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Enrollment
714
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 062343003560
Dr. Peter Marshall
2627 Crescent Ave., Anaheim, CA 92801 · (714) 527-8821 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
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 | 147 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
37%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
53.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.2pp since 2014
Math
46.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 28.5% | 22.1% | 24.7% |
| Math | 22.3% | 24.3% | 28.1% | 25.3% |
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 | 53.2% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.1% | 53.7% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 55.3% |
| 2017-18 | 61.3% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 49.9% | 48.8% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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. Peter Marshall
Dr. Peter Marshall's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Peter Marshall this school | 714 | 66.0% | 50.3% |
| Ross (Betsy) Elementary Anaheim | 731 | 66.3% | 24.8% |
| San Jose Street Elementary Mission Hills | 638 | 69.6% | 49.0% |
| Westmont Elementary Anaheim | 622 | 69.5% | 25.6% |
| Riverway Elementary Visalia | 857 | 62.5% | 39.9% |
| Annie R. Mitchell Visalia | 789 | 67.8% | 38.0% |
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. Peter Marshall ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,707 of 5,151 | #209 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,816 of 5,172 ▼ 207 | #216 of 382 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #1,810 of 5,172 ▼ 202 | #211 of 382 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.1pp | #289 of 5,116 | #12 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #691 of 5,915 | #49 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,920 of 5,352 | #76 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #3,604 of 5,354 | #279 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #3,175 of 5,625 | #187 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #1,053 of 1,139 | #51 of 55 |
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
714
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 714 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 66% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 33 | 21.8:1 | 68% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 34 | 21.3:1 | 71% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 32 | 23.2:1 | 73% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 72% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 25 | 27.1:1 | 72% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | N/A | N/A | 63% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 47% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 23 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Peter Marshall.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (707 to 714); teachers up 10% (30 to 33).
About Dr. Peter Marshall
Dr. Peter Marshall is an elementary school located in Anaheim, California, in Orange County. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 714 students. That puts enrollment 54% larger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Magnolia Elementary has 9 schools and 4,765 students, and Dr. Peter Marshall is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 78% of those enrolled at Dr. Peter Marshall. The next largest groups are 10% Asian, 6% White, and 2% Black. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Dr. Peter Marshall are from different groups.
Based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, Dr. Peter Marshall has a ratio of 21.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Dr. Peter Marshall holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Dr. Peter Marshall is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.3% actual against a predicted 40.9%.
The school is in Orange County, where median household income comes to about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Orange County counts 649 public schools with about 430,458 students.
Measured in a straight line, Savanna High is about 0.6 miles from Dr. Peter Marshall. The five-mile area around Dr. Peter Marshall holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 38.0%, lower than Dr. Peter Marshall's 50.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Dr. Peter Marshall as City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 714 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.2:1 in 2020-21 to 21.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Dr. Peter Marshall can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Dr. Jonas E. SalkElementary · 627 students
- Robert M. Pyles STEM AcademyElementary · 601 students
- 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
- Savanna High0.6 mi · 1,466
- Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary0.6 mi · 487
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 521
- Juliette Low School of the Arts0.9 mi · 475
- Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary1.0 mi · 468
- Brookhurst Junior High1.0 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Peter MarshallHow many students attend Dr. Peter Marshall?
Dr. Peter Marshall enrolls approximately 714 students in grades KG-06.
Is Dr. Peter Marshall an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Peter Marshall is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Peter Marshall?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Peter Marshall is approximately 21.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Peter Marshall?
At Dr. Peter Marshall, the student body is approximately 6% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dr. Peter Marshall public or private?
Dr. Peter Marshall is a public K-12 school, overseen by Magnolia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.