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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450009212
Meadow Park Elementary
50 Blue Lake South, Irvine, CA 92614 · (949) 936-5900 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
125 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
70.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
66.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.8% | 25.3% | 16.1% | 13.9% |
| Math | 43.1% | 22.9% | 21.4% | 12.5% |
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 | 70.1% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 72.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 73.1% |
| 2021-22 | 76.1% | 68.2% |
| 2018-19 | 80.1% | 72.7% |
| 2017-18 | 80.9% | 74.5% |
| 2016-17 | 77.9% | 71.2% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Meadow Park Elementary
Meadow Park Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Park Elementary this school | 592 | 21.1% | 71.8% |
| Miramar Ranch Elementary San Diego | 637 | 22.8% | 75.7% |
| Towers Elementary Torrance | 599 | 20.5% | 77.1% |
| Courreges (Roch) Elementary Fountain Valley | 631 | 19.2% | 79.8% |
| Morning Creek Elementary San Diego | 531 | 21.1% | 68.8% |
| Anaheim Hills Elementary Anaheim | 476 | 18.7% | 80.5% |
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 Meadow Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #569 of 5,151 | #86 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #774 of 5,172 ▼ 263 | #120 of 382 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #748 of 5,172 ▼ 435 | #119 of 382 ▼ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #726 of 5,116 | #49 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #1,474 of 5,915 | #106 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.2:1 | #5,251 of 5,352 | #370 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #500 of 5,354 | #32 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #5,107 of 5,625 | #350 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #3,281 of 3,837 | #294 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
-34 (-5%) vs 2017
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
28.2:1
was 27.7:1
% White
38%
was 38%
% Hispanic
13%
was 15%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
33%
was 34%
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 | 592 | 21 | 28.2:1 | 21% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 21 | 28.7:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 24 | 25.1:1 | 21% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 22.6 | 27.7:1 | 20% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 13% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 10% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 24 | 30.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (626 to 592); teachers down 7% (22.6 to 21).
About Meadow Park Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Irvine, California, Meadow Park Elementary is part of Irvine Unified. Its enrollment is 592 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Irvine Unified is the local district for Meadow Park Elementary. It runs 44 schools with 37,948 students.
The biggest share of students at Meadow Park Elementary, 38%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Asian, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
The school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.2:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 5.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Meadow Park Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.8%; the prediction is 67.2%.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Meadow Park Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, South Lake Middle, is the closest to Meadow Park Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Meadow Park Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 71.8% is above the 65.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Meadow Park Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 626 to 592, a 5% decline.
The allk12 page for Meadow Park Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Irvine Unified
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- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
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Other Meadow Park Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meadow Park Elementary. Meadow Park Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 813 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT CHARLOTTE, FL · 708 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR · 468 students
Nearby schools
- South Lake Middle0.2 mi · 652
- Woodbridge High0.5 mi · 2,232
- Rancho San Joaquin Middle0.6 mi · 860
- Springbrook Elementary0.6 mi · 539
- Irvine Adult Transition Programs0.7 mi · 117
- Culverdale Elementary0.8 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Park ElementaryHow many students attend Meadow Park Elementary?
Meadow Park Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Meadow Park Elementary serve?
Meadow Park Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Meadow Park Elementary have?
Meadow Park Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadow Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Meadow Park Elementary are roughly 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 33% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Meadow Park Elementary in?
Meadow Park Elementary is part of Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.