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How has Macy Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL JOINT·NCES 062301003509
Macy Elementary
2301 West Russell St., La Habra, CA 90631 · (562) 902-4231 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- B+Three-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
22.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
202 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Macy Elementary→Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Lowell Joint. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
43.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2021
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 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 6 points since 2021, 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 | 30.6% | 29.2% | 23.1% | 17.1% |
| Math | 18.6% | 25.1% | 34.9% | 21.4% |
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 | 59.7% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 47.5% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 38.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.2% | 40.1% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Macy Elementary
Macy Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macy Elementary this school | 413 | 48.9% | 52.3% |
| Jamul Elementary Jamul | 386 | 45.9% | 33.8% |
| Marguerite Montgomery Elementary Davis | 457 | 52.7% | 46.1% |
| Viejo Elementary Mission Viejo | 447 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| Aromas Aromas | 399 | 51.4% | 39.7% |
| Waggoner Elementary Winters | 406 | 51.0% | 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 Macy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,570 of 5,151 | #200 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,018 of 5,172 ▼ 351 | #229 of 382 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #1,351 of 5,172 ▼ 4 | #173 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,626 of 5,116 | #109 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #3,522 of 5,915 | #278 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,936 of 5,352 | #145 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #2,281 of 5,354 | #191 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #3,951 of 5,625 | #229 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,652 of 3,837 | #152 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
413
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 46% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 19.2 | 21.8:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 19 | 24.1:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 19 | 26.5:1 | 29% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 20 | 26.5:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | N/A | N/A | 16% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 6% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 24 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (503 to 413); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About Macy Elementary
Macy Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in La Habra, California, one of the schools in Lowell Joint. Total enrollment is 413 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
Macy Elementary belongs to Lowell Joint, a district of 6 schools and 2,980 students.
Federal enrollment data show Macy Elementary is 61% Hispanic. Other groups make up 25% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Macy Elementary are from different groups.
With 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.9:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 49% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Macy Elementary outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Macy Elementary, the prediction is 50.9% and the result is 52.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
Jordan Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Macy Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Macy Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Macy Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 413, from 457 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.1:1 in 2020-21, and 22.9:1 in 2024-25.
Macy Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Lowell Joint
- Rancho-Starbuck IntermediateMiddle · 687 students
- Jordan ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Meadow Green ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- El Portal ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Olita ElementaryElementary · 425 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
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Jordan Elementary0.7 mi · 516
- El Portal Elementary0.9 mi · 469
- Murphy Ranch Elementary0.9 mi · 466
- La Habra High1.0 mi · 1,881
- Walnut Elementary1.3 mi · 446
- El Cerrito Elementary1.3 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Macy ElementaryHow large is Macy Elementary?
Macy Elementary enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Macy Elementary serve?
Macy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Macy Elementary have?
Macy Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Macy Elementary?
Student demographics at Macy Elementary are roughly 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Macy Elementary in?
Macy Elementary is part of Lowell Joint.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.