	$23,475
Santiago High	Public	9-12	12342 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6215	1,664	84	19.8	92.1%	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,389 (83.5%)	222 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	17 (1.0%)	66	675^th of 2162 public high schools	68.8%		53.9	906^th of 2159 public high schools	58.0%	231	38.9	9.1	38.0	57.8	57.8	29.3	29.3	$19,873	$2,650	$17,223
Garden Grove High	Public	9-12	11271 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6115	2,148	95	22.6	82.3%	87 (4.1%)	15 (0.7%)	1,102 (51.3%)	897 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	36 (1.7%)	84.8	315^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		82.3	367^th of 2159 public high schools	83.0%	52	46.7	14.3	45.9	72.1	72.1	46.5	46.5	$17,857	$1,974	$15,883

Frequently Asked Questions about La Quinta High

How many students attend La Quinta High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,041 students attended La Quinta High.

What schools feed into La Quinta High?

La Quinta High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ethan B. Allen Elementary
Elementary : John Marshall Elementary
Elementary : John Murdy Elementary
Elementary : Leo Carrillo Elementary
Elementary : Post Elementary
Elementary : Susan B. Anthony Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Paine Elementary
Middle : Sarah McGarvin Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of La Quinta High?

Students at La Quinta High are 75% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is La Quinta High a good school?

Yes! La Quinta High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 91^st of 2162 California high schools.

What district is La Quinta High in?

Garden Grove Unified

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