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Los Alamitos High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3591 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · (562) 799-4780 · Part of Los Alamitos Unified School District

Los Alamitos’ School Grade B+ better than 70% of California school districts

Directions
Students
2,915
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Los Alamitos High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Los Alamitos kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Los Alamitos HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3591 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9729
Grade 10710
Grade 11720
Grade 12756
Enrollment over time
3,208’20
3,172’21
3,055’22
3,005’23
2,915’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 30%Asian 16%Two or more races 9%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Los Alamitos High from Los Alamitos families.

Other schools in Los Alamitos Unified School District

The district →
J. H. McGaugh Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seal Beach
B+
721 students23:1
Francis Hopkinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Los Alamitos
642 students26:1
Jack L. Weaver Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Los Alamitos
640 students26:1
Los Alamitos Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Los Alamitos
C−
625 students24:1
Richard Henry Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Los Alamitos
603 students26:1
Rossmoor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Los Alamitos
540 students26:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Los Alamitos’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.