English
Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 469 tested
- Advanced
- 25%
- Proficient
- 31%
- Below the standard
- 44%
56% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.
Public school · Garden Grove Unified · Garden Grove, California
Garden Grove · 7–8 · 453 students (2024–25)
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Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.
Above California in English, well above in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026: 56% and 47% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 50% and 37%.
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).
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Louis Lake Intermediate’s 2025–26 test results, released October 15, 2026, are on this page.
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6.1% of students (30 of 491) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.
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Louis Lake Intermediate scores higher than 75 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 75th percentile, Strong, spring 2026. Evidence ↓
In 2025–26, 13 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 12 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified middle school. 6.1% of students (30 of 491) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓
About as expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored −4 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −1 point, which it calls Average.
In spring 2026, 53% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Louis Lake Intermediate in Garden Grove scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓
By the district’s published 2025 attendance boundaries, Louis Lake Intermediate’s attendance zone is split: 73% of its children are assigned to Rancho Alamitos High and the other 28% to Garden Grove High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.
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Academic achievement
Above California in English; well above it in math.
State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026
In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 47% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.
Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 469 tested
56% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.
Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 469 tested
47% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 53% | 59% |
| Advanced | 22% | 27% |
| Proficient | 31% | 32% |
| Developing level | 22% | 21% |
| Minimal | 25% | 20% |
| Tested | 228 | 241 |
| California | 51% | 49% |
| Difference | +2 | +10 |
California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Math
| Measure | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 37% | 56% |
| Advanced | 21% | 38% |
| Proficient | 16% | 18% |
| Developing level | 26% | 15% |
| Minimal | 37% | 29% |
| Tested | 227 | 242 |
| California | 38% | 36% |
| Difference | −1 | +20 |
California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
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Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 59% to 56% and math from 45% to 47%.
This school
California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested
This school
California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested
Each year is a different group of students.
About as expected, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored −4 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −1 point, which it calls Average.
Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 424 students in English, 423 in math, with scores in both years
Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.
−4 pts
The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.
−1 pts
The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.
Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?
| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 7 and 8 · This school | 25% | 31% | 21% | 23% | 469 |
| English, grades 7 and 8 · California | 19% | 31% | 23% | 27% | 838,600 |
| English, grades 7 and 8 · Garden Grove Unified | 30% | 33% | 18% | 19% | 5,376 |
| Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school | 30% | 17% | 21% | 32% | 469 |
| Math, grades 7 and 8 · California | 21% | 16% | 23% | 40% | 838,896 |
| Math, grades 7 and 8 · Garden Grove Unified | 36% | 18% | 20% | 26% | 5,378 |
Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.
Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.
Chart and table: 2017–2026. Hover, tap or focus a chart and use the arrow keys to see each year.
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.
In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 56% in both 2017 and 2026. In math, it went from 39% in 2017 to 47% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56% 581 tested | 49% 915,271 tested |
| 2018 | 57% 568 tested | 50% 919,277 tested |
| 2019 | 63% 594 tested | 50% 932,985 tested |
| 2022 | 58% 495 tested | 48% 852,094 tested |
| 2023 | 54% 465 tested | 47% 842,173 tested |
| 2024 | 60% 446 tested | 47% 849,026 tested |
| 2025 | 59% 457 tested | 49% 848,364 tested |
| 2026 | 56% 469 tested | 50% 838,600 tested |
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39% 587 tested | 37% 918,964 tested |
| 2018 | 38% 578 tested | 37% 921,089 tested |
| 2019 | 43% 596 tested | 37% 935,223 tested |
| 2022 | 38% 492 tested | 31% 853,132 tested |
| 2023 | 42% 470 tested | 32% 844,737 tested |
| 2024 | 44% 448 tested | 33% 853,781 tested |
| 2025 | 45% 457 tested | 35% 851,806 tested |
| 2026 | 47% 469 tested | 37% 838,896 tested |
California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 4 points below that expected score, and in math 1 point below it.
The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.
Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.
Life at school
13 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.
State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26
That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 6.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.
Context Close to the 12 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified middle school: a pattern across the district.
63 of 488 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
6.1%
of students were suspended at least once (30 of 491). Average California middle school 3.7%.
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Every learner
Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.
Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026
53% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.
Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 13% to 72%; every value is in the table below.
55% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.
Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years
It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 370 of 453. California: 63%.
19teachers, 2024–25
20 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
5%in their first year, 2024–25
80%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22
Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?
| Group and subject | Here | vs Garden Grove Unified | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income · 389 tested | |||
| English | 53% | −457% | +1439% |
| Math | 43% | −447% | +1726% |
| Hispanic or Latino · 257 tested | |||
| English | 46% | −349% | +640% |
| Math | 31% | −233% | +625% |
| Asian · 169 tested | |||
| English | 71% | −1182% | −576% |
| Math | 72% | −880% | +171% |
| English learners · 94 tested | |||
| English | 11% | −314% | +47% |
| Math | 15% | −217% | +87% |
| Students with disabilities · 67 tested | |||
| English | 15% | 015% | +114% |
| Math | 13% | +211% | +49% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Garden Grove Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.
No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 55% |
| Asian | 35% |
| White | 4% |
| Black or African American | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 80% of teaching positions, 15 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 18.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
Next steps
Rancho Alamitos High.
Louis Lake Intermediate’s attendance zone is split: 73% of its children are assigned to Rancho Alamitos High and the other 28% to Garden Grove High. In the district’s boundaries, Louis Lake Intermediate draws from 4 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.
From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map
Assigned
86th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Assigned
68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Assigned
79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Assigned for part of the zone
38th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
34% of the zone’s children
Assigned for part of the zone
58th percentile · Solid · high · 2025
73% of the zone’s children
Assigned for part of the zone
78th percentile · Strong · high · 2025
28% of the zone’s children
Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.
