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Villa Park Elementary

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Villa Park Elementary ranks 704 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Villa Park Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school serving 604 students in the Orange Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state despite a recent slight dip from its historical 5-star status.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with over 70% of students proficient in English and Math, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. It is particularly effective in supporting special education students and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the top percentiles statewide for these groups. While many nearby schools, like Cambridge Elementary and Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter, struggle with much lower proficiency rates, Villa Park also maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.2%, showing strong student and family engagement.

Interestingly, the school achieves this excellence efficiently, with a higher student-teacher ratio and moderate per-student spending compared to schools with weaker results, such as Handy Elementary. Its performance has remained stable for over a decade, unlike some peers with volatile rankings. While there are opportunities to strengthen upper-grade math and science scores, Villa Park Elementary demonstrates that consistent, high-quality education depends on effective practices more than resource quantity alone.

604

Students ?

29.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,247

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10551 Center Dr.
Villa Park, CA 92861-5332

(714) 997-6281

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Villa Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cerro Villa Middle
High:	Villa Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

28.0%

Asian:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Orange Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg50%

California avg41%

704^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange Unified 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	89.2	704 of 5857	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	531 of 5869	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	446 of 5859	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	721 of 5883	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	564 of 5789	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	460 of 5662	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	405 of 5692	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	364 of 5614	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	485 of 5611	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	97.3	12 of 5530	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	61 of 5390	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.8	575 of 5377	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	91.3	372 of 5314	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	445 of 5193	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.0	547 of 5113	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	85.5	730 of 5113	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	88.6	558 of 4818	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	90.8	450 of 4822	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	83.7	762 of 4809	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	223 of 1203	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	431 of 1205	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	330 of 1190	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	160 of 1154	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	107 of 1149	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	266 of 1071	75.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	90.3	161 of 2227	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	180 of 2585	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	625 of 5597	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	535 of 5612	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	470 of 5609	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	738 of 5635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	553 of 5492	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	462 of 5413	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	274 of 5107	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	115 of 5107	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	266 of 5087	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	732 of 5084	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	188 of 4963	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	179 of 4830	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	546 of 5460	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	461 of 5517	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	216 of 5363	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	305 of 5264	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	301 of 5173	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	143 of 5084	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	767 of 5628	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	584 of 5643	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	427 of 5638	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	715 of 5663	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	618 of 5510	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	470 of 5431	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	12 of 2847	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	866 of 2598	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	422 of 2651	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	273 of 2661	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	550 of 2726	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	758 of 2834	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	535 of 2737	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science46%+14 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)	% 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Villa Park Elementary	Public	K-6	10551 Center Dr.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6281	604	21	29.2	32.6%	296 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (28.0%)	74 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.4%)	89.2	704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		92.5	531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	173	46.2		46.2	67.4	74.7	78.5	67.1			71.6	84.3	71.6	53.9	62.7			69.3						$15,247	$1,182	$14,065
Handy Elementary	Public	K-6	860 North Handy St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6183	377	16	23.8	90.5%	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	339 (89.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	39.3	3268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		38.5	3270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	2	24.1		24.1	33.3	37.5	47.4	41.9			40.5	36.5	21.4	31.0	37.1			32.2						$17,402	$1,597	$15,805
Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	17741 Serrano Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6275	524	21	24.8	40.1%	201 (38.4%)	7 (1.3%)	189 (36.1%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.6%)	69.3	1636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		66.9	1737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	101	52.6		52.6	43.7	56.0	63.2	63.2			56.7	46.5	61.3	43.4	37.2			47.0	96.3					$15,485	$1,182	$14,303
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Cannon St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6201	289	12	23.4	42.2%	90 (31.1%)	2 (0.7%)	142 (49.1%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	69.6	1617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		74.5	1388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	229	31.5		31.5	46.2	62.9	55.6	73.2			60.3	53.9	57.1	48.2	46.3			50.6	91.1	94.6		91.1	92.9	$15,978	$1,182	$14,796
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-6	379 North Virage St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6271	332	14	23.0	79.8%	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	264 (79.5%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	40.4	3189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.9	2927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	262	24.4		24.4	41.7	42.1	55.0	35.4			43.1	37.5	36.8	26.8	25.0			31.4	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	$16,452	$1,529	$14,923
Esplanade Elementary	Public	K-6	381 North Esplanade St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6157	288	13	21.7	94.8%	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (88.9%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28.4	4103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.9	4473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	370	9.5		9.5	27.3	58.8	24.4	33.3			35.4	42.9	34.3	11.9	17.1			25.5						$17,187	$1,536	$15,651
California iInspire Academy	Public	K-6	1080 North California St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6104	699	25	27.9	83.1%	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	649 (92.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	44.7	2907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	3001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	94	23.1		23.1	25.0	50.5	44.4	53.0			44.0	27.5	43.8	30.8	37.0			35.3						$15,498	$1,443	$14,055
McPherson Magnet	Public	K-8	333 South Prospect St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6384	863	34	25.7	42.1%	218 (25.3%)	7 (0.8%)	460 (53.3%)	103 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (8.1%)	88	780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.7	828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	48	60.0	42.5	51.7	72.7	78.4	86.3	75.9	64.2	66.7	74.2	67.1	72.2	48.4	46.3	51.6	51.7	56.0						$15,597	$1,182	$14,415
Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	1829 North Cambridge	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6254	387	15	26.2	88.9%	20 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	339 (87.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	48.2	2684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		51.6	2469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	215	26.3		26.3	34.0	34.0	50.9	42.7			40.9	43.8	48.0	47.4	33.8			42.6						$16,538	$1,545	$14,993
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1130 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 284-5228	192	9	21.3	70.8%	21 (10.9%)	5 (2.6%)	155 (80.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	17.2	5079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		28.8	4043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	1036	15.8		15.8	26.1	30.8	26.3				27.0	21.7	25.0	5.6				14.5	89.1	93.8		90.6	93.8	$20,902	$1,267	$19,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Villa Park Elementary?

Students at Villa Park Elementary are 49% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Villa Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Villa Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Villa Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Villa Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cerro Villa Middle
High : Villa Park High

Is Villa Park Elementary a good school?

Villa Park Elementary ranks 704^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Villa Park Elementary in?

Orange Unified

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