Louis Lake Intermediate

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Garden Grove, California

Louis Lake Intermediate in Garden Grove, California enrolled 453 students in 2024-25 with 16.9 full-time teachers, 26.8 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 56-60% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

461 students in 2022-23, 451 students in 2023-24, 453 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 16.9.

Students enrolled at Louis Lake Intermediate by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 451, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-234612023-244512024-25453
Students enrolled at Louis Lake Intermediate by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 451, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-234612023-244512024-25453
Students enrolled at Louis Lake Intermediate by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 451, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-234612023-244512024-25453
Students enrolled at Louis Lake Intermediate by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 451, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-234612023-244512024-25453
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346118.025.6
2023-2445118.224.8
2024-2545316.926.8

26.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 26.8; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 26.8; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 26.8; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 26.8; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 502 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Louis Lake Intermediate enrolled 502 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 76 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 502 of the 502 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions76
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.2% of students were Hispanic, 36.6% Asian, 4.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic55.2%
  2. Asian36.6%
  3. White4.6%
  4. Two or more races2.2%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Louis Lake Intermediate scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256‑60%57%45%
Math, 2022-2342%47% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Garden Grove

8 public middle schools in Garden Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Louis Lake Intermediate is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate63223.429.6%
Alamitos Intermediate58123.671.3%
Leroy L. Doig Intermediate55721.980.4%
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate55123.968.4%
James Irvine Intermediate53222.575.0%
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate48522.667.0%
Izaak Walton Intermediate45821.776.9%
Louis Lake Intermediate45326.868.0%

All public schools in Garden Grove →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Louis Lake Intermediate

  1. Dr. Walter C. Ralston IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 485 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Ball Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 737 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Louis Lake Intermediate with Dr. Walter C. Ralston IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Garden Grove Unified spends per student$20,023 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,023
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaLouis Lake Intermediate is the number 1,002 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,002 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.26.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Louis Lake Intermediate

  1. How many students attend Louis Lake Intermediate?
    453 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 461 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Garden Grove, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Louis Lake Intermediate?
    26.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Louis Lake Intermediate a Title I school?
    Louis Lake Intermediate has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Louis Lake Intermediate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Louis Lake Intermediate scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Louis Lake Intermediate in?
    Garden Grove Unified, NCES district ID 0614880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061488008753 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22