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If you could change one rule at Las Positas Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA HABRA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062019002415
Las Positas Elementary
1400 South Schoolwood Dr., La Habra, CA 90631 · (562) 690-2356 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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
24.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
429 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 125 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Las Positas Elementary→Imperial Middle
Based on grade levels within La Habra City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.3pp since 2014
Math
50.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 28.4% | 23.9% | 23.9% |
| Math | 23.6% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 21.7% |
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 | 52.3% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 44.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 49.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 36.3% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 41.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Las Positas Elementary
Las Positas Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Positas Elementary this school | 565 | 75.9% | 48.3% |
| Mineral King Elementary Visalia | 569 | 75.2% | 33.2% |
| Cedargrove Elementary Covina | 569 | 77.3% | 41.0% |
| Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet Granada Hills | 560 | 74.8% | 50.5% |
| Cunningham Elementary Turlock | 597 | 79.4% | 18.4% |
| Orangethorpe Elementary Fullerton | 489 | 77.7% | 29.5% |
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 Las Positas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,838 of 5,151 | #215 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #1,578 of 5,172 ▲ 161 | #198 of 382 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,868 of 5,172 ▲ 430 | #216 of 382 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.6pp | #662 of 5,116 | #36 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,704 of 5,915 | #125 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,144 of 5,352 | #239 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #3,525 of 5,354 | #276 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #2,555 of 5,625 | #143 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #172 of 1,139 | #13 of 55 |
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
565
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 76% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 26 | 22.4:1 | 77% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 76% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 22 | 25.2:1 | 66% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 17 | 26.6:1 | 79% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 19 | 26.5:1 | 79% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | N/A | N/A | 74% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 82% (582) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 23 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Positas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (453 to 565); teachers up 35% (17 to 23).
About Las Positas Elementary
Las Positas Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in La Habra, California, administered by La Habra City Elementary. Enrollment totals 565 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Las Positas Elementary falls under La Habra City Elementary, which has 9 schools enrolling 4,239 students.
Hispanic students are 77% of those enrolled at Las Positas Elementary. The next largest groups are 10% White, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Las Positas Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 24.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Las Positas Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 76%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Among California public elementary schools, Las Positas Elementary outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Las Positas Elementary is 13.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.3%. Predicted: 35.0%.
In Orange County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Las Positas Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
The closest school to Las Positas Elementary is Imperial Middle, located about 0.1 miles away. Las Positas Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Las Positas Elementary ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 48.3% versus a 45.2% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (554) and 2024-25 (565).
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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 La Habra City Elementary
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Arbolita ElementaryElementary · 379 students
Other schools in La Habra
- La Habra HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Sonora HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- El Portal ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Imperial Middle0.1 mi · 495
- Las Lomas Elementary0.6 mi · 345
- Olita Elementary1.1 mi · 425
- El Portal Elementary1.4 mi · 469
- Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate1.5 mi · 687
- Washington Middle1.5 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Las Positas ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Las Positas Elementary?
Las Positas Elementary enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Las Positas Elementary serve?
Las Positas Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Las Positas Elementary have?
Las Positas Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
How diverse is Las Positas Elementary?
Las Positas Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Las Positas Elementary?
Las Positas Elementary is overseen by La Habra City Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.