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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001823
Ethan B. Allen Elementary
16200 Bushard St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · (714) 663-6228 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of California public elementary schools
- A+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.
- B-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
24.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
328 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
91.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.0pp since 2014
Math
88.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 71.8% | 19.2% | 5.6% | 3.4% |
| Math | 69.2% | 19.7% | 7.2% | 3.9% |
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 | 91.0% | 88.9% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 88.3% |
| 2022-23 | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2021-22 | 89.5% | 86.9% |
| 2018-19 | 91.0% | 91.2% |
| 2017-18 | 91.7% | 90.3% |
| 2016-17 | 91.0% | 90.5% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+40.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 40 points, placing it in California's top 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 Ethan B. Allen Elementary
Ethan B. Allen Elementary's state test result (89.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan B. Allen Elementary this school | 637 | 51.5% | 89.4% |
| Wedgeworth Elementary Hacienda Heights | 650 | 52.3% | 80.4% |
| Lawton Alternative San Francisco | 600 | 57.8% | 78.2% |
| Ulloa Elementary San Francisco | 520 | 57.3% | 75.1% |
| Hidden Trails Elementary Chino Hills | 569 | 55.9% | 81.2% |
| Pantera Elementary Diamond Bar | 512 | 47.9% | 79.8% |
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 Ethan B. Allen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #23 of 5,151 | #3 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #35 of 5,172 ▲ 13 | #3 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #13 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #2 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,713 of 5,116 | #200 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #1,112 of 5,915 | #80 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,096 of 5,352 | #236 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #3,580 of 5,354 | #278 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #3,847 of 5,625 | #226 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #1,901 of 3,837 | #175 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
637
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 637 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 51% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 50% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 26 | 23.8:1 | 49% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 24 | 26.0:1 | 40% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 30 | 25.3:1 | 38% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 29 | 28.3:1 | 31% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | N/A | N/A | 31% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 23% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 14 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethan B. Allen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (758 to 637); teachers down 13% (30 to 26).
About Ethan B. Allen Elementary
Ethan B. Allen Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, located in Fountain Valley. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 637 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 37% larger than average.
Ethan B. Allen Elementary is run by Garden Grove Unified, whose 64 schools enroll 36,994 students.
A majority of students at Ethan B. Allen Elementary, 78%, are Asian. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% White. Orange County's residents are about 22% Asian, 55 points below the school's share. Ethan B. Allen Elementary has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Ethan B. Allen Elementary is 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 24.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 51% of students, or 328, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Ethan B. Allen Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ethan B. Allen Elementary is 40.0 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
The closest public school to Ethan B. Allen Elementary is John Marshall Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Ethan B. Allen Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Ethan B. Allen Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 625 in 2020-21 and 637 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 26.0:1 to 24.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
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- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
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- John Marshall Elementary0.3 mi · 323
- Vista View Middle0.4 mi · 724
- Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary0.8 mi · 530
- Leo Carrillo Elementary0.9 mi · 508
- Sarah McGarvin Intermediate0.9 mi · 717
- La Quinta High1.0 mi · 2,041
Frequently asked questions
About Ethan B. Allen ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ethan B. Allen Elementary?
Ethan B. Allen Elementary enrolls approximately 637 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ethan B. Allen Elementary serve?
Ethan B. Allen Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ethan B. Allen Elementary?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Ethan B. Allen Elementary.
How diverse is Ethan B. Allen Elementary?
Ethan B. Allen Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 10% Hispanic, 78% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Ethan B. Allen Elementary?
Ethan B. Allen Elementary is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.