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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fair Oaks Ranch Community administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULPHUR SPRINGS UNION·NCES 063822010536
Fair Oaks Ranch Community
26933 North Silverbell Ln., Santa Clarita, CA 91387 · (661) 299-1790 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- C+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
27.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
474 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 160 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (134).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
54.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
46.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 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 down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 27.5% | 21.8% | 23.6% |
| Math | 22.0% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 27.3% |
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 | 54.6% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 45.3% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 44.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 51.2% |
| 2017-18 | 63.6% | 52.1% |
| 2016-17 | 62.8% | 51.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Fair Oaks Ranch Community
Fair Oaks Ranch Community's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks Ranch Community this school | 866 | 54.7% | 49.3% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary Riverside | 864 | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| Tournament Hills Elementary Beaumont | 805 | 58.4% | 50.6% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Riverside | 1,033 | 53.5% | 51.3% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary Murrieta | 818 | 61.7% | 44.1% |
| Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) Bradbury | 848 | 57.9% | 40.5% |
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 Fair Oaks Ranch Community ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,760 of 5,151 | #396 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,810 of 5,172 ▲ 3 | #430 of 1,129 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,709 of 5,172 ▲ 127 | #383 of 1,129 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,922 of 5,116 | #722 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #224 of 5,915 | #34 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,135 of 5,352 | #1,153 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #844 of 5,354 | #138 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #3,701 of 5,625 | #969 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #2,609 of 3,837 | #727 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
866
-82 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 958
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 27.1:1
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 | 866 | 32 | 27.1:1 | 55% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 861 | 31 | 27.8:1 | 40% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 892 | 33 | 27.0:1 | 48% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 948 | 35 | 27.1:1 | 37% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 970 | 36 | 26.9:1 | 40% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 36 | 26.5:1 | 40% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | N/A | N/A | 32% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fair Oaks Ranch Community.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (970 to 866); teachers down 11% (36 to 32).
About Fair Oaks Ranch Community
Santa Clarita, California, is home to Fair Oaks Ranch Community, a high-enrollment elementary school. It had 866 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Sulphur Springs Union oversees Fair Oaks Ranch Community and 8 other schools, with 5,157 students in total.
Hispanic students make up 50% of enrollment at Fair Oaks Ranch Community, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 17% White, 16% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 8% Black. That is in line with Los Angeles County, where about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Fair Oaks Ranch Community reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 27.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.8 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 474 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Fair Oaks Ranch Community 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 59% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 47.5% for a school in California with Fair Oaks Ranch Community's free or reduced-price lunch share. Fair Oaks Ranch Community posts 49.3%.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Fair Oaks Ranch Community, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Golden Oak Community sits about 0.9 miles from Fair Oaks Ranch Community. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fair Oaks Ranch Community ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Fair Oaks Ranch Community the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 866, from 948 in 2020-21.
People who know Fair Oaks Ranch Community can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Sulphur Springs Union
- Pinetree Community ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Sulphur Springs Community ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Mitchell Community ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Golden Oak CommunityElementary · 533 students
- Valley View Community ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Canyon Springs Community ElementaryElementary · 496 students
Other schools in Santa Clarita
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Rio Norte Junior HighMiddle · 1,138 students
- La Mesa Junior HighMiddle · 1,017 students
- Golden Oak CommunityElementary · 533 students
- Academy of the CanyonsHigh · 385 students
- Learning Post Academy (Alternative)High · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Oak Community0.9 mi · 533
- Sulphur Springs Community Elementary1.6 mi · 586
- Canyon Springs Community Elementary1.6 mi · 496
- Valley View Community Elementary1.6 mi · 526
- Leona H. Cox Community Elementary1.8 mi · 459
- Sierra Vista Junior High1.8 mi · 946
Frequently asked questions
About Fair Oaks Ranch CommunityWhat is the total enrollment at Fair Oaks Ranch Community?
Fair Oaks Ranch Community enrolls approximately 866 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Fair Oaks Ranch Community serve?
Fair Oaks Ranch Community serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fair Oaks Ranch Community?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fair Oaks Ranch Community is approximately 27.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fair Oaks Ranch Community?
At Fair Oaks Ranch Community, the student body is approximately 17% White, 50% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Fair Oaks Ranch Community?
Fair Oaks Ranch Community is overseen by Sulphur Springs Union in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.