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Alumni: what's one memory from Canyon Rim Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE UNIFIED·NCES 062865007196
Canyon Rim Elementary
1090 The Highlands Dr., Anaheim, CA 92808 · (714) 532-7027 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- 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
27.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
158 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 59% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
72.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
65.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.5% | 32.7% | 17.1% | 10.7% |
| Math | 36.4% | 29.2% | 22.7% | 11.7% |
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 | 72.2% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 62.1% |
| 2022-23 | 71.2% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.8% | 57.8% |
| 2018-19 | 75.4% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.2% | 63.1% |
| 2016-17 | 65.5% | 60.6% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Canyon Rim Elementary
Canyon Rim Elementary's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Rim Elementary this school | 509 | 31.0% | 67.0% |
| Twin Oaks Elementary Rocklin | 506 | 34.2% | 52.9% |
| Oka (Isojiro) Elementary Huntington Beach | 504 | 34.1% | 79.0% |
| Vista Elementary Simi Valley | 567 | 33.3% | 73.8% |
| North Davis Elementary Davis | 552 | 27.2% | 69.7% |
| Gold Ridge Elementary Folsom | 496 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
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 Canyon Rim Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #790 of 5,151 | #125 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #805 of 5,172 ▲ 126 | #126 of 382 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #642 of 5,172 ▲ 166 | #101 of 382 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,490 of 5,116 | #93 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,322 of 5,915 | #171 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.0:1 | #5,111 of 5,352 | #345 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #659 of 5,354 | #49 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #4,718 of 5,625 | #297 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #1,018 of 3,837 | #105 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
509
-78 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 509 | 18.9 | 27.0:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 18.5 | 27.7:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 19.6 | 27.9:1 | 30% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 22 | 26.7:1 | 19% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 24 | 27.8:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 26 | 26.3:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | N/A | N/A | 7% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 31 | 22.5:1 | 2% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Rim Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (667 to 509); teachers down 21% (24 to 18.9).
About Canyon Rim Elementary
Canyon Rim Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Anaheim, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 509 students.
Across its 40 schools, Orange Unified enrolls 23,790 students. Canyon Rim Elementary is one of those schools.
About 44% of students at Canyon Rim Elementary are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 21% Asian, and 11% multiracial. Among Orange County residents, the White share is about 43%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.0:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 158 students, or 31%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Canyon Rim Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Canyon Rim Elementary is +5.6 points: 67.0% actual, 61.4% predicted.
In the wider Orange County area, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Canyon Rim Elementary shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Running Springs Academy, is about 1.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Canyon Rim Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Canyon Rim Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 78 students from 2020-21 to 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 Orange Unified
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Villa Park HighHigh · 2,023 students
- El Modena HighHigh · 1,795 students
- Orange HighHigh · 1,728 students
- El Rancho CharterMiddle · 1,144 students
- McPherson MagnetElementary · 863 students
Other schools in Anaheim
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
Other Canyon Rim Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Canyon Rim Elementary. Canyon Rim Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Canyon Rim ElementaryMESA, AZ · 905 students
Nearby schools
- Running Springs Academy1.4 mi · 643
- Anaheim Hills Elementary1.5 mi · 476
- El Rancho Charter1.7 mi · 1,144
- Woodsboro Elementary2.4 mi · 512
- California Republic Leadership Academy Yorba Linda2.6 mi · 60
- Canyon High2.6 mi · 2,183
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Rim ElementaryHow many students attend Canyon Rim Elementary?
Canyon Rim Elementary enrolls approximately 509 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Canyon Rim Elementary serve?
Canyon Rim Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Canyon Rim Elementary?
Approximately 27.0:1 students per teacher at Canyon Rim Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Canyon Rim Elementary?
Student demographics at Canyon Rim Elementary are roughly 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 21% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Rim Elementary?
Canyon Rim Elementary is overseen by Orange Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.