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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Helen Estock Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006637
Helen Estock Elementary
14741 North B St., Tustin, CA 92780 · (714) 730-7390 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
27.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
427 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
21.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
14.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 15.8% | 19.7% | 59.0% |
| Math | 7.0% | 7.8% | 23.9% | 61.3% |
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 | 21.4% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 14.5% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 12.7% |
| 2021-22 | 14.7% | 11.7% |
| 2018-19 | 25.1% | 19.7% |
| 2017-18 | 29.4% | 18.1% |
| 2016-17 | 22.6% | 13.7% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Helen Estock Elementary
Helen Estock Elementary's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Estock Elementary this school | 456 | 93.6% | 16.0% |
| Cambridge Elementary Concord | 469 | 95.7% | 11.3% |
| Grunsky Elementary Stockton | 456 | 90.1% | 24.8% |
| Balboa Elementary San Diego | 457 | 92.1% | 28.7% |
| Harriette Kirschen Elementary Modesto | 503 | 92.6% | 18.4% |
| Danbrook Elementary Anaheim | 433 | 95.8% | 42.1% |
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 Helen Estock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #4,885 of 5,151 | #375 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #4,761 of 5,172 ▲ 3 | #371 of 382 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,767 of 5,172 ▲ 274 | #372 of 382 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,702 of 5,116 | #118 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #2,957 of 5,915 | #227 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.6:1 | #5,199 of 5,352 | #361 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #3,896 of 5,354 | #302 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #620 of 5,625 | #28 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #1,387 of 3,837 | #129 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
456
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 456 | 16.5 | 27.6:1 | 94% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 18 | 27.1:1 | 91% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 18 | 25.2:1 | 89% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 17 | 27.3:1 | 88% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 19 | 30.2:1 | 81% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 14 | 25.0:1 | 86% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | N/A | N/A | 84% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 60% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 22 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Estock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (573 to 456); teachers down 13% (19 to 16.5).
About Helen Estock Elementary
Helen Estock Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Tustin, California. The school counts 456 students across kindergarten through 5.
Tustin Unified is responsible for 28 schools, Helen Estock Elementary included, with 21,220 students in all.
Hispanic students make up 82% of enrollment at Helen Estock Elementary. The next largest groups are 8% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Black. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Helen Estock Elementary employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 27.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Helen Estock Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 94%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.
allk12 grades Helen Estock Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Helen Estock Elementary is 24.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.0%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The nearest other public school, Columbus Tustin Middle, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Helen Estock Elementary is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 464 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 456.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Tustin Unified
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Tustin HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Orchard HillsElementary · 1,373 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
Other schools in Tustin
- Tustin HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Legacy Magnet AcademyHigh · 964 students
- Columbus Tustin MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Tustin Middle0.4 mi · 583
- Tustin Connect0.9 mi · 268
- Loma Vista Elementary0.9 mi · 433
- Tustin High1.0 mi · 1,627
- Guin Foss Elementary1.0 mi · 395
- Robert Heideman Elementary1.2 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Estock ElementaryHow large is Helen Estock Elementary?
Helen Estock Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-05.
Is Helen Estock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helen Estock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Helen Estock Elementary have?
Helen Estock Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helen Estock Elementary?
At Helen Estock Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Helen Estock Elementary public or private?
Helen Estock Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.