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Pacific Drive Elementary

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Pacific Drive Elementary ranks 3625 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Drive Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 607 students in the Fullerton Elementary district, notable for its significant and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround; its statewide ranking has jumped dramatically from the 11th percentile to the 38th percentile in just a few years, showing the most dramatic improvement trajectory among nearby schools. This positive trend is supported by a major reduction in chronic student absenteeism. A particular area of strength is the school's exceptional support for English Language Learners, who recently scored at the 88th percentile statewide, indicating highly effective specialized programs. The school operates with a higher per-student spending level than many top-performing schools in the district, such as Robert C. Fisler Elementary.

When compared to other schools, Pacific Drive stands out for its rapid gains, though its overall ranking remains below higher-performing neighbors like Sunset Lane Elementary and Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts. The data shows a pronounced difference in performance between schools in the Fullerton Elementary district and those in the neighboring Anaheim Elementary district, suggesting district-level factors influence outcomes. For parents, Pacific Drive represents a school on a strong upward path, with demonstrable success in specific areas like language acquisition and improving student attendance.

607

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,036

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 West Valencia Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92833-3940

(714) 447-7735

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend Pacific Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Nicolas Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

White:

8.6%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg54%

California avg41%

3,625^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	34.4	3625 of 5857	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4343 of 5869	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5188 of 5859	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4176 of 5883	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4483 of 5789	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4566 of 5662	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	4672 of 5692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	4262 of 5614	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	4444 of 5611	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	4338 of 5530	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3539 of 5390	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4113 of 5377	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	3522 of 5314	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.4	4107 of 5193	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	3823 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	3722 of 5113	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	3370 of 4818	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.3	3532 of 4822	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	3859 of 4809	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	1242 of 2227	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	2207 of 2585	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1793 of 2128	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	364 of 3162	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	31.1	2459 of 3245	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.1	664 of 3311	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	991 of 3275	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1607 of 3246	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3791 of 5597	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4819 of 5612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5470 of 5609	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4073 of 5635	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4555 of 5492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4534 of 5413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2688 of 5107	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3690 of 5107	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4319 of 5087	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3359 of 5084	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3873 of 4963	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3627 of 4830	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2908 of 5460	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4124 of 5517	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4697 of 5363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3318 of 5264	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4205 of 5173	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4140 of 5084	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3197 of 5628	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3508 of 5643	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4364 of 5638	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3947 of 5663	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3834 of 5510	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4183 of 5431	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	1476 of 2847	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1229 of 2635	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	1640 of 2420	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+62 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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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 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Pacific Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7735	607	27	22.4	70.7%	52 (8.6%)	11 (1.8%)	495 (81.5%)	27 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	34.4	3625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		25.3	4343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	718																	16.2		16.2	33.0	41.4	41.2	46.3			40.2	33.7	30.0	30.9	20.0			28.7	92.8	95.2		93.6	94.4	94.4	$24,036	$780	$23,256
Orangethorpe Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Brookhurst Rd.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7730	489	22	22.1	77.7%	41 (8.4%)	7 (1.4%)	383 (78.3%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	30.7	3907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		27.7	4144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	237																	21.3		21.3	41.3	37.2	35.1	37.9			37.8	40.6	23.3	17.3	18.2			24.6	89.3	93.2	97.1	92.2	91.3	91.3	$29,843	$1,432	$28,411
Fern Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 West Fern Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7710	372	15	24.8	59.7%	91 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (51.1%)	50 (13.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.4	2148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.5	2316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	168																	42.0		42.0	34.5	43.6	49.0	60.4			46.1	41.7	54.8	38.0	52.1			46.8							$18,413	$360	$18,053
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	398	13	30.6	85.4%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (90.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.4	4552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.7	4895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	343																	18.0		18.0	25.0	33.3	36.7	29.6			31.3	22.5	24.2	30.0	10.7			21.7							$26,061	$1,190	$24,871
Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts	Public	K-6	732 Barris Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7715	610	23	26.5	39.7%	244 (40.0%)	8 (1.3%)	253 (41.5%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	84.7	935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		80.6	1131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	196																	50.5		50.5	58.8	65.4	72.6	66.7			66.5	63.2	65.4	68.4	51.0			61.7							$17,827	$449	$17,378
Richman Elementary	Public	K-6	700 South Richman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7745	470	18	26.1	77.2%	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (81.5%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	46.6	2791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		49.7	2571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	220																	27.6		27.6	32.8	32.8	48.3	51.4			41.5	46.9	31.3	39.7	40.3			39.5							$29,023	$1,353	$27,670
Marshall (John) Elementary	Public	K-6	2066 Falmouth Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8941	688	31	22.1	82.1%	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	583 (84.7%)	43 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	21.8	4683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.6	4715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	32	7.4	20.0	0.0	9.2	29.6	20.0	22.2	24.6	7.4	25.0	5.6	12.3	3.7	15.0	0.0	6.2	16.3		16.3	27.4	33.7	26.7	30.5			29.5	28.4	30.5	15.1	14.7			22.1	97.7	98.4			97.7		$22,939	$1,326	$21,613
Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	97	155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	24																	60.4	76.5	68.3	74.5	85.7	84.9	94.3	96.0	94.9	88.6	84.2	87.0	80.2	84.0	96.1	84.7	86.1							$16,227	$239	$15,988
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	455 West Baker Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7760	303	12	24.5	81.2%	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	273 (90.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	20.6	4777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.4	4420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	357																	10.8		10.8	35.5	28.6	19.4	33.3			29.1	37.5	23.3	10.8	12.2			20.3							$28,554	$1,163	$27,391
Henry (Patrick) Elementary	Public	K-6	1123 West Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8914	343	18	19.0	85.4%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	317 (92.4%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	15.6	5222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.3	5599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.6%	377	5.3	15.4	6.3	8.3	42.1	15.4	31.3	31.3	5.3	30.8	12.5	14.6	0.0	7.7	6.3	4.2	13.2		13.2	15.6	19.6	26.4	31.5			23.7	24.4	15.7	13.2	16.4			17.2							$25,552	$1,857	$23,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Drive Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pacific Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nicolas Junior High

How many students attend Pacific Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Pacific Drive Elementary.

Is Pacific Drive Elementary a good school?

Pacific Drive Elementary ranks 3625^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pacific Drive Elementary in?

Fullerton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Drive Elementary?

Students at Pacific Drive Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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