Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 060876000895
Sycamore Elementary
225 West Eighth St., Claremont, CA 91711 · (909) 398-0324 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
26.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
77 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Claremont Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
81.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
75.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.9% | 30.2% | 12.7% | 6.1% |
| Math | 45.8% | 29.4% | 13.6% | 11.2% |
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 | 81.1% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 75.7% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 63.9% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 58.8% |
| 2018-19 | 73.1% | 63.3% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 63.3% |
| 2016-17 | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Sycamore Elementary
Sycamore Elementary's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Elementary this school | 350 | 22.0% | 77.6% |
| Wildwood Elementary Thousand Oaks | 390 | 20.0% | 75.3% |
| Naples Elementary Long Beach | 338 | 25.7% | 80.5% |
| Forest Grove Elementary Pacific Grove | 324 | 22.2% | 58.4% |
| Dahlia Heights Elementary Los Angeles | 410 | 23.7% | 75.2% |
| Emerson Parkside Academy Long Beach | 356 | 25.3% | 68.2% |
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 Sycamore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #331 of 5,151 | #70 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #411 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #86 of 1,129 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #214 of 5,172 ▲ 138 | #53 of 1,129 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.1pp | #221 of 5,116 | #91 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #4,275 of 5,915 | #928 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #5,101 of 5,352 | #1,146 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #755 of 5,354 | #122 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #5,080 of 5,625 | #1,195 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #2,052 of 3,837 | #624 of 947 |
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
350
-59 (-14%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 350 | 13 | 26.9:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 13 | 26.1:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 14 | 27.4:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 15 | 27.3:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 15 | 27.4:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 14 | 27.1:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | N/A | N/A | 14% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | 15% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 14 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (411 to 350); teachers down 13% (15 to 13).
About Sycamore Elementary
Federal records list Sycamore Elementary as an elementary school in Claremont, California. The latest federal count shows 350 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
Sycamore Elementary is among 11 schools run by Claremont Unified, which serves 6,120 students.
The most common group at Sycamore Elementary is White students, at 44%. It is also 29% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 2% Black. Los Angeles County's residents are about 31% White, 13 points below the school's share. Sycamore Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Sycamore Elementary, 13 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 26.9:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 48 points higher.
Sycamore Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sycamore Elementary, the prediction is 66.7% and the result is 77.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
Oakmont Elementary is located about 0.7 miles from Sycamore Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Sycamore Elementary is ahead of the 54.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Sycamore Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment declined 14% from its 2020-21 level of 409.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claremont Unified
- Claremont HighHigh · 2,065 students
- El Roble IntermediateMiddle · 952 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Condit ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 408 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Claremont HighHigh · 2,065 students
- El Roble IntermediateMiddle · 952 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Condit ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 408 students
Other Sycamore Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sycamore Elementary. Sycamore Elementary is the 9th largest of the 14.
- Sycamore ElementaryUpland, CA · 412 students
- Sycamore ElementarySimi Valley, CA · 359 students
- Sycamore ElementaryOrange, CA · 357 students
- Sycamore ElementaryRedding, CA · 235 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolSugar Hill, GA · 751 students
Nearby schools
- Oakmont Elementary0.7 mi · 270
- El Roble Intermediate0.7 mi · 952
- Claremont High0.8 mi · 2,065
- Mountain View Elementary0.8 mi · 408
- Vista del Valle Elementary1.1 mi · 264
- Condit Elementary1.1 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore ElementaryHow large is Sycamore Elementary?
Sycamore Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sycamore Elementary serve?
Sycamore Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sycamore Elementary?
Approximately 26.9:1 students per teacher at Sycamore Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sycamore Elementary?
At Sycamore Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Sycamore Elementary in?
Sycamore Elementary is part of Claremont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.