Westpark Elementary

Westpark Elementary is one of the sizable K-5 schools in Irvine, California, overseen by Irvine Unified, with 876 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 88% bigger than typical.

Westpark Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Irvine Unified, a district that serves 37,948 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Westpark Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 22% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Westpark Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 30.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Westpark Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.4%.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westpark Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Culverdale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westpark Elementary. On composite proficiency, Westpark Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Westpark Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 871 (now 876). Asian enrollment moved from 54% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 28.8:1 in 2018 to 30.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.