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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061803002224
Agnes L. Smith Elementary
770 17th St., Huntington Beach, CA 92648 · (714) 536-1469 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
248 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
71.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
66.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.2% | 26.9% | 19.7% | 9.2% |
| Math | 40.4% | 25.9% | 23.9% | 9.8% |
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 | 71.1% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 65.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.8% | 64.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.7% | 61.5% |
| 2018-19 | 74.6% | 68.7% |
| 2017-18 | 73.5% | 70.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.7% | 62.8% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Agnes L. Smith Elementary
Agnes L. Smith Elementary's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes L. Smith Elementary this school | 591 | 42.0% | 68.2% |
| Harbour View Elementary Huntington Beach | 677 | 41.2% | 60.0% |
| Twin Rivers Charter Yuba City | 519 | 39.5% | N/A |
| Vinewood Elementary Lodi | 543 | 47.1% | 66.0% |
| Carlton Hills Elementary Santee | 601 | 47.9% | 59.0% |
| Pershing Elementary Orangevale | 494 | 44.5% | 61.7% |
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 Agnes L. Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #736 of 5,151 | #118 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #764 of 5,172 ▲ 28 | #116 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #696 of 5,172 ▲ 55 | #112 of 382 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,456 of 5,116 | #87 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #1,478 of 5,915 | #107 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,735 of 5,352 | #284 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #1,192 of 5,354 | #107 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #4,255 of 5,625 | #245 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #785 of 3,837 | #80 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
591
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 591 | 23 | 25.7:1 | 42% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 42% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 25 | 25.4:1 | 29% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 29 | 27.7:1 | 25% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 29 | 29.1:1 | 21% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 863 | N/A | N/A | 19% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 28 | 20.9:1 | 10% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | 26 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Agnes L. Smith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (804 to 591); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About Agnes L. Smith Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Huntington Beach, California, Agnes L. Smith Elementary is part of Huntington Beach City Elementary. It had 591 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 27% higher.
Huntington Beach City Elementary is the local district for Agnes L. Smith Elementary. It runs 8 schools with 4,560 students.
The largest group at Agnes L. Smith Elementary is White students, at 49%. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The diversity index for Agnes L. Smith Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Agnes L. Smith Elementary totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Agnes L. Smith Elementary is about 42%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Among California public elementary schools, Agnes L. Smith Elementary outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.0% at Agnes L. Smith Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.2%.
In Orange County, median household income comes to about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
The closest school to Agnes L. Smith Elementary is Ethel Dwyer Middle, located about 0.1 miles away. Agnes L. Smith Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Agnes L. Smith Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.2% against a local average of 69.6%.
Agnes L. Smith Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 636 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 591 by 2024-25.
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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 Huntington Beach City Elementary
- Ethel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · 884 students
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- Ralph E. Hawes ElementaryElementary · 516 students
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- John R. Peterson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- John H. Eader ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other schools in Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach HighHigh · 2,645 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,049 students
- Marina HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Ocean View HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Ethel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · 884 students
Nearby schools
- Ethel Dwyer Middle0.1 mi · 884
- Huntington Beach High0.4 mi · 2,645
- Kinetic Academy0.9 mi · 361
- Huntington Seacliff Elementary1.2 mi · 495
- John R. Peterson Elementary1.3 mi · 477
- Newland (William T.) Elementary1.8 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Agnes L. Smith ElementaryHow large is Agnes L. Smith Elementary?
Agnes L. Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-05.
Is Agnes L. Smith Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Agnes L. Smith Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Agnes L. Smith Elementary?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at Agnes L. Smith Elementary.
How diverse is Agnes L. Smith Elementary?
Agnes L. Smith Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Agnes L. Smith Elementary?
Agnes L. Smith Elementary is overseen by Huntington Beach City Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.