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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004771
Topaz Elementary
3232 Topaz Ln., Fullerton, CA 92831 · (714) 993-9977 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
343 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 54% larger than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
41.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.2pp since 2014
Math
25.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.2% | 21.6% | 20.7% | 37.5% |
| Math | 13.7% | 11.8% | 31.1% | 43.4% |
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 | 41.8% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 30.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.9% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 41.3% | 38.1% |
| 2016-17 | 48.7% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Topaz Elementary
Topaz Elementary's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topaz Elementary this school | 404 | 84.9% | 35.2% |
| Almond Elementary Fontana | 418 | 85.2% | 21.3% |
| Levi H. Dickey Elementary Ontario | 413 | 83.8% | 38.5% |
| Cambridge Elementary Orange | 415 | 85.5% | 22.9% |
| Valencia Park Elementary Fullerton | 398 | 85.4% | 24.2% |
| Shore Acres Elementary Bay Point | 398 | 86.4% | 6.9% |
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 Topaz Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #2,939 of 5,151 | #289 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #3,714 of 5,172 ▼ 709 | #325 of 382 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,744 of 5,172 ▼ 135 | #275 of 382 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,617 of 5,116 | #123 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #3,653 of 5,915 | #287 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #943 of 5,352 | #38 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #4,340 of 5,354 | #330 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #1,677 of 5,625 | #82 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #1,060 of 3,837 | #108 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
404
-72 (-15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 404 | 20.2 | 20.0:1 | 85% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 86% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 18 | 23.7:1 | 87% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 18 | 26.4:1 | 93% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 21 | 25.1:1 | 88% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 20 | 27.1:1 | 92% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 74% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 66% (551) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 26 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Topaz Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (527 to 404); teachers down 4% (21 to 20.2).
About Topaz Elementary
Fullerton, California, is home to Topaz Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 404 students in kindergarten through 6.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified has 34 schools and 22,665 students, and Topaz Elementary is one of those schools.
Topaz Elementary's enrollment is 88% Hispanic. Next come 5% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. Topaz Elementary's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.0:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 85% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Topaz Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.2% is 5.4 points above the 29.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Topaz Elementary is one of 649 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Topaz Elementary is Ruby Drive Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Topaz Elementary ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 476 in 2020-21 to 404 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.4:1 to 20.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Yorba Linda HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Esperanza HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 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
- Ruby Drive Elementary0.4 mi · 373
- Valencia High0.5 mi · 2,411
- Morse Elementary0.6 mi · 382
- Kraemer Middle0.7 mi · 889
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 454
- Brookhaven Elementary0.9 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Topaz ElementaryHow large is Topaz Elementary?
Topaz Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-06.
Is Topaz Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Topaz Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Topaz Elementary?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Topaz Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Topaz Elementary?
At Topaz Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Topaz Elementary public or private?
Topaz Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.