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Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

Q: Is Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle a good school?

Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle ranks 300 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 1,018 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-ranked Los Alamitos Unified school district, consistently performing in the top 10% of California middle schools.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English and Math are strong and significantly outpace state averages, though they are notably lower than those at its district peer, Oak Middle, which is less than a mile away. McAuliffe excels in supporting specific student groups, with exceptional statewide rankings for its African American and Hispanic students, demonstrating highly effective, targeted programs. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which, while better than the state average, is nearly double the rate at Oak Middle.

An interesting finding is that McAuliffe achieves its strong results with moderate per-student spending, outperforming several nearby schools in other districts that spend significantly more, such as Fedde Middle and Orangeview Junior High. While the school's overall statewide ranking has slightly declined over the past decade, it remains a high-performing institution within a top-tier district, with particular strengths in educational equity and efficient use of resources.

1,018

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,031

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4112 Cerritos Ave.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2521

(714) 816-3320

District: Los Alamitos Unified

Students who attend Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle usually attend:

High:

Los Alamitos High

Feeder schools for Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle:

Elementary:	J. H. McGaugh Elementary
	Los Alamitos Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.1%

Hispanic:

33.7%

Asian:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg68%

California avg41%

300^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	88.6	300 of 2761	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	243 of 2783	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	186 of 2781	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	229 of 2740	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	129 of 2715	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	108 of 2480	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	97 of 2508	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.8	75 of 2497	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	94 of 2477	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.1	65 of 2379	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	91.3	58 of 2259	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	92.0	53 of 2236	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	92.0	65 of 2179	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.9	19 of 2063	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	96.3	14 of 2005	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	96.8	17 of 1999	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	94.9	40 of 1804	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	95.4	38 of 1777	97.9%	★★★★★
2004	96.5	30 of 1769	98.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	1 of 627	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	21 of 643	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	163 of 739	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	67 of 743	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	128 of 715	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	60 of 733	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	45 of 745	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	33 of 700	95.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.4	215 of 1531	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	283 of 1491	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	105 of 1369	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	318 of 2533	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	271 of 2551	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	184 of 2531	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	287 of 2509	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	112 of 2380	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	107 of 2262	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	128 of 2395	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	94 of 2388	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	59 of 2374	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	73 of 2359	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	81 of 2213	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	64 of 2072	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	305 of 2542	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	151 of 2579	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	170 of 2531	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	182 of 2458	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	133 of 2369	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	146 of 2230	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	287 of 2534	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	206 of 2552	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	183 of 2538	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	155 of 2527	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	139 of 2407	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	104 of 2273	95.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	85 of 194	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	56 of 192	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	26 of 197	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	49 of 193	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	226 of 726	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	235 of 701	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	168 of 677	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	206 of 665	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.3	18 of 554	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	29 of 462	93.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	224 of 1566	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	102 of 1552	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	69 of 1531	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	419 of 1520	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	315 of 1537	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	191 of 1543	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	291 of 1555	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	130 of 1602	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	109 of 1496	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2024)100th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)56th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science55%+22 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		91.4	243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	54.9	54.9	71.1	71.8	66.6	69.9	61.4	56.1	55.6	57.7	$15,031	$526	$14,505
Oak Middle	Public	6-8	10821 Oak St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4740	998	38	26.2	14.5%	396 (39.7%)	16 (1.6%)	270 (27.1%)	212 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	96 (9.6%)	95.3	144^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		96.2	116^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	28	67.5	67.5	79.9	79.3	83.5	80.8	69.4	63.4	62.8	65.2	$13,782	$517	$13,265
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%		83.6	408^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	84	45.6	45.6		65.5	61.0	63.3		46.4	50.4	48.4	$16,045	$668	$15,377
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		34.9	1632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	41.4%	204	11.1	11.1		36.8	33.6	35.1		29.6	24.3	26.9	$22,788	$2,284	$20,504
Helen Keller Middle	Public	6-8	7020 East Brittain St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8851	515	21	24.3	40.8%	56 (10.9%)	19 (3.7%)	400 (77.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	82.2	437^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		83.2	414^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.1%	23	39.9	39.9	67.0	71.2	68.6	68.8	52.6	51.5	49.0	51.2	$17,234	$3,501	$13,733
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$19,739	$1,988	$17,751
Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	54.6	1046^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.1%		52.8	1079^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	33	29.9	29.9		55.2	46.4	50.7		42.5	26.5	34.3	$19,527	$969	$18,558
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916
Orangeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3715 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4205	612	29	20.9	88.9%	51 (8.3%)	23 (3.8%)	444 (72.5%)	57 (9.3%)	12 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	17 (2.8%)	30.2	1825^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.9%		25.1	2030^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.1%	205	22.4	22.4		41.9	34.1	37.8		24.2	13.2	18.4	$21,961	$2,145	$19,816
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Public	7-8	12345 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6466	632	27	23.4	41.6%	186 (29.4%)	3 (0.5%)	188 (29.7%)	198 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.9%)	96	116^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.1	121^st of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	5	60.9	60.9		82.8	78.4	80.7		67.2	75.7	71.3	$18,964	$2,670	$16,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle?

Students at Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle are 36% White, 34% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle attend?

Students who attend Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle usually go on to attend Los Alamitos High

Is Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle a good school?

Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle ranks 300^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle in?

Los Alamitos Unified

How many students attend Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,018 students attended Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle.

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