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Los Amigos High School
16566 Newhope St., Fountain Valley, CA, 92708-2403 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Los Amigos High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Orange County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2227 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 84 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 663 students
Grade 10 - 546 students
Grade 11 - 651 students
Grade 12 - 367 students
This School ( CA ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:27 1:20
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( CA ) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 24% 11%
% Hispanic 70% 45%
% Black 1% 7%
% White 5% 33%
Additional Student Information
This School ( CA ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 53% 44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 14% 10%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
( CA ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Garden Grove Unified School District
This School's Agency ( CA ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 67 4
Number of Students Managed 50,087 students 1,785 students
District Total Revenue $392,249,000 $16,194,000
District Expenditure $384,736,000 $16,545,000
District Revenue / Student $7,831 $8,848
District Expenditure / Student $7,681 $8,162
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
School Notes:
  • Los Amigos High School, located in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California, is one of seven high-schools of the Garden Grove Unified School District - recipient of the 2004 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education. Los Amigos High School is located at the southeast corner of Newhope St. and Heil Ave. - one block east of Mile Square Park.
  • Los Amigos is a Title 1 School. Los Amigos' base API for the 2006-2007 school year is 678.
  • Academics: In 2006, 436 Advanced Placement (AP) exams were taken by Los Amigos Students. Of Los Amigos' graduation class of 2006, 23.1% had passed at least one AP exam. AP courses are offered in the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, English Literature & Composition, European History, French, Macroeconomics, Physics, Spanish, Studio Art - Drawing, United States Government & Politics, and United States History. By special arrangement with California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), students enrolled in Los Amigos High School's Calculus course - taught by a CSUF professor - may earn CSUF credits.
  • Student activities: Los Amigos offers many co-curricular and extra-curricular programs for its students, including: Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), ASB/Leadership, Choral Music, Drama, Instrumental Music, Knowledge Bowl, Peer Court, and Visual Arts.
  • Some of the student clubs at Los Amigos include: African-American Club, Anime Club, Art Club, Asian Student Union, European History Club, French Club, Gamers Club, Impact Club, Key Club, Kiwinis, Marine Biology Club, Not-of-this-World Club, Rock-n-Roll Club, Surf Club, and the Zoomiez Club.
  • Athletic programs: Los Amigos athletic teams are known as the Lobos, while the school itself is known as the Den of the Lobos. Los Amigos' athletic teams compete in the Garden Grove League in the following sports:
  • Fall: Boys & Girls Cross-Country, Football, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Boys Water Polo.
  • Winter: Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Soccer, Girls Water Polo, Wrestling.
  • Spring: Baseball, Softball, Boys & Girls Swimming, Boys Tennis, Boys & Girls Track and Field, Boys Volleyball.
  • In the Spring of 2006, the Los Amigos Boys Soccer team won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division IX title. This was the school's second CIF title, having won a Boys Water Polo title in the 1990s.
  • Regional Occupation Program: Los Amigos offers Regional Occupation Program (ROP) courses in the following disciplines: Art of Animation, Automotive Careers, Business Applications, Computer Aided Drafting, Construction Technology, Dance, General Office Clerk, Restaurant Careers, and Software Specialist.
  • Notable alumni: Pablo Cerda, the fifth and last fire fighter to perish in the Esperanza Fire of October, 2006, graduated from Los Amigos High School.
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About This Zip Code (92708)
School Zip (92708) (CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 54,530 people 33,137,211 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 44% 32%
Population Average Age 38 years old 33.3 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $69,710 $49,006
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.2 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 36 years old 39 years old
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