Culverdale Elementary

Culverdale Elementary, a moderately sized elementary campus in Irvine, California, run under Irvine Unified, works with 558 students, covering grades K through 6.

Across the 44 schools in Irvine Unified (37,948 students total), Culverdale Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Culverdale Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 29.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Culverdale Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Culverdale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Culverdale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Westpark Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Culverdale Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Culverdale Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 65.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Culverdale Elementary has contracted 19%, going from 693 students in 2018 to 558 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 29.3:1 in 2025.

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