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Las Positas Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1508th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of California elementary schools
Summary

Las Positas Elementary in La Habra, California, serves grades K–5 and enrolls 565 students in an area with several nearby elementary schools. In 2025–2026, the school exceeded California and the La Habra City Elementary district in ELA, math, and science proficiency. Its clearest advantage is math: 54% of students were proficient, 16 percentage points above the state and 18 points above the district.

Fifth grade is the school’s strongest showing compared with nearby schools, while fourth-grade ELA is a relative weak spot. In grade 5, ELA proficiency was 70%, behind only Laguna Road Elementary, Meadow Green Elementary, and Sunset Lane Elementary among the 11 schools compared. In grade 4, Las Positas’s ELA rate was 48%, below six nearby schools, including El Cerrito Elementary. Its grade 5 ELA result was 70%, compared with 49% in grade 3 and 48% in grade 4. Across grade-matched results, it generally placed around the middle of the local group.

Results have improved over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 13 percentage points in ELA, 6 in math, and 6 in science. Chronic absenteeism fell 24 points, from 35% to 11%, now below the district’s 12% and California’s 18%. SchoolDigger rates Las Positas four stars at the 74th percentile, fourth among 11 nearby schools; its student-teacher ratio is 24.5, close to the nearby average. In 2024–2025, 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 61% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students rose from the 31st percentile in 2022–2023 to the 74th in 2025–2026. Its ranking for how well it serves White Students was at the 14th percentile in 2023–2024, versus the school’s overall 64th percentile that year; only one year is reported for this group.

565
Students ?
24.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,235
Per pupil spending ?
75.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 1400 South Schoolwood Dr.
       La Habra, CA  90633-7276

(562) 690-2356

District: La Habra City Elementary


Students who attend Las Positas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Imperial Middle
High:    Sonora High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.3%
White:
9.9%
Asian:
7.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in La Habra City Elementary
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school54%
District avg38%
California avg42%
1,508th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 28 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to top 26% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Elementary Schools in the La Habra City Elementary
767th of 1,530La Habra City 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202671.51508 of 581774.1%★★★★☆
202565.91794 of 585769.4%★★★☆☆
202458.22136 of 586963.6%★★★☆☆
202359.62072 of 585964.6%★★★☆☆
202254.92302 of 588360.9%★★★☆☆
201956.72215 of 578961.7%★★★☆☆
201835.63427 of 566239.5%★★☆☆☆
201744.02864 of 569249.7%★★☆☆☆
201640.53051 of 561445.7%★★☆☆☆
201533.63425 of 561139.0%★★☆☆☆
201334.23727 of 553032.6%★★☆☆☆
201240.03261 of 539039.5%★★☆☆☆
201142.33061 of 537743.1%★★☆☆☆
201038.83248 of 531438.9%★★☆☆☆
200951.12417 of 519353.5%★★★☆☆
200837.43110 of 511339.2%★★☆☆☆
200738.33019 of 511341.0%★★☆☆☆
200643.12549 of 481847.1%★★☆☆☆
200548.72263 of 482253.1%★★★☆☆
200437.22798 of 480941.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202268.6436 of 222780.4%★★★★☆
201975.4412 of 258584.1%★★★★☆
201860.1582 of 212872.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202455.5909 of 316271.3%★★★★☆
202354.6986 of 324569.6%★★★☆☆
202252.81057 of 331168.1%★★★☆☆
201961.5773 of 327576.4%★★★★☆
201843.91575 of 324651.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.81555 of 558172.1%★★★★☆
202568.91556 of 559772.2%★★★★☆
202457.52061 of 561263.3%★★★☆☆
202351.32336 of 560958.4%★★★☆☆
202247.62540 of 563554.9%★★★☆☆
201957.52082 of 549262.1%★★★☆☆
201831.93614 of 541333.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202674.8945 of 509481.4%★★★★☆
202574.11002 of 510780.4%★★★★☆
202469.81199 of 510776.5%★★★★☆
202371.51100 of 508778.4%★★★★☆
202265.91343 of 508473.6%★★★★☆
201963.71483 of 496370.1%★★★★☆
201842.72691 of 483044.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202673.71069 of 542380.3%★★★★☆
202574.51024 of 546081.2%★★★★☆
202462.41658 of 551769.9%★★★☆☆
202370.91178 of 536378.0%★★★★☆
202266.61336 of 526474.6%★★★★☆
201966.31394 of 517373.1%★★★★☆
201842.42858 of 508443.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.01510 of 560373.1%★★★★☆
202560.51961 of 562865.2%★★★☆☆
202457.22100 of 564362.8%★★★☆☆
202363.21798 of 563868.1%★★★☆☆
202260.91920 of 566366.1%★★★☆☆
201954.72214 of 551059.8%★★★☆☆
201839.43084 of 543143.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.1774 of 292773.6%★★★★☆
202534.01763 of 284738.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.61668 of 242031.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202416.92287 of 265113.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)80th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2026)74th percentile~ school
Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+8 vs school
White (2024)14th percentile-50 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state
Mathematics54%+16 vs state
Science45%+9 vs state

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Students at Las Positas Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Las Positas Elementary ranks 1508th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Las Positas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Imperial Middle
High : Sonora High

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Las Positas Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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