The road from this school ends at Rancho Alamitos High. UC records 31 enrollees from Rancho Alamitos High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 21 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Rancho Alamitos High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 73% of the students who finished high school at Rancho Alamitos High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.
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The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
| Factor | School | Index | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancedaverage of English and math | 27% | 61 | 42% |
| Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math | 51% | 59 | 23% |
| Chronically absent | 13 in 100 | 57 | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 6.1% (30 of 491) | 41 | 5% |
| English learners: top level | 15% | 41 | 5% |
Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 50 | 75 | #623 | California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula |
2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.
| School year | Chronic absence | Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 7 in 100 | 3.7% (23 of 629) |
| 2021–22 | not on file | not on file |
| 2022–23 | not on file | not on file |
| 2023–24 | 15 in 100 | 9.5% (45 of 472) |
| 2024–25 | 15 in 100 | 12.5% (60 of 479) |
| 2025–26 | 13 in 100 | 6.1% (30 of 491) |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 469 | 25% | 56% |
| 2026 · Math | 469 | 30% | 47% |
| 2025 · English | 457 | 22% | 59% |
| 2025 · Math | 457 | 27% | 45% |
| 2024 · English | 446 | 24% | 60% |
| 2024 · Math | 448 | 28% | 44% |
| 2023 · English | 465 | 22% | 54% |
| 2023 · Math | 470 | 26% | 42% |
| 2022 · English | 495 | 26% | 58% |
| 2022 · Math | 492 | 20% | 38% |
| 2019 · English | 594 | 23% | 63% |
| 2019 · Math | 596 | 26% | 43% |
| 2018 · English | 568 | 21% | 57% |
| 2018 · Math | 578 | 20% | 38% |
| 2017 · English | 581 | 19% | 56% |
| 2017 · Math | 587 | 19% | 39% |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 7 · English | 242 | 55% |
| 2025 · Grade 8 · English | 215 | 63% |
| 2025 · Grade 7 · Math | 241 | 41% |
| 2025 · Grade 8 · Math | 216 | 50% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · English | 199 | 66% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · English | 247 | 55% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 201 | 44% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 247 | 44% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · English | 249 | 54% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · English | 216 | 54% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 253 | 42% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 217 | 41% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · English | 211 | 54% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · English | 284 | 61% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 212 | 36% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 280 | 39% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · English | 313 | 66% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · English | 281 | 61% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 314 | 41% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 282 | 44% |
| 2018 · Grade 7 · English | 270 | 59% |
| 2018 · Grade 8 · English | 298 | 55% |
| 2018 · Grade 7 · Math | 278 | 36% |
| 2018 · Grade 8 · Math | 300 | 39% |
| 2017 · Grade 7 · English | 301 | 51% |
| 2017 · Grade 8 · English | 280 | 61% |
| 2017 · Grade 7 · Math | 305 | 37% |
| 2017 · Grade 8 · Math | 282 | 40% |
Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 243 | 13% | 26% | 49% | 12% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Group · English | Tested | Proficient or Advanced | vs district | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income | 389 | 53% | −4 | +14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 46% | −3 | +6 |
| Asian | 169 | 71% | −11 | −5 |
| Group | English | n | CDE category | Math | n | CDE category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | −4 | 424 | Average | −1 | 423 | Average |
| Low-income | −3 | 350 | Average | −4 | 349 | Average |
| Hispanic or Latino | −10 | 234 | Moderate | −18 | 233 | Moderate |
| English learners | −3 | 181 | Average | −5 | 181 | Average |
| English-only students | −12 | 167 | not categorized | −2 | 166 | not categorized |
| Asian | +10 | 147 | Accelerated | +23 | 147 | Exceptional |
| Recently reclassified as fluent in English | +6 | 102 | not categorized | +3 | 102 | not categorized |
| English learners only | −12 | 79 | not categorized | −15 | 79 | not categorized |
| Students with disabilities | −16 | 71 | Moderate | −27 | 71 | Minimal |
| Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only) | −11 | 61 | Moderate | −32 | 61 | Minimal |
| White | −11 | 19 | Moderate | +22 | 19 | Exceptional |
| Homeless | −25 | 12 | Minimal | 0 | 12 | Average |
CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
State model · English−4 pts vs expected
matched students, grades 7 and 8California growth model, English: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.State model · math−1 pts vs expected
matched students, grades 7 and 8California growth model, math: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · −2 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 12.5% (60 of 479) → 2025–26 · 6.1% (30 of 491) · −6.4 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6 in 100 | 12 in 100 | +6 in 100 |
| Male | 7 in 100 | 14 in 100 | +7 in 100 |
| Asian | 3 in 100 | 1 in 100 | −2 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 in 100 | 20 in 100 | +11 in 100 |
| White | 8 in 100 | 6 in 100 | −2 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 17 in 100 | 21 in 100 | +4 in 100 |
| English learners | 12 in 100 | 15 in 100 | +3 in 100 |
| Homeless | 29 in 100 | 14 in 100 | −15 in 100 |
| Low-income | 9 in 100 | 14 in 100 | +5 in 100 |
| All students | 7 in 100 | 13 in 100 | +6 in 100 |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,124 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 453
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 453
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $488,850,024 | 61.46% | 62% |
| Instruction support | $86,054,630 | 10.82% | 11% |
| Student services | $87,620,261 | 11.02% | 11% |
| Administration | $34,026,741 | 4.28% | 4% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $71,680,151 | 9.01% | 9% |
| Other | $27,218,668 | 3.42% | 3% |
| Total | $795,450,475 | 100.00% | 100% |
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,881 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 28% |
| ZIP-area population | 54,534 |
| Median age | 39.4 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92840 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026
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