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Alamitos Intermediate · Garden Grove

Alamitos Intermediate: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Alamitos Intermediate is a middle school in Garden Grove. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Alamitos Intermediate in Garden Grove, 50.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 55.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Alamitos Intermediate trails its district average for low-income students by 5.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (36.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (42.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 38.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 503 students tested.

All students at this school: 47% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 47%, district —, state 39%47%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 44%, district 50%, state 32%44% · −3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 34%, district 38%, state 32%34% · −13 vs school
MaleMale: this school 42%, district 55%, state 42%42% · −5 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 53%, district 56%, state 44%53% · +6 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 74%, district 78%, state 72%74% · +28 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 14%, district 21%, state 11%14% · −33 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 18%, district 21%, state 15%18% · −29 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 36%, district 40%, state 22%36% · −10 vs school

7 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 23:124:1
Teaching staff27 teachers
Avg. experience20.5 years
Fully credentialed82%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$72,504 – $141,634
Principal salary$181,381 – $218,095
Superintendent salary$370,605

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $21,832, CA average $14,815$21,832 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,350 per student

$1,350 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,744 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction61%
Instruction support11%
Student services11%
Administration4%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other3%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,737 per pupil
2019$13,697 per pupil
2018$13,564 per pupil
2017$12,765 per pupil
2016$11,487 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic62.6%
District 53.2% · CA 56.1%
Asian29.8%
District 35.5% · CA 10.2%
Other4.5%
District 4.8% · CA 9.0%
White2.4%
District 6.0% · CA 19.9%
Black0.7%
District 0.5% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 86.9% (23pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$84K · CA $85K
Median home value$814K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+24% · CA 35%
ZIP population33,219
Median age41 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 45% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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