Serrano Elementary

Serrano Elementary is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Villa Park, California, overseen by Orange Unified, with 524 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Across the 40 schools in Orange Unified (23,790 students total), Serrano Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Serrano Elementary logs that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Serrano Elementary records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Serrano Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 50.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Serrano Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Cerro Villa Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Serrano Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Serrano Elementary has showed little movement, going from 532 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Serrano Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.