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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061803002218
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
9682 Yellowstone Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92646 · (714) 963-8302 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
95 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 155 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (155) is 78% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
81.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
75.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 56.0% | 25.2% | 12.8% | 6.0% |
| Math | 48.3% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 7.2% |
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 | 81.2% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 80.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.7% | 79.7% |
| 2021-22 | 83.2% | 74.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.6% | 84.2% |
| 2017-18 | 81.3% | 84.0% |
| 2016-17 | 82.7% | 85.5% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| 2014-15 | 78.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph E. Hawes Elementary this school | 516 | 18.4% | 79.8% |
| Morello Park Elementary Martinez | 496 | 20.4% | 67.3% |
| Garden Road Elementary Poway | 508 | 19.9% | 59.5% |
| Sunset Ranch Elementary Rocklin | 554 | 19.9% | 69.1% |
| Newland (William T.) Elementary Huntington Beach | 531 | 14.1% | 88.2% |
| De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo | 540 | 18.0% | 75.3% |
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 Ralph E. Hawes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #228 of 5,151 | #33 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #405 of 5,172 ▼ 192 | #60 of 382 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #212 of 5,172 ▼ 48 | #34 of 382 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,697 of 5,116 | #132 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #2,236 of 5,915 | #165 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,551 of 5,352 | #119 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #990 of 5,354 | #89 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #5,199 of 5,625 | #367 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #2,042 of 3,837 | #192 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
516
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 516 | 23 | 22.4:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 22 | 27.6:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 24 | 27.8:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | N/A | N/A | 7% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 5% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralph E. Hawes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (606 to 516); teachers up 4% (22 to 23).
About Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Huntington Beach, California. Federal data show 516 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The district, Huntington Beach City Elementary, has 4,560 students enrolled across 8 schools.
Of every 100 students at Ralph E. Hawes Elementary, about 49 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, and 12% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary reports a ratio of 22.4 students per teacher, from 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Ralph E. Hawes Elementary, 18% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 37 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Ralph E. Hawes Elementary lands at A, ahead of 91% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ralph E. Hawes Elementary is 11.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 79.8% actual, 68.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
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 the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 649 public schools and about 430,458 students.
The closest school to Ralph E. Hawes Elementary is Isaac L. Sowers Middle, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ralph E. Hawes Elementary's average proficiency of 79.8% compares with 68.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Ralph E. Hawes Elementary as Suburb: Large.
From 493 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 516 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 21.4:1 to 22.4:1.
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Huntington Beach City Elementary
- Ethel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · 884 students
- Isaac L. Sowers MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Agnes L. Smith ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Huntington Seacliff ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- John R. Peterson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- John H. Eader ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other schools in Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach HighHigh · 2,645 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,049 students
- Marina HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Ocean View HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Ethel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · 884 students
Nearby schools
- Isaac L. Sowers Middle0.4 mi · 771
- Oka (Isojiro) Elementary0.7 mi · 504
- S. A. Moffett Elementary0.9 mi · 410
- Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle1.1 mi · 690
- Newland (William T.) Elementary1.1 mi · 531
- Edison High1.3 mi · 2,049
Frequently asked questions
About Ralph E. Hawes ElementaryHow large is Ralph E. Hawes Elementary?
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary enrolls approximately 516 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ralph E. Hawes Elementary serve?
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ralph E. Hawes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ralph E. Hawes Elementary is approximately 22.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ralph E. Hawes Elementary?
At Ralph E. Hawes Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 12% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is Ralph E. Hawes Elementary in?
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary is part of Huntington Beach City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.