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What's something Robert Heideman Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006639
Robert Heideman Elementary
15571 Williams St., Tustin, CA 92780 · (714) 730-7521 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
26.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
487 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
27.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.9pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 16.5% | 21.9% | 50.2% |
| Math | 10.4% | 18.8% | 34.6% | 36.3% |
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 | 27.9% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.5% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 26.8% | 18.6% |
| 2017-18 | 26.8% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 23.2% | 18.0% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Robert Heideman Elementary
Robert Heideman Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Heideman Elementary this school | 502 | 97.0% | 26.4% |
| Oasis Elementary Thermal | 488 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| La Granada Elementary Riverside | 524 | 96.0% | 21.1% |
| West Putnam Elementary Porterville | 478 | 96.4% | 24.5% |
| Calabasas Elementary Watsonville | 512 | 97.1% | 14.2% |
| Florence Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 489 | 97.3% | 37.7% |
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 Robert Heideman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,925 of 5,151 | #337 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,310 of 5,172 ▲ 627 | #305 of 382 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #4,191 of 5,172 ▲ 27 | #350 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #319 of 5,116 | #12 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #2,415 of 5,915 | #183 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,991 of 5,352 | #324 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #4,818 of 5,354 | #357 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #202 of 5,625 | #5 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #1,091 of 3,837 | #113 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
502
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 28.0:1
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 | 502 | 19 | 26.4:1 | 97% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 19 | 25.8:1 | 97% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 18 | 28.0:1 | 93% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 20 | 28.0:1 | 90% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 23 | 28.4:1 | 71% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 22 | 29.1:1 | 93% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 89% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 72% (409) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 16 | 31.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Heideman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (652 to 502); teachers down 17% (23 to 19).
About Robert Heideman Elementary
Robert Heideman Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Tustin, California. The school's 502 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Tustin Unified, which runs Robert Heideman Elementary, has 28 schools and 21,220 students.
At Robert Heideman Elementary, Hispanic students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 3% multiracial. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 59 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert Heideman Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teachers at Robert Heideman Elementary total 19 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 26.4:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 487 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 97%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Robert Heideman Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 22.7% for a school in California with Robert Heideman Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Robert Heideman Elementary posts 26.4%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
The closest other public school is Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Robert Heideman Elementary at 2nd of 8.
Robert Heideman Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 502, 10% below the 560 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 28.0 to 26.4 over 4 years.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate0.6 mi · 936
- Century High0.7 mi · 1,519
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.8 mi · 380
- REACH Academy1.0 mi · 36
- Roosevelt Walker Academy1.1 mi · 675
- Madison Elementary1.1 mi · 749
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Heideman ElementaryHow large is Robert Heideman Elementary?
Robert Heideman Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades KG-05.
Is Robert Heideman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Heideman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Robert Heideman Elementary have?
Robert Heideman Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
How diverse is Robert Heideman Elementary?
Robert Heideman Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Robert Heideman Elementary in?
Robert Heideman Elementary is part of Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.