# Laguna Beach Unified

Laguna Beach Unified is a unified district in Orange County, California. Reading proficiency is 77.5%, -1.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 72.1%, +2.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/laguna-beach-unified |
| County | Orange |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 2,279 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Average spending per student | $34,914 |
| Low-Income Students | 422 (18.4%) |
| English Learners | 55 (2.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 79.0% | 1,245 |
| 2024 | 78.7% | 1,202 |
| 2025 | 77.5% | 1,233 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 69.3% | 1,259 |
| 2024 | 70.5% | 1,196 |
| 2025 | 72.1% | 1,227 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 65.4% | 82.5% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | 80.5% |
| 2025 | 65.1% | 80.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 53.8% | 73.3% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | 74.1% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | 76.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.9% | 80.1% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | 79.5% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | 78.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.4% | 70.3% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | 70.7% |
| 2025 | 59.1% | 72.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dee Perry | Board Clerk | N/A | 2018 | 2026 |
| Howard Hills | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| James Kelly Ph.D. | Board Member | N/A | 2018 | 2026 |
| Sheri Morgan | Board President | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Top of the World Elementary | Laguna Beach | 79.9% | 80.6% | 80.3% | -3.1 | -0.6 |
| 2 | Thurston Middle | Laguna Beach | 76.7% | 74.7% | 75.7% | +1.7 | +5.1 |
| 3 | El Morro Elementary | Laguna Beach | 75.8% | 67.8% | 71.8% | -2.1 | -6.7 |
| 4 | Laguna Beach High | Laguna Beach | 79.3% | 59.5% | 69.4% | -5.0 | +9.7 |