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What's one thing Orangevale Open K-8 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005805
Orangevale Open K-8
5630 Illinois Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628 · (916) 979-8067 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
24.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
194 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
56.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.5% | 35.6% | 21.0% | 22.9% |
| Math | 21.8% | 23.2% | 29.4% | 25.6% |
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 | 56.1% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 51.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 47.1% |
| 2021-22 | 63.9% | 52.6% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 53.6% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 56.9% |
| 2016-17 | 59.1% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Orangevale Open K-8
Orangevale Open K-8's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangevale Open K-8 this school | 593 | 32.7% | 51.1% |
| Twin Lakes Elementary Orangevale | 494 | 33.4% | 45.9% |
| Brittan Elementary Sutter | 539 | 34.7% | 32.0% |
| Bay Park Elementary San Diego | 504 | 28.8% | 66.2% |
| San Lorenzo Valley Elementary Felton | 537 | 27.4% | 51.1% |
| Cottage Hill Elementary Grass Valley | 485 | 34.8% | 43.8% |
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 Orangevale Open K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,644 of 5,151 | #57 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,924 of 5,172 ▼ 480 | #69 of 217 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,603 of 5,172 ▲ 100 | #61 of 217 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.7pp | #241 of 5,116 | #10 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #1,467 of 5,915 | #81 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,041 of 5,352 | #152 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #3,109 of 5,354 | #220 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.7% | #4,654 of 5,625 | #203 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #3,049 of 3,837 | #109 of 145 |
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
593
+97 (+20%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 593 | 24.3 | 24.4:1 | 33% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 24.7 | 23.7:1 | 32% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 22.6 | 25.4:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 22% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 24.1 | 26.5:1 | 24% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 24 | 28.3:1 | 21% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 16% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 10% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 15 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orangevale Open K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (638 to 593); teachers up 1% (24.1 to 24.3).
About Orangevale Open K-8
Families in Fair Oaks, California, are served by Orangevale Open K-8, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 593 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 28% bigger than that.
Federal data list 67 schools in San Juan Unified, with 39,171 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Orangevale Open K-8, with 71% of enrollment. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 45%. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.4:1, with 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Orangevale Open K-8 is 33%. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Orangevale Open K-8 is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Orangevale Open K-8 is 9.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.1% versus 60.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Sacramento County (population about 1,594,006), the median household income is $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 387 public schools in Sacramento County, enrolling about 259,342 students in all.
Andrew Carnegie Middle is the public school closest to Orangevale Open K-8, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Orangevale Open K-8 ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.1% against a local average of 46.5%.
The NCES locale for Orangevale Open K-8 is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 20% from its 2020-21 level of 496. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.6:1 in 2020-21, and 24.4:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
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- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Fair Oaks
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- Earl LeGette ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Will Rogers MiddleMiddle · 564 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Harry Dewey Fundamental ElementaryElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Andrew Carnegie Middle0.2 mi · 687
- Pershing Elementary0.8 mi · 494
- Bella Vista High1.0 mi · 1,939
- Northridge Elementary1.4 mi · 423
- Earl LeGette Elementary1.4 mi · 622
- Trajan Elementary1.5 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Orangevale Open K-8What is the total enrollment at Orangevale Open K-8?
Orangevale Open K-8 enrolls approximately 593 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Orangevale Open K-8 serve?
Orangevale Open K-8 serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Orangevale Open K-8?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Orangevale Open K-8.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orangevale Open K-8?
At Orangevale Open K-8, the student body is approximately 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Orangevale Open K-8?
Orangevale Open K-8 is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.