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Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary

Public Grades K-5

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving about 530 students in the highly-regarded Fountain Valley Elementary school district in Fountain Valley, California.

The school consistently earns top ratings, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year, with student test scores in English, math, and science far exceeding state averages. What truly sets Plavan apart is its exceptional effectiveness in supporting all students to succeed. For example, the school ranks in the 98th-99th percentile for its low-income students, significantly outperforming other nearby schools like Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary or Thomas Paine Elementary that serve similar or higher populations of students in need. Its mathematics program is particularly strong, with over 85% of students proficient.

Plavan achieves these excellent results efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools while maintaining better outcomes. While the standout Ethan B. Allen Elementary in the Garden Grove Unified district performs slightly higher, Plavan's strength is its consistent, high-level performance across nearly all student groups year after year, making it a pillar of educational excellence in its community.

530

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,776

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9675 Warner Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-2823

(714) 378-4230

District: Fountain Valley Elementary

Students who attend Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
High:	Fountain Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.3%

White:

16.6%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg75%

California avg41%

330^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary

53^rd of 1,543Fountain Valley 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	95.0	330 of 5857	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	85 of 5869	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	199 of 5859	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	282 of 5883	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	385 of 5789	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	916 of 5662	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	92.7	467 of 5692	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	536 of 5614	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	721 of 5611	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	1237 of 5530	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	88.9	493 of 5390	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	82.5	868 of 5377	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	91.8	341 of 5314	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	84.5	780 of 5193	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	86.0	702 of 5113	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	888 of 5113	82.6%	★★★★☆
2006	83.6	804 of 4818	83.3%	★★★★☆
2005	78.4	997 of 4822	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.7	865 of 4809	82.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	184 of 1203	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	118 of 1205	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	334 of 1190	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	383 of 1154	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	289 of 1149	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	609 of 1071	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	20 of 3162	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	51 of 3311	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	267 of 3246	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	200 of 5597	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	117 of 5612	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	158 of 5609	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	269 of 5635	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	251 of 5492	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	865 of 5413	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	342 of 5107	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	44 of 5107	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	20 of 5087	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	149 of 5084	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	388 of 4963	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	969 of 4830	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	108 of 5460	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	33 of 5517	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	28 of 5363	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	32 of 5264	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	65 of 5173	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	418 of 5084	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	439 of 5628	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	78 of 5643	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	240 of 5638	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	308 of 5663	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	511 of 5510	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	923 of 5431	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	168 of 718	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1438 of 2598	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.4	336 of 2651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	390 of 2661	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	294 of 2726	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	920 of 2834	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	1636 of 2737	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science75%+42 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 (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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9675 Warner Ave.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4230	530	20	26.5	33.6%	88 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.7%)	288 (54.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.6%)	95	330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		97.9	85^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	245	75.0	75.0	73.4	64.0	90.5		76.1	90.6	76.7	90.5		85.5						$15,776	$15,212	$564
Ethan B. Allen Elementary	Public	K-6	16200 Bushard St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6228	637	26	24.5	51.5%	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	496 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	98.8	21^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.9	24^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	3	75.8	75.8	89.9	86.5	92.6	94.3	91.0	90.0	86.5	85.3	92.8	88.9						$22,081	$21,304	$777
Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary	Public	K-5	17340 Santa Suzanne St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-6226	526	20	26.3	29.3%	109 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (17.7%)	275 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (8.6%)	96.7	182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.2	145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	37	64.9	64.9	75.0	82.9	82.4		79.9	86.9	87.0	85.1		86.4						$17,132	$16,504	$628
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	15791 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6528	323	15	21.5	80.8%	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	144 (44.6%)	153 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	71.6	1527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		74.3	1397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	130	29.6	29.6	55.9	50.0	52.3	71.4	58.2	76.5	50.0	45.5	59.2	57.0						$33,989	$30,054	$3,935
Cox (James H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	17615 Los Jardines East	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4240	607	25	24.2	35.7%	127 (20.9%)	5 (0.8%)	161 (26.5%)	245 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.0%)	88.5	744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		86.1	903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	159	55.4	55.4	72.0	55.0	76.6		68.5	81.3	66.7	65.2		70.8						$17,122	$16,654	$468
Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	17451 Zeider Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	361	15	23.9	70.6%	86 (23.8%)	5 (1.4%)	191 (52.9%)	47 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28 (7.8%)	64.1	1883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.2	1722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	161	45.3	45.3	40.5	41.1	60.9		49.0	46.0	53.6	48.4		49.7						$15,255	$14,156	$1,099
Thomas Paine Elementary	Public	K-6	15792 Ward St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6118	428	19	22.5	72.2%	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	149 (34.8%)	240 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	238	57.7	57.7	83.0	66.7	75.0	66.7	72.3	83.0	63.5	78.9	54.7	69.3						$28,656	$25,544	$3,112
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-5	8251 Heil Ave	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	441	19	23.8	81.2%	81 (18.4%)	10 (2.3%)	276 (62.6%)	45 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.0%)	36.7	3426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.8	3188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	238	19.0	19.0	39.3	27.7	44.8		36.9	49.1	32.3	27.1		35.9	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$15,680	$14,568	$1,112
Courreges (Roch) Elementary	Public	K-5	18313 Santa Carlotta	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4280	631	24	26.2	19.2%	212 (33.6%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (12.7%)	254 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.0%)	96.4	197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.4	232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	35	75.4	75.4	74.8	84.9	82.3		80.9	79.6	86.6	72.2		79.3						$16,336	$15,924	$412
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary	Public	K-6	11303 Sandstone St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6537	400	16	24.9	84.0%	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (64.0%)	112 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	61.5	1988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.2	2228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	240	35.0	35.0	40.0	55.6	53.3	57.1	51.6	46.0	46.3	38.3	57.1	46.5						$27,471	$26,442	$1,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary

How many students attend Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary?

Students at Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary are 54% Asian, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

Is Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary a good school?

Yes. Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary ranks in the top 5.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
High : Fountain Valley High

What district is Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary in?

Fountain Valley Elementary

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