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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED·NCES 062259007301
Francis Hopkinson Elementary
12582 Kensington Rd., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · (562) 799-4500 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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
25.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
75 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
77.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
74.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.1% | 30.6% | 15.2% | 7.1% |
| Math | 40.7% | 34.0% | 20.5% | 4.7% |
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 | 77.8% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 78.5% |
| 2022-23 | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2021-22 | 87.0% | 86.4% |
| 2018-19 | 88.8% | 95.4% |
| 2017-18 | 87.2% | 88.6% |
| 2016-17 | 85.8% | 90.3% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 90.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Francis Hopkinson Elementary
Francis Hopkinson Elementary's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Hopkinson Elementary this school | 642 | 11.7% | 78.3% |
| Charter School of Morgan Hill Morgan Hill | 654 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Arroyo Elementary Santa Ana | 585 | 14.5% | 78.2% |
| Richmond Street Elementary El Segundo | 597 | 10.1% | 76.9% |
| Crocker/Riverside Elementary Sacramento | 631 | 14.7% | 78.9% |
| Alta Vista Elementary Redondo Beach | 547 | 13.5% | 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 Francis Hopkinson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #298 of 5,151 | #45 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #424 of 5,172 ▼ 140 | #65 of 382 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #369 of 5,172 ▼ 193 | #62 of 382 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.4pp | #117 of 5,116 | #4 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #1,085 of 5,915 | #76 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,730 of 5,352 | #283 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #836 of 5,354 | #73 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.7% | #5,426 of 5,625 | #396 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #2,832 of 3,837 | #256 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
642
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 642 | 25 | 25.7:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 24 | 25.3:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 25 | 25.5:1 | 11% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 12% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 27 | 26.0:1 | 7% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 3% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 7% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 25 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis Hopkinson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (705 to 642); teachers down 7% (27 to 25).
About Francis Hopkinson Elementary
Francis Hopkinson Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Los Alamitos, California. The school reports 642 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
The district for Francis Hopkinson Elementary is Los Alamitos Unified, with 9 schools and 8,702 students.
The most common group at Francis Hopkinson Elementary is White students, at 45%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 12% Asian. County-wide, about 43% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Francis Hopkinson Elementary counts 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 25.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 12% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Francis Hopkinson 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.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Francis Hopkinson Elementary is 72.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The school nearest to Francis Hopkinson Elementary is Jack L. Weaver Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Francis Hopkinson Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Francis Hopkinson Elementary was 638 in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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
Other schools in Los Alamitos Unified
- Los Alamitos HighHigh · 2,915 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleMiddle · 1,018 students
- Oak MiddleMiddle · 998 students
- J. H. McGaugh ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Jack L. Weaver ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Los Alamitos ElementaryElementary · 625 students
Other schools in Los Alamitos
- Los Alamitos HighHigh · 2,915 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleMiddle · 1,018 students
- Oak MiddleMiddle · 998 students
- Jack L. Weaver ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Los Alamitos ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Richard Henry Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
Nearby schools
- Jack L. Weaver Elementary0.7 mi · 640
- Tincher Preparatory0.9 mi · 837
- Rossmoor Elementary1.0 mi · 540
- Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science1.0 mi · 552
- Richard Henry Lee Elementary1.1 mi · 603
- Kettering Elementary1.2 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Francis Hopkinson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Francis Hopkinson Elementary?
Francis Hopkinson Elementary enrolls approximately 642 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Francis Hopkinson Elementary serve?
Francis Hopkinson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Francis Hopkinson Elementary?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at Francis Hopkinson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Francis Hopkinson Elementary?
Student demographics at Francis Hopkinson Elementary are roughly 45% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Francis Hopkinson Elementary in?
Francis Hopkinson Elementary is part of Los Alamitos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.