Alamitos Intermediate

Summary:

Alamitos Intermediate is a public middle school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 628. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alamitos Intermediate's students perform better than the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels and end-of-course exams. In 2023-2024, 51.13% of Alamitos Intermediate students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy end-of-course exams, compared to 47.04% statewide, and 38.94% were proficient or better in Mathematics end-of-course exams, compared to 35.54% statewide. The school's performance in CAST Science exams is also above the state average, with 42.02% of students proficient or better in 8th grade Science in 2023-2024, compared to 28.95% statewide. Alamitos Intermediate's female students consistently outperform their male counterparts, and the school's Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top percentiles of California middle schools.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (87.26% in 2022-2023), Alamitos Intermediate's performance is impressive, particularly for this student group. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.5% in 2017-2018 to 19.2% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District, Alamitos Intermediate generally outperforms schools like Louis Lake Intermediate and James Irvine Intermediate, but trails behind Hilton D. Bell Intermediate and Sarah McGarvin Intermediate in several areas.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 12381 Dale St.
       Garden Grove, CA  92841-3219


(714) 663-6101

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
723rd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,155 Help


Students who attend Alamitos Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Rancho Alamitos High

Feeder schools for Alamitos Intermediate:

Elementary:    Bryant Elementary
    Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary
    Louis G. Zeyen Elementary
    Stanford Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  22.9 Help
Number of students:  578

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.8%
Asian:
28.9%
White:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.7% Help


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Compare Details Alamitos Intermediate ranks better than 74% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 10 ranked middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.78. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.8%), Asian (28.9%), White (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alamitos Intermediate is 22.9. 5 middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alamitos Intermediate is $12,155, which is the 4th highest among 10 middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alamitos Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Alamitos Intermediate 723rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Alamitos Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alamitos Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 56.75 645th 1769 63.5%
2005 64.61 537th 1777 69.8%
2006 72.54 420th 1804 76.7%
2007 64.19 601st 1999 69.9%
2008 60.30 699th 2005 65.1%
2009 63.49 676th 2063 67.2%
2010 61.39 754th 2179 65.4%
2011 61.72 764th 2236 65.8%
2012 56.82 897th 2259 60.3%
2013 59.93 899th 2379 62.2%
2015 59.48 870th 2477 64.9%
2016 68.40 689th 2497 72.4%
2017 67.16 732nd 2508 70.8%
2018 66.25 722nd 2480 70.9%
2019 70.83 674th 2715 75.2%
2022 76.22 561st 2740 79.5%
2023 70.88 670th 2802 76.1%
2024 67.78 723rd 2777 74.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 43.22 383rd 665 42.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.18 200th 1364 85.3%
2019 67.82 219th 1442 84.8%
2022 89.51 59th 1540 96.2%
2023 60.73 261st 1529 82.9%
2024 65.94 197th 1477 86.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.67 894th 1538 41.9%
2024 48.51 598th 1550 61.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.40 295th 2230 86.8%
2019 85.11 216th 2369 90.9%
2022 90.55 138th 2458 94.4%
2023 84.85 250th 2549 90.2%
2024 78.48 379th 2575 85.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.79 52nd 321 83.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.98 742nd 2262 67.2%
2019 66.85 686th 2380 71.2%
2022 76.00 513th 2509 79.6%
2023 74.76 522nd 2547 79.5%
2024 72.61 582nd 2546 77.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.45 439th 1369 67.9%
2019 42.51 697th 1491 53.3%
2022 64.33 342nd 1531 77.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.41 81st 193 58.0%
2023 80.93 30th 197 84.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.81 642nd 2273 71.8%
2019 71.40 593rd 2407 75.4%
2022 74.75 539th 2527 78.7%
2023 65.36 708th 2558 72.3%
2024 61.98 776th 2547 69.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.27 323rd 700 53.9%
2019 66.19 291st 745 60.9%
2022 65.02 294th 733 59.9%
2023 62.21 313th 718 56.4%
2024 61.34 334th 741 54.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.29 807th 2072 61.1%
2019 60.94 670th 2213 69.7%
2022 62.41 664th 2359 71.9%
2023 57.67 775th 2391 67.6%
2024 60.07 727th 2383 69.5%
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Rank History for White students at Alamitos Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.10 815th 1496 45.5%
2019 57.46 666th 1602 58.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Alamitos Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 362 8 128 180 6 n/a n/a 0 684
1989 338 11 134 201 7 n/a n/a 0 691
1990 304 15 140 240 4 n/a n/a 0 703
1991 314 10 172 257 3 n/a n/a 0 756
1992 322 9 188 245 4 n/a n/a 0 768
1993 305 14 180 259 4 n/a n/a 0 762
1994 272 14 198 291 5 n/a n/a 0 780
1995 248 21 264 349 0 n/a n/a 0 882
1996 248 21 264 349 0 n/a n/a 0 882
1997 238 15 265 358 2 n/a n/a 0 878
1998 261 10 259 388 2 n/a n/a 0 920
1999 251 16 260 379 1 n/a n/a 0 907
2000 240 11 281 402 2 n/a n/a 0 936
2001 242 16 294 448 4 n/a n/a 0 1004
2002 169 11 270 490 2 n/a n/a 0 942
2003 169 11 270 490 2 n/a n/a 0 942
2004 152 7 263 553 2 n/a n/a 0 977
2005 122 12 276 505 2 n/a n/a 0 917
2006 111 13 269 538 0 n/a n/a 0 931
2007 104 15 248 563 2 n/a n/a 0 932
2008 90 14 270 532 1 n/a n/a 0 907
2009 85 14 265 538 0 10 3 0 915
2010 88 9 245 479 2 8 0 0 831
2011 75 5 267 500 5 8 0 0 860
2012 83 7 264 497 4 11 3 0 869
2013 73 9 273 480 0 9 19 0 863
2014 51 4 253 474 0 10 9 0 801
2015 39 2 241 476 1 9 10 0 778
2016 43 7 258 476 2 8 12 0 806
2017 37 8 253 450 1 10 6 0 765
2018 38 8 226 432 1 7 7 0 719
2019 38 8 220 441 2 8 5 0 722
2020 29 5 252 431 1 8 10 0 736
2021 19 8 249 410 0 4 20 0 710
2022 17 7 234 359 0 4 18 0 639
2023 18 2 209 381 0 5 13 0 628
2024 22 3 167 369 0 6 11 0 578

