Thurston Middle School

Laguna Beach, CA 92651-2240

Phone: (949) 497-7785
Fax: (949) 467-7798
District: Laguna Beach Unified

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6-8 • 780 students

Laguna Beach's Thurston Middle School serves grades 6-8 in the Laguna Beach Unified district. It is among the few public middle schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Thurston Middle School is a public school in the Laguna Beach Unified school district located in Laguna Beach, CA. The principal of Thurston Middle School is Jennifer Salberg. As of 2015, the students are 80% White, non-Hispanic; 9.9% Hispanic; 4.6% Asian; 2.3% Multiracial; 1.7% Black, non-Hispanic; 0.6% Native American or Native Alaskan; 0.4% Filipino; and 0.3% Pacific Islander. 7.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 4.5% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 80% — —
Hispanic 9.9% — —
Asian 4.6% — —
Multiracial 2.3% — —
Black, non-Hispanic 1.7% — —
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.6% — —
Filipino 0.4% — —
Pacific Islander 0.3% — —

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 7.9% — —
English learners 4.5% — —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Whispering Winds Apartments Apartment Complex San Clemente CA 12.1 mi
2 Copper Canyon Neighborhood/Subdivision Murrieta CA 30 mi
3 The Ranchos Neighborhood/Subdivision Murrieta CA 30.8 mi
4 Amberwalk Townhomes Neighborhood/Subdivision Murrieta CA 32 mi
5 Montecito village apartments Apartment Complex Oceanside CA 35.1 mi
6 St. Cloud Condominium/Townhouse Oceanside CA 35.2 mi
7 Mira Costa Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Oceanside CA 36.1 mi
8 Palisades Pointe Neighborhood/Subdivision Carlsbad CA 37.5 mi
9 Redhawk Neighborhood/Subdivision Temecula CA 39 mi
10 Shadowridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Vista CA 39.8 mi
11 Windsor at Aviara Apartment Complex Carlsbad CA 41.2 mi
12 La Costa Neighborhood/Subdivision Carlsbad CA 42.3 mi
13 Hollyglen Neighborhood/Subdivision Hawthorne CA 42.6 mi
14 Rancho Carrillo Neighborhood/Subdivision Carlsbad CA 42.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Downtown San Clemente CA 12.1 mi
2 West Side murrieta CA 31.3 mi
3 Downtown Oceanside Oceanside CA 33.1 mi
4 Murrieta Murrieta CA 34.8 mi
5 Carlsbad Carlsbad CA 36.1 mi
6 Murrieta, California Murrieta CA 37.3 mi
7 Temecula, California Temecula CA 38.1 mi
8 Lake Rancho Viejo Fallbrook CA 38.5 mi
9 Encinitas Encinitas CA 44.7 mi
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