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What's the biggest difference between Lomarena Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005305
Lomarena Elementary
25100 Earhart Rd., Laguna Hills, CA 92653 · (949) 581-1370 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
22.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
336 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
59%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
48.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
42.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.1% | 23.7% | 22.2% | 29.0% |
| Math | 19.9% | 22.3% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
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 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 50.3% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 50.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.4% | 54.9% |
| 2017-18 | 62.5% | 48.1% |
| 2016-17 | 55.1% | 46.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Lomarena Elementary
Lomarena Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomarena Elementary this school | 487 | 69.0% | 46.5% |
| Sherwood Elementary Modesto | 489 | 68.9% | 36.0% |
| Killybrooke Elementary Costa Mesa | 473 | 71.0% | 57.6% |
| Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 487 | 65.3% | 40.2% |
| Portola Elementary Ventura | 444 | 70.3% | 55.0% |
| North Broadway Elementary Escondido | 517 | 70.4% | 36.6% |
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 Lomarena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,959 of 5,151 | #228 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #2,134 of 5,172 ▼ 168 | #238 of 382 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #2,137 of 5,172 ▼ 376 | #233 of 382 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.7pp | #151 of 5,116 | #7 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,610 of 5,915 | #198 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,468 of 5,352 | #108 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #1,948 of 5,354 | #166 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #3,014 of 5,625 | #174 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #1,062 of 3,837 | #110 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
487
-81 (-14%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 487 | 21.8 | 22.3:1 | 69% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 24.9 | 21.1:1 | 64% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 21.9 | 25.1:1 | 59% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 22 | 25.8:1 | 39% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 22 | 28.9:1 | 36% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 22 | 29.9:1 | 32% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | N/A | N/A | 29% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 40 | 19.0:1 | 24% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 29 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lomarena Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (635 to 487); teachers down 1% (22 to 21.8).
About Lomarena Elementary
This page covers Lomarena Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Laguna Hills, California. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 487 students.
Saddleback Valley Unified enrolls 22,646 students, and its 33 schools include Lomarena Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Lomarena Elementary, about 59 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 23% White, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The diversity index for Lomarena Elementary is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Lomarena Elementary totals 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Federal data show 69% of students (336) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Among California public elementary schools, Lomarena Elementary outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Lomarena Elementary are 7.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.5% actual, 39.1% predicted).
For the population of Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Lomarena Elementary shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Laguna Hills High is about 0.6 miles from Lomarena Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.8% proficiency; Lomarena Elementary posts 46.5%.
NCES describes the area around Lomarena Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 81 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 22.3 students per teacher, compared with 25.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Lomarena Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Saddleback Valley Unified
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- El Toro HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Laguna Hills HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateMiddle · 1,153 students
- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
Other schools in Laguna Hills
- Laguna Hills HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- San Joaquin ElementaryElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Laguna Hills High0.6 mi · 1,317
- Valencia Elementary0.7 mi · 525
- Del Cerro Elementary1.1 mi · 390
- Mission Viejo High1.2 mi · 1,566
- SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)1.4 mi · 149
- Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary1.4 mi · 896
Frequently asked questions
About Lomarena ElementaryHow large is Lomarena Elementary?
Lomarena Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lomarena Elementary serve?
Lomarena Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Lomarena Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Lomarena Elementary.
How diverse is Lomarena Elementary?
Lomarena Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lomarena Elementary?
Lomarena Elementary is overseen by Saddleback Valley Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.