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Sunset Lane Elementary

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Sunset Lane Elementary ranks 727 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Lane Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school serving about 700 students in the Fullerton Elementary district, consistently ranking among the top schools in California while serving a diverse community with a moderate level of economic need.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for all students, particularly English learners and those from low-income families, achieving results that rival schools with far fewer challenges. For example, while nearby schools like Pacific Drive Elementary and Valencia Park Elementary struggle academically with similar student populations, Sunset Lane excels, demonstrating that effective teaching and community engagement are powerful drivers of success. Furthermore, the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.0%—far below the district and state averages—points to a highly engaged and supportive school environment.

Sunset Lane achieves these strong outcomes cost-effectively, spending less per student than several neighboring schools while maintaining a high 88th percentile statewide ranking. It offers a compelling model within the district, which includes top performers like Robert C. Fisler Elementary and Laguna Road Elementary, as well as schools facing greater challenges. For over a decade, Sunset Lane has sustained this level of excellence, proving itself as a school where diverse students consistently thrive.

700

Students ?

29.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,412

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2030 Sunset Ln.
Fullerton, CA 92833-1852

(714) 447-7750

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend Sunset Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

D. Russell Parks Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.6%

Hispanic:

25.6%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg54%

California avg41%

727^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	88.8	727 of 5857	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	676 of 5869	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	487 of 5859	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	646 of 5883	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	1011 of 5789	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	756 of 5662	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.8	826 of 5692	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	756 of 5614	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	92.9	453 of 5611	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	451 of 5530	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	428 of 5390	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	402 of 5377	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	548 of 5314	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	85.7	722 of 5193	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	88.5	562 of 5113	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	88.6	585 of 5113	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	88.3	578 of 4818	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	90.9	443 of 4822	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	90.5	488 of 4809	89.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	465 of 1203	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	551 of 1205	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	417 of 1190	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	515 of 1154	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	706 of 1149	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	566 of 1071	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	103 of 3162	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	121 of 3245	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	52 of 3311	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	102 of 3275	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	28 of 3246	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	578 of 5597	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	557 of 5612	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	272 of 5609	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	469 of 5635	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	979 of 5492	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	851 of 5413	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	1704 of 5107	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	1297 of 5107	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	1088 of 5087	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	1835 of 5084	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	2045 of 4963	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	1006 of 4830	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	356 of 5460	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	551 of 5517	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	250 of 5363	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	294 of 5264	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	368 of 5173	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	228 of 5084	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	866 of 5628	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	787 of 5643	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	752 of 5638	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	795 of 5663	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	1032 of 5510	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	662 of 5431	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	266 of 2847	90.7%	★★★★★

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+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics67%+29 vs state

Science54%+21 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 (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$17,412	$335	$17,077
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						$16,227	$239	$15,988
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						$18,413	$360	$18,053
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						$17,827	$449	$17,378
Charles G. Emery Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Somerset St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-5134	646	25	26.3	55.3%	31 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	201 (31.1%)	368 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	83.1	1013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.6	772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	241	54.4		54.4	50.5	64.2	73.5				62.8	58.9	69.1	65.8				64.8						$21,303	$1,920	$19,383
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						$15,856	$238	$15,618
Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2356	565	23	24.5	75.9%	56 (9.9%)	6 (1.1%)	437 (77.3%)	43 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	65.9	1794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		58.2	2136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	342	43.0		43.0	48.9	45.6	62.8				52.3	58.2	54.4	37.2				50.2	96.5	97.4	98.3	96.5	98.3	$104,515	$13,114	$91,401
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	$24,036	$780	$23,256
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						$26,061	$1,190	$24,871
Las Lomas Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Las Lomas Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2353	345	18	19.1	86.4%	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	310 (89.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	32.7	3749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		32.8	3703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	46	25.0		25.0	36.4	26.8	40.4				35.0	39.5	22.0	28.9				30.2						$145,152	$19,730	$125,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Lane Elementary

What district is Sunset Lane Elementary in?

Fullerton Elementary

How many students attend Sunset Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Sunset Lane Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : D. Russell Parks Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Lane Elementary?

Students at Sunset Lane Elementary are 61% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Sunset Lane Elementary a good school?

Sunset Lane Elementary ranks 727^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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