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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Walt Disney right now?
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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 062343003559
Walt Disney
2323 West Orange Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804 · (714) 535-1183 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
25.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
377 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
54.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
48.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.1% | 25.4% | 19.7% | 25.8% |
| Math | 26.4% | 22.4% | 25.1% | 26.1% |
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 | 54.6% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 51.5% |
| 2022-23 | 58.6% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 61.1% | 52.1% |
| 2018-19 | 67.6% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.5% | 55.1% |
| 2016-17 | 59.4% | 53.3% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Walt Disney
Walt Disney's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney this school | 560 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
| River Bluff Elementary Fresno | 694 | 68.2% | 58.1% |
| Temperance-Kutner Elementary Fresno | 618 | 68.3% | 47.1% |
| Mason Elementary San Diego | 538 | 71.0% | 44.1% |
| Donaldson Way Elementary American Canyon | 528 | 65.5% | 43.9% |
| Chaparral Elementary Chino Hills | 616 | 66.6% | 54.9% |
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 Walt Disney ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,529 of 5,151 | #196 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,667 of 5,172 ▼ 231 | #204 of 382 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,715 of 5,172 ▼ 287 | #202 of 382 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #581 of 5,116 | #31 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #1,759 of 5,915 | #129 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,634 of 5,352 | #274 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #1,061 of 5,354 | #97 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #3,099 of 5,625 | #182 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #2,178 of 3,837 | #212 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
560
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 560 | 22 | 25.4:1 | 67% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 70% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 23 | 23.7:1 | 71% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 23 | 25.1:1 | 74% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 24 | 27.1:1 | 77% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 24 | 28.0:1 | 78% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 60% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 34 | 21.4:1 | 50% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 22 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walt Disney.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (650 to 560); teachers down 8% (24 to 22).
About Walt Disney
Walt Disney is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Anaheim, California. School enrollment was 560 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 20% bigger than that.
The 9 schools in Magnolia Elementary enroll 4,765 students altogether, Walt Disney among them.
At Walt Disney, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 48%. After that, the student body is 28% Asian, 17% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Walt Disney and a ratio of 25.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 67% of enrollment. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Walt Disney is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.1%. Walt Disney scores 52.9%.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The nearest other public school, Juliette Low School of the Arts, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Walt Disney is 1st among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Walt Disney as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Walt Disney's enrollment dropped from 578 in 2020-21 to 560 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Walt Disney covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Magnolia Elementary
- Dr. Peter MarshallElementary · 714 students
- Dr. Jonas E. SalkElementary · 627 students
- Robert M. Pyles STEM AcademyElementary · 601 students
- Mattie Lou MaxwellElementary · 577 students
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership AcademyElementary · 521 students
- Juliette Low School of the ArtsElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Anaheim
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
Other Walt Disney schools
One other US public school is named Walt Disney. Walt Disney is the largest of the 2.
- WALT DISNEY SCHOOLROCHESTER, NY · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Juliette Low School of the Arts0.5 mi · 475
- Savanna High0.7 mi · 1,466
- Barton (Clara) Elementary0.7 mi · 588
- Mattie Lou Maxwell0.7 mi · 577
- Magnolia High0.8 mi · 1,608
- Anaheim Elementary Online Academy0.9 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Walt DisneyWhat is the total enrollment at Walt Disney?
Walt Disney enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Walt Disney serve?
Walt Disney serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walt Disney?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walt Disney is approximately 25.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walt Disney?
At Walt Disney, the student body is approximately 17% White, 48% Hispanic, 3% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Walt Disney public or private?
Walt Disney is a public K-12 school, overseen by Magnolia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.