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What do you wish you knew before starting at Culverdale Elementary?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007053
Culverdale Elementary
2 Paseo Westpark, Irvine, CA 92614 · (949) 936-5600 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- A-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
29.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
225 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 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
75%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
56.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
57.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.5% | 25.4% | 18.0% | 25.1% |
| Math | 32.7% | 25.2% | 19.2% | 23.0% |
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 | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 54.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 46.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.1% | 50.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 52.2% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 44.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Culverdale Elementary
Culverdale Elementary's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culverdale Elementary this school | 558 | 40.3% | 56.4% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 468 | 40.6% | 85.3% |
| Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego | 634 | 37.7% | 72.0% |
| University Park Elementary Irvine | 509 | 35.4% | 58.2% |
| Stone Lake Elementary Elk Grove | 690 | 38.3% | 67.0% |
| Frank Vessels Elementary Cypress | 650 | 37.7% | 65.4% |
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 Culverdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,318 of 5,151 | #175 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,158 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #158 of 382 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #1,549 of 5,172 ▼ 75 | #188 of 382 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,188 of 5,116 | #65 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #1,780 of 5,915 | #131 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.3:1 | #5,299 of 5,352 | #380 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #145 of 5,354 | #1 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #4,323 of 5,625 | #252 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #1,481 of 3,837 | #137 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
558
-135 (-19%) vs 2017
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
29.3:1
was 26.6:1
% White
24%
was 28%
% Hispanic
26%
was 23%
% Black
7%
was 7%
% Asian
34%
was 32%
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 | 558 | 19.1 | 29.3:1 | 40% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 20.9 | 26.9:1 | 45% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 22.9 | 25.1:1 | 44% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 26 | 26.6:1 | 40% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | N/A | N/A | 29% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 26 | 23.4:1 | 10% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 25 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (693 to 558); teachers down 27% (26 to 19.1).
About Culverdale Elementary
Culverdale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Irvine, California. It has an enrollment of 558 students in kindergarten through 6.
Irvine Unified, which runs Culverdale Elementary, has 44 schools and 37,948 students.
The biggest share of students at Culverdale Elementary, 34%, is Asian. Next come 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 22% Asian among all Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
Its staff includes 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 29.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 7.0 students per teacher. Roughly 40% of students at Culverdale Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 15 points.
Culverdale Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Culverdale Elementary is +0.5 points: 56.4% actual, 55.9% predicted.
In the surrounding 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 Culverdale Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Westpark Elementary is the nearest public school to Culverdale Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Culverdale Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 19% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 29.3:1, from 26.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Culverdale ElementaryHow large is Culverdale Elementary?
Culverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Culverdale Elementary serve?
Culverdale Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Culverdale Elementary?
Approximately 29.3:1 students per teacher at Culverdale Elementary.
How diverse is Culverdale Elementary?
Culverdale Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 34% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Culverdale Elementary?
Culverdale 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.