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Fern Drive Elementary

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Fern Drive Elementary ranks 2148 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fern Drive Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 372 students in the Fullerton Elementary district, performing solidly above expectations for a school where a majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school performs near or above state averages, with particular strengths in mathematics and science, and it stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.2%, which is far better than the state average. This effective management of daily attendance is a likely contributor to its success. Compared to other local schools with similar student populations, like Woodcrest Elementary or Valencia Park Elementary, Fern Drive achieves significantly stronger academic results, making it a notable example of effective education within its community.

While it doesn't match the elite test scores of the highest-performing, more affluent schools in the area such as Robert C. Fisler Elementary, Fern Drive consistently ranks in the 60th percentile statewide and shows it is possible to deliver good outcomes for all students. The school's steady performance and cost-effectiveness suggest it employs successful strategies that other schools with similar challenges could learn from.

372

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,501

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 West Fern Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92833-2331

(714) 447-7710

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend Fern Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	D. Russell Parks Junior High
High:	Sunny Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

White:

24.5%

Asian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg54%

California avg41%

2,148^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fullerton Elementary

474^th of 1,543Fullerton 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	58.4	2148 of 5857	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	2316 of 5869	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	1863 of 5859	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	1867 of 5883	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1948 of 5789	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	1875 of 5662	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	2677 of 5692	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	2049 of 5614	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	2057 of 5611	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.6	1181 of 5530	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	1387 of 5390	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	1001 of 5377	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	1021 of 5314	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	984 of 5193	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.2	1178 of 5113	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	1152 of 5113	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	1067 of 4818	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	1130 of 4822	76.6%	★★★★☆
2004	67.1	1399 of 4809	70.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.3	817 of 1149	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	804 of 1071	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	1648 of 2227	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	78.0	386 of 3246	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1762 of 5597	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	2219 of 5612	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	1854 of 5609	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	2209 of 5635	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	1605 of 5492	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	1567 of 5413	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2033 of 5107	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	1657 of 5107	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	1494 of 5087	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	1242 of 5084	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	1044 of 4963	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	1180 of 4830	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	1414 of 5460	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	1554 of 5517	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1390 of 5363	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1660 of 5264	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1798 of 5173	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2331 of 5084	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2420 of 5628	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2278 of 5643	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1863 of 5638	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	1556 of 5663	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	2200 of 5510	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	2061 of 5431	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.0	369 of 445	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1967 of 2598	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2285 of 2651	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1683 of 2661	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1763 of 2726	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1759 of 2834	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1683 of 2737	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)88th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2019)29th percentile-37 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-42 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)17th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 9, 2017

We love Fern Drive. Dr Julie Brandon is an excellent leader- she is kind, approachable and has a lot of dynamic ideas that the kids seem to love. I understand that Fern has had a few bad reviews a while ago, and lower test scores, but I truly believe that Dr Bandon will turn this around. I am excited to see this progress unfold. My daughter loves her teacher, and generally loves going to school everyday! Close Quote

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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	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
Fern Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 West Fern Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7710	372	15	24.8	59.7%	91 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (51.1%)	50 (13.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.4	2148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.5	2316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	168	42.0		42.0	34.5	43.6	49.0	60.4			46.1	41.7	54.8	38.0	52.1			46.8							$15,501	$15,002	$499
Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts	Public	K-6	732 Barris Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7715	610	23	26.5	39.7%	244 (40.0%)	8 (1.3%)	253 (41.5%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	84.7	935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		80.6	1131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	196	50.5		50.5	58.8	65.4	72.6	66.7			66.5	63.2	65.4	68.4	51.0			61.7							$12,452	$12,148	$304
Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	97	155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	24	60.4	76.5	68.3	74.5	85.7	84.9	94.3	96.0	94.9	88.6	84.2	87.0	80.2	84.0	96.1	84.7	86.1							$14,548	$14,244	$304
Pacific Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7735	607	27	22.4	70.7%	52 (8.6%)	11 (1.8%)	495 (81.5%)	27 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	34.4	3625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		25.3	4343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	718	16.2		16.2	33.0	41.4	41.2	46.3			40.2	33.7	30.0	30.9	20.0			28.7	92.8	95.2		93.6	94.4	94.4	$11,021	$10,206	$815
Sunset Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2030 Sunset Ln.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7750	700	24	29.7	41.9%	60 (8.6%)	8 (1.1%)	179 (25.6%)	424 (60.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	88.8	727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		90.4	676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	51	53.7		53.7	58.0	71.7	73.7	79.6			70.5	69.0	72.8	60.6	64.5			66.8							$13,958	$13,654	$304
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	398	13	30.6	85.4%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (90.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.4	4552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.7	4895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	343	18.0		18.0	25.0	33.3	36.7	29.6			31.3	22.5	24.2	30.0	10.7			21.7							$16,692	$15,710	$982
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	$15,501	$14,500	$1,001
Richman Elementary	Public	K-6	700 South Richman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7745	470	18	26.1	77.2%	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (81.5%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	46.6	2791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		49.7	2571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	220	27.6		27.6	32.8	32.8	48.3	51.4			41.5	46.9	31.3	39.7	40.3			39.5							$13,979	$13,190	$789
Laguna Road Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West Laguna Rd.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7725	623	21	30.3	22.6%	53 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.7%)	445 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	96.4	204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.5	205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	1	68.7		68.7	75.3	75.8	81.9	93.3			81.8	80.8	81.1	74.7	83.2			80.0							$13,074	$12,770	$304
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	455 West Baker Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7760	303	12	24.5	81.2%	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	273 (90.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	20.6	4777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.4	4420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	357	10.8		10.8	35.5	28.6	19.4	33.3			29.1	37.5	23.3	10.8	12.2			20.3							$14,529	$13,688	$841

Frequently Asked Questions about Fern Drive Elementary

How many students attend Fern Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Fern Drive Elementary.

What district is Fern Drive Elementary in?

Fullerton Elementary

Is Fern Drive Elementary a good school?

Fern Drive Elementary ranks 2148^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fern Drive Elementary?

Students at Fern Drive Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 24% White, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Fern Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fern Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : D. Russell Parks Junior High
High : Sunny Hills High

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