Margaret Landell Elementary

Margaret Landell Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Cypress, California, run under Cypress Elementary, with 662 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Cypress Elementary (3,268 students total), Margaret Landell Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Margaret Landell Elementary logs that Asian students make up the majority at 68%; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Margaret Landell Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 79.7%, a residual of +15.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that median household income runs about $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Margaret Landell Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lexington Junior High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Margaret Landell Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Margaret Landell Elementary's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 752 (now 662). White enrollment moved from 16% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.7:1 in 2018 to 26.5:1 in 2025.

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