Sunkist Elementary

Sunkist Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Anaheim, California, part of Anaheim Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 665 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 43% larger than typical.

Sunkist Elementary is one of 24 schools operated by Anaheim Elementary, a district that teaches 13,964 students overall.

Demographically, Sunkist Elementary shows that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Sunkist Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sunkist Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunkist Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Sunkist Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Rio Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunkist Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 800 students in 2018 compared to 665 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.