Imperial Elementary

Imperial Elementary is an intimate elementary campus in Anaheim, California, run under Orange Unified. The school caters to 389 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 40 schools in Orange Unified (23,790 students total), Imperial Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Imperial Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 16% Asian, 13% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Imperial Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.8%, the actual is 53.6%, a residual of -5.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Imperial Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Canyon Hills, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Imperial Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 72.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Imperial Elementary's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 389). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 56% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 28.6:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Imperial Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.