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Commonwealth Elementary

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Commonwealth Elementary ranks 4229 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Commonwealth Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 268 students in the Fullerton Elementary district, located in a community where a high percentage of families qualify for economic assistance.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science well below both district and state averages, contributing to a statewide ranking in the bottom third of elementary schools. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 19% is double the district average, and this attendance issue is strongly correlated with lower academic performance when compared to nearby schools like Acacia Elementary and Raymond Elementary, which have much higher achievement and far better attendance. Interestingly, Commonwealth Elementary spends considerably more per student than these higher-performing neighbors, yet this has not led to stronger overall outcomes.

Despite these struggles, the school has a notable strength in effectively supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking above average for this group. Performance varies by grade and gender, with a noticeable gap between how female and male students perform. The school's situation is complex, as other schools in the area with similar student demographics, such as Topaz Elementary in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, achieve higher rankings, suggesting that school-level practices are a key factor in student success.

268

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,855

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 East Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92831-4212

(714) 447-7705

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend Commonwealth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
High:	Troy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.7%

White:

6.0%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 42nd-percentile peak (2016) to 28th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg54%

California avg41%

4,229^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fullerton Elementary

474^th of 1,543Fullerton 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	26.9	4229 of 5857	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4483 of 5869	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3895 of 5859	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3570 of 5883	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4937 of 5789	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4390 of 5662	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.1	3362 of 5692	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	3273 of 5614	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	3376 of 5611	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.0	4279 of 5530	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	3941 of 5390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.3	2630 of 5377	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	2396 of 5314	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	2188 of 5193	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.2	2651 of 5113	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	2431 of 5113	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	27.9	3463 of 4818	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	3568 of 4822	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	3281 of 4809	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.9	2508 of 2585	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	2009 of 2128	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	748 of 3162	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	1929 of 3245	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	754 of 3311	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	1481 of 3275	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	2100 of 3246	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3605 of 5597	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3636 of 5612	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3602 of 5609	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3691 of 5635	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4573 of 5492	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4291 of 5413	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3705 of 5107	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3723 of 5107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3095 of 5087	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2729 of 5084	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4269 of 4963	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3696 of 4830	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3495 of 5460	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3771 of 5517	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2982 of 5363	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2358 of 5264	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.3	4473 of 5173	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3811 of 5084	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4284 of 5628	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4773 of 5643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3788 of 5638	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3142 of 5663	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4893 of 5510	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4057 of 5431	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	2739 of 2847	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2437 of 2635	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2405 of 2420	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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
Commonwealth Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Commonwealth Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7705	268	12	22.3	76.5%	16 (6.0%)	4 (1.5%)	227 (84.7%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	26.9	4229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.8	4483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	254																	12.0	12.0	38.7	48.5	24.0	30.6	34.0	32.3	39.4	14.0	19.4	24.7							$30,855	$1,257	$29,598
Acacia Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Acacia Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7700	661	21	31.4	33.3%	217 (32.8%)	13 (2.0%)	182 (27.5%)	185 (28.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	95.4	294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.4	228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	66																	66.3	66.3	76.5	80.6	81.6	83.0	80.5	83.5	72.7	66.3	76.6	74.5	96.5			96.5			$16,036	$244	$15,792
Raymond Elementary	Public	K-6	517 North Raymond Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7740	598	21	28.4	57.2%	107 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	444 (74.2%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	75.5	1353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		71.8	1503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	150																	45.8	45.8	55.6	63.3	65.1	72.7	64.1	58.2	59.5	38.6	44.2	50.0	97.4	97.4	98.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	$13,810	$690	$13,120
Ruby Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Ruby Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1921	373	18	20.1	82.3%	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	332 (89.0%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40	3221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	3048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	173																	21.2	21.2	43.5	31.4	43.1	52.9	41.8	38.3	39.2	30.8	22.9	33.5	94.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$18,876	$842	$18,034
Melrose Elementary	Public	K-5	974 South Melrose St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7220	354	15	23.6	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	341 (96.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	4290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		21	4775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	485																	19.1	19.1	10.6	29.1	42.2		28.9	21.3	26.8	31.8		27.1							$17,966	$729	$17,237
Edison (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	1526 East Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8902	705	30	23.5	61.3%	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	659 (93.5%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	20.7	4765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		24.9	4378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	387	26.1	11.1	0.0	12.7	82.6	16.7	22.7	42.9	47.8	16.7	4.6	23.8	17.4	0.0	0.0	6.4	12.0	12.0	35.4	30.5	26.5	23.2	28.4	37.8	28.9	14.0	7.4	20.9	98.3			98.3			$21,010	$1,485	$19,525
Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	244 East Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7590	315	11	27.8	81.0%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	22.5	4632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.3	4644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	12																	14.7	14.7	34.3	27.5	29.4	25.5	28.7	38.9	25.5	17.7	14.9	23.8	90.2	96.1		94.1	96.1	96.1	$26,770	$922	$25,848
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 993-9977	404	20	20.0	84.9%	20 (5.0%)	10 (2.5%)	357 (88.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.1	2990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	390																	26.8	26.8	32.7	34.0	52.7	47.9	41.8	8.9	29.4	28.6	36.7	25.5							$20,519	$1,703	$18,816
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8962	665	28	24.1	84.2%	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	593 (89.2%)	33 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	18.8	4938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		19	4940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	11.5	10.0	5.9	9.5	34.6	15.0	17.7	23.8	3.9	15.0	5.9	7.9	3.9	5.0	0.0	3.2	14.1	14.1	23.0	18.6	18.1	41.6	25.2	26.4	22.5	14.3	18.0	20.3							$23,342	$1,284	$22,058
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 North Placentia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7270	454	18	25.7	33.7%	107 (23.6%)	10 (2.2%)	199 (43.8%)	95 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.6	837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	512																	74.1	74.1	76.4	82.1	88.9	71.9	79.7	78.2	82.1	70.4	62.5	73.7							$16,432	$922	$15,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Commonwealth Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Commonwealth Elementary?

Students at Commonwealth Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Commonwealth Elementary in?

Fullerton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Commonwealth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Commonwealth Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
High : Troy High

Is Commonwealth Elementary a good school?

Commonwealth Elementary ranks 4229^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Commonwealth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Commonwealth Elementary.

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