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Enrollment
830
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015010995
Hicks Canyon Elementary
3817 Viewpark, Irvine, CA 92602 · (714) 734-1878 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
26.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
311 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 | 186 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (186) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
66%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
73.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
77.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.0% | 21.8% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| Math | 51.9% | 25.2% | 15.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 73.8% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 78.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.1% | 72.2% |
| 2021-22 | 75.5% | 72.3% |
| 2018-19 | 75.5% | 75.3% |
| 2017-18 | 75.4% | 79.6% |
| 2016-17 | 75.4% | 79.3% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 Hicks Canyon Elementary
Hicks Canyon Elementary's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Canyon Elementary this school | 830 | 37.5% | 75.5% |
| Arnold Adreani Elementary Sacramento | 944 | 35.4% | 78.0% |
| Patton Elementary Garden Grove | 904 | 37.4% | 81.4% |
| Edna Batey Elementary Elk Grove | 786 | 40.5% | 70.0% |
| Ericson Elementary San Diego | 650 | 39.7% | 72.9% |
| Monte Vista Elementary La Crescenta | 721 | 32.0% | 87.7% |
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 Hicks Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #409 of 5,151 | #65 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #340 of 5,172 ▼ 46 | #48 of 382 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #547 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #89 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,816 of 5,116 | #206 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #309 of 5,915 | #30 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,069 of 5,352 | #337 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #1,157 of 5,354 | #103 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #4,443 of 5,625 | #263 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #2,464 of 3,837 | #230 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
830
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 830 | 31 | 26.8:1 | 37% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 859 | 32.4 | 26.5:1 | 34% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 32 | 27.0:1 | 23% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 31 | 27.7:1 | 20% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 36 | 26.1:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 936 | 33 | 28.4:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 934 | N/A | N/A | 10% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hicks Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (941 to 830); teachers down 14% (36 to 31).
About Hicks Canyon Elementary
Hicks Canyon Elementary, a large elementary school, is located in Irvine, California. The school serves 830 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Hicks Canyon Elementary reports to Tustin Unified, which has 28 schools and 21,220 students.
At Hicks Canyon Elementary, Asian students make up 51% of the student body. The school is also 21% White, 16% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. That is higher than the 22% Asian share among all Orange County residents. Hicks Canyon Elementary's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 26.8:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 26.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Hicks Canyon Elementary is 37%. The 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 18 points higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Hicks Canyon 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.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hicks Canyon Elementary does better than predicted by 17.9 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.5%; the prediction is 57.6%.
Among Orange County residents, 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%. Besides Hicks Canyon Elementary, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
Myford Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 75.5% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Hicks Canyon Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Hicks Canyon Elementary's enrollment declined from 860 in 2020-21 to 830 in 2024-25.
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
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Nearby schools
- Myford Elementary0.6 mi · 542
- Sierra Vista Middle0.7 mi · 1,282
- Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy0.8 mi · 455
- Arnold O. Beckman High0.9 mi · 2,776
- Santiago Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 548
- Canyon View Elementary1.0 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Hicks Canyon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hicks Canyon Elementary?
Hicks Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 830 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hicks Canyon Elementary serve?
Hicks Canyon Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hicks Canyon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hicks Canyon Elementary is approximately 26.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hicks Canyon Elementary?
Hicks Canyon Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 51% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Hicks Canyon Elementary?
Hicks Canyon Elementary is overseen by Tustin Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.