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Handy Elementary

Q: Is Handy Elementary a good school?

Handy Elementary ranks 3994 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3994^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Handy Elementary serves 377 students in grades K–6 in Orange, California, and is part of Orange Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear contrast: attendance is a bright spot, but academic proficiency—especially in math and science—is low. The most important concern is that Handy’s math and science results are well below both state and district levels.

English is Handy’s strongest subject relative to its other results, though it still trails broader benchmarks: 38% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 59% districtwide. Handy’s math proficiency was 24%, versus 38% statewide and 47% districtwide; science was 17%, versus 36% and 47%. Among eight nearby district K–6 schools, average proficiency was 46% in English, 40% in math, and 39% in science, leaving Handy 9, 15, and 22 percentage points below those averages. Its fifth-grade math result is especially low at 10%, compared with 37% statewide; the next-lowest nearby result was Prospect Elementary at 22%. Attendance stands out positively: chronic absenteeism was 7%, compared with 15% in the district and 18% statewide.

Over time, English proficiency fell by 2 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while the state rose by 3; math rose by less than 1 point, while the state gained 4. Science improved by 6 points over that period but dropped from 28% in 2023–2024 to 17% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranked Handy at the 31st percentile statewide in 2025–2026, down 13 percentile points from the prior two years, and gave it 2 stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 23.8:1 in 2024–2025, and 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students fell from the 51st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 19th in 2023–2024, compared with Handy’s overall 44th percentile that year. Its Male Students ranking also dropped, from the 45th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 22nd in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 31st percentile.

377

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,122

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

860 North Handy St.
Orange, CA 92867-7243

(714) 997-6183

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Handy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yorba Middle
High:	Orange High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

White:

5.6%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg52%

California avg42%

3,994^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified

473^rd of 1,530Orange 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
2026	30.0	3994 of 5817	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	3268 of 5857	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3270 of 5869	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3552 of 5859	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4295 of 5883	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2814 of 5789	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2524 of 5662	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.3	2695 of 5692	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	2505 of 5614	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.4	3368 of 5611	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	3516 of 5530	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	2550 of 5390	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.4	3659 of 5377	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.0	4375 of 5314	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	4123 of 5193	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	4147 of 5113	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	4527 of 5113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	4482 of 4818	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.4	4492 of 4822	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	4083 of 4809	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	1182 of 2227	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	2574 of 3162	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	2669 of 3245	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1637 of 3311	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1373 of 3275	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1207 of 3246	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	3249 of 5581	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	3146 of 5597	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3144 of 5612	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3279 of 5609	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3931 of 5635	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2813 of 5492	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	2251 of 5413	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	3047 of 5094	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	2185 of 5107	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2197 of 5107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2333 of 5087	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	3268 of 5084	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1623 of 4963	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	1298 of 4830	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	3154 of 5423	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	2393 of 5460	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2433 of 5517	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2534 of 5363	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	3362 of 5264	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	1586 of 5173	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	1192 of 5084	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	4348 of 5603	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	3072 of 5628	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3169 of 5643	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3532 of 5638	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4245 of 5663	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2628 of 5510	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	2641 of 5431	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)47th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 19, 2010

My son has gone to a private school since preschool and unfortunately had to finish the last 6 weeks of 5th grade at this school since it is closest to our home. What a mistake. We are used to a very mixed/diverse enviornment and this school was not it. My son was antagonized every day and ate lunch by himself. When I mentioned it to the principal she laughed it off. I called and left messages for his teacher to call me on several occasions with no response. This school does NOT care about it's students or parent participation. My son lost his father in Oct. 2009 and the heartache continued with this school treating him the way it did. I am in no way a racist but it is not right for a school to be so dominated that any other race is cast off and/or antagonized for NO reason. He should have been more protected by the staff! Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	30	3994^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.3%		39.3	3268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%	726	16.7		16.7	25.5	45.1	33.3	44.8			37.6	19.6	33.3	9.5	30.5			24.1	≥ 98%		$17,122	$15,650	$1,472
California iInspire Academy	Public	K-6	1080 North California St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6104	699	25	27.9	83.1%	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	649 (92.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	37.4	3411^th of 5817 public elementary schools	41.4%		44.7	2907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%	504	36.3		36.3	29.3	30.1	48.7	45.1			38.6	28.3	29.4	31.9	27.5			29.4	≥ 99%		$13,636	$12,118	$1,518
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%)	28.8	4101^st of 5817 public elementary schools	29.5%		40.4	3189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%	912	18.9		18.9	36.1	20.0	28.6	52.4			34.2	38.9	22.2	21.6	23.8			26.3	≥ 98%		$16,855	$15,328	$1,527
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1130 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 284-5228	192	9	21.3	70.8%	21 (10.9%)	5 (2.6%)	155 (80.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	29.8	4003^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	31.2%		17.2	5079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%	1076	20.0		20.0	32.3	40.9	35.7	44.4			37.7	41.9	13.6	20.0	11.1			24.4	≥ 98%		$36,918	$36,438	$480
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%)	92.2	531^st of 5817 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.2	704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%	173	65.6		65.6	72.9	73.6	73.1	69.8			72.6	77.7	70.3	68.8	61.9			70.2	≥ 98%		$13,873	$12,746	$1,127
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	425 North Cambridge	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6103	415	18	22.5	85.5%	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	365 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	27.6	4179^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.2%		16	5183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%	1004	25.5		25.5	21.4	30.0	44.7	37.9			33.8	31.7	28.3	23.4	17.2			24.8	91%	0%	$15,105	$13,558	$1,547
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%)	34.5	3621^st of 5817 public elementary schools	37.8%		28.4	4103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%	482	16.2		16.2	41.4	35.3	43.2	33.3			38.0	41.4	32.4	35.1	23.3			32.2	≥ 98%		$18,818	$17,288	$1,530
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%)	64.3	1862^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	68.0%		59.3	2097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%	235	62.3		62.3	48.3	40.4	71.7	58.2			54.2	45.0	43.9	47.2	36.4			43.1	95%	0%	$15,417	$14,080	$1,337
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%)	87.6	761^st of 5817 public elementary schools	86.9%		88	780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%	19	58.6	52.7	55.7	66.3	81.6	81.8	74.0	76.0	60.9	73.7	65.2	69.4	48.5	52.9	67.7	65.2	61.3	97%	0%	$14,709	$13,582	$1,127
Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	17741 Serrano Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6275	524	21	24.8	40.1%	201 (38.4%)	7 (1.3%)	189 (36.1%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.6%)	75.9	1332^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	77.1%		69.3	1636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%	304	53.3		53.3	53.8	56.9	60.5	64.0			58.8	55.0	52.8	52.6	56.0			54.1	95%	0%	$14,417	$13,290	$1,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Handy Elementary

How many students attend Handy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Handy Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Handy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Handy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yorba Middle
High : Orange High

What district is Handy Elementary in?

Orange Unified

What is the racial makeup of Handy Elementary?

Students at Handy Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Handy Elementary a good school?

Handy Elementary ranks 3994^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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