University Park Elementary

Located at 4572 Sandburg Way, in Irvine, California, University Park Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that hosts 509 students (grades K through 6), run under Irvine Unified.

Across the 44 schools in Irvine Unified (37,948 students total), University Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, University Park Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, University Park Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting University Park Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at University Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, University Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), University Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rancho San Joaquin Middle, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts University Park Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 601 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 28.6:1 in 2018 to 27.4:1 in 2025.

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