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Francis Hopkinson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Francis Hopkinson Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Alamitos, California, serving 636 students in grades K-5. It is part of the highly-rated Los Alamitos Unified School District, which is ranked 88 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Francis Hopkinson Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with students performing exceptionally well on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.78% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 75.91% in the district and 48.81% statewide. In Mathematics, 74.75% of students were proficient or better, compared to 64.43% in the district and 37.3% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, and Special Education students.

Within the Los Alamitos Unified School District, Francis Hopkinson Elementary outperforms its neighboring schools, such as Los Alamitos Elementary and Jack L. Weaver Elementary, in academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's consistent high performance, low chronic absenteeism, and relatively low-poverty student population contribute to its exceptional reputation within the district and the state of California.

642

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,756

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12582 Kensington Rd.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-4749

(562) 799-4500

District: Los Alamitos Unified

Students who attend Francis Hopkinson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Middle
High:	Los Alamitos High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!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 school73%

District avg68%

California avg41%

442^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Los Alamitos Unified

91^st of 1,543Los Alamitos Unified 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	93.5	442 of 5857	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	216 of 5869	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	188 of 5859	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	151 of 5883	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	56 of 5789	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	90 of 5662	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	80 of 5692	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	71 of 5614	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	241 of 5611	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.6	141 of 5530	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	167 of 5390	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	94.9	142 of 5377	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	205 of 5314	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	95.3	142 of 5193	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	93.1	304 of 5113	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	96.0	174 of 5113	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	94.0	265 of 4818	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	198 of 4822	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	93.3	315 of 4809	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	839 of 1203	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.8	248 of 1205	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	216 of 1149	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	108 of 1071	89.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.0	30 of 2227	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 2585	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	2 of 2128	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	437 of 5597	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	282 of 5612	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	225 of 5609	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	213 of 5635	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	41 of 5492	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	77 of 5413	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	109 of 5107	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	63 of 5107	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	19 of 5087	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	15 of 5084	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	37 of 4963	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	59 of 4830	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	200 of 5460	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	97 of 5517	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	110 of 5363	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	30 of 5264	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	10 of 5173	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	11 of 5084	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	517 of 5628	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	171 of 5643	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	172 of 5638	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	117 of 5663	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	78 of 5510	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	93 of 5431	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	85 of 670	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	192 of 669	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	115 of 339	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	43 of 2847	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	12 of 2635	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	33 of 2420	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	311 of 2598	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	153 of 2651	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	231 of 2661	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	150 of 2726	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	40 of 2834	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	25 of 2737	99.1%	★★★★★

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 (2022)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)87th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science57%+25 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
Francis Hopkinson Elementary	Public	K-5	12582 Kensington Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4500	642	25	25.6	11.7%	292 (45.5%)	6 (0.9%)	176 (27.4%)	75 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.3%)	93.5	442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		96.5	216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	226	57.3		57.3	80.4	69.1	83.5				77.8	81.4	72.2	70.9				74.8						$16,756	$522	$16,234
Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Public	K-5	11872 Wembley Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4580	640	25	26.0	10.3%	136 (21.3%)	12 (1.9%)	130 (20.3%)	229 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	130 (20.3%)	98.7	28^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.1	14^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	14	71.8		71.8	90.6	91.0	95.2				92.5	93.8	91.0	82.3				88.4						$15,390	$592	$14,798
Tincher Preparatory	Public	K-8	1701 Petaluma Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 493-2636	837	36	23.3	33.0%	233 (27.8%)	51 (6.1%)	324 (38.7%)	127 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.2%)	92.6	506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.7	718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	212	64.6	29.9	48.1	72.1	75.3	86.5	69.5	73.9	64.4	73.8	70.9	67.4	70.8	66.3	45.2	56.3	62.8						$18,779	$3,494	$15,285
Rossmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	3272 Shakespeare Dr.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4520	540	21	25.7	18.0%	209 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	160 (29.6%)	74 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.7%)	93.6	430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		96.5	209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	221	61.8		61.8	67.4	87.4	75.5				76.4	74.7	88.5	69.6				77.1						$15,445	$562	$14,883
Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	603	23	26.2	19.1%	193 (32.0%)	8 (1.3%)	195 (32.3%)	118 (19.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.9%)	97	147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.3	138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	9	69.3		69.3	75.5	87.1	88.1				83.8	80.9	96.0	75.3				84.1						$14,309	$517	$13,792
Kettering Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Silvera Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9486	348	17	21.0	32.2%	115 (33.0%)	35 (10.1%)	109 (31.3%)	47 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.5%)	90.5	628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.8	711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	83	53.3		53.3	73.9	75.0	68.9				72.6	76.1	84.1	57.8				72.6	90.4	92.3	92.3	90.4	92.3	$24,134	$5,413	$18,721
Gant Elementary	Public	K-5	1854 Britton Dr.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-3384	657	28	23.4	26.0%	219 (33.3%)	39 (5.9%)	206 (31.4%)	89 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	101 (15.4%)	95.3	302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		96	263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	39	57.8		57.8	84.7	76.6	86.3				82.5	84.7	76.6	71.6				77.8	97.0	97.0		97.8		$19,156	$3,585	$15,571
Emerson Parkside Academy	Public	K-5	2625 Josie Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2631	356	18	19.9	25.3%	143 (40.2%)	18 (5.1%)	112 (31.5%)	37 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.6%)	84.6	938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		90.5	674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	264	46.7		46.7	67.9	70.2	73.3				70.5	67.9	64.9	50.0				60.7						$22,707	$3,826	$18,881
Prisk Elementary	Public	K-5	2375 Fanwood Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9601	469	18	26.8	27.3%	128 (27.3%)	30 (6.4%)	189 (40.3%)	49 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.7%)	94.4	371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.9	353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	18	64.7		64.7	74.1	80.3	83.3				79.5	76.5	74.2	67.7				72.3	93.2	94.6	96.0	93.2	97.3	$20,898	$3,617	$17,281
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	10862 Bloomfield St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3300	625	26	24.0	31.7%	133 (21.3%)	14 (2.2%)	291 (46.6%)	109 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (11.8%)	87.7	796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89	748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	48	58.8		58.8	63.5	71.3	74.8				70.3	60.4	69.3	60.5				63.3	98.4			98.4		$15,904	$813	$15,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis Hopkinson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Francis Hopkinson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Francis Hopkinson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Middle
High : Los Alamitos High

Is Francis Hopkinson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Francis Hopkinson Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Francis Hopkinson Elementary in?

Los Alamitos Unified

How many students attend Francis Hopkinson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Francis Hopkinson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Francis Hopkinson Elementary?

Students at Francis Hopkinson Elementary are 45% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 12% Asian.

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