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alamitos Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 684 29.0 23.5 n/a
1989 691 27.0 25.5 n/a
1990 703 29.0 24.2 n/a
1991 756 30.0 25.2 n/a
1992 768 30.5 25.1 43.9
1993 762 30.0 25.4 50.5
1994 780 32.5 24.0 52.3
1995 882 30.0 29.4 56.7
1996 882 30.0 29.4 56.7
1997 878 37.0 23.7 58.7
1998 920 34.7 26.5 58.8
1999 907 40.0 22.7 59.4
2000 936 33.8 27.7 57.4
2001 1004 37.5 26.8 56.4
2002 942 36.0 26.2 65.1
2003 942 36.0 26.2 65.1
2004 977 37.8 25.8 68.7
2005 917 33.6 27.3 68.3
2006 931 34.0 27.4 68.7
2007 932 32.9 28.3 66.4
2008 907 37.0 24.5 72.7
2009 915 31.8 24.7 74.5
2010 831 29.0 28.5 81.5
2011 860 n/a n/a 75.7
2012 869 28.8 30.1 n/a
2013 863 27.8 30.9 76.4
2014 801 26.5 30.1 81.4
2015 778 29.0 26.8 84.2
2016 806 30.0 26.8 75.6
2017 765 32.1 23.7 73.9
2018 719 26.1 27.4 78.7
2019 722 26.1 27.5 75.2
2020 736 n/a n/a 78
2021 710 29.6 23.9 77.6
2022 639 26.3 24.2 77.2
2023 628 25.1 25.0 87.3
2024 578 25.1 22.9 90.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alamitos Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 684 29.0 23.5 n/a
1989 691 27.0 25.5 n/a
1990 703 29.0 24.2 n/a
1991 756 30.0 25.2 n/a
1992 768 30.5 25.1 43.9
1993 762 30.0 25.4 50.5
1994 780 32.5 24.0 52.3
1995 882 30.0 29.4 56.7
1996 882 30.0 29.4 56.7
1997 878 37.0 23.7 58.7
1998 920 34.7 26.5 58.8
1999 907 40.0 22.7 59.4
2000 936 33.8 27.7 57.4
2001 1004 37.5 26.8 56.4
2002 942 36.0 26.2 65.1
2003 942 36.0 26.2 65.1
2004 977 37.8 25.8 68.7
2005 917 33.6 27.3 68.3
2006 931 34.0 27.4 68.7
2007 932 32.9 28.3 66.4
2008 907 37.0 24.5 72.7
2009 915 31.8 24.7 74.5
2010 831 29.0 28.5 81.5
2011 860 n/a n/a 75.7
2012 869 28.8 30.1 n/a
2013 863 27.8 30.9 76.4
2014 801 26.5 30.1 81.4
2015 778 29.0 26.8 84.2
2016 806 30.0 26.8 75.6
2017 765 32.1 23.7 73.9
2018 719 26.1 27.4 78.7
2019 722 26.1 27.5 75.2
2020 736 n/a n/a 78
2021 710 29.6 23.9 77.6
2022 639 26.3 24.2 77.2
2023 628 25.1 25.0 87.3
2024 578 25.1 22.9 90.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alamitos Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,155

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alamitos Intermediate

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 674th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 670th of 2802 Middle schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alamitos Intermediate)58.454.7
 3.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)63.560.1
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Alamitos Intermediate)47.341.1
 6.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.147.9
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alamitos Intermediate)60.352.1
 8.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)62.959
 3.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Alamitos Intermediate)44.940
 4.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.647.5
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Alamitos Intermediate)39.840
 0.2%
   8th Grade Science (Garden Grove Unified)40.540.9
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students722628
 13%
African American82
 75%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian220209
 5%
Hispanic441381
 13.6%
Pacific Islander85
 37.5%
White3818
 52.6%
Two or More Races513
 160%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.2%87.3%
 12.1%


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Students at Alamitos Intermediate are 64% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 578 students attended Alamitos Intermediate.

Students who attend Alamitos Intermediate usually go on to attend Rancho Alamitos High

Alamitos Intermediate ranks 723rd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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