Sunset Lane Elementary

Located at 2030 Sunset Ln., in Fullerton, California, Sunset Lane Elementary is a large elementary campus that caters to 700 students (grades K through 6), part of Fullerton Elementary. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Fullerton Elementary, which oversees 20 schools and 11,247 students, Sunset Lane Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sunset Lane Elementary reports that Asian students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sunset Lane Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sunset Lane Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.6%; actual is 69.0%, +14.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunset Lane Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

D. Russell Parks Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunset Lane Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 834 students in 2018 compared to 700 in 2025.

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