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Laguna Beach, CA
Public School Ratings




Laguna Beach Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Laguna Beach Unified School District details

Laguna Beach Unified School District
550 Blumont St.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

2,456 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Laguna Beach Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.2% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
40%
80%
47%
69%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Elementary School Morro
8681 N. Coast Hwy.
Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
KG-05
Laguna Beach High School
625 Park Ave.
Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
09-12
Thurston Middle School
2100 Park Ave.
Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
06-08
Top Of The World Elementary School
21601 Tree Top Ln.
Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.9% 23.2%
Black 0.7% 5.1%
Hispanic 14.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.1% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 14.9% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,035 $39,383,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,978 $4,859,000 7.1%
Staff $1,050 $2,578,000 3.7%
General Administration $594 $1,459,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,465 $3,598,000 5.2%
Operation $2,520 $6,189,000 9.0%
Transportation $671 $1,647,000 2.4%
Other $1,423 $3,495,000 5.1%
Total Support $9,701 $23,825,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,327 $5,714,000 8.3%
Total Expenditures $28,063 $68,922,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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