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Los Alamitos High

Public Grades 9-12

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 92% of California high schools

Summary

Los Alamitos High is a 9–12 school in Los Alamitos, California, serving 2,915 students in Los Alamitos Unified. Its most important strength is that proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math and science is well above California’s rates, even though math and science trail the district.

Compared with the ten nearby schools, Los Alamitos ranks fourth in ELA and math and third in science, and its results are above the nearby-school averages in all three: 81% versus 74% in ELA, 58% versus 49% in math, and 56% versus 51% in science. ELA is its strongest result relative to the district: 81% proficient, 4 percentage points above the district and 31 above the state. Math is the clearest gap with the district: 58% proficient, 11 points below it but 20 above the state. Science is 56% proficient, 7 points below the district and 20 above the state.

Scores rose sharply from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: 8 percentage points in ELA, 12 in math and 10 in science. Across 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, however, the math gap with the state widened from 12 to 20 points, while the ELA and science gaps narrowed. SchoolDigger places the school at the 92nd statewide percentile with 5 stars; its Multi-racial Students ranking is at the 60th percentile, 32 points below its overall standing, while its Military Connected Students ranking rose 18 points to the 85th percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 25.0, above the nearby-school average of 23.4. In 2024–2025, 16% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported share among these schools.

2,915

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,753

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3591 Cerritos Ave.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2414

(562) 799-4780

District: Los Alamitos Unified

Feeder schools for Los Alamitos High:

Elementary:	Francis Hopkinson Elementary
	J. H. McGaugh Elementary
	Los Alamitos Elementary
	Richard Henry Lee Elementary
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	Rossmoor Elementary
Middle:	Oak Middle
	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Asian:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California high schools

✓96% 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 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg71%

California avg42%

170^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	91.6	170 of 2135	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	309 of 2162	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	171 of 2159	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	181 of 2170	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	120 of 2123	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	86 of 1290	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	128 of 2133	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	168 of 2017	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	124 of 2021	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	160 of 2039	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	210 of 1994	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	85.9	65 of 2426	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	60 of 2354	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.5	62 of 2367	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	36 of 2281	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	37 of 2238	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	35 of 2117	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.3	29 of 2063	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	31 of 1968	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.3	72 of 1901	96.2%	★★★★★
2004	74.2	129 of 1653	92.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	65 of 492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	46 of 523	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	53 of 517	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	118 of 521	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	112 of 522	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	35 of 592	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	29 of 582	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	35 of 575	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	76.7	144 of 585	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	98 of 573	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	24 of 591	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	65 of 581	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	82 of 582	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	79 of 581	86.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.5	97 of 1161	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	66 of 555	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	28 of 1117	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	35.9	602 of 1052	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	136 of 1864	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	296 of 1906	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	115 of 1915	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	174 of 1915	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	118 of 1858	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	98 of 1054	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	122 of 1833	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	135 of 1760	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	108 of 1880	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	248 of 1900	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	151 of 1902	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	122 of 1917	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	64 of 1861	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	86 of 1814	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	114 of 1742	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	173 of 1997	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	72.8	473 of 2013	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	250 of 2026	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	164 of 2030	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	83 of 1943	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	63 of 1126	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	137 of 1937	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	190 of 1862	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	185 of 1930	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	279 of 1942	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	211 of 1948	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	173 of 1963	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	119 of 1916	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	75 of 1122	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	134 of 1880	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	190 of 1834	89.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	24 of 156	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	61 of 183	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	49 of 190	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	23 of 168	86.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	238 of 588	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	193 of 577	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	194 of 574	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	131 of 541	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	116 of 515	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	107 of 422	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	111 of 366	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	105 of 1235	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.6	193 of 1252	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	158 of 1216	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	72 of 1197	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	201 of 1130	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	403 of 1155	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.4	176 of 1173	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	237 of 1193	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	186 of 1204	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	158 of 1222	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	235 of 1173	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

