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Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary

1841 South Ninth St., Anaheim, CA 92802 · (714) 517-8959 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
  • C-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

Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
385 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten13020%
Grade 18113%
Grade 28513%
Grade 38714%
Grade 48714%
Grade 59214%
Grade 68213%

This year's kindergarten class (130) is 59% larger than its 6th grade class (82).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
538%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
44569%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
203%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
9415%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
295%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32250%
Female
32250%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts13.6%19.9%22.7%43.8%
Math13.4%19.4%26.3%40.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.5%32.8%
2023-2438.3%35.9%
2022-2338.4%36.8%
2021-2243.0%30.8%
2018-1952.4%43.8%
2017-1848.5%43.7%
2016-1742.5%36.5%
2015-1641.0%38.0%
2014-1540.0%33.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary

Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary this school64459.8%34.9%
Madison (James) Elementary
Anaheim
55362.7%36.0%
Parkview Elementary
San Jose
54964.5%32.9%
Torrance Elementary
Torrance
56753.6%48.8%
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)
Bradbury
84857.9%40.5%
John O. Tynes Elementary
Placentia
59165.8%48.9%
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 Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Orange County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.9%#2,969 of 5,151#290 of 381
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#2,932 of 5,172
▼ 417
#286 of 382
▼ 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.5%#3,607 of 5,172
▼ 725
#316 of 382
▼ 29
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.7pp#796 of 5,116#53 of 381
Enrollment
ranked largest first
644#1,062 of 5,915#73 of 404
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.4:1#3,269 of 5,352#172 of 398
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.2%#2,827 of 5,354#236 of 398
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.8%#3,487 of 5,625#204 of 400
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.1%#3,042 of 3,837#276 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 2024-25
Enrollment
644
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564427.623.4:160% (385)
2023-246302921.7:175% (475)
2022-236222822.2:170% (437)
2020-217103122.9:184% (599)
2017-1869326.825.9:177% (537)
2015-166772725.1:168% (462)
2010-11694N/AN/A75% (521)
2000-011,0454622.7:171% (737)
1990-917893026.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (693 to 644); teachers up 3% (26.8 to 27.6).

About Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary

Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Anaheim, California. The school's enrollment of 644 students covers kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.

In Anaheim Elementary, 24 schools enroll a combined 13,964 students.

Roughly 69% of students at Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.

Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary operates with 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.4:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.4:1 here. Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary reports 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

allk12 grades Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary is 9.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.9%. Predicted: 44.5%.

County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.

Nearest public school: Mark Twain Special Center, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.

Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary had 710 students, to 2024-25, when it had 644.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Orange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
District
Anaheim Elementary
Address
1841 South Ninth St., Anaheim, CA 92802
Phone
(714) 517-8959
County
Orange County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
644
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
23.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
385 (60%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
060261000167
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary?
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary enrolls approximately 644 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary serve?
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary.
How diverse is Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary?
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 69% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary in?
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary is part of Anaheim Elementary.
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