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What advice would you give to incoming students at University Park Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007068
University Park Elementary
4572 Sandburg Way, Irvine, CA 92612 · (949) 936-6300 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
27.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
180 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
74%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
59.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
61.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.1% | 27.4% | 19.0% | 21.5% |
| Math | 36.1% | 25.0% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
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 | 59.5% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 58.7% |
| 2021-22 | 62.6% | 59.6% |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | 63.5% |
| 2017-18 | 65.8% | 61.9% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 62.7% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 University Park Elementary
University Park Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Park Elementary this school | 509 | 35.4% | 58.2% |
| Tesoro del Valle Elementary Valencia | 503 | 32.2% | 75.4% |
| ISAAC R. MONTANEZ ELEMENTARY Brentwood | 444 | 33.3% | 56.1% |
| Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego | 634 | 37.7% | 72.0% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 468 | 40.6% | 85.3% |
| Culverdale Elementary Irvine | 558 | 40.3% | 56.4% |
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 University Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,213 of 5,151 | #162 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,014 of 5,172 ▲ 178 | #146 of 382 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,368 of 5,172 ▲ 22 | #176 of 382 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,559 of 5,116 | #115 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,325 of 5,915 | #172 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #5,175 of 5,352 | #356 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #187 of 5,354 | #3 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #4,537 of 5,625 | #273 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #1,989 of 3,837 | #184 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-92 (-15%) vs 2017
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 28.6:1
% White
27%
was 34%
% Hispanic
22%
was 11%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
35%
was 42%
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 | 509 | 18.6 | 27.4:1 | 35% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 18.8 | 26.3:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 18 | 27.6:1 | 37% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 21 | 28.6:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | N/A | N/A | 24% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 28 | 22.6:1 | 10% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 21 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (601 to 509); teachers down 12% (21 to 18.6).
About University Park Elementary
University Park Elementary is an elementary school in Irvine, California, according to federal school records. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 509 students.
Irvine Unified enrolls 37,948 students, and its 44 schools include University Park Elementary.
The largest racial or ethnic group at University Park Elementary is Asian, with 35% of students. The next largest groups are 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's Asian share is 13 points above the 22% share among Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Classroom staffing at University Park Elementary totals 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 27.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at University Park Elementary is about 35%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
University Park Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of California public elementary schools.
University Park Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.2%) and its predicted rate (58.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Rancho San Joaquin Middle, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, University Park Elementary is 8th among 9 schools close by.
University Park Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 601 (2017-18) to 509 (2024-25). By 2024-25, 22% of students were Hispanic, compared with 11% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 28.6 in 2017-18 to 27.4 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at University Park Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 University Park Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named University Park Elementary. University Park Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- University Park ElementarySalinas, CA · 488 students
- University Park ElementaryHyattsville, MD · 538 students
- UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMELBOURNE, FL · 529 students
- University Park Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 463 students
- University Park Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho San Joaquin Middle0.7 mi · 860
- University High0.7 mi · 2,307
- South Lake Middle0.8 mi · 652
- Meadow Park Elementary0.9 mi · 592
- Culverdale Elementary0.9 mi · 558
- Turtle Rock Elementary1.0 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About University Park ElementaryHow many students attend University Park Elementary?
University Park Elementary enrolls approximately 509 students in grades KG-06.
Is University Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
University Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at University Park Elementary?
Approximately 27.4:1 students per teacher at University Park Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Park Elementary?
At University Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 35% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees University Park Elementary?
University Park Elementary is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.