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Alumni: what's one memory from Sunset Lane Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061473001805
Sunset Lane Elementary
2030 Sunset Ln., Fullerton, CA 92833 · (714) 447-7750 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
29.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
293 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (98).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
70.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
66.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.9% | 27.6% | 15.8% | 13.7% |
| Math | 39.0% | 27.7% | 20.1% | 13.2% |
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 | 70.5% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 69.6% |
| 2022-23 | 71.7% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.8% | 68.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.5% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.1% | 67.6% |
| 2016-17 | 64.8% | 67.5% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Sunset Lane Elementary
Sunset Lane Elementary's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Lane Elementary this school | 700 | 41.9% | 68.9% |
| Michael G. Wickman Elementary Chino Hills | 710 | 45.1% | 79.0% |
| Emperor Elementary San Gabriel | 650 | 40.2% | 71.5% |
| Los Coyotes Elementary La Palma | 568 | 38.2% | 86.1% |
| Repetto Elementary Monterey Park | 739 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| J. Haley Durham Elementary Fremont | 719 | 35.9% | 61.2% |
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 Sunset Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #703 of 5,151 | #114 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #742 of 5,172 ▼ 118 | #114 of 382 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #726 of 5,172 ▲ 45 | #115 of 382 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #804 of 5,116 | #54 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #763 of 5,915 | #53 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.8:1 | #5,311 of 5,352 | #385 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,252 of 5,354 | #189 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #4,260 of 5,625 | #246 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,886 of 3,837 | #172 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
700
-101 (-13%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
29.8:1
was 29.7:1
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 | 700 | 23.5 | 29.8:1 | 42% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 25 | 28.6:1 | 40% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 25 | 29.3:1 | 40% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 27 | 29.7:1 | 31% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 27.5 | 30.3:1 | 27% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 26 | 30.6:1 | 22% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | N/A | N/A | 15% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 829 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 8% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 24 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (834 to 700); teachers down 15% (27.5 to 23.5).
About Sunset Lane Elementary
Families in Fullerton, California, are served by Sunset Lane Elementary, a large elementary school. Its enrollment is 700 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 51% larger than that mark.
Sunset Lane Elementary sits within Fullerton Elementary, which has 20 schools and 11,247 students.
More than half of the students at Sunset Lane Elementary are Asian (61%). Next come 26% Hispanic, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 22% Asian among all Orange County residents. The diversity index for Sunset Lane Elementary is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sunset Lane Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.8:1, with 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunset Lane Elementary lands at A, ahead of 85% of California public elementary schools.
Sunset Lane Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.9%) and its predicted rate (55.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the wider Orange County area, median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County's 649 public schools enroll about 430,458 students and include Sunset Lane Elementary.
The closest school to Sunset Lane Elementary is D. Russell Parks Junior High, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sunset Lane Elementary at 4th of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 801 to 700, a 13% drop.
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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 Fullerton Elementary
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
- Ladera Vista Junior High School of the ArtsMiddle · 820 students
- Acacia ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Laguna Road ElementaryElementary · 623 students
Other schools in Fullerton
- Troy HighHigh · 2,504 students
- Sunny Hills HighHigh · 2,337 students
- Fullerton Union HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
Nearby schools
- D. Russell Parks Junior High0.3 mi · 854
- Robert C. Fisler Elementary0.5 mi · 892
- Sunny Hills High0.6 mi · 2,337
- Fern Drive Elementary1.0 mi · 372
- Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts1.4 mi · 610
- Charles G. Emery Elementary1.5 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Lane ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset Lane Elementary?
Sunset Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 700 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sunset Lane Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunset Lane Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Sunset Lane Elementary have?
Sunset Lane Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunset Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunset Lane Elementary are roughly 9% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 61% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sunset Lane Elementary public or private?
Sunset Lane Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fullerton Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.