Raymond Elementary

Raymond Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Fullerton, California, operated by Fullerton Elementary, works with 598 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 465.

Raymond Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Fullerton Elementary, a district that caters to 11,247 students overall.

On demographics, Raymond Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Raymond Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 54.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Raymond Elementary is one.

Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Raymond Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Raymond Elementary's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 598). Class-load math has tightened: from 31.1:1 in 2018 to 28.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Raymond Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.