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Richard Henry Lee Elementary

Public Grades K-5

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Richard Henry Lee Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 603 students in the high-achieving Los Alamitos Unified school district, consistently ranking in the top 3% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 83% of students proficient in English and Math, significantly outpacing state averages. What truly sets it apart is its exceptional success with all students; for example, it ranks in the 100th percentile statewide for both Hispanic students and students in special education, demonstrating that every child receives an outstanding education. While other local schools like Jack L. Weaver Elementary and Rossmoor Elementary are also highly rated, Richard Henry Lee achieves these remarkable results while spending less per student than its neighbors.

Richard Henry Lee has maintained this elite, 5-star status for over a decade, showing remarkable consistency. Its strength in mathematics is particularly notable, with 4th graders achieving a stunning 96% proficiency. The school's performance is a testament to the strength of the entire Los Alamitos Unified district, where all elementary schools, including Francis Hopkinson Elementary and Los Alamitos Elementary, significantly outperform those in neighboring districts like Long Beach Unified.

603

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,309

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11481 Foster Rd.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-3818

(562) 799-4540

District: Los Alamitos Unified

Students who attend Richard Henry Lee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Middle
High:	Los Alamitos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

32.0%

Asian:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg68%

California avg41%

147^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Los Alamitos Unified

91^st of 1,543Los Alamitos 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	97.0	147 of 5857	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	138 of 5869	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	165 of 5859	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	74 of 5883	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	62 of 5789	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	66 of 5662	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	79 of 5692	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	176 of 5614	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	383 of 5611	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.9	262 of 5530	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	269 of 5390	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	91.9	322 of 5377	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.3	241 of 5314	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	629 of 5193	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	87.2	652 of 5113	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	89.1	554 of 5113	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	87.3	631 of 4818	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	87.2	635 of 4822	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	92.0	394 of 4809	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	135 of 1203	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	28 of 1205	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	263 of 1190	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	177 of 1154	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	3 of 1149	99.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	100.0	4 of 2227	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 2585	100.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	359 of 5597	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	235 of 5612	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	149 of 5609	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	103 of 5635	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	137 of 5492	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	61 of 5413	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	14 of 5107	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	17 of 5107	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	21 of 5087	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	17 of 5084	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	12 of 4963	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	6 of 4830	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	125 of 5460	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	54 of 5517	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	60 of 5363	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	71 of 5264	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	7 of 5173	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	89 of 5084	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	52 of 5628	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	104 of 5643	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	187 of 5638	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	68 of 5663	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	32 of 5510	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	78 of 5431	98.6%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.8	2 of 130	98.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.0	23 of 669	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	108 of 610	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	12 of 445	97.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	7 of 2847	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	20 of 2635	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	121 of 2598	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	90 of 2651	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	91 of 2661	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	34 of 2726	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	79 of 2834	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	64 of 2737	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)98th percentile~ school

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

Multi-racial (2023)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+47 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Science69%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 10, 2011

Lee is an excellent school, with an amazing staff and a supportive family atmosphere. We are so proud to be a part of this school. Close Quote

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	603	23	26.2	19.1%	193 (32.0%)	8 (1.3%)	195 (32.3%)	118 (19.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.9%)	97	147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.3	138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	9	69.3		69.3	75.5	87.1	88.1				83.8	80.9	96.0	75.3				84.1						$14,309	$517	$13,792
Rossmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	3272 Shakespeare Dr.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4520	540	21	25.7	18.0%	209 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	160 (29.6%)	74 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.7%)	93.6	430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		96.5	209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	221	61.8		61.8	67.4	87.4	75.5				76.4	74.7	88.5	69.6				77.1						$15,445	$562	$14,883
Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Public	K-5	11872 Wembley Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4580	640	25	26.0	10.3%	136 (21.3%)	12 (1.9%)	130 (20.3%)	229 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	130 (20.3%)	98.7	28^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.1	14^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	14	71.8		71.8	90.6	91.0	95.2				92.5	93.8	91.0	82.3				88.4						$15,390	$592	$14,798
Francis Hopkinson Elementary	Public	K-5	12582 Kensington Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4500	642	25	25.6	11.7%	292 (45.5%)	6 (0.9%)	176 (27.4%)	75 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.3%)	93.5	442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		96.5	216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	226	57.3		57.3	80.4	69.1	83.5				77.8	81.4	72.2	70.9				74.8						$16,756	$522	$16,234
Tincher Preparatory	Public	K-8	1701 Petaluma Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 493-2636	837	36	23.3	33.0%	233 (27.8%)	51 (6.1%)	324 (38.7%)	127 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.2%)	92.6	506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.7	718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	212	64.6	29.9	48.1	72.1	75.3	86.5	69.5	73.9	64.4	73.8	70.9	67.4	70.8	66.3	45.2	56.3	62.8						$18,779	$3,494	$15,285
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	10862 Bloomfield St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3300	625	26	24.0	31.7%	133 (21.3%)	14 (2.2%)	291 (46.6%)	109 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (11.8%)	87.7	796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89	748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	48	58.8		58.8	63.5	71.3	74.8				70.3	60.4	69.3	60.5				63.3	98.4			98.4		$15,904	$813	$15,091
Newcomb Academy	Public	K-8	3351 Val Verde Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-1250	914	37	24.8	20.1%	283 (31.0%)	56 (6.1%)	339 (37.1%)	110 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	121 (13.2%)	95.6	282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.5	383^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	101	64.2	60.0	62.0	73.3	87.6	80.3	80.8	83.7	81.5	81.3	77.9	82.0	66.7	78.9	67.4	67.7	73.5						$19,906	$3,894	$16,012
Emerson Parkside Academy	Public	K-5	2625 Josie Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2631	356	18	19.9	25.3%	143 (40.2%)	18 (5.1%)	112 (31.5%)	37 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.6%)	84.6	938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		90.5	674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	264	46.7		46.7	67.9	70.2	73.3				70.5	67.9	64.9	50.0				60.7						$22,707	$3,826	$18,881
Cubberley K-8	Public	K-8	3200 Monogram Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-8810	951	39	24.5	26.9%	333 (35.0%)	68 (7.2%)	347 (36.5%)	59 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (14.8%)	86.5	850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.2	803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	47	53.9	47.2	50.0	80.4	61.6	68.5	68.7	73.4	69.8	70.6	79.2	58.8	53.9	57.0	56.1	42.9	57.2	98.1			98.1		$20,034	$3,450	$16,584
Prisk Elementary	Public	K-5	2375 Fanwood Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9601	469	18	26.8	27.3%	128 (27.3%)	30 (6.4%)	189 (40.3%)	49 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.7%)	94.4	371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.9	353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	18	64.7		64.7	74.1	80.3	83.3				79.5	76.5	74.2	67.7				72.3	93.2	94.6	96.0	93.2	97.3	$20,898	$3,617	$17,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Henry Lee Elementary

What schools do graduates of Richard Henry Lee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richard Henry Lee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Middle
High : Los Alamitos High

What is the racial makeup of Richard Henry Lee Elementary?

Students at Richard Henry Lee Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 32% White, 20% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Richard Henry Lee Elementary in?

Los Alamitos Unified

How many students attend Richard Henry Lee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Richard Henry Lee Elementary.

Is Richard Henry Lee Elementary a good school?

Yes! Richard Henry Lee Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 147^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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