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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 062343003563
Dr. Jonas E. Salk
1411 South Gilbert St., Anaheim, CA 92804 · (714) 527-5143 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
471 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
54.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.3pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.5% | 31.8% | 24.4% | 21.3% |
| Math | 20.3% | 24.9% | 27.7% | 27.1% |
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 | 54.3% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 42.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.7% | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 38.3% |
| 2018-19 | 51.8% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.2% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.6% | 41.3% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Dr. Jonas E. Salk
Dr. Jonas E. Salk's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jonas E. Salk this school | 627 | 75.1% | 46.8% |
| Barton (Clara) Elementary Anaheim | 588 | 78.4% | 29.4% |
| Searles Elementary Union City | 712 | 71.2% | 29.4% |
| Tarpey Elementary Clovis | 643 | 77.1% | 38.5% |
| Franklin Elementary Merced | 602 | 81.6% | 34.4% |
| Grovecenter Elementary West Covina | 595 | 78.3% | 51.1% |
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 Dr. Jonas E. Salk ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,939 of 5,151 | #225 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,904 of 5,172 ▲ 127 | #219 of 382 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,730 of 5,172 ▲ 514 | #203 of 382 ▲ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #619 of 5,116 | #31 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #1,171 of 5,915 | #84 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,440 of 5,352 | #59 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #2,645 of 5,354 | #215 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #2,607 of 5,625 | #147 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #1,385 of 3,837 | #128 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
627
-98 (-14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 627 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 75% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 79% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 81% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 31 | 23.4:1 | 83% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 31 | 25.4:1 | 85% (670) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 31 | 26.4:1 | 90% (735) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | N/A | N/A | 81% (707) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 62% (579) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 39 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Jonas E. Salk.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (788 to 627); teachers down 3% (31 to 30).
About Dr. Jonas E. Salk
Dr. Jonas E. Salk is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Anaheim, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 627 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The 9 schools in Magnolia Elementary enroll 4,765 students altogether, Dr. Jonas E. Salk among them.
The largest group at Dr. Jonas E. Salk is Hispanic students, at 67%. Other groups include 18% Asian, 8% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dr. Jonas E. Salk scores 52%.
The school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Dr. Jonas E. Salk, 75% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.
Dr. Jonas E. Salk is 11.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.8% versus 35.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Orange County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Dr. Jonas E. Salk among them.
Measured in a straight line, Magnolia High is about 0.4 miles from Dr. Jonas E. Salk. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Dr. Jonas E. Salk is ahead of the 36.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 98 students, from 725 to 627. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.9:1) than in 2020-21 (23.4:1).
On allk12, people connected to Dr. Jonas E. Salk can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Magnolia Elementary
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- Mattie Lou MaxwellElementary · 577 students
- Walt DisneyElementary · 560 students
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership AcademyElementary · 521 students
- Juliette Low School of the ArtsElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Anaheim
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia High0.4 mi · 1,608
- Esther L. Walter0.5 mi · 442
- Anaheim Elementary Online Academy1.0 mi · 142
- Dale Junior High1.0 mi · 1,002
- Walt Disney1.0 mi · 560
- Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy1.0 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Jonas E. SalkHow large is Dr. Jonas E. Salk?
Dr. Jonas E. Salk enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dr. Jonas E. Salk serve?
Dr. Jonas E. Salk serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Jonas E. Salk?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Dr. Jonas E. Salk.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Jonas E. Salk?
At Dr. Jonas E. Salk, the student body is approximately 8% White, 67% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dr. Jonas E. Salk in?
Dr. Jonas E. Salk is part of Magnolia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.