Barton (Clara) Elementary

Located at 1926 Clearbrook Ln., in Anaheim, California, Barton (Clara) Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community that educates 588 students (grades K through 6), part of Anaheim Elementary. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Anaheim Elementary, which oversees 24 schools and 13,964 students, Barton (Clara) Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Barton (Clara) Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Asian, 6% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Barton (Clara) Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 27.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Barton (Clara) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Anaheim Elementary Online Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Barton (Clara) Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barton (Clara) Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.1%.

Barton (Clara) Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 724 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.9:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

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