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Best Public Schools in Seal Beach, CA

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Top rankedJ. H. McGaugh Elementary1052^nd of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Summary:

Seal Beach, California, is served by a single public elementary school, J. H. McGaugh Elementary, which educates students from kindergarten through 5th grade within the highly-regarded Los Alamitos Unified School District.

J. H. McGaugh Elementary is a strong school that performs well above California state averages, with particularly low chronic absenteeism and solid proficiency in English and Math. However, when compared to its own top-tier district, the school's scores in English, Math, and especially Science are below the Los Alamitos Unified averages. A notable trend is a dip in 5th-grade math scores, which pulls down its overall math performance.

The school's statewide ranking has gradually declined over the past few years, though it remains in the 82nd percentile. With only one public elementary school in the city, J. H. McGaugh Elementary is the cornerstone of Seal Beach's K-5 education, offering a good option within an exceptional district, with the main challenge being to match the district's very high benchmarks.

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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 (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J. H. McGaugh Elementary	Public	K-5	1698 Bolsa Ave.	Seal Beach	90740	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4560	721	32	22.5	18.0%	352 (48.8%)	12 (1.7%)	194 (26.9%)	59 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	101 (14.0%)	82.4	1052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		87.2	856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	196	42.5	42.5	60.9	67.5	70.3	66.2	61.7	67.2	57.5	62.3	$24,595	$24,340	$255

Cities Near Seal Beach

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Alamitos	1.45 mi	8	48^th
Long Beach	1.69 mi	81	387^th
Westminster	2.65 mi	19	247^th
Huntington Beach	3.14 mi	32	154^th
Garden Grove	3.72 mi	53	233^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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