Overview of Thurston Middle:Thurston Middle is a public school situated in Laguna Beach, CA, which is in a huge suburb environment. The learner population of Thurston Middle is 748, and the school serves 6-8. At Thurston Middle, 74% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 81% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 27%. The learner-teacher ratio is 20:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 11% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 37 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Thurston Middle: At Thurston Middle, 74% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 81% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Laguna Beach Unified School District, 86% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 79% tested above or at that level for math.

Thurston Middle performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In California, 46% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 38% tested above or at that level for math.