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Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy

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Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy ranks 2955 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy is a K-6 elementary school serving 601 students in Stanton within the Magnolia Elementary School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mix of strengths and challenges; while its statewide ranking is in the middle, it excels in supporting specific groups, with English Language Learners and homeless students performing exceptionally well compared to similar students across California, and the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic absenteeism to below both district and state averages. However, its test scores in mathematics and science are below average, which is a notable concern for a school with a STEM focus, and there is a significant performance gap where male students consistently outperform female students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Magnolia Elementary district, such as higher-performing Walt Disney and Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy, Pyles achieves mid-level results with similar student demographics, suggesting room for growth by learning from these peers. Schools in neighboring districts like Garden Grove Unified often outperform Magnolia schools, indicating broader district-level factors may be at play.

601

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,627

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10411 South Dale St.
Stanton, CA 90680-2505

(714) 761-6324

District: Magnolia Elementary

Students who attend Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Dale Junior High
High:	Magnolia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

Asian:

15.0%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Magnolia Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,955^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Magnolia Elementary

610^th of 1,543Magnolia 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	43.9	2955 of 5857	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	3034 of 5869	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	2516 of 5859	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	2773 of 5883	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	1983 of 5789	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	2512 of 5662	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	2635 of 5692	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.9	2492 of 5614	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.9	3080 of 5611	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	2976 of 5530	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.0	3524 of 5390	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.3	4235 of 5377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	4191 of 5314	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	3966 of 5193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	4013 of 5113	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	3763 of 5113	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	4197 of 4818	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4394 of 4822	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3792 of 4809	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	743 of 1203	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	834 of 1205	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	735 of 1190	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	908 of 1154	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.2	452 of 1149	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	607 of 1071	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	35.7	1186 of 2128	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	647 of 3162	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	458 of 3245	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	476 of 3311	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	510 of 3275	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	857 of 3246	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	3240 of 5597	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3462 of 5612	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	2440 of 5609	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	2706 of 5635	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	1865 of 5492	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	2456 of 5413	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2797 of 5107	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	2948 of 5107	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	2209 of 5087	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	2133 of 5084	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	1079 of 4963	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	1746 of 4830	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	58 of 429	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	61 of 364	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	48 of 335	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	77 of 356	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2196 of 5460	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2205 of 5517	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	1632 of 5363	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	1558 of 5264	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	741 of 5173	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	1387 of 5084	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	2533 of 5628	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	2397 of 5643	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	2442 of 5638	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2673 of 5663	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	2005 of 5510	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	2398 of 5431	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)44th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science27%-5 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy	Public	K-6	10411 South Dale St.	Stanton	90680	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-6324	601	26	23.5	86.9%	24 (4.0%)	12 (2.0%)	447 (74.4%)	90 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	43.9	2955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		42.5	3034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	79	27.3	27.3	38.4	40.0	53.3	54.6	46.1	36.1	25.3	28.6	37.2	31.7	96.6	97.5		97.5	98.3	97.5	$20,627	$2,927	$17,700
Lord Baden-Powell	Public	K-6	2911 Stonybrook Dr.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5442	248	14	17.7	75.8%	15 (6.0%)	11 (4.4%)	177 (71.4%)	38 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	54.2	2354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%		52.1	2450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	96	30.8	30.8	43.8	50.0	57.9	58.5	53.1	39.4	41.2	28.2	37.2	36.2	92.6			96.3	94.4		$32,440	$3,752	$28,688
Esther L. Walter	Public	K-6	10802 Rustic Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5997	442	21	21.0	84.8%	21 (4.8%)	11 (2.5%)	361 (81.7%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	30.7	3906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.8	3539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.7%	367	21.7	21.7	44.1	35.6	29.8	29.2	34.6	45.0	30.0	19.2	16.4	27.5	96.3	96.3			96.3		$22,811	$3,030	$19,781
Dr. Jonas E. Salk	Public	K-6	1411 South Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-5143	627	30	20.9	75.1%	49 (7.8%)	14 (2.2%)	417 (66.5%)	115 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	22 (3.5%)	61.4	1996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		52.8	2411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	415	26.8	26.8	48.1	58.1	52.9	57.3	54.3	40.5	57.8	35.2	44.7	45.2	97.5	98.4	98.4		97.5		$24,322	$2,735	$21,587
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	8371 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6451	571	24	24.2	88.3%	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.5%)	409 (71.6%)	108 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	41.9	3072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.7	3626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	554	27.5	27.5	38.5	40.5	42.2	49.3	42.7	30.8	37.8	27.5	36.0	32.6	97.3		97.3		97.3		$16,659	$1,814	$14,845
Mattie Lou Maxwell	Public	K-6	2613 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-2217	577	25	23.0	85.4%	45 (7.8%)	17 (2.9%)	433 (75.0%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	31.1	3870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		34	3600^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	270	25.3	25.3	33.3	27.1	39.7	32.0	33.2	33.3	27.8	25.6	30.3	29.2	94.4			96.6	96.6		$21,184	$2,829	$18,355
Twila Reid Elementary	Public	K-6	720 South Western	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3845	490	22	22.2	85.1%	29 (5.9%)	9 (1.8%)	325 (66.3%)	93 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	23 (4.7%)	51.7	2515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		46.5	2762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	247	34.3	34.3	32.8	39.1	58.0	47.8	44.8	55.6	34.7	35.7	39.1	40.9	93.3	96.0		93.3	96.0	93.3	$19,244	$2,818	$16,426
Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy	Public	K-6	229 South Dale Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-7761	521	25	20.8	80.8%	31 (6.0%)	25 (4.8%)	386 (74.1%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	66.5	1766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		64.2	1867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	101	37.8	37.8	55.9	40.0	57.3	80.6	58.5	64.3	32.8	36.1	63.2	48.6	93.1			94.4	95.8	97.2	$22,468	$2,999	$19,469
Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23.0	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	60.9	2020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		57	2190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	170	40.0	40.0	37.3	49.3	57.4	59.0	50.6	37.9	40.3	52.7	51.6	45.5	91.1	94.4		92.2	94.4	94.4	$20,007	$3,031	$16,976
Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6318	515	23	22.2	78.6%	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	254 (49.3%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	70.5	1581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		72.7	1462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	119	34.5	34.5	60.0	61.3	53.5	50.9	56.6	58.3	64.5	43.1	47.3	53.6	93.1	96.6	95.4				$22,452	$3,050	$19,402

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy

Is Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy a good school?

Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy ranks 2955^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy?

Students at Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy are 74% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy in?

Magnolia Elementary

How many students attend Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy.

What schools do graduates of Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy attend?

Students who attend Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dale Junior High
High : Magnolia High

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