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If you could change one rule at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001867
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
11303 Sandstone St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · (714) 663-6537 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- A+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
24.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
336 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
51.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.6pp since 2014
Math
46.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.5pp 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 46 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.5% | 28.2% | 22.5% | 25.8% |
| Math | 19.7% | 26.8% | 25.4% | 28.2% |
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 | 51.6% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 46.8% |
| 2022-23 | 43.8% | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.2% | 32.6% |
| 2018-19 | 48.5% | 44.1% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary this school | 400 | 84.0% | 47.9% |
| Brookhurst Elementary Garden Grove | 427 | 83.6% | 43.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary San Gabriel | 365 | 87.4% | 32.0% |
| Cahuenga Elementary Los Angeles | 355 | 86.8% | 48.2% |
| Mitchell Elementary Garden Grove | 390 | 84.6% | 41.0% |
| Earl Warren Elementary Garden Grove | 474 | 82.7% | 42.9% |
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 Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,867 of 5,151 | #219 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,822 of 5,172 ▼ 120 | #217 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,909 of 5,172 ▲ 317 | #219 of 382 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.7pp | #249 of 5,116 | #9 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #3,688 of 5,915 | #290 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,388 of 5,352 | #256 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #2,696 of 5,354 | #221 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #1,764 of 5,625 | #89 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #1,841 of 3,837 | #170 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
400
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 400 | 16.1 | 24.9:1 | 84% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 17.1 | 23.1:1 | 80% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 17.1 | 22.8:1 | 75% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 18 | 22.4:1 | 69% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 18 | 26.6:1 | 69% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | 69% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | N/A | N/A | 74% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 39% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 14 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (479 to 400); teachers down 11% (18 to 16.1).
About Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in Fountain Valley. There are 400 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
The Garden Grove Unified system has 64 schools and 36,994 students.
Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary. The remaining shares are 28% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary scores 51%.
There are 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary, giving a ratio of 24.9:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. By family income, 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary is 30.3%. It actually posts 47.9%, which is 17.6 points higher and in the top 10% of California schools.
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 Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Los Amigos High, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 400, starting from 404. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.4:1 to 24.9:1 over the same years.
The Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary discussion page is a place for 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 Garden Grove Unified
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Fountain Valley
- Fountain Valley HighHigh · 3,171 students
- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
- Masuda (Kazuo) MiddleMiddle · 768 students
- Fulton (Harry C.) MiddleMiddle · 753 students
- Vista View MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Ethan B. Allen ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Los Amigos High0.4 mi · 1,430
- James Monroe Elementary0.6 mi · 555
- Cox (James H.) Elementary0.9 mi · 607
- Masuda (Kazuo) Middle0.9 mi · 768
- Newhope Elementary1.1 mi · 334
- College and Career Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Mamie L. Northcutt ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary serve?
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary have?
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?
Student demographics at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary are roughly 4% White, 64% Hispanic, 1% Black, 28% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.