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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS ELEMENTARY·NCES 061044001166
A. E. Arnold Elementary
9281 Denni St., Cypress, CA 90630 · (714) 220-6965 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
297 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.5pp since 2014
Math
57.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.9% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 16.9% |
| Math | 31.9% | 25.8% | 26.4% | 15.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.2% | 59.4% |
| 2021-22 | 64.1% | 61.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.6% | 63.4% |
| 2017-18 | 62.9% | 62.9% |
| 2016-17 | 65.7% | 64.5% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. E. Arnold Elementary
A. E. Arnold Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. E. Arnold Elementary this school | 560 | 53.0% | 57.9% |
| Fairmont Elementary El Cerrito | 537 | 53.1% | 51.4% |
| Silverwood Elementary Concord | 530 | 53.2% | 46.2% |
| Buena Terra Elementary Buena Park | 627 | 56.0% | 76.0% |
| George B. Miller Elementary La Palma | 502 | 54.4% | 61.9% |
| Castro Valley Elementary Castro Valley | 502 | 55.0% | 58.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. E. Arnold Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,224 of 5,151 | #163 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #1,163 of 5,172 ▲ 17 | #159 of 382 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,583 of 5,172 ▼ 395 | #192 of 382 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #482 of 5,116 | #24 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #1,755 of 5,915 | #128 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #3,999 of 5,352 | #228 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #464 of 5,354 | #29 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #3,789 of 5,625 | #222 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #963 of 3,837 | #95 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
560
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 27.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 560 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 53% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 23 | 25.9:1 | 50% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 24 | 26.5:1 | 46% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 21 | 27.9:1 | 33% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 29 | 25.5:1 | 40% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 27 | 27.0:1 | 36% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | N/A | N/A | 33% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 30 | 21.9:1 | 23% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 24 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. E. Arnold Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (740 to 560); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About A. E. Arnold Elementary
In Cypress, California, part of Orange County, A. E. Arnold Elementary is an elementary school. The school enrolls 560 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
A. E. Arnold Elementary belongs to Cypress Elementary, a district of 6 schools and 3,268 students.
At A. E. Arnold Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 38%. The school is also 29% Asian, 22% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. A. E. Arnold Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 24.4:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 53%. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
After adjusting for student poverty, A. E. Arnold Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.9%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The closest public school, Lexington Junior High, is about 0.2 miles from A. E. Arnold Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, A. E. Arnold Elementary is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A. E. Arnold Elementary's enrollment declined from 586 in 2020-21 to 560 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 27.9:1 to 24.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for A. E. Arnold Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cypress Elementary
- Margaret Landell ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Frank Vessels ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Juliet Morris ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Clara J. King ElementaryElementary · 431 students
- Steve Luther ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Cypress
- Cypress HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Oxford AcademyHigh · 1,315 students
- Lexington Junior HighMiddle · 1,188 students
- Margaret Landell ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Frank Vessels ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Juliet Morris ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Junior High0.2 mi · 1,188
- Margaret Landell Elementary0.4 mi · 662
- Hawaiian Elementary0.7 mi · 298
- Oxford Academy0.8 mi · 1,315
- Clara J. King Elementary0.8 mi · 431
- Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary0.9 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About A. E. Arnold ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at A. E. Arnold Elementary?
A. E. Arnold Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does A. E. Arnold Elementary serve?
A. E. Arnold Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does A. E. Arnold Elementary have?
A. E. Arnold Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A. E. Arnold Elementary?
At A. E. Arnold Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Black, 29% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is A. E. Arnold Elementary in?
A. E. Arnold Elementary is part of Cypress Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.