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What tradition at Meadows Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWHALL·NCES 062718004094
Meadows Elementary
25577 North Fedala Rd., Valencia, CA 91355 · (661) 291-4050 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
261 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (110).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
77.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.9pp since 2014
Math
74.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.5% | 26.4% | 9.7% | 12.4% |
| Math | 47.9% | 27.0% | 13.8% | 11.3% |
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 | 77.9% | 74.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.1% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 77.3% | 72.7% |
| 2020-21 | 77.1% | 66.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.4% | 77.9% |
| 2017-18 | 78.4% | 75.3% |
| 2016-17 | 76.9% | 72.9% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 Meadows Elementary
Meadows Elementary's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Elementary this school | 729 | 35.8% | 76.3% |
| Spreckels Elementary San Diego | 680 | 35.6% | 66.0% |
| Valencia Valley Elementary Valencia | 738 | 33.1% | 70.9% |
| Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA) Yucaipa | 717 | 36.8% | 56.4% |
| Carlton Oaks Elementary Santee | 823 | 37.5% | 55.4% |
| Olive Drive Elementary Bakersfield | 797 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
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 Meadows Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #377 of 5,151 | #83 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #419 of 5,172 ▼ 74 | #91 of 1,129 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #363 of 5,172 ▲ 71 | #87 of 1,129 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,876 of 5,116 | #709 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #626 of 5,915 | #112 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,868 of 5,352 | #1,097 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #1,272 of 5,354 | #194 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #4,520 of 5,625 | #1,090 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #525 of 1,139 | #88 of 181 |
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
729
+206 (+39%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 729 | 28 | 26.0:1 | 36% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 26 | 27.1:1 | 38% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 25 | 26.9:1 | 35% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 22 | 23.8:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 28 | 23.7:1 | 22% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 27 | 23.9:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | N/A | N/A | 18% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 37 | 22.9:1 | 6% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 28 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadows Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (664 to 729); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Meadows Elementary
Valencia, California, is home to Meadows Elementary, a large elementary school. It serves 729 students in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Meadows Elementary is a school in Newhall. The district has 10 schools and 6,020 students.
Meadows Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Los Angeles County's residents are about 31% White, 16 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Meadows Elementary comes in at 65%.
Teacher staffing is 28 full-time equivalents, or about 26.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 36% of students, or 261, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Meadows Elementary scores 17.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 76.3% actual versus 58.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Meadows Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Nearest public school: Old Orchard Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Meadows Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Meadows Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 76.3% against a local average of 59.9%.
Meadows Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 523 to 729 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 23.8 to 26.0 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newhall
- Pico Canyon ElementaryElementary · 851 students
- Stevenson Ranch ElementaryElementary · 764 students
- Valencia Valley ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Oak Hills ElementaryElementary · 660 students
- Old Orchard ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Newhall ElementaryElementary · 493 students
Other schools in Valencia
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,286 students
- West Ranch HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Arroyo Seco Junior HighMiddle · 1,239 students
- West Creek AcademyElementary · 983 students
- Bridgeport ElementaryElementary · 866 students
- Valencia Valley ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Other Meadows Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Meadows Elementary. Meadows Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CA · 360 students
- Meadows ElementaryEl Centro, CA · 352 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 912 students
- Meadows ElementaryLacey, WA · 765 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolMEADOWS PLACE, TX · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Old Orchard Elementary0.8 mi · 520
- Placerita Junior High0.8 mi · 940
- Academy of the Canyons1.1 mi · 385
- Wiley Canyon Elementary1.1 mi · 388
- William S. Hart High1.1 mi · 1,941
- Learning Post Academy (Alternative)1.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Meadows ElementaryHow many students attend Meadows Elementary?
Meadows Elementary enrolls approximately 729 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Meadows Elementary serve?
Meadows Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Meadows Elementary have?
Meadows Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadows Elementary?
Student demographics at Meadows Elementary are roughly 47% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadows Elementary?
Meadows Elementary is overseen by Newhall in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.