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Los Amigos High

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Los Amigos High ranks 694 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Los Amigos High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,430 students in Fountain Valley, California, operating as a solid, mid-performing school within the Garden Grove Unified district that demonstrates particular strength in supporting its high-need student population.

Academically, the school presents a mixed profile: it excels in English Language Arts, outperforming both state and district averages, but faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates lag. This creates one of the largest subject gaps among nearby schools. Despite serving a community with very high economic need, Los Amigos maintains a strong 90.7% graduation rate and shows effective support for specific subgroups, with its programs for low-income students and English Learners ranking in the state's top quartiles. The school's performance has been improving, climbing from the 58th to the 68th percentile statewide since the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to its neighbors, Los Amigos High occupies a unique middle ground in a landscape of extremes. It sits between exceptionally high-performing schools like Early College High (99th percentile) and Fountain Valley High (95th percentile) and more challenged schools. A particularly interesting comparison is with La Quinta High, another high-need school in the same district located just 1.6 miles away, which achieves dramatically higher math proficiency, suggesting factors beyond funding and demographics contribute to academic outcomes.

1,430

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,641

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16566 Newhope St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-2403

(714) 663-6288

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Los Amigos High:

Elementary:	Edward Russell Elementary
	Heritage Elementary
	Linton T. Simmons Elementary
	Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
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	Newhope Elementary
Middle:	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

Asian:

12.7%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Garden Grove Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg53%

California avg41%

694^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	64.7	694 of 2162	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	710 of 2159	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	912 of 2170	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	1027 of 2123	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	457 of 1290	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	1103 of 2133	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	787 of 2017	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	722 of 2021	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	760 of 2039	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	847 of 1994	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.4	971 of 2426	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.0	837 of 2354	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.2	971 of 2367	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.1	911 of 2281	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.4	811 of 2238	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.3	622 of 2117	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	60.0	455 of 2063	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	56.1	545 of 1968	72.3%	★★★★☆
2005	58.5	434 of 1901	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	68.9	209 of 1653	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	244 of 585	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	256 of 573	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	269 of 591	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	415 of 581	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	448 of 582	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	367 of 581	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	561 of 1161	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	173 of 555	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	430 of 1117	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	353 of 1052	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	286 of 1085	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	269 of 1064	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	210 of 1044	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	64 of 467	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	180 of 941	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	162 of 938	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	674 of 1906	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	670 of 1915	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	825 of 1915	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	1068 of 1858	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	532 of 1054	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	879 of 1833	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	811 of 1760	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	582 of 1900	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	613 of 1902	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	856 of 1917	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	938 of 1861	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	911 of 1814	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	705 of 1742	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	495 of 2013	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	464 of 2026	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	593 of 2030	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	778 of 1943	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	301 of 1126	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	637 of 1937	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	513 of 1862	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	648 of 1942	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	661 of 1948	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	862 of 1963	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	883 of 1916	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	325 of 1122	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	832 of 1880	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	716 of 1834	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	517 of 1252	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	516 of 1216	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	471 of 1197	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 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 10th Grade	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
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
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
Valley High	Public	9-12	1801 South Greenville St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-6410	1,908	107	17.8	91.4%	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1,848 (96.9%)	40 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	37.9	1312^th of 2162 public high schools	39.3%		21.5	1669^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	357		21.0		20.9	38.5	38.5	20.0	20.0	$23,319	$1,014	$22,305
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
Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	283	17	16.3	93.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2024^th of 2162 public high schools	6.4%		9.8	2084^th of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	60		2.9		2.7	11.6	11.6	2.4	2.4	$29,739	$781	$28,958
Segerstrom High	Public	9-12	2301 West MacArthur Blvd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-5000	2,376	100	23.8	80.6%	18 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	2,206 (92.8%)	123 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.5%)	67	657^th of 2162 public high schools	69.6%		67.8	600^th of 2159 public high schools	72.2%	57		34.6		34.6	61.7	61.7	31.5	31.5	$21,981	$973	$21,008
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
Vista Meridian Global Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 S. Bristol St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	260	11	24.7	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	252 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)	5.7			5.2	23.6	23.6	0.0	0.0	$19,895	$490	$19,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Amigos High

What is the racial makeup of Los Amigos High?

Students at Los Amigos High are 83% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Los Amigos High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,430 students attended Los Amigos High.

What schools feed into Los Amigos High?

Los Amigos High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edward Russell Elementary
Elementary : Heritage Elementary
Elementary : Linton T. Simmons Elementary
Elementary : Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
Elementary : Newhope Elementary
Middle : Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate

What district is Los Amigos High in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is Los Amigos High a good school?

Los Amigos High ranks 694^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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