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Esplanade Elementary

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Esplanade Elementary ranks 4103 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Esplanade Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 288 students in the Orange Unified School District, located in a high-need community where nearly 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (35%), math (25%), and especially science (9.5%) well below district and state averages. While the school spends more per student than many nearby schools, its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 30th percentile. Chronic absenteeism, at 17.4%, is also higher than the district average, which can impact learning.

Comparisons with nearby schools are striking. For instance, McPherson Magnet and Panorama Elementary, both less than 1.5 miles away, rank in the 87th and 93rd percentiles respectively. More tellingly, schools with similar high-need student populations, like Handy Elementary, consistently outperform Esplanade. This suggests that factors within the school's control, beyond student demographics, significantly influence outcomes, particularly in science and in creating consistent performance across different grade levels.

288

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,187

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

381 North Esplanade St.
Orange, CA 92869-2909

(714) 997-6157

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Esplanade Elementary usually attend:

High:

El Modena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

Asian:

4.5%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg50%

California avg41%

4,103^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange 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	28.4	4103 of 5857	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4473 of 5869	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4633 of 5859	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4331 of 5883	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5246 of 5789	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4635 of 5662	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	5188 of 5692	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	4467 of 5614	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	3563 of 5611	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	2893 of 5530	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	2217 of 5390	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.5	2573 of 5377	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	27.5	4040 of 5314	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	3910 of 5193	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	4313 of 5113	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	4233 of 5113	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.6	4504 of 4818	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	4365 of 4822	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	4290 of 4809	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1451 of 3162	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.4	3211 of 3245	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1978 of 3311	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2329 of 3275	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	2378 of 3246	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3845 of 5597	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3989 of 5612	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4256 of 5609	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4064 of 5635	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5125 of 5492	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4822 of 5413	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	3484 of 5107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3444 of 5107	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3727 of 5087	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3219 of 5084	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4363 of 4963	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3900 of 4830	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3543 of 5460	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3885 of 5517	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3867 of 5363	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	3097 of 5264	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4521 of 5173	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3982 of 5084	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4046 of 5628	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4518 of 5643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4579 of 5638	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4018 of 5663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4777 of 5510	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3864 of 5431	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science10%-23 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
Esplanade Elementary	Public	K-6	381 North Esplanade St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6157	288	13	21.7	94.8%	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (88.9%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28.4	4103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.9	4473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	370	9.5		9.5	27.3	58.8	24.4	33.3			35.4	42.9	34.3	11.9	17.1			25.5						$17,187	$1,536	$15,651
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-6	379 North Virage St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6271	332	14	23.0	79.8%	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	264 (79.5%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	40.4	3189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.9	2927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	262	24.4		24.4	41.7	42.1	55.0	35.4			43.1	37.5	36.8	26.8	25.0			31.4	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	$16,452	$1,529	$14,923
McPherson Magnet	Public	K-8	333 South Prospect St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6384	863	34	25.7	42.1%	218 (25.3%)	7 (0.8%)	460 (53.3%)	103 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (8.1%)	88	780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.7	828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	48	60.0	42.5	51.7	72.7	78.4	86.3	75.9	64.2	66.7	74.2	67.1	72.2	48.4	46.3	51.6	51.7	56.0						$15,597	$1,182	$14,415
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science	Public	K-6	4319 East Jordan Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6187	430	18	24.2	74.7%	23 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	372 (86.5%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	53	2436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		54	2345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	91	22.0		22.0	54.7	40.0	50.0	54.0			50.0	56.9	40.4	24.0	35.9			40.5						$16,781	$1,476	$15,305
Villa Park Elementary	Public	K-6	10551 Center Dr.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6281	604	21	29.2	32.6%	296 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (28.0%)	74 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.4%)	89.2	704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		92.5	531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	173	46.2		46.2	67.4	74.7	78.5	67.1			71.6	84.3	71.6	53.9	62.7			69.3						$15,247	$1,182	$14,065
Handy Elementary	Public	K-6	860 North Handy St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6183	377	16	23.8	90.5%	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	339 (89.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	39.3	3268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		38.5	3270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	2	24.1		24.1	33.3	37.5	47.4	41.9			40.5	36.5	21.4	31.0	37.1			32.2						$17,402	$1,597	$15,805
La Veta Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 East La Veta Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6155	408	16	25.9	68.6%	51 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	300 (73.5%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	68.7	1659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.3	1622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	37	54.0		54.0	32.6	53.5	69.8	52.0			53.3	41.3	53.5	57.1	45.3			49.8	97.4			97.4		$15,970	$1,182	$14,788
Panorama Elementary	Public	K-6	10512 Crawford Canyon Rd.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6265	408	16	25.9	33.3%	173 (42.4%)	9 (2.2%)	127 (31.1%)	59 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.6%)	94.2	388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		95.7	287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	101	53.1		53.1	78.7	84.3	83.7	78.7			81.3	75.4	72.6	71.4	74.5			73.6						$15,244	$1,182	$14,062
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Cannon St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6201	289	12	23.4	42.2%	90 (31.1%)	2 (0.7%)	142 (49.1%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	69.6	1617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		74.5	1388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	229	31.5		31.5	46.2	62.9	55.6	73.2			60.3	53.9	57.1	48.2	46.3			50.6	91.1	94.6		91.1	92.9	$15,978	$1,182	$14,796
Palmyra GATE Magnet	Public	K-6	1325 East Palmyra Ave.	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6207	429	19	22.1	77.4%	49 (11.4%)	9 (2.1%)	324 (75.5%)	25 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	59.3	2097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		65.5	1792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	305	36.8		36.8	46.0	60.7	47.4	62.5			54.0	44.2	52.6	28.1	38.0			40.7	92.2	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$15,818	$1,388	$14,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Esplanade Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Esplanade Elementary?

Students at Esplanade Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Esplanade Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Esplanade Elementary.

What district is Esplanade Elementary in?

Orange Unified

What schools do graduates of Esplanade Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esplanade Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : El Modena High

Is Esplanade Elementary a good school?

Esplanade Elementary ranks 4103^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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