Fern Drive Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary campus in Fullerton, California, Fern Drive Elementary works with 372 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Fullerton Elementary.

Across the 20 schools in Fullerton Elementary (11,247 students total), Fern Drive Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Fern Drive Elementary shows that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 24% White, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at school resources, Fern Drive Elementary lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fern Drive Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Fern Drive Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sunny Hills High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fern Drive Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fern Drive Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 53.5%.

Fern Drive Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 33%: 553 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 46% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 29.1:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.