Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE UNIFIED·NCES 062865004437
Linda Vista Elementary
1200 North Cannon St., Orange, CA 92869 · (714) 997-6201 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
23.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
122 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 43% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
60.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
50.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 37.8% | 26.3% | 13.5% |
| Math | 19.9% | 30.8% | 31.4% | 17.9% |
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 | 60.3% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 67.5% | 55.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 57.7% |
| 2018-19 | 66.1% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 66.4% | 57.8% |
| 2016-17 | 59.9% | 54.7% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Linda Vista Elementary
Linda Vista Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Vista Elementary this school | 289 | 42.2% | 56.6% |
| Ellwood Elementary Goleta | 303 | 43.6% | 49.7% |
| Hollywood Beach Elementary Oxnard | 289 | 39.1% | 49.6% |
| Hope Elementary Santa Barbara | 279 | 42.3% | 62.3% |
| Laurel Elementary Oakley | 342 | 41.2% | 33.3% |
| Valley Charter Elementary North Hills | 295 | 37.3% | N/A |
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 Linda Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,299 of 5,151 | #170 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,546 of 5,172 ▼ 296 | #195 of 382 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #1,304 of 5,172 ▼ 171 | #169 of 382 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.4pp | #157 of 5,116 | #8 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #4,853 of 5,915 | #379 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,339 of 5,352 | #175 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #1,322 of 5,354 | #114 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #4,245 of 5,625 | #243 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #371 of 3,837 | #43 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
289
-109 (-27%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 289 | 12.3 | 23.5:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 12.6 | 24.8:1 | 42% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 12.5 | 25.9:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 16 | 24.9:1 | 27% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 19 | 22.8:1 | 24% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 18 | 26.5:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | N/A | N/A | 14% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 5% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 18 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linda Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (433 to 289); teachers down 35% (19 to 12.3).
About Linda Vista Elementary
Linda Vista Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Orange, California. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 289 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Orange Unified operates 40 schools. Combined enrollment is 23,790 students.
No group is above 50% at Linda Vista Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 31% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Classroom staffing at Linda Vista Elementary totals 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Linda Vista Elementary is about 42%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.
Linda Vista Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Linda Vista Elementary are 1.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.6% actual, 54.8% predicted).
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Linda Vista Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Santiago Charter Middle, is the closest to Linda Vista Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Linda Vista Elementary is ahead of the 45.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Linda Vista Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 289, from 398 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 23.5 students per teacher, compared with 24.9 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at Linda Vista Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Linda Vista Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Linda Vista Elementary. Linda Vista Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Linda Vista ElementarySan Jose, CA · 437 students
- Linda Vista ElementaryYorba Linda, CA · 387 students
- Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CA · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Santiago Charter Middle0.9 mi · 1,137
- Villa Park Elementary1.1 mi · 604
- Orange County Classical Academy1.3 mi · 740
- Esplanade Elementary1.3 mi · 288
- Villa Park High1.3 mi · 2,023
- Cerro Villa Middle1.5 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Linda Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Linda Vista Elementary?
Linda Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-06.
Is Linda Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Linda Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Linda Vista Elementary have?
Linda Vista Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Linda Vista Elementary?
At Linda Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Linda Vista Elementary?
Linda Vista Elementary is overseen by Orange Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.