📍 2100 Park Ave., Laguna Beach, Orange County, 92651
Thurston Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Laguna Beach, Orange County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Vidal. It is part of the Laguna Beach Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Thurston Middle enrolls 537 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 397 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 537 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thurston Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Thurston Middle is one of 4 schools in Laguna Beach Unified, based in Laguna Beach, California. The district serves 2,291 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, Thurston Middle is close to the district average of about 573 students per school.