Orangewood Elementary

Orangewood Elementary, a moderately sized elementary campus in West Covina, California, overseen by West Covina Unified, caters to 580 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Across the 15 schools in West Covina Unified (7,703 students total), Orangewood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Orangewood Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Orangewood Elementary records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Orangewood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.8%, the actual is 44.1%, a residual of +12.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Orangewood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Edgewood High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orangewood Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orangewood Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.7%.

Orangewood Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 589 students in 2018 compared to 580 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 11% to 15%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Orangewood Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.