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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS ELEMENTARY·NCES 061044001174
Frank Vessels Elementary
5900 Cathy Ave., Cypress, CA 90630 · (714) 220-6990 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- 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.
- 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
25.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
245 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
68.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
65.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.8% | 21.3% | 17.4% | 14.4% |
| Math | 43.8% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 12.7% |
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 | 68.1% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 63.6% |
| 2022-23 | 65.5% | 65.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 62.1% |
| 2018-19 | 72.5% | 68.8% |
| 2017-18 | 72.9% | 71.1% |
| 2016-17 | 67.6% | 68.1% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Frank Vessels Elementary
Frank Vessels Elementary's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Vessels Elementary this school | 650 | 37.7% | 65.4% |
| Cox (James H.) Elementary Fountain Valley | 607 | 35.7% | 68.2% |
| Myford Elementary Irvine | 542 | 38.2% | 72.0% |
| Doyle Elementary San Diego | 603 | 41.8% | 68.6% |
| Falcon Academy of Science and Technology Brea | 544 | 35.3% | 70.8% |
| University Park Elementary Irvine | 509 | 35.4% | 58.2% |
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 Frank Vessels Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #864 of 5,151 | #130 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #818 of 5,172 ▲ 45 | #128 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #844 of 5,172 ▲ 102 | #132 of 382 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,348 of 5,116 | #169 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #1,018 of 5,915 | #68 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,417 of 5,352 | #258 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #302 of 5,354 | #14 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #4,433 of 5,625 | #261 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #3,210 of 3,837 | #288 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
650
0 (0%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 650 | 26 | 25.0:1 | 38% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 24 | 25.8:1 | 36% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 25.5 | 24.8:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 29 | 22.4:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 28.1 | 24.6:1 | 30% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 26 | 26.2:1 | 30% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | N/A | N/A | 22% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 14% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Vessels Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (691 to 650); teachers down 8% (28.1 to 26).
About Frank Vessels Elementary
Among the schools in Cypress, California, is Frank Vessels Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 650 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 40% above average.
Cypress Elementary runs Frank Vessels Elementary along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,268 students in total.
At Frank Vessels Elementary, Asian students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 22% of Orange County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Frank Vessels Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 25.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Frank Vessels Elementary, which has 26. The school's 25.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 38%. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
On the allk12 Grade, Frank Vessels Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 84% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.5%.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Frank Vessels Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Juliet Morris Elementary, is the closest to Frank Vessels Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Frank Vessels Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (650) to 2024-25 (650). The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 22.4:1 in 2020-21 to 25.0:1 in 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
Other schools in Cypress Elementary
- Margaret Landell ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Juliet Morris ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- A. E. Arnold ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- Clara J. King ElementaryElementary · 431 students
- Steve Luther ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Cypress
- Cypress HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Oxford AcademyHigh · 1,315 students
- Lexington Junior HighMiddle · 1,188 students
- Margaret Landell ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Juliet Morris ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- A. E. Arnold ElementaryElementary · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Juliet Morris Elementary0.5 mi · 562
- Cypress High0.6 mi · 2,685
- Cerritos Elementary0.8 mi · 368
- Oxford Academy1.0 mi · 1,315
- Holder Elementary1.0 mi · 445
- Hansen Elementary1.2 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Vessels ElementaryHow large is Frank Vessels Elementary?
Frank Vessels Elementary enrolls approximately 650 students in grades KG-06.
Is Frank Vessels Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frank Vessels Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Frank Vessels Elementary have?
Frank Vessels Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
How diverse is Frank Vessels Elementary?
Frank Vessels Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 36% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Frank Vessels Elementary in?
Frank Vessels Elementary is part of Cypress Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.