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Does Cypress Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001094
Cypress Elementary
351 West Cypress Ave., Covina, CA 91723 · (626) 974-4300 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- AThree-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
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
441 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 131 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
45.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 28.4% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| Math | 12.6% | 24.1% | 31.1% | 32.2% |
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 | 45.1% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.7% | 35.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 24.7% |
| 2018-19 | 53.9% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 55.5% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 33.5% | 25.3% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Cypress Elementary
Cypress Elementary's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Elementary this school | 558 | 79.0% | 39.8% |
| Cedargrove Elementary Covina | 569 | 77.3% | 41.0% |
| Rio Rosales Oxnard | 557 | 77.0% | 29.7% |
| Leontine Gracey Elementary Merced | 509 | 81.7% | 25.2% |
| Schafer Park Elementary Hayward | 606 | 77.4% | 33.0% |
| Barranca Elementary Covina | 529 | 75.4% | 50.9% |
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 Cypress Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,508 of 5,151 | #612 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,575 of 5,172 ▼ 11 | #651 of 1,129 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #2,438 of 5,172 ▲ 179 | #576 of 1,129 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #570 of 5,116 | #209 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #1,776 of 5,915 | #349 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,915 of 5,352 | #1,106 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #3,747 of 5,354 | #681 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #2,272 of 5,625 | #716 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #1,216 of 3,837 | #440 of 947 |
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
558
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 558 | 21.3 | 26.2:1 | 79% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 23.8 | 22.9:1 | 82% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 23.8 | 23.7:1 | 72% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 27 | 22.7:1 | 79% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 81% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 75% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | N/A | N/A | 59% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 43% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 24 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (714 to 558); teachers down 33% (32 to 21.3).
About Cypress Elementary
Cypress Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Covina, California. The school has 558 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
The 17 schools of Covina-Valley Unified, including Cypress Elementary, enroll 11,028 students.
Of every 100 students at Cypress Elementary, about 81 are Hispanic. Other students are 7% Asian, 5% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
Cypress Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.2:1, with 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 79% at Cypress Elementary. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Cypress 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 66% of California public elementary schools.
Cypress Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.8%, compared with a predicted 33.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Cypress Elementary.
Cypress Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Fairvalley High (Continuation), its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Cypress Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 39.8% versus a 32.5% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 26.2 students per teacher, compared with 22.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Cypress Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covina-Valley Unified
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
Other schools in Covina
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Charter Oak HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
Other Cypress Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cypress Elementary. Cypress Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Cypress ElementaryFontana, CA · 572 students
- Cypress ElementaryTulare, CA · 562 students
- Cypress ElementaryHighland, CA · 517 students
- Cypress ElementaryNewbury Park, CA · 325 students
- Cypress ElementaryRedding, CA · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Fairvalley High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 115
- Covina-Valley Learning Options Academy0.6 mi · 57
- Northview High0.9 mi · 1,247
- Ben Lomond Elementary1.0 mi · 506
- Covina High1.1 mi · 1,056
- Clifford D. Murray Elementary1.1 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress ElementaryHow large is Cypress Elementary?
Cypress Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cypress Elementary serve?
Cypress Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cypress Elementary have?
Cypress Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
How diverse is Cypress Elementary?
Cypress Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 81% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cypress Elementary?
Cypress Elementary is overseen by Covina-Valley Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.