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Alumni: what's one memory from Charles Wagner Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004775
Charles Wagner Elementary
717 East Yorba Linda Blvd., Placentia, CA 92870 · (714) 986-7180 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
122 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 90% larger than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
75.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.6pp since 2014
Math
61.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.8% | 33.8% | 13.4% | 10.9% |
| Math | 32.4% | 29.4% | 26.5% | 11.8% |
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 | 75.6% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 55.3% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 62.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.2% | 58.7% |
| 2018-19 | 72.2% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 76.2% | 71.9% |
| 2016-17 | 68.2% | 65.1% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Charles Wagner Elementary
Charles Wagner Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Wagner Elementary this school | 440 | 27.7% | 63.0% |
| Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Baywood Elementary San Mateo | 489 | 25.8% | 59.3% |
| Brookhaven Elementary Placentia | 482 | 27.4% | 76.4% |
| Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary Temecula | 438 | 22.8% | 60.9% |
| Sutterville Elementary Sacramento | 408 | 30.9% | 61.5% |
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 Charles Wagner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #979 of 5,151 | #142 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #978 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #142 of 382 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #466 of 5,172 ▲ 750 | #77 of 382 ▲ 87 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,409 of 5,116 | #174 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,162 of 5,915 | #243 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,234 of 5,352 | #50 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #678 of 5,354 | #53 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #4,853 of 5,625 | #317 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #3,328 of 3,837 | #295 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
440
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 440 | 21.4 | 20.5:1 | 28% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 24% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 19 | 21.0:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 18 | 25.8:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | N/A | N/A | 19% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 8% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 18 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Wagner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (463 to 440); teachers up 19% (18 to 21.4).
About Charles Wagner Elementary
Charles Wagner Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Placentia, California, administered by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 440 students.
Charles Wagner Elementary is one school in a 34-school district, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, which enrolls 22,665 students.
The most common group at Charles Wagner Elementary is Hispanic students, at 38%. Enrollment also includes 33% White, 20% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Charles Wagner Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Charles Wagner Elementary was 20.5:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
A school with Charles Wagner Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 63.3%. Charles Wagner Elementary scores 63.0%, within a point of that line.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 430,458 students in all.
The next-closest public school is El Dorado High, about 0.2 miles away. Charles Wagner Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Charles Wagner Elementary at 5th of 7.
Charles Wagner Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 10% from its 2020-21 level of 399.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Yorba Linda HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Esperanza HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
Other schools in Placentia
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Golden ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- John O. Tynes ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddleMiddle · 566 students
Nearby schools
- El Dorado High0.2 mi · 1,998
- Brookhaven Elementary0.6 mi · 482
- Morse Elementary0.6 mi · 382
- Rose Drive Elementary0.6 mi · 372
- Golden Elementary0.8 mi · 834
- George Key0.8 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Wagner ElementaryHow many students attend Charles Wagner Elementary?
Charles Wagner Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-06.
Is Charles Wagner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles Wagner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Charles Wagner Elementary have?
Charles Wagner Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles Wagner Elementary?
Student demographics at Charles Wagner Elementary are roughly 33% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Black, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Charles Wagner Elementary in?
Charles Wagner Elementary is part of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.
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