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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450014114
Eastwood Elementary
99 Meander, Irvine, CA 92620 · (949) 936-8100 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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
25.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
101 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 | 143 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 96% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
52%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
70.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.1pp since 2017
Math
68.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2017
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.1% | 26.0% | 12.4% | 17.5% |
| Math | 42.9% | 25.7% | 19.9% | 11.5% |
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 | 70.1% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 70.9% |
| 2022-23 | 72.6% | 70.4% |
| 2021-22 | 74.1% | 74.2% |
| 2018-19 | 67.8% | 70.2% |
| 2017-18 | 71.2% | 70.6% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Eastwood Elementary
Eastwood Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Elementary this school | 647 | 15.6% | 69.8% |
| Dingeman Elementary San Diego | 689 | 17.9% | 85.8% |
| Santiago Hills Elementary Irvine | 548 | 12.4% | 86.5% |
| Mangini Ranch Elementary Folsom | 598 | 14.2% | 80.2% |
| Canyon View Elementary Irvine | 764 | 12.3% | 79.6% |
| Foster City Elementary Foster City | 624 | 12.0% | 75.9% |
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 Eastwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #656 of 5,151 | #102 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #662 of 5,172 ▼ 102 | #102 of 382 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #745 of 5,172 ▼ 19 | #118 of 382 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #608 of 5,116 | #33 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #1,044 of 5,915 | #71 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,816 of 5,352 | #296 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #2,595 of 5,354 | #210 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #5,288 of 5,625 | #380 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.0% | #52 of 1,139 | #7 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
+207 (+47%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 25.9:1
% White
16%
was 18%
% Hispanic
7%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
66%
was 65%
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 | 647 | 25 | 25.9:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 24 | 27.7:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 24 | 26.0:1 | 14% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 12% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (440 to 647); teachers up 47% (17 to 25).
About Eastwood Elementary
Eastwood Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Irvine, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 647 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 39% bigger than that.
Eastwood Elementary is one of 44 schools in Irvine Unified, which enrolls 37,948 students in total.
At Eastwood Elementary, Asian students make up 66% of the student body. Next come 16% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Asian. Eastwood Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 25 full-time equivalents, or about 25.9 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 25.9:1 here. About 16% of students, or 101, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
allk12 grades Eastwood Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, Eastwood Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 69.8% actual against a predicted 70.4%.
Among Orange County residents, the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eastwood Elementary is one of 649 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Santiago Hills Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Eastwood Elementary is behind the 76.4% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Eastwood Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
In 2017-18 the school reported 440 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 647. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
Discussions about Eastwood Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Eastwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Eastwood Elementary. Eastwood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Eastwood ElementaryWestminster, CA · 542 students
- Eastwood ElementaryLa Mirada, CA · 351 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolPemberville, OH · 685 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 642 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElkhart, IN · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Santiago Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 548
- Canyon View Elementary0.8 mi · 764
- Stonegate Elementary0.8 mi · 1,037
- Sierra Vista Middle1.1 mi · 1,282
- Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy1.1 mi · 455
- Woodbury Elementary1.3 mi · 1,095
Frequently asked questions
About Eastwood ElementaryHow many students attend Eastwood Elementary?
Eastwood Elementary enrolls approximately 647 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Eastwood Elementary serve?
Eastwood Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Eastwood Elementary have?
Eastwood Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastwood Elementary?
At Eastwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 66% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastwood Elementary?
Eastwood 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.