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Frank Vessels Elementary

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Frank Vessels Elementary ranks 787 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Frank Vessels Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 school serving about 650 students in the Cypress Elementary district, ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, earning a 5-star rating for that subgroup, and for maintaining impressively low chronic absenteeism at just 7.3%, far below the state average. While strong overall, the school shows particular academic strength with its Asian and Hispanic students and demonstrates very consistent performance year after year. It spends about $17,471 per student, which is a moderate level within its high-performing district.

Within its own district, Frank Vessels Elementary performs above what might be expected given its student demographics, notably outperforming nearby schools in other districts like Cerritos Elementary. It is very close in performance to its neighbor, Juliet Morris Elementary, though it trails the district's top performer, Margaret Landell Elementary. The school's strongest test scores are in 5th grade English, while 3rd grade English presents a relative opportunity for growth.

650

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,471

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5900 Cathy Ave.
Cypress, CA 90630-4615

(714) 220-6990

District: Cypress Elementary

Students who attend Frank Vessels Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lexington Junior High
High:	Cypress High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.0%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

22.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

California avg41%

787^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	87.8	787 of 5857	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	875 of 5869	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	804 of 5859	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	842 of 5883	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	676 of 5789	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	588 of 5662	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.8	710 of 5692	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	958 of 5614	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	90.3	605 of 5611	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	976 of 5530	82.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	862 of 5390	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	830 of 5377	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	87.3	623 of 5314	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	89.4	510 of 5193	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	793 of 5113	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	1299 of 5113	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	911 of 4818	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	950 of 4822	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	88.5	570 of 4809	88.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	191 of 1203	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	276 of 1205	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	406 of 1190	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	509 of 1154	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	304 of 1149	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	420 of 1071	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	818 of 5597	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	655 of 5612	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	492 of 5609	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	724 of 5635	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	727 of 5492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	692 of 5413	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	1076 of 5107	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	1045 of 5107	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	814 of 5087	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	517 of 5084	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	555 of 4963	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	301 of 4830	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	411 of 5460	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	479 of 5517	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	474 of 5363	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	438 of 5264	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	576 of 5173	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	230 of 5084	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	847 of 5628	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	1088 of 5643	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1122 of 5638	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	995 of 5663	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	641 of 5510	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	477 of 5431	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1604 of 2598	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1772 of 2651	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	1130 of 2661	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	1228 of 2726	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	1299 of 2834	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	931 of 2737	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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
Frank Vessels Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Cathy Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6990	650	26	25.0	37.7%	148 (22.8%)	16 (2.5%)	183 (28.2%)	234 (36.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.5%)	87.8	787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.8	875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	88	56.6	56.6	60.0	68.8	75.5	65.9	68.1	63.8	69.5	63.2	64.6	65.3							$17,471	$1,442	$16,029
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
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	3731 Cerritos	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3830	368	17	21.6	72.0%	65 (17.7%)	10 (2.7%)	184 (50.0%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.6%)	59.3	2099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		63.4	1911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	188	31.5	31.5	46.9	53.9	40.7	58.7	49.5	63.3	51.3	37.0	37.0	46.8	92.7		96.4	96.4		96.4	$20,688	$2,517	$18,171
Holder Elementary	Public	K-6	9550 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3840	445	21	21.1	80.4%	37 (8.3%)	27 (6.1%)	253 (56.9%)	86 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.5%)	67.1	1737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.7	1787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	50	31.6	31.6	47.3	54.7	53.6	63.6	54.8	58.2	57.8	45.6	41.8	51.1	88.9	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$18,890	$2,359	$16,531
Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23.0	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	60.9	2020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		57	2190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	170	40.0	40.0	37.3	49.3	57.4	59.0	50.6	37.9	40.3	52.7	51.6	45.5	91.1	94.4		92.2	94.4	94.4	$20,007	$3,031	$16,976
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
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
Danbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	320 Danbrook St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3230	433	17	25.4	95.8%	18 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	358 (82.7%)	32 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.2%)	55.4	2284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		47	2732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	448	44.2	44.2	38.6	43.1	57.1	43.4	45.2	52.3	41.7	50.0	32.9	42.6	96.0			97.0	96.0	97.0	$15,408	$2,369	$13,039
San Marino Elementary	Public	K-6	6215 San Rolando Way	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3280	465	18	25.8	68.4%	50 (10.8%)	12 (2.6%)	263 (56.6%)	112 (24.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	53.6	2389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.7	2117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	272	48.3	48.3	42.9	36.8	54.2	43.8	44.1	47.7	40.0	47.5	32.6	40.9							$15,640	$2,421	$13,219
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Vessels Elementary

How many students attend Frank Vessels Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Frank Vessels Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank Vessels Elementary?

Students at Frank Vessels Elementary are 36% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Frank Vessels Elementary in?

Cypress Elementary

What schools do graduates of Frank Vessels Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Vessels Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lexington Junior High
High : Cypress High

Is Frank Vessels Elementary a good school?

Frank Vessels Elementary ranks 787^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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