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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 062343003561
Mattie Lou Maxwell
2613 West Orange Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804 · (714) 527-2217 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
23.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
493 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 20.1% | 25.6% | 41.2% |
| Math | 9.8% | 19.3% | 25.8% | 45.1% |
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 | 33.2% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 29.3% |
| 2018-19 | 45.6% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 44.4% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.3% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Mattie Lou Maxwell
Mattie Lou Maxwell's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattie Lou Maxwell this school | 577 | 85.4% | 31.8% |
| Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy Stanton | 601 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
| Virginia Parks Elementary Modesto | 643 | 83.7% | 28.3% |
| Madison Elementary Fresno | 487 | 85.0% | 40.1% |
| Commonwealth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 504 | 88.7% | 42.0% |
| Longwood Elementary Hayward | 517 | 82.2% | 16.1% |
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 Mattie Lou Maxwell ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,297 of 5,151 | #304 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #3,311 of 5,172 ▼ 184 | #306 of 382 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,641 of 5,172 ▼ 466 | #319 of 382 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,271 of 5,116 | #99 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,592 of 5,915 | #116 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,048 of 5,352 | #157 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #3,330 of 5,354 | #269 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #1,616 of 5,625 | #76 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #826 of 3,837 | #85 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
577
-46 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 577 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 85% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 88% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 85% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 27 | 23.1:1 | 82% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 30 | 26.0:1 | 86% (673) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 32 | 25.2:1 | 88% (710) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | N/A | N/A | 80% (620) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 41 | 20.1:1 | 75% (616) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattie Lou Maxwell.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (780 to 577); teachers down 17% (30 to 25).
About Mattie Lou Maxwell
Among the schools in Anaheim, California, is Mattie Lou Maxwell, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 577 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 24% above average.
Magnolia Elementary (9 schools, 4,765 students) runs Mattie Lou Maxwell.
A majority of students at Mattie Lou Maxwell, 75%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 12% Asian, 8% White, and 3% Black. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Mattie Lou Maxwell comes in at 42%.
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Mattie Lou Maxwell was 23.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Mattie Lou Maxwell's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Mattie Lou Maxwell receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mattie Lou Maxwell's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.8% is 2.3 points above the 29.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Nearest public school: Dale Junior High, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Mattie Lou Maxwell is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mattie Lou Maxwell had 623 students in 2020-21 and 577 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Magnolia Elementary
- Dr. Peter MarshallElementary · 714 students
- Dr. Jonas E. SalkElementary · 627 students
- Robert M. Pyles STEM AcademyElementary · 601 students
- Walt DisneyElementary · 560 students
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership AcademyElementary · 521 students
- Juliette Low School of the ArtsElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Anaheim
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
Nearby schools
- Dale Junior High0.5 mi · 1,002
- Cambridge Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 195
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 521
- Magnolia High0.7 mi · 1,608
- Savanna High0.7 mi · 1,466
- Walt Disney0.7 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Mattie Lou MaxwellWhat is the total enrollment at Mattie Lou Maxwell?
Mattie Lou Maxwell enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mattie Lou Maxwell serve?
Mattie Lou Maxwell serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Mattie Lou Maxwell have?
Mattie Lou Maxwell employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Mattie Lou Maxwell?
Student demographics at Mattie Lou Maxwell are roughly 8% White, 75% Hispanic, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mattie Lou Maxwell in?
Mattie Lou Maxwell is part of Magnolia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.