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Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary

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Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary ranks 3855 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3855^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 426 students in the Tustin Unified School District, serving a community with significant economic need where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's test scores are significantly below both district and state averages, with only about one-third of students proficient in English and math, placing it in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools. A notable challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which, while improved from pandemic highs, remains higher than the district average. The school shows interesting strengths with specific groups of students, performing relatively well for special education students and having shown past success with English Language Learners, but it struggles profoundly with outcomes for homeless students.

The school is part of a cluster of high-need, lower-performing schools in close proximity, including W. R. Nelson Elementary, Sycamore Magnet Academy, Robert Heideman Elementary, and Helen Estock Elementary. This contrasts sharply with higher-performing schools in the same district like Tustin Memorial Elementary, located less than two miles away, which ranks in the top tier statewide. This pattern highlights extreme disparities within Tustin Unified, where a student's neighborhood strongly predicts academic outcomes.

426

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,347

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1362 Mitchell Ave.
Tustin, CA 92780-5746

(714) 730-7385

District: Tustin Unified

Students who attend Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tustin High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

Asian:

6.3%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg56%

California avg41%

3,855^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin 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	31.3	3855 of 5857	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3638 of 5869	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3812 of 5859	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3198 of 5883	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3228 of 5789	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	3186 of 5662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	2906 of 5692	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	2718 of 5614	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.0	3401 of 5611	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	2221 of 5530	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.6	3419 of 5390	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	3962 of 5377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	4208 of 5314	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	4001 of 5193	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	3852 of 5113	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	2749 of 5113	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.3	3362 of 4818	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.3	3743 of 4822	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	3466 of 4809	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	1053 of 2227	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	1385 of 2585	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	582 of 3162	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	32.9	2328 of 3245	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	1053 of 3311	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	842 of 3275	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	1002 of 3246	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3600 of 5597	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3387 of 5612	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3332 of 5609	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3200 of 5635	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3333 of 5492	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2856 of 5413	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3125 of 5107	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2778 of 5107	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2690 of 5087	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	2014 of 5084	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2409 of 4963	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2342 of 4830	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	384 of 429	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	3314 of 5460	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	3005 of 5517	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	2889 of 5363	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2430 of 5264	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	1817 of 5173	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	2149 of 5084	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3819 of 5628	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3595 of 5643	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4021 of 5638	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	3001 of 5663	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2836 of 5510	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3294 of 5431	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	817 of 2847	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	38.2	1417 of 2635	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1734 of 2420	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science16%-17 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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th 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 7th 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 7th 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 7th 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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary	Public	K-5	1362 Mitchell Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7385	426	17	25.0	90.8%	16 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (85.9%)	27 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	31.3	3855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.6	3638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	217																									15.9		15.9	28.6	37.3	35.3				33.7	20.6	32.9	43.5				32.1			$16,347	$2,062	$14,285
Sycamore Magnet Academy	Public	K-8	1402 Sycamore Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7360	1,085	43	25.1	87.2%	37 (3.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1,001 (92.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	14.3	5323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	5426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	103	5.2	11.5	3.1	0.0	0.0	5.5	20.8	15.4	14.1	7.7	10.5	15.8	5.2	16.7	1.6	7.7	10.5	8.6	3.1	10.3	3.1	3.9	0.0	4.8	9.4	7.3	8.1	21.9	15.8	27.1	25.2	29.6	29.6	25.7	29.2	13.7	15.0	11.0	13.2	14.0	15.3			$16,495	$2,174	$14,321
W. R. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-5	14392 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7536	460	18	25.5	87.2%	31 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	363 (78.9%)	37 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	25.2	4380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		23.7	4502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	122																									18.8		18.8	29.4	31.3	29.5				30.0	35.7	27.7	19.8				27.3			$15,849	$2,039	$13,810
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	15400 Lansdowne Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2066	567	21	27.0	32.5%	112 (19.8%)	5 (0.9%)	115 (20.3%)	261 (46.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (12.3%)	92	544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.8	764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	220																									67.5		67.5	75.6	69.8	80.7				75.3	74.4	62.7	68.7				68.7			$15,435	$1,711	$13,724
Robert Heideman Elementary	Public	K-5	15571 Williams St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7521	502	19	26.4	97.0%	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	469 (93.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	23.5	4544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		20.3	4832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	288																									7.2		7.2	28.8	30.3	24.4				27.9	46.3	24.4	20.5				29.2			$17,543	$1,972	$15,571
Helen Estock Elementary	Public	K-5	14741 North B St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7390	456	17	27.6	93.6%	21 (4.6%)	15 (3.3%)	376 (82.5%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11.6	5533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11.6	5579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	46																									5.4		5.4	21.3	18.6	23.6				21.4	19.0	12.5	13.0				14.8			$16,867	$2,025	$14,842
Barbara Benson Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Elizabeth Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7531	313	14	22.3	73.2%	43 (13.7%)	4 (1.3%)	222 (70.9%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	49.6	2617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		64	1877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	740																									38.1		38.1	18.4	50.0	45.2				37.7	31.6	55.9	45.2				43.9	96.9	96.9	$16,610	$2,106	$14,504
Tustin Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Browning Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7546	613	22	27.8	22.5%	130 (21.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.3%)	322 (52.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (13.9%)	97.7	102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.6	109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	7																									61.8		61.8	83.8	89.1	90.0				87.7	89.9	93.1	83.6				88.7			$14,962	$1,683	$13,279
Guin Foss Elementary	Public	K-5	18492 Vanderlip Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7552	395	16	25.4	61.5%	74 (18.7%)	3 (0.8%)	258 (65.3%)	35 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	69.4	1631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		68.4	1665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	34																									32.9		32.9	72.9	50.0	55.1				57.8	83.3	57.1	40.0				57.5			$16,169	$1,928	$14,241
Tustin Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	12950 Robinson Dr.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7580	520	20	26.0	61.3%	107 (20.6%)	16 (3.1%)	265 (51.0%)	84 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.7%)	67.4	1720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.8	1372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	348																									39.3		39.3	42.4	58.5	64.4				55.3	48.8	58.1	45.6				50.8			$15,479	$1,769	$13,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary

How many students attend Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary.

Is Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary a good school?

Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary ranks 3855^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary in?

Tustin Unified

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary?

Students at Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary usually go on to attend:

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