Thurston Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Students: 524
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 17:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 320:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
2100 Park Avenue
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 497-7785
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
10/10
9/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness6/10
Community Reviews
The teachers are mostly fantastic, but the bullying is horrendous. It's beyond anything at my friends' children's other schools. The school's leaders need to stop protecting and tiptoeing around bullies that beat the you know what out of good kids and destroy their self-esteem with severe harassment
Posted by a parent on 9/5/2025Laguna 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
Posted by a parent on 3/28/2025I 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.
Posted by a student on 6/2/2024This community is terrible. I would not suggest this hell to anyone.
Posted by a student on 1/24/2024Awful 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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Laguna Beach schools - Thurston Middle School is located at 2100 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651. Thurston Middle School is in the Laguna Beach Unified School District. Thurston Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6-8.
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