African American (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+31 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science56%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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 Alamitos High	Public	9-12	3591 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4780	2,915	117	25.0	16.4%	1,159 (39.8%)	103 (3.5%)	877 (30.1%)	475 (16.3%)	2 (0.1%)	22 (0.8%)	266 (9.1%)	91.6	170^th of 2135 public high schools	92.0%		85.2	309^th of 2162 public high schools	85.7%	139		56.7		56.5			80.6	80.6			58.0	58.0	$15,753	$266	$15,487
Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,315	53	24.9	50.0%	65 (4.9%)	10 (0.8%)	230 (17.5%)	960 (73.0%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	99.3	6^th of 2135 public high schools	99.7%		99.3	5^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%	1	93.8	91.8		92.9	99.6	98.5	98.5	98.9	97.7	96.2	96.1	96.7	$16,248	$772	$15,476
Ernest S. McBride Senior High	Public	9-12	7025 East Parkcrest St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-3539	682	29	23.4	40.3%	118 (17.3%)	51 (7.5%)	388 (56.9%)	77 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.9%)	92.4	149^th of 2135 public high schools	93.0%		91.4	176^th of 2162 public high schools	91.9%	27			53.5	53.5			84.1	84.1			49.7	49.7	$19,805	$2,356	$17,449
Artesia High	Public	9-12	12108 East Del Amo Blvd.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7700	1,384	75	18.4	86.3%	26 (1.9%)	73 (5.3%)	1,069 (77.2%)	149 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	53 (3.8%)	54.1	945^th of 2135 public high schools	55.7%		48.5	1068^th of 2162 public high schools	50.6%	123		30.8	8.3	30.0			57.7	57.7			25.5	25.5	$24,409	$1,264	$23,145
Millikan High	Public	9-12	2800 Snowden Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7441	3,408	136	25.1	32.5%	878 (25.8%)	280 (8.2%)	1,705 (50.0%)	280 (8.2%)	6 (0.2%)	16 (0.5%)	239 (7.0%)	66.6	681^st of 2135 public high schools	68.1%		72.4	555^th of 2162 public high schools	74.3%	126			37.3	37.3			54.3	54.3			31.3	31.3	$18,424	$1,783	$16,641
Cypress High	Public	9-12	9801 Valley View St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4144	2,685	100	26.8	60.8%	493 (18.4%)	80 (3.0%)	883 (32.9%)	1,054 (39.3%)	20 (0.7%)	11 (0.4%)	140 (5.2%)	84.4	310^th of 2135 public high schools	85.5%		83.8	340^th of 2162 public high schools	84.3%	30		51.1		51.1			70.5	70.5			48.9	48.9	$16,222	$825	$15,397
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	8281 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4101	1,983	83	23.7	69.5%	274 (13.8%)	74 (3.7%)	893 (45.0%)	622 (31.4%)	11 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	99 (5.0%)	80.6	392^nd of 2135 public high schools	81.6%		80.3	401^st of 2162 public high schools	81.5%	9		47.5	21.4	46.7			75.1	75.1			40.9	40.9	$18,093	$950	$17,143
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Public	9-12	1100 Iroquois Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-7611	552	22	24.7	26.8%	121 (21.9%)	35 (6.3%)	204 (37.0%)	140 (25.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.9%)	99.1	10^th of 2135 public high schools	99.5%		98.6	25^th of 2162 public high schools	98.8%	15			81.3	81.3			97.6	97.6			78.7	78.7	$17,547	$1,299	$16,248
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	4400 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-1281	2,305	107	21.4	58.4%	186 (8.1%)	442 (19.2%)	1,281 (55.6%)	246 (10.7%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (2.3%)	94 (4.1%)	39.6	1284^th of 2135 public high schools	39.9%		44	1170^th of 2162 public high schools	45.9%	114			17.2	17.2			49.2	49.2			14.2	14.2	$20,767	$2,210	$18,557
Cerritos High	Public	9-12	12500 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7715	1,996	83	23.9	43.1%	138 (6.9%)	112 (5.6%)	596 (29.9%)	1,036 (51.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	102 (5.1%)	83.6	331^st of 2135 public high schools	84.5%		95.2	92^nd of 2162 public high schools	95.7%	239		49.5		49.2			76.7	76.7			43.6	43.6	$22,701	$1,089	$21,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Alamitos High

How many students attend Los Alamitos High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,915 students attended Los Alamitos High.

What district is Los Alamitos High in?

Los Alamitos Unified

Is Los Alamitos High a good school?

Yes. Los Alamitos High ranks in the top 8.0% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Los Alamitos High?

Students at Los Alamitos High are 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools feed into Los Alamitos High?

Los Alamitos High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Francis Hopkinson Elementary
Elementary : J. H. McGaugh Elementary
Elementary : Los Alamitos Elementary
Elementary : Richard Henry Lee Elementary
Elementary : Rossmoor Elementary
Middle : Oak Middle
Middle : Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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