Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724004104
Roy O. Andersen Elementary
1900 Port Seabourne Way, Newport Beach, CA 92660 · (949) 515-6935 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
33 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 62% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
80.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
84.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.1% | 29.2% | 16.9% | 2.8% |
| Math | 64.3% | 20.1% | 12.3% | 3.4% |
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 | 80.3% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 80.2% | 79.7% |
| 2022-23 | 81.1% | 85.4% |
| 2021-22 | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 84.4% |
| 2018-19 | 88.9% | 85.2% |
| 2017-18 | 86.1% | 83.8% |
| 2016-17 | 83.1% | 84.7% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Roy O. Andersen Elementary
Roy O. Andersen Elementary's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy O. Andersen Elementary this school | 353 | 9.3% | 81.3% |
| Harbor View Elementary Corona Del Mar | 344 | 12.2% | 77.8% |
| Edna Maguire Elementary Mill Valley | 399 | 7.0% | 76.0% |
| Mission Estancia Elementary Carlsbad | 355 | 12.7% | 70.1% |
| Bel Aire Elementary Tiburon | 322 | 8.1% | 75.4% |
| Lucas Valley Elementary San Rafael | 315 | 9.5% | 70.2% |
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 Roy O. Andersen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #176 of 5,151 | #22 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #113 of 5,172 ▲ 128 | #11 of 382 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #254 of 5,172 ▼ 12 | #44 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #679 of 5,116 | #43 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #4,247 of 5,915 | #332 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #1,998 of 5,352 | #85 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #2,561 of 5,354 | #208 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #5,490 of 5,625 | #400 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #3,652 of 3,837 | #313 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 16.2 | 21.8:1 | 9% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 16.1 | 20.1:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 15.7 | 19.0:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 15 | 24.0:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 15 | 24.7:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 19 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roy O. Andersen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (360 to 353); teachers up 8% (15 to 16.2).
About Roy O. Andersen Elementary
Among the schools in Newport Beach, California, is Roy O. Andersen Elementary, a small elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 353 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 24% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The Newport-Mesa Unified system has 31 schools and 17,540 students.
More than half of the students at Roy O. Andersen Elementary are White (66%). Beyond that, enrollment is 16% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 8% Hispanic. In Orange County overall, about 43% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
The school's 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 9% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Roy O. Andersen Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Roy O. Andersen Elementary is 74.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.3%.
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 roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Roy O. Andersen Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Abraham Lincoln Elementary, is the closest to Roy O. Andersen Elementary. Roy O. Andersen Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Roy O. Andersen Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Roy O. Andersen Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Newport-Mesa Unified
- Corona del Mar HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Newport Harbor HighHigh · 2,084 students
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- Estancia HighHigh · 976 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Other schools in Newport Beach
- Corona del Mar HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Newport Harbor HighHigh · 2,084 students
- Suncoast Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,459 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Newport Heights ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 336
- Corona del Mar High1.5 mi · 2,106
- Harbor View Elementary1.5 mi · 344
- Vista Verde1.8 mi · 837
- Eastbluff Elementary2.0 mi · 364
- Newport Coast Elementary2.0 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Roy O. Andersen ElementaryHow large is Roy O. Andersen Elementary?
Roy O. Andersen Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Roy O. Andersen Elementary serve?
Roy O. Andersen Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roy O. Andersen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roy O. Andersen Elementary is approximately 21.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Roy O. Andersen Elementary?
Student demographics at Roy O. Andersen Elementary are roughly 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Roy O. Andersen Elementary?
Roy O. Andersen Elementary is overseen by Newport-Mesa Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.