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Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary

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Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary ranks 4151 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 487 students in the Anaheim Elementary district, currently ranked in the lower third of all California elementary schools.

The school shows a mix of challenges and strengths compared to its peers within the Anaheim Elementary district, such as Barton (Clara) Elementary and Marshall (John) Elementary. While its overall academic performance is similar, Gauer's math scores are notably stronger, and it excels in Spanish language assessments, indicating effective support for bilingual students. However, the school faces a significant challenge with its special education program, which has seen a dramatic decline in performance, and a concerning drop in math proficiency between 3rd and 6th grades.

Notably, schools in neighboring districts like Magnolia Elementary—including Dr. Peter Marshall and Walt Disney—achieve much higher academic rankings despite similar student demographics, suggesting district-level factors influence outcomes. A positive sign is Gauer's recent success in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which has improved from pandemic highs and could provide a foundation for future academic growth if maintained.

487

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,535

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 North Gilbert St.
Anaheim, CA 92801-3348

(714) 517-8908

District: Anaheim Elementary

Students who attend Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brookhurst Junior High
High:	Savanna High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

Asian:

8.4%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,151^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Anaheim Elementary

1272^nd of 1,543Anaheim 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	27.8	4151 of 5857	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4367 of 5869	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4567 of 5859	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	5110 of 5883	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	4016 of 5789	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	4120 of 5662	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	4549 of 5692	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	4198 of 5614	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	3886 of 5611	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.9	3259 of 5530	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	3158 of 5390	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.9	3848 of 5377	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.3	2819 of 5314	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	2272 of 5193	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.4	3108 of 5113	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	17.0	4506 of 5113	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	4348 of 4818	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	3808 of 4822	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	3918 of 4809	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.0	957 of 2585	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	565 of 2128	73.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	2415 of 3162	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	2189 of 3245	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2425 of 3311	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2359 of 3275	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2048 of 3246	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3983 of 5597	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3935 of 5612	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3505 of 5609	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4557 of 5635	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3986 of 5492	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4112 of 5413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	3896 of 5107	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3720 of 5107	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3980 of 5087	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4531 of 5084	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3763 of 4963	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3742 of 4830	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3832 of 5460	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3970 of 5517	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3707 of 5363	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4492 of 5264	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3512 of 5173	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3583 of 5084	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4023 of 5628	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4419 of 5643	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4990 of 5638	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5159 of 5663	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3807 of 5510	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3855 of 5431	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	2044 of 2420	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)63rd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening33%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Writing19%~ state avg

Science19%-14 vs state

Overall16%+6 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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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
Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	810 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8908	487	20	24.3	64.9%	17 (3.5%)	12 (2.5%)	399 (81.9%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	27.8	4151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		25	4367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	216	9.5	35.0	0.0	15.5	61.9	25.0	5.9	32.8	4.8	50.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	8.6	18.5	18.5	28.2	31.8	31.5	29.4	30.1	43.1	33.3	28.3	12.7	29.4	97.2	98.1		97.2	98.1	98.1	$23,535	$1,358	$22,177
Dr. Peter Marshall	Public	K-6	2627 Crescent Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-8821	714	33	21.6	66.0%	46 (6.4%)	17 (2.4%)	559 (78.3%)	70 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	14 (2.0%)	61.6	1987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		68.9	1639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	348																	30.9	30.9	50.0	40.2	53.8	69.3	53.2	52.8	43.1	32.1	54.9	46.6	96.4	98.2	98.2	97.3	98.2	97.3	$20,597	$2,806	$17,791
Juliette Low School of the Arts	Public	K-6	215 North Ventura	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 533-2673	475	19	25.0	76.2%	53 (11.2%)	45 (9.5%)	308 (64.8%)	48 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	62	1965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		61.4	2013^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	48																	48.4	48.4	54.6	40.5	65.1	46.7	51.3	53.0	44.0	48.4	30.0	44.2							$20,736	$3,109	$17,627
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
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
Walt Disney	Public	K-6	2323 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 535-1183	560	22	25.4	67.3%	94 (16.8%)	19 (3.4%)	266 (47.5%)	157 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	65.1	1835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		74	1411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	424																	36.8	36.8	46.8	50.7	52.2	68.9	54.6	46.3	48.7	36.8	62.7	48.8							$20,386	$2,832	$17,554
Mattie Lou Maxwell	Public	K-6	2613 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-2217	577	25	23.0	85.4%	45 (7.8%)	17 (2.9%)	433 (75.0%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	31.1	3870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		34	3600^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	270																	25.3	25.3	33.3	27.1	39.7	32.0	33.2	33.3	27.8	25.6	30.3	29.2	94.4			96.6	96.6		$21,184	$2,829	$18,355
Glen H. Dysinger Senior Elementary	Public	K-6	7770 Camellia Dr.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3240	468	19	24.6	65.8%	78 (16.7%)	7 (1.5%)	256 (54.7%)	87 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	57	2211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		60.5	2046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	165																	40.5	40.5	48.0	40.7	51.4	46.2	47.0	55.3	44.4	31.1	42.4	43.3							$15,923	$1,935	$13,988
Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy	Public	K-6	229 South Dale Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-7761	521	25	20.8	80.8%	31 (6.0%)	25 (4.8%)	386 (74.1%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	66.5	1766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		64.2	1867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	101																	37.8	37.8	55.9	40.0	57.3	80.6	58.5	64.3	32.8	36.1	63.2	48.6	93.1			94.4	95.8	97.2	$22,468	$2,999	$19,469
Barton (Clara) Elementary	Public	K-6	1926 Clearbrook Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8900	588	25	24.0	78.4%	33 (5.6%)	10 (1.7%)	422 (71.8%)	83 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	29 (4.9%)	29.9	3966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		26.9	4210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	244	11.8	6.7	0.0	6.0	58.8	6.7	38.9	36.0	17.7	13.3	5.6	12.0	5.9	6.7	0.0	4.0	19.8	19.8	39.7	37.9	31.0	30.6	34.6	38.4	37.9	14.8	22.2	27.4	95.7			97.4	98.3		$23,278	$1,285	$21,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brookhurst Junior High
High : Savanna High

What district is Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

How many students attend Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary.

Is Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary a good school?

Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary ranks 4151^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary?

Students at Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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