Thurston Middle School

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Thurston Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

2100 Park Ave, Laguna Beach, CA

Laguna Beach Unified School District

3.9

3.8

586 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Jennifer Salberg

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1

Math Proficiency
65%

Reading Proficiency
76%

Academics

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

76%

Math Proficiency

65%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

16:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

Test Scores

Equity

Student Progress

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

320:1

Student Diversity

Male

54.6%

Female

45.4%

White

73.9%

Hispanic

12.1%

Two or more races

9.3%

Asian or Pacific Islander

4.5%

Black

<1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

4.0 NicheUser

5/11/2016

Thurston offers language classes, music and choir classes, drama, art, yearbook, leadership, STEAM, coding, and computer multimedia as electives.

5.0 NicheUser

5/11/2016

The teachers are knowledgeable and passionate. Thurston follows California State standards and Common Core. There is a fair amount of workload.

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5.0 parent

3/28/2025

Laguna Beach school district provides quality support to its teaching staff. The district support allows teachers to perform at a high level of educating their students. The students at Thurston receive an excellent education with several options of electives to also choose from. The students leave...

5.0 student

6/3/2024

I have had a good experience at Thurston, they have very good teachers, a great principal, and good extracurricular activities. Mrs. Martinez is such an amazing teacher and you won't regret attending this school.

1.0 student

1/24/2024

This community is terrible. I would not suggest this hell to anyone.

1.0 student

11/23/2023

Awful people! Worst schools years of my life! They have a strict no phone policy you can’t even use your phone during lunch or you break.

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Public Schools shown may be Choice Schools

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9th to 12th
Public

A+

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Charter

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California Orange County Laguna Beach 92651

Thurston Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in Laguna Beach, CA and is served by the Laguna Beach Unified School District in California. The school has a total enrollment of 586 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. Academic records show that 65% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 76% are proficient in reading. Thurston Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A and a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10. Discover additional schools in the area, like Laguna Beach High School, Orange County School of the Arts, Aliso Viejo Christian, and more. Learn more about what Laguna Beach has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Thurston Middle School.

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