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Hicks Canyon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hicks Canyon Elementary is a large, high-performing K-5 public school serving 830 students in the competitive educational landscape of Irvine, California, as part of the Tustin Unified School District.

The school consistently ranks in the top 10% of all California elementary schools, with students scoring significantly higher in math, English, and science than both the district and state averages. A standout feature is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.4%, which is far better than the district and state averages and suggests a very strong, engaging school culture. Hicks Canyon also demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting diverse learners, including students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, English language learners, and those in special education, with recent data showing impressive improvement in these areas.

What makes Hicks Canyon particularly interesting is its performance compared to nearby schools. It achieves these excellent results while serving a student population with a higher percentage of economic need than many elite neighboring schools in Irvine Unified, such as Orchard Hills and Santiago Hills Elementary. Furthermore, it outperforms other Tustin Unified schools like Myford Elementary and does so with a lower per-student spending than schools such as Ladera Elementary and the Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy, indicating a highly efficient and effective educational model.

830

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,310

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3817 Viewpark
Irvine, CA 92602-2036

(714) 734-1878

District: Tustin Unified

Students who attend Hicks Canyon Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arnold O. Beckman High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.2%

White:

21.1%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg56%

California avg41%

427^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	93.7	427 of 5857	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	426 of 5869	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	494 of 5859	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	403 of 5883	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	547 of 5789	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	439 of 5662	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	95.0	324 of 5692	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	263 of 5614	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	204 of 5611	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	311 of 5530	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	239 of 5390	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.6	210 of 5377	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	95.1	132 of 5314	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	94.6	184 of 5193	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	253 of 5113	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	94.6	250 of 5113	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	342 of 1203	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	360 of 1205	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	517 of 1190	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	396 of 1154	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	315 of 1149	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	393 of 1071	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.5	214 of 2227	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.0	81 of 3162	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	52 of 3245	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	57 of 3311	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	141 of 3275	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	126 of 3246	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	372 of 5597	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	459 of 5612	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	523 of 5609	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	376 of 5635	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	615 of 5492	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	495 of 5413	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	679 of 5107	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	786 of 5107	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	839 of 5087	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	677 of 5084	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	1034 of 4963	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	457 of 4830	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	306 of 5460	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	357 of 5517	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	405 of 5363	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	120 of 5264	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	320 of 5173	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	307 of 5084	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	447 of 5628	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	359 of 5643	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	451 of 5638	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	430 of 5663	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	466 of 5510	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	387 of 5431	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	42 of 718	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	126 of 670	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	251 of 669	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	203 of 610	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	259 of 445	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	213 of 2847	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	67 of 2635	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	51.0	887 of 2420	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1043 of 2598	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	757 of 2651	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	732 of 2661	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	645 of 2726	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	1020 of 2834	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	1004 of 2737	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science62%+29 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 (2025)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hicks Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	3817 Viewpark	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1878	830	31	26.7	37.5%	175 (21.1%)	11 (1.3%)	129 (15.5%)	425 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.6%)	93.7	427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		94.1	426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	1	62.1		62.1	73.8	70.1	77.3				73.9	81.6	73.3	76.6				77.1	97.3		98.2	98.2	98.2		$17,310	$16,402	$908
Myford Elementary	Public	K-5	3181 Trevino Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1875	542	21	26.4	38.2%	109 (20.1%)	5 (0.9%)	140 (25.8%)	219 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.4%)	91.4	588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		92.7	523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	65	63.3		63.3	65.5	70.9	75.3				71.4	70.7	72.5	67.0				69.8							$15,766	$14,858	$908
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-6868	455	16	27.6	13.2%	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	373 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	97.5	113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%					(n/a)				75.0	97.3					85.2	86.4	97.3					91.4							$27,905	$27,460	$445
Santiago Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Christamon West	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6000	548	19	28.8	12.4%	84 (15.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.9%)	367 (67.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	98.3	49^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	73^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.8%	24	79.8		79.8	85.0	82.6	85.9	89.9			85.7	85.0	86.3	91.5	90.4			88.5							$15,457	$15,228	$229
Canyon View Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 Yale Ct.	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6900	764	26	28.8	12.3%	118 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	535 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (6.7%)	96.2	220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.8	179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	41	71.1		71.1	78.2	80.2	75.9	82.5			79.0	84.0	81.9	75.0	77.2			79.6	95.0						$13,900	$13,650	$250
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							$18,415	$17,276	$1,139
Orchard Hills	Public	K-8	11555 Culver Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2078	1,373	50	27.5	25.1%	208 (15.1%)	11 (0.8%)	121 (8.8%)	893 (65.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	135 (9.8%)	98.3	48^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.7	102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	54	82.5	75.7	78.2	80.0	84.4	89.6	85.2	79.5	86.6	84.1	84.6	88.3	89.1	83.0	79.0	80.3	82.7							$16,399	$15,468	$931
Brywood Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Westwood	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5500	578	21	27.5	17.6%	104 (18.0%)	17 (2.9%)	52 (9.0%)	330 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	68 (11.8%)	95.2	315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		95.9	271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	44	68.7		68.7	68.0	84.0	72.2	88.2			78.8	77.2	80.2	70.4	88.2			79.2	92.7	94.6		92.7	96.4	94.6	$14,486	$14,094	$392
Ladera Elementary	Public	K-5	2515 Rawlings Way	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7505	345	13	26.5	32.5%	81 (23.5%)	2 (0.6%)	101 (29.3%)	118 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	89.2	706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.6	925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	219	52.7		52.7	70.7	59.3	74.6				68.3	75.9	70.4	74.6				73.7							$17,620	$16,712	$908
Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-6	99 Meander	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8100	647	25	25.9	15.6%	103 (15.9%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (7.4%)	429 (66.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.8%)	89.7	682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.9	635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	47	56.0		56.0	57.7	70.4	78.0	72.2			70.1	70.9	71.4	64.2	68.8			68.6							$14,347	$14,054	$293

Frequently Asked Questions about Hicks Canyon Elementary

What district is Hicks Canyon Elementary in?

Tustin Unified

What is the racial makeup of Hicks Canyon Elementary?

Students at Hicks Canyon Elementary are 51% Asian, 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hicks Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hicks Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arnold O. Beckman High

How many students attend Hicks Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended Hicks Canyon Elementary.

Is Hicks Canyon Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hicks Canyon Elementary ranks in the top 7.3% of California elementary schools.

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