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Bryant Ranch Elementary
- A+Test 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 128 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.8% | 22.0% | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| Math | 49.1% | 29.2% | 14.4% | 7.2% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 78.4% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 78.3% |
| 2022-23 | 80.3% | 71.9% |
| 2021-22 | 79.8% | 70.3% |
| 2018-19 | 85.0% | 74.5% |
| 2017-18 | 81.7% | 71.6% |
| 2016-17 | 77.7% | 66.2% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Bryant Ranch Elementary
Bryant Ranch Elementary's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Ranch Elementary this school | 505 | 24.0% | 80.9% |
| Gisler (Robert) Elementary Fountain Valley | 470 | 25.5% | 77.0% |
| Lietz Elementary San Jose | 501 | 23.2% | 62.1% |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | 458 | 21.6% | 59.7% |
| Anaheim Hills Elementary Anaheim | 476 | 18.7% | 80.5% |
| Towers Elementary Torrance | 599 | 20.5% | 77.1% |
Where Bryant Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #191 of 5,151 | #26 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #294 of 5,172 ▲ 1 | #39 of 382 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #194 of 5,172 ▼ 112 | #26 of 382 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,664 of 5,116 | #113 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,370 of 5,915 | #178 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,804 of 5,352 | #294 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #511 of 5,354 | #33 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #5,011 of 5,625 | #339 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,890 of 3,837 | #173 of 324 |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 505 | 19.5 | 25.9:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 18 | 28.1:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 17 | 28.8:1 | 24% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 20 | 30.1:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 20 | 29.3:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | N/A | N/A | 5% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 1,005 | 48 | 20.9:1 | 3% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 14 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (602 to 505); teachers down 2% (20 to 19.5).
About Bryant Ranch Elementary
Bryant Ranch Elementary is an elementary school in Yorba Linda, California, according to federal school records. In all, 505 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified oversees Bryant Ranch Elementary and 33 other schools, with 22,665 students in total.
Asian students make up 32% of enrollment at Bryant Ranch Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 28% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 22% of residents are Asian. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Bryant Ranch Elementary are from different groups.
Bryant Ranch Elementary reported 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 25.9:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.6 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 121 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 24% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Bryant Ranch 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 99% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bryant Ranch Elementary does better than predicted by 15.4 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.9%; the prediction is 65.5%.
Looking at the county, Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Bryant Ranch Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, California Republic Leadership Academy Yorba Linda, is the closest to Bryant Ranch Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bryant Ranch Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Bryant Ranch Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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