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How has San Marino Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060807000780
San Marino Elementary
6215 San Rolando Way, Buena Park, CA 90620 · (714) 228-3280 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- C-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
25.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
318 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (92).
Student demographics
61%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
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.3% | 15.8% | 18.6% | 37.3% |
| Math | 25.5% | 15.4% | 23.1% | 36.0% |
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 | 44.1% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 44.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 40.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 42.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 49.1% |
| 2017-18 | 57.6% | 49.5% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 45.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 San Marino Elementary
San Marino Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marino Elementary this school | 465 | 68.4% | 44.5% |
| Eden Gardens Elementary Hayward | 477 | 69.4% | 28.6% |
| Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary Buena Park | 468 | 65.8% | 46.4% |
| Bay Elementary San Lorenzo | 422 | 69.7% | 42.1% |
| Del Rey Elementary San Lorenzo | 373 | 69.2% | 33.0% |
| Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary Carson | 413 | 64.6% | 59.9% |
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 San Marino Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,103 of 5,151 | #241 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,228 of 5,172 ▼ 377 | #245 of 382 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,538 of 5,172 ▼ 344 | #262 of 382 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #930 of 5,116 | #67 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,846 of 5,915 | #220 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,792 of 5,352 | #292 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #1,751 of 5,354 | #147 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #3,049 of 5,625 | #179 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #2,317 of 3,837 | #223 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
465
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 27.1:1
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 | 465 | 18 | 25.8:1 | 68% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 74% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 21 | 23.5:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 19 | 27.1:1 | 63% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 21 | 25.4:1 | 67% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 23 | 25.4:1 | 63% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 52% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 28 | 23.8:1 | 40% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 21 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Marino Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (533 to 465); teachers down 14% (21 to 18).
About San Marino Elementary
San Marino Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Buena Park, California. The school's 465 students are in kindergarten through 6.
Centralia Elementary has 3,990 students in 8 schools, and San Marino Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at San Marino Elementary, with 57% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 24% Asian, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At San Marino Elementary, 18 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 25.8:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for San Marino Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
San Marino Elementary scores 44.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. San Marino Elementary is one of 649 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to San Marino Elementary is Buena Terra Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, San Marino Elementary is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 49 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 27.1:1 to 25.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia Elementary
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Los Coyotes ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- George B. Miller ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Centralia ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Glen H. Dysinger Sr. ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- Danbrook ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other schools in Buena Park
- Buena Park HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Charles G. Emery ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Gordon H. Beatty MiddleMiddle · 641 students
- Buena Park MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- James A. Whitaker ElementaryElementary · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Terra Elementary0.5 mi · 627
- Walker Junior High0.8 mi · 890
- John F. Kennedy High0.8 mi · 1,983
- Raymond Temple Elementary0.9 mi · 431
- George B. Miller Elementary0.9 mi · 502
- Orangeview Junior High1.0 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About San Marino ElementaryHow large is San Marino Elementary?
San Marino Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-06.
Is San Marino Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Marino Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does San Marino Elementary have?
San Marino Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
What is the student diversity at San Marino Elementary?
Student demographics at San Marino Elementary are roughly 11% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is San Marino Elementary in?
San Marino Elementary is part of Centralia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.