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What tradition at Westpark Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
876
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450010267
Westpark Elementary
25 San Carlo, Irvine, CA 92614 · (949) 936-6400 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- BThree-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
30.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
247 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 | 154 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (137).
Student demographics
68%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
78.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
71.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.7% | 22.9% | 10.3% | 11.1% |
| Math | 49.1% | 22.2% | 16.6% | 12.1% |
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 | 78.7% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 69.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.8% | 66.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 69.2% |
| 2018-19 | 79.6% | 76.8% |
| 2017-18 | 80.2% | 77.9% |
| 2016-17 | 76.8% | 77.2% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Westpark Elementary
Westpark Elementary's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westpark Elementary this school | 876 | 28.2% | 72.7% |
| Beechwood Elementary Fullerton | 872 | 28.0% | 77.8% |
| Golden Elementary Placentia | 834 | 23.9% | 90.3% |
| Easterbrook Discovery San Jose | 952 | 22.2% | 72.6% |
| Turtle Rock Elementary Irvine | 881 | 21.3% | 81.0% |
| Independent Elementary Castro Valley | 662 | 28.2% | 69.6% |
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 Westpark Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #529 of 5,151 | #80 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #547 of 5,172 ▲ 100 | #84 of 382 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #333 of 5,172 ▲ 270 | #60 of 382 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,139 of 5,116 | #151 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #208 of 5,915 | #23 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.2:1 | #5,320 of 5,352 | #389 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #916 of 5,354 | #83 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #4,830 of 5,625 | #310 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #1,093 of 1,139 | #53 of 55 |
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
876
+5 (+1%) vs 2017
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
30.2:1
was 28.8:1
% White
24%
was 24%
% Hispanic
14%
was 9%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
48%
was 54%
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 | 876 | 29 | 30.2:1 | 28% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 863 | 30 | 28.8:1 | 27% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 29.7 | 27.8:1 | 25% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 871 | 30.2 | 28.8:1 | 16% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | N/A | N/A | 15% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | 8% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westpark Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (871 to 876); teachers down 4% (30.2 to 29).
About Westpark Elementary
Westpark Elementary serves students in Irvine, California, as a large elementary school. Enrollment is 876 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 88% larger than average.
Across its 44 schools, Irvine Unified enrolls 37,948 students. Westpark Elementary is one of those schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Westpark Elementary. The largest is Asian students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of Orange County's population at about 22%. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Westpark Elementary operates with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 30.2:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 30.2:1 here. Westpark Elementary reports 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 27 points.
Westpark Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.0% for Westpark Elementary. The school posts 72.7%, 9.6 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Westpark Elementary is one of 649 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Westpark Elementary is Culverdale Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Westpark Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 7 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 871 to 876. The Asian share was 54% in 2017-18 and 48% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 28.8:1 to 30.2:1.
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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 Westpark Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westpark Elementary. Westpark Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Westpark ElementaryRosamond, CA · 952 students
- Westpark Elementary SchoolBUCKEYE, AZ · 652 students
- Westpark Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Culverdale Elementary0.5 mi · 558
- Alternative Education-San Joaquin High0.9 mi · 88
- Creekside High0.9 mi · 78
- Meadow Park Elementary1.2 mi · 592
- Irvine Adult Transition Programs1.2 mi · 117
- Woodbridge High1.2 mi · 2,232
Frequently asked questions
About Westpark ElementaryHow many students attend Westpark Elementary?
Westpark Elementary enrolls approximately 876 students in grades KG-06.
Is Westpark Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westpark Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westpark Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westpark Elementary is approximately 30.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Westpark Elementary?
Student demographics at Westpark Elementary are roughly 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 48% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Westpark Elementary public or private?
Westpark Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.