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How has Sunkist Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY·NCES 060261000168
Sunkist Elementary
500 Sunkist St., Anaheim, CA 92806 · (714) 517-8962 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
560 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 145 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 77% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
25.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
20.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 55.5% |
| Math | 5.9% | 14.4% | 24.1% | 55.6% |
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 | 25.2% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.7% | 14.7% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.7% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Sunkist Elementary
Sunkist Elementary's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunkist Elementary this school | 665 | 84.2% | 22.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary Santa Ana | 616 | 83.6% | 31.4% |
| Rio Vista Elementary Anaheim | 647 | 83.9% | 28.0% |
| Marshall (John) Elementary Anaheim | 688 | 82.1% | 24.6% |
| Pleasant Elementary Tulare | 668 | 84.4% | 38.2% |
| Fairgrove Academy La Puente | 749 | 85.2% | 38.5% |
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 Sunkist Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,383 of 5,151 | #361 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #4,274 of 5,172 ▼ 164 | #355 of 382 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #4,461 of 5,172 ▲ 113 | #361 of 382 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,237 of 5,116 | #159 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #922 of 5,915 | #63 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,857 of 5,352 | #213 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #4,415 of 5,354 | #339 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #1,737 of 5,625 | #88 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,790 of 3,837 | #164 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
665
+83 (+14%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 665 | 27.6 | 24.1:1 | 84% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 28.1 | 22.3:1 | 89% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 80% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 24 | 24.3:1 | 88% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 30 | 26.7:1 | 88% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 32 | 26.8:1 | 82% (701) |
| 2010-11 | 904 | N/A | N/A | 89% (807) |
| 2000-01 | 1,266 | 54 | 23.4:1 | 76% (965) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 25 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunkist Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (800 to 665); teachers down 8% (30 to 27.6).
About Sunkist Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Sunkist Elementary serves students in Anaheim, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 665 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 43% larger than average.
Sunkist Elementary is a school in Anaheim Elementary. The district has 24 schools and 13,964 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Sunkist Elementary are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Sunkist Elementary is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
In California, Sunkist Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.1% actual against a predicted 30.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County counts 649 public schools with about 430,458 students.
Rio Vista Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Sunkist Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Sunkist Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sunkist Elementary had a net gain of 83 students, or 14%.
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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
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Other Sunkist Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sunkist Elementary. Sunkist Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Sunkist ElementaryPort Hueneme, CA · 523 students
- Sunkist ElementaryLa Puente, CA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 647
- Sycamore Junior High0.8 mi · 1,137
- South Junior High1.0 mi · 1,159
- Melrose Elementary1.0 mi · 354
- Edison (Thomas) Elementary1.1 mi · 705
- Juarez (Benito) Elementary1.1 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Sunkist ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sunkist Elementary?
Sunkist Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sunkist Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunkist Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Sunkist Elementary have?
Sunkist Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunkist Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunkist Elementary are roughly 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sunkist Elementary in?
Sunkist Elementary is part of Anaheim Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.