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What's the one class at Loma Vista Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006642
Loma Vista Elementary
13822 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 730-7528 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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.
- 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
24.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
265 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
57%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
47.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
43.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 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 | 26.1% | 21.7% | 15.9% | 36.3% |
| Math | 23.9% | 20.0% | 19.1% | 37.0% |
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 | 47.8% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 42.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 30.6% |
| 2018-19 | 52.8% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 45.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.5% | 45.3% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Loma Vista Elementary
Loma Vista Elementary's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Vista Elementary this school | 433 | 61.2% | 44.4% |
| Stockard Coffee Elementary Modesto | 461 | 62.9% | 40.1% |
| Guin Foss Elementary Santa Ana | 395 | 61.5% | 56.4% |
| Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 487 | 65.3% | 40.2% |
| James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert | 487 | 63.2% | 55.2% |
| Valle Vista Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 471 | 60.9% | 48.0% |
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 Loma Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #2,116 of 5,151 | #242 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,001 of 5,172 ▲ 32 | #226 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #2,210 of 5,172 ▲ 126 | #237 of 382 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #361 of 5,116 | #15 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #3,249 of 5,915 | #250 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,277 of 5,352 | #247 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #2,116 of 5,354 | #176 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #3,426 of 5,625 | #202 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #2,113 of 3,837 | #200 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
433
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 433 | 17.5 | 24.7:1 | 61% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 17.5 | 26.4:1 | 56% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 18.8 | 26.9:1 | 58% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 19 | 28.1:1 | 52% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 39% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 19% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 22 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (506 to 433); teachers down 7% (18.8 to 17.5).
About Loma Vista Elementary
In Santa Ana, California, part of Orange County, Loma Vista Elementary is an elementary school. The school counted 433 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
The 28 schools in Tustin Unified enroll 21,220 students altogether, Loma Vista Elementary among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Loma Vista Elementary is 60%, a majority. Other students are 23% White, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Its staff includes 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 24.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.4 students per teacher. Roughly 61% of students at Loma Vista Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Loma 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 63% of California public elementary schools.
Loma Vista Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.4%) and its predicted rate (43.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census data for Orange County show 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. The county has 649 public schools and about 430,458 students.
Guin Foss Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Loma Vista Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Loma Vista Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Loma Vista Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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
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Other Loma Vista Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 2 states are named Loma Vista Elementary. Loma Vista Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Loma Vista ElementaryBrentwood, CA · 749 students
- Loma Vista ElementaryMaywood, CA · 498 students
- Loma Vista ElementarySalinas, CA · 445 students
- Loma Vista ElementaryVentura, CA · 396 students
- Loma Vista ElementaryWhittier, CA · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Guin Foss Elementary0.7 mi · 395
- Columbus Tustin Middle0.8 mi · 583
- Helen Estock Elementary0.9 mi · 456
- Hewes Middle1.0 mi · 929
- Barbara Benson Elementary1.1 mi · 313
- La Veta Elementary1.2 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Loma Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Loma Vista Elementary?
Loma Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
Is Loma Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loma Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Loma Vista Elementary?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Loma Vista Elementary.
How diverse is Loma Vista Elementary?
Loma Vista Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Loma Vista Elementary?
Loma Vista Elementary is overseen by Tustin Unified in Orange County.
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