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Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4112 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · (714) 816-3320 · Part of Los Alamitos Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
1,018
Students per teacher
26:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Los Alamitos kids: Los Alamitos High

On the path

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

K–5Los Alamitos Elementary625 students
6–8Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleYou are here
9–12Los Alamitos High2,915 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4112 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6329
Grade 7355
Grade 8334
Enrollment over time
1,100’20
1,061’21
1,004’22
1,064’23
1,018’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Hispanic 34%Asian 14%Two or more races 13%Black 2%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 Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle 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.