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Los Alamitos Unified School District, California

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Los Alamitos Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 8,931 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Los Alamitos Unified School District is a school district in California (Orange County). During the 2024 school year, 8,931 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Los Alamitos Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Matt Bragman20242028
Farnaz Pardasani20242028
Chris Forehan20202028
Diana D. Hill20222026
Marlys Davidson20182026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,443,000 $1,362 8%
Local: $72,594,000 $7,949 49%
State: $62,370,000 $6,829 42%
Total: $147,407,000 $16,140
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $166,903,000 $18,274
Total Current Expenditures: $126,803,000 $13,884
Instructional Expenditures: $85,886,000 $9,403 51%
Student and Staff Support: $10,251,000 $1,122 6%
Administration: $15,353,000 $1,681 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $15,313,000 $1,676 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,411,000 $3,220
Construction: $29,094,000 $3,185
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,183,000 $239
Interest on Debt: $6,332,000 $693


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 75-79 40-59 40-44 70-79 56
2018-2019 74 88 45-49 64 >=50 79 75
2017-2018 74 89 50-54 64 >=50 78 75
2016-2017 73 87 40-44 63 >=50 77 74
2015-2016 71 87 50-54 60 >=50 74 73
2014-2015 65 81 40-44 53 <50 65-69 67
2013-2014 81 90-94 60-69 75-79 PS 75-79 83
2012-2013 86 94 70-74 80 >=80 90-94 87
2011-2012 84 94 65-69 77 >=80 85-89 85
2010-2011 82 92 65-69 73 >=50 85-89 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 82 85-89 60-79 75-79 80-89 82
2018-2019 83 91 65-69 78 >=50 85 85
2017-2018 81 91 65-69 74 >=50 84 83
2016-2017 81 90 65-69 74 >=50 84 83
2015-2016 80 89 70-74 71 >=50 81 81
2014-2015 74 85 55-59 64 >=50 75-79 75
2013-2014 77 85-89 50-59 70-74 PS 75-79 79
2012-2013 83 89 65-69 76 60-79 85-89 86
2011-2012 86 92 70-74 79 >=80 85-89 87
2010-2011 85 90 75-79 79 40-59 90-94 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 97 >=95 >=90 >=95 PS >=90 97
2018-2019 98 >=95 >=80 >=95 >=90 97
2017-2018 98 >=95 >=80 >=95 PS >=90 98
2016-2017 98 >=95 >=80 >=95 PS >=90 98
2015-2016 98 >=95 >=90 >=95 PS >=90 98
2014-2015 98 >=95 >=80 >=95 PS >=80 98
2013-2014 98 >=95 >=80 90-94 PS >=80 >=99
2012-2013 97 >=95 >=80 >=95 PS >=80 97
2011-2012 95 >=95 >=80 90-94 PS >=80 96
2010-2011 95 >=95 >=90 90-94 PS >=80 95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,931 0.0
2022-2023 8,934 -2.2
2021-2022 9,133 -2.0
2020-2021 9,317 -4.1
2019-2020 9,697 -0.3
2018-2019 9,730 -1.1
2017-2018 9,833 -0.7
2016-2017 9,904 -0.4
2015-2016 9,948 0.3
2014-2015 9,914 -0.1
2013-2014 9,922 0.1
2012-2013 9,912 2.0
2011-2012 9,714 0.8
2010-2011 9,640 0.6
2009-2010 9,582 1.1
2008-2009 9,475 1.1
2007-2008 9,372 1.4
2006-2007 9,240 1.2
2005-2006 9,125 0.3
2004-2005 9,100 -0.9
2003-2004 9,184 1.1
2002-2003 9,087 1.3
2001-2002 8,973 2.6
2000-2001 8,736 -0.6
1999-2000 8,792 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Los Alamitos Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 17.0 12.1
Black 2.5 4.9
Hispanic 29.7 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.4
Two or More Races 11.7 5.8
White 38.5 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Los Alamitos Unified School District had 353.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 25.29.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 36.01
Elementary: 196.16
Secondary: 121.03
Total: 353.20

Los Alamitos Unified School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 15.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 27.19
School Administrators: 15.75
School Administrative Support: 31.69
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 162.17
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.25
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.55
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 9.30
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 40.10
Other Support Services: 163.36


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Los Alamitos Unified School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Francis Hopkinson Elementary636KG-5
Jack L. Weaver Elementary634KG-5
J. H. Mcgaugh Elementary727KG-5
Los Alamitos Elementary646KG-5
Los Alamitos High3,0059-12
Oak Middle1,0226-8
Richard Henry Lee Elementary615KG-5
Rossmoor Elementary550KG-5
Sharon Christa Mcauliffe Middle1,0646-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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