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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007052
College Park Elementary
3700 Chaparral Ave., Irvine, CA 92606 · (949) 936-5550 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- BBeats 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
26.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
83 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
67.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.0pp 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 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.6% | 25.6% | 15.0% | 12.8% |
| Math | 44.6% | 22.5% | 20.6% | 12.4% |
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% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 70.3% |
| 2022-23 | 69.4% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 61.8% |
| 2018-19 | 73.1% | 64.7% |
| 2017-18 | 72.3% | 67.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.8% | 69.6% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 College Park Elementary
College Park Elementary's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park Elementary this school | 430 | 19.3% | 71.6% |
| Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary Pleasanton | 467 | 16.3% | 69.3% |
| Lakeview Elementary Yorba Linda | 381 | 22.3% | 79.5% |
| Audubon Elementary Foster City | 445 | 20.9% | 68.4% |
| Noddin Elementary San Jose | 500 | 15.2% | 71.5% |
| Central Park Elementary Santa Clara | 419 | 19.8% | 58.1% |
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 College Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #583 of 5,151 | #89 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #730 of 5,172 ▼ 141 | #110 of 382 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #645 of 5,172 ▼ 230 | #102 of 382 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #1,769 of 5,116 | #126 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,289 of 5,915 | #255 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,913 of 5,352 | #309 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #774 of 5,354 | #67 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #5,174 of 5,625 | #362 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.7% | #96 of 3,837 | #12 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
-320 (-43%) vs 2017
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 26.8:1
% White
25%
was 25%
% Hispanic
18%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
46%
was 55%
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 | 430 | 16.4 | 26.2:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 19.2 | 24.8:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 23.2 | 24.5:1 | 19% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 28 | 26.8:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | N/A | N/A | 12% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 26 | 22.2:1 | 4% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 19 | 29.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (750 to 430); teachers down 41% (28 to 16.4).
About College Park Elementary
In Irvine, California, part of Orange County, College Park Elementary is an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 430 students.
College Park Elementary falls under Irvine Unified, which has 44 schools enrolling 37,948 students.
Asian students form the largest group at College Park Elementary, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 22% of Orange County residents are Asian. College Park Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 26.2:1, with 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, College Park Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, College Park Elementary would score about 68.2%. It scores 71.6%, 3.4 points above that figure.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. College Park Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The shortest distance from College Park Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy. The five-mile area around College Park Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 70.0%, lower than College Park Elementary's 71.6%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 750 in 2017-18 and 430 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The Asian share was 55% in 2017-18 and 46% in 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
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Other College Park Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named College Park Elementary. College Park Elementary is the 10th largest of the 12.
- College Park ElementaryCosta Mesa, CA · 473 students
- College Park ElementarySan Mateo, CA · 431 students
- COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 873 students
- College Park ElementaryLadson, SC · 750 students
- College Park Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 58
- Greentree Elementary0.6 mi · 434
- Irvine High0.6 mi · 1,964
- Deerfield Elementary0.8 mi · 615
- Venado Middle0.9 mi · 506
- Arnold O. Beckman High1.0 mi · 2,776
Frequently asked questions
About College Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at College Park Elementary?
College Park Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-06.
Is College Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
College Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does College Park Elementary have?
College Park Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
What is the student diversity at College Park Elementary?
Student demographics at College Park Elementary are roughly 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 46% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees College Park Elementary?
College Park Elementary is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.