Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015008757
Ladera Elementary
2515 Rawlings Way, Tustin, CA 92782 · (714) 730-7505 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
112 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 90 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
73%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
68.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
73.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp 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 74 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.3% | 21.0% | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Math | 46.7% | 26.9% | 17.4% | 9.0% |
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 | 68.3% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 66.5% | 64.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 71.2% |
| 2018-19 | 71.6% | 73.2% |
| 2017-18 | 67.8% | 71.1% |
| 2016-17 | 72.7% | 76.5% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Ladera Elementary
Ladera Elementary's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladera Elementary this school | 345 | 32.5% | 68.2% |
| Greentree Elementary Irvine | 434 | 29.7% | 55.1% |
| Barron Park Elementary Palo Alto | 278 | 29.9% | 62.7% |
| Peters Canyon Elementary Tustin | 399 | 31.3% | 72.0% |
| Highlands Elementary San Mateo | 379 | 27.4% | 58.2% |
| George Hall Elementary San Mateo | 370 | 31.4% | 67.1% |
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 Ladera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #735 of 5,151 | #117 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #466 of 5,172 ▲ 288 | #70 of 382 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #838 of 5,172 ▲ 141 | #131 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #3,311 of 5,116 | #238 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #4,332 of 5,915 | #337 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,020 of 5,352 | #331 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #332 of 5,354 | #17 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #4,661 of 5,625 | #291 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #3,794 of 3,837 | #324 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
345
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 345 | 13 | 26.5:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 12 | 26.0:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 11 | 27.9:1 | 21% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 12 | 27.6:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 12 | 28.9:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 14 | 27.2:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | N/A | N/A | 5% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ladera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (347 to 345); teachers up 8% (12 to 13).
About Ladera Elementary
Ladera Elementary is a small elementary school in Tustin, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 345 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
In Tustin Unified, 28 schools enroll a combined 21,220 students.
The biggest share of students at Ladera Elementary, 34%, is Asian. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 23% White, and 12% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Orange County's population at about 22%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ladera Elementary scores 73%.
The school had 13 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 23 points.
Ladera Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.2% is 7.7 points above the 60.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Orange County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Ladera Elementary among them.
Pioneer Middle is about 0.4 miles from Ladera Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Ladera Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 27.6:1 in 2020-21 and 26.5:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ladera Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other Ladera Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ladera Elementary. Ladera Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ladera Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 804 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Middle0.4 mi · 971
- Peters Canyon Elementary0.7 mi · 399
- Myford Elementary0.8 mi · 542
- Tustin Memorial Elementary0.9 mi · 613
- Tustin Ranch Elementary1.0 mi · 520
- Red Hill Elementary1.1 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Ladera ElementaryHow large is Ladera Elementary?
Ladera Elementary enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ladera Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ladera Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ladera Elementary have?
Ladera Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ladera Elementary?
Student demographics at Ladera Elementary are roughly 23% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 34% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Ladera Elementary public or private?
Ladera 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.