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A. E. Arnold Elementary

Q: Is A. E. Arnold Elementary a good school?

A. E. Arnold Elementary ranks 1410 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

A. E. Arnold Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 560 students in the well-regarded Cypress Elementary district, offering a stable, above-average education in a community surrounded by some of the state's top-performing schools.

Academically, the school consistently ranks above the state average but below its own district's average, with a notable strength in effectively supporting English Language Learners and students with special needs. However, its overall test scores are lower than those of very high-achieving neighbors like Margaret Landell Elementary and Los Coyotes Elementary. A key finding is that the school achieves its solid results with a mid-range level of student economic need and lower per-student spending than some comparable schools, suggesting efficient use of resources.

The school's environment is positive, with low chronic absenteeism that has improved significantly since the pandemic. While it excels with specific student groups, recent data shows a need to address academic support for its White and Asian student subgroups to ensure all students are challenged. Ultimately, Arnold's value lies in being a reliable school that provides strong, equitable support within a high-performing district, even as nearby schools set an exceptionally high academic bar.

560

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,687

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9281 Denni St.
Cypress, CA 90630-2724

(714) 220-6965

District: Cypress Elementary

Students who attend A. E. Arnold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lexington Junior High
High:	Cypress High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

Asian:

28.9%

White:

22.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cypress Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg65%

California avg41%

1,410^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cypress Elementary

181^st of 1,543Cypress Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1410 of 5857	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	1235 of 5869	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1082 of 5859	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	985 of 5883	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	1140 of 5789	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	1059 of 5662	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	870 of 5692	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.9	805 of 5614	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	812 of 5611	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.1	1001 of 5530	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	1113 of 5390	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	1298 of 5377	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	919 of 5314	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	922 of 5193	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	1094 of 5113	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.1	1086 of 5113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	1095 of 4818	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	1045 of 4822	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	810 of 4809	83.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	479 of 1203	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	618 of 1205	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.0	380 of 1190	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	349 of 1154	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	510 of 1149	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	524 of 1071	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.1	192 of 2227	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	24.3	2106 of 2585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.2	352 of 3162	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	176 of 3245	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	103 of 3311	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	144 of 3275	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	217 of 3246	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1395 of 5597	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	1256 of 5612	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	1060 of 5609	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	927 of 5635	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1138 of 5492	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	1347 of 5413	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	1523 of 5107	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1448 of 5107	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	823 of 5087	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	772 of 5084	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	931 of 4963	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	896 of 4830	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	1055 of 5460	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	1144 of 5517	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	969 of 5363	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	450 of 5264	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	672 of 5173	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	605 of 5084	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1412 of 5628	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	1138 of 5643	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	1077 of 5638	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	1044 of 5663	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	1072 of 5510	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	918 of 5431	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	358 of 2847	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	290 of 2635	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	339 of 2420	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1832 of 2598	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	1320 of 2651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	1352 of 2661	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	1386 of 2726	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1728 of 2834	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1559 of 2737	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 28, 2012

My daughter had an amazing kindergarten experience! The teachers really love and care about the kids. There was so much thought and creativity put into all the lesson plans. My daughter is sad the year is ending, she loves her teacher Mrs. Yue. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175																					38.4	38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4	56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2	57.7	97.2						$18,687	$850	$17,837
Margaret Landell Elementary	Public	K-6	9739 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6960	662	25	26.4	24.9%	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (12.4%)	449 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	97.8	89^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.2	246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	157																					76.6	76.6	85.4	90.7	89.4	81.7	86.6	83.3	85.6	79.8	76.2	81.1							$16,415	$843	$15,572
Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	298	16	18.6	93.6%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (65.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (30.5%)	35.2	3560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.5	3331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	229																					29.4	29.4	28.9	26.5	43.1	44.7	36.3	33.3	31.4	28.9	26.3	30.0	91.1						$21,164	$2,535	$18,629
Clara J. King Elementary	Public	K-6	8710 Moody St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6980	431	17	25.3	77.0%	57 (13.2%)	17 (3.9%)	200 (46.4%)	116 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.4%)	74	1419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		74.1	1407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	12																					51.3	51.3	56.3	55.4	52.7	72.1	58.9	63.3	56.7	42.1	46.8	51.2	95.7	97.1	97.1	95.7	97.1	97.1	$22,130	$1,531	$20,599
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434																					36.4	36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9	37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0	27.0	96.6				96.6		$21,580	$2,443	$19,137
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	297	16	18.5	92.6%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26.5	4268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.7	4231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	37	17.7	15.0	6.7	0.0	9.9	58.8	15.0	33.3	10.5	28.2	23.5	30.0	13.3	0.0	16.9	11.8	10.0	0.0	5.3	7.0	18.9	18.9	40.0	19.4	41.7	23.1	31.2	40.0	32.3	18.9	10.5	24.8							$23,814	$2,466	$21,348
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75																					28.8	28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2	43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0	42.7							$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
Los Coyotes Elementary	Public	K-6	8122 Moody St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3260	568	21	27.0	38.2%	55 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	122 (21.5%)	330 (58.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	97.9	82^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.1	75^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	7																					71.8	71.8	87.3	82.8	83.3	90.0	85.8	91.1	86.2	75.3	88.8	85.2							$14,278	$1,950	$12,328
Juliet Morris Elementary	Public	K-6	9952 Graham St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6995	562	21	26.7	43.2%	109 (19.4%)	9 (1.6%)	152 (27.0%)	243 (43.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.5%)	89.8	669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		91.9	579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	90																					53.4	53.4	78.6	72.2	73.0	69.3	72.9	74.3	72.2	58.1	60.4	65.6							$18,949	$1,442	$17,507
Steve Luther Elementary	Public	K-6	4631 La Palma Ave.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6918	403	18	22.3	58.1%	50 (12.4%)	16 (4.0%)	161 (40.0%)	126 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.7%)	74.4	1402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		75.3	1354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	48																					47.6	47.6	59.1	47.7	59.5	63.3	57.9	56.8	47.7	59.5	51.7	53.7							$24,827	$951	$23,876

Frequently Asked Questions about A. E. Arnold Elementary

What district is A. E. Arnold Elementary in?

Cypress Elementary

Is A. E. Arnold Elementary a good school?

A. E. Arnold Elementary ranks 1410^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend A. E. Arnold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended A. E. Arnold Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of A. E. Arnold Elementary?

Students at A. E. Arnold Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 22% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of A. E. Arnold Elementary attend?

Students who attend A. E. Arnold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lexington Junior High
High : Cypress High

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