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La Veta Elementary

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La Veta Elementary ranks 1659 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Veta Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 408 students in the Orange Unified School District that has shown remarkable, consistent improvement over the last decade, now ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide.

Academically, La Veta stands out for its strong performance in mathematics and science, where it outperforms both the district and state averages, and it achieves these results while serving a student population where a significant majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is particularly effective, demonstrating a positive trajectory with decreasing chronic absenteeism and operating efficiently with a lower per-student cost than several comparable schools like Handy Elementary and Esplanade Elementary. Impressively, it outperforms other local schools with similar demographics, including magnet programs like Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science and Palmyra GATE Magnet.

While La Veta excels overall, the school faces specific challenges, notably in supporting its English Language Learner students and in early grade literacy, as seen in lower third-grade ELA scores. Its performance is competitive with schools in neighboring districts like Loma Vista Elementary in the Tustin Unified district, though it trails the high-achieving McPherson Magnet. The school's story is one of effective resource use and steady growth, making it a strong option for families in the area.

408

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,970

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 East La Veta Ave.
Orange, CA 92869-5111

(714) 997-6155

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend La Veta Elementary usually attend:

High:

El Modena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

12.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!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 school52%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,659^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	68.7	1659 of 5857	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	1622 of 5869	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	2022 of 5859	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	2143 of 5883	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	2604 of 5789	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2618 of 5662	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	2933 of 5692	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.9	2615 of 5614	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	2569 of 5611	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.1	2796 of 5530	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	2886 of 5390	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.7	2374 of 5377	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	2157 of 5314	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	1634 of 5193	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	1452 of 5113	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	57.6	1942 of 5113	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	1707 of 4818	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	1611 of 4822	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.6	1681 of 4809	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.0	921 of 2585	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	787 of 2128	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	2703 of 3162	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1793 of 3245	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1858 of 3311	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2534 of 3275	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	2376 of 3246	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	1884 of 5597	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1773 of 5612	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	1908 of 5609	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	2082 of 5635	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	3160 of 5492	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2936 of 5413	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1526 of 5107	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	1300 of 5107	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	1733 of 5087	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2056 of 5084	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	2808 of 4963	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2983 of 4830	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2045 of 5460	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	2099 of 5517	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2246 of 5363	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	2763 of 5264	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3712 of 5173	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3413 of 5084	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1359 of 5628	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	1434 of 5643	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	1994 of 5638	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	2089 of 5663	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	1981 of 5510	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2191 of 5431	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	71 of 2598	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	178 of 2651	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	72.4	721 of 2661	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	958 of 2726	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1271 of 2834	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	1440 of 2737	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)64th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+21 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+5 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

My son has been here for 6 years. I love everything about this school. Close Quote

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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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13822 Prospect Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7528	433	18	24.7	61.2%	101 (23.3%)	3 (0.7%)	261 (60.3%)	40 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.3%)	55.3	2286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		52.5	2425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	139	33.8		33.8	41.9	46.8	54.7				47.8	43.4	45.5	42.9				43.9	90.1	95.6	96.7	93.4	94.5	94.5	$15,481	$1,799	$13,682
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
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%)	17.2	5079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		28.8	4043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	1036	15.8		15.8	26.1	30.8	26.3				27.0	21.7	25.0	5.6				14.5	89.1	93.8			90.6	93.8	$20,902	$1,267	$19,635
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
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%)	16	5183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		24.7	4399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	784	12.5		12.5	29.2	13.2	21.8	34.9			24.5	26.2	9.4	8.9	18.6			16.1	95.5						$16,327	$1,942	$14,385

Frequently Asked Questions about La Veta Elementary

How many students attend La Veta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended La Veta Elementary.

Is La Veta Elementary a good school?

La Veta Elementary ranks 1659^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of La Veta Elementary?

Students at La Veta Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is La Veta Elementary in?

Orange Unified

What schools do graduates of La Veta Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Veta Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : El Modena High

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