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If you had an hour of school board time for John H. Eader Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061803002216
John H. Eader Elementary
9291 Banning Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92646 · (714) 962-2451 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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
24.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
116 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
75.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
75.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.4% | 25.4% | 12.7% | 11.4% |
| Math | 42.8% | 32.8% | 14.4% | 10.0% |
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 | 75.9% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 78.4% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 76.4% |
| 2021-22 | 77.6% | 78.2% |
| 2018-19 | 76.8% | 77.6% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 80.3% |
| 2016-17 | 78.2% | 82.0% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 John H. Eader Elementary
John H. Eader Elementary's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Eader Elementary this school | 416 | 27.9% | 76.1% |
| Maidu Elementary Roseville | 450 | 27.3% | 60.2% |
| Wonderland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 435 | 26.7% | 91.1% |
| Cobblestone Elementary Rocklin | 372 | 31.2% | 64.9% |
| Linda Vista Elementary Yorba Linda | 387 | 27.1% | 73.8% |
| S. A. Moffett Elementary Huntington Beach | 410 | 23.7% | 72.3% |
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 John H. Eader Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #384 of 5,151 | #62 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #400 of 5,172 ▼ 111 | #58 of 382 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #452 of 5,172 ▲ 5 | #72 of 382 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,153 of 5,116 | #91 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,482 of 5,915 | #274 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,084 of 5,352 | #234 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,458 of 5,354 | #126 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #4,846 of 5,625 | #315 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #974 of 3,837 | #96 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
416
0 (0%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 416 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 28% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 15 | 26.4:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 19 | 28.9:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 21 | 29.1:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | N/A | N/A | 13% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 6% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 24 | 30.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John H. Eader Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (549 to 416); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About John H. Eader Elementary
John H. Eader Elementary serves students in Huntington Beach, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 416 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Across its 8 schools, Huntington Beach City Elementary enrolls 4,560 students. John H. Eader Elementary is one of those schools.
At John H. Eader Elementary, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 14% Asian. Census figures show Orange County is about 43% White. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 17 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 24.5:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
John H. Eader Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
John H. Eader Elementary scores 76.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.2%.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
Nearby, Edison High is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of John H. Eader Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, John H. Eader Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 416 students in 2020-21 and 416 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at John H. Eader Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- Huntington Seacliff ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- John R. Peterson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
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- Huntington Beach HighHigh · 2,645 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,049 students
- Marina HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Ocean View HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Ethel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · 884 students
Nearby schools
- Edison High0.6 mi · 2,049
- Isaac L. Sowers Middle1.4 mi · 771
- Victoria Elementary1.5 mi · 301
- Whittier Elementary1.5 mi · 454
- Ralph E. Hawes Elementary1.7 mi · 516
- John R. Peterson Elementary1.7 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About John H. Eader ElementaryHow large is John H. Eader Elementary?
John H. Eader Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does John H. Eader Elementary serve?
John H. Eader Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does John H. Eader Elementary have?
John H. Eader Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
How diverse is John H. Eader Elementary?
John H. Eader Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees John H. Eader Elementary?
John H. Eader Elementary is overseen by Huntington Beach City Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.