Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle
Middle SchoolSchool overview
Dashboard indicators
Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.6% |
| Met Standard | 29.2% |
| Below Standard | 36.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 10.4 points below the Los Alamitos Unified district average of 45.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 35.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 35.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.
Key metrics
Grade trajectory
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 322 | 38.8% | 32.3% | 71.1% |
| 7th | 340 | 34.7% | 37.1% | 71.8% |
| 8th | 317 | 28.1% | 38.5% | 66.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 321 | 39.3% | 22.1% | 61.4% |
| 7th | 342 | 28.9% | 27.2% | 56.1% |
| 8th | 320 | 37.8% | 17.8% | 55.6% |
K-12 Feeder PathEstimate
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Nearby schools
Nearby Elementary Schools
22 within ~3 mi · avg 58.2
Nearby High Schools
6 within ~3 mi · avg 70.2
Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score