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What's the biggest difference between Arroyo Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006633
Arroyo Elementary
11112 Coronel Rd., Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 730-7381 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
27.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
85 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
80.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
78.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.3% | 28.7% | 12.4% | 7.6% |
| Math | 53.6% | 25.2% | 15.0% | 6.2% |
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 | 80.0% | 78.8% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 76.6% |
| 2022-23 | 75.7% | 72.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.5% | 73.2% |
| 2018-19 | 70.2% | 74.7% |
| 2017-18 | 73.1% | 77.2% |
| 2016-17 | 75.6% | 75.4% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Arroyo Elementary
Arroyo Elementary's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Elementary this school | 585 | 14.5% | 78.2% |
| Riviera Elementary Torrance | 611 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
| Alta Vista Elementary Redondo Beach | 547 | 13.5% | 75.9% |
| Francis Hopkinson Elementary Los Alamitos | 642 | 11.7% | 78.3% |
| Mar Vista Elementary Los Angeles | 590 | 14.9% | 80.7% |
| Vallemar Elementary Pacifica | 500 | 15.6% | 58.9% |
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 Arroyo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #302 of 5,151 | #47 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #278 of 5,172 ▲ 80 | #35 of 382 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #273 of 5,172 ▲ 105 | #48 of 382 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,234 of 5,116 | #69 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #1,534 of 5,915 | #110 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.9:1 | #5,225 of 5,352 | #366 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #663 of 5,354 | #51 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #5,333 of 5,625 | #384 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #3,391 of 3,837 | #299 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
585
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 585 | 21 | 27.9:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 20.1 | 28.7:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 18.5 | 29.1:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 21 | 26.8:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 22.5 | 27.2:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 21 | 30.5:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | N/A | N/A | 3% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 33 | 22.3:1 | 2% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 20 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arroyo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (612 to 585); teachers down 7% (22.5 to 21).
About Arroyo Elementary
Arroyo Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Santa Ana, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 585 students. It has 26% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
The district, Tustin Unified, operates 28 schools serving 21,220 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Arroyo Elementary is White, with 44% of students. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, and 14% Asian. In Orange County overall, the White share is about 43%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Arroyo Elementary scores 70%.
Arroyo Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. At Arroyo Elementary, 15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Arroyo Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 71.0%.
Looking at the county, Orange County, median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
Of the public schools around it, Arroyo Elementary is closest to Foothill High, about 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Arroyo Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.2% against a local average of 64.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Arroyo Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 562 (2020-21) to 585 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 26.8:1 to 27.9:1.
The allk12 page for Arroyo Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Tustin Unified
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Tustin HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Orchard HillsElementary · 1,373 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
Other schools in Santa Ana
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- OCSAHigh · 2,346 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
Other Arroyo Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Arroyo Elementary. Arroyo Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Arroyo ElementaryOntario, CA · 493 students
- Arroyo ElementaryPomona, CA · 479 students
- Arroyo ElementarySimi Valley, CA · 264 students
- Arroyo Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Foothill High0.7 mi · 2,126
- Red Hill Elementary0.8 mi · 436
- Panorama Elementary1.0 mi · 408
- Hewes Middle1.1 mi · 929
- Peters Canyon Elementary1.3 mi · 399
- Pioneer Middle1.4 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About Arroyo ElementaryHow large is Arroyo Elementary?
Arroyo Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Arroyo Elementary serve?
Arroyo Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Arroyo Elementary?
Approximately 27.9:1 students per teacher at Arroyo Elementary.
How diverse is Arroyo Elementary?
Arroyo Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Arroyo Elementary public or private?
Arroyo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.