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Nohl Canyon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nohl Canyon Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 524 students in Anaheim's Orange Unified School District, consistently ranking among the best in California.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with over 80% of students proficient in English and nearly 79% in math, far exceeding both Orange Unified and state averages. It stands out for its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.5%, which is less than a third of the district average, and for its highly effective support for all student groups. Notably, the school achieves these outstanding outcomes with a slightly lower per-student spending than some neighboring schools, indicating efficient use of resources.

Within the district, Nohl Canyon forms an excellence cluster with nearby Crescent Elementary, another top-ranked school. This contrasts with other nearby schools like Taft Elementary and Olive Elementary, which have significantly lower academic rankings despite similar or higher funding levels. This highlights how school-specific factors, such as leadership and community engagement, contribute to Nohl Canyon's sustained, decade-long record of excellence.

524

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,570

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 East Nohl Ranch Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92807-3415

(714) 997-6203

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Nohl Canyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cerro Villa Middle
High:	Villa Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

Asian:

25.6%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Orange Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg50%

California avg41%

242^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	96.0	242 of 5857	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	332 of 5869	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	364 of 5859	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	424 of 5883	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	455 of 5789	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	327 of 5662	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	384 of 5692	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	557 of 5614	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	451 of 5611	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.6	351 of 5530	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.1	147 of 5390	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	398 of 5377	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.1	253 of 5314	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	91.8	359 of 5193	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.4	288 of 5113	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	93.8	302 of 5113	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	351 of 4818	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	525 of 4822	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	88.1	588 of 4809	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	56 of 1203	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	110 of 1205	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	298 of 1190	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	492 of 1154	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	471 of 1149	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	536 of 1071	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	95.2	85 of 2585	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	402 of 5597	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	347 of 5612	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	303 of 5609	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	276 of 5635	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	337 of 5492	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	173 of 5413	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	144 of 5107	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	197 of 5107	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	276 of 5087	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	111 of 5084	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	413 of 4963	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	113 of 4830	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	162 of 5460	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	122 of 5517	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	126 of 5363	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	236 of 5264	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	1273 of 5173	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	606 of 5084	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	85 of 5628	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	420 of 5643	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	466 of 5638	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	558 of 5663	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	542 of 5510	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	501 of 5431	90.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	147 of 718	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	270 of 670	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	221 of 669	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	351 of 2598	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	538 of 2651	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	490 of 2661	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	590 of 2726	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	474 of 2834	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	288 of 2737	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)97th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

Science68%+35 vs state

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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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Nohl Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 East Nohl Ranch Rd.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6203	524	19	27.7	20.0%	196 (37.4%)	1 (0.2%)	122 (23.3%)	134 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (13.2%)	96	242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.1	332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	90																					67.5	67.5	69.4	81.7	86.3	88.0	81.7	72.2	82.9	77.5	81.9	78.9	90.9	93.5	96.1	93.5	92.2	94.8	$15,570	$1,182	$14,388
Olive Elementary	Public	K-6	3038 North Magnolia	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 637-8218	319	15	21.3	74.6%	56 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	227 (71.2%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	35.9	3501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		38.8	3246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	255																					28.1	28.1	27.8	46.9	40.4	41.9	39.3	33.3	37.5	22.8	23.3	28.0	92.0	94.0	96.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	$16,165	$1,340	$14,825
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%)	69.3	1636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		66.9	1737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	101																					52.6	52.6	43.7	56.0	63.2	63.2	56.7	46.5	61.3	43.4	37.2	47.0	96.3						$15,485	$1,182	$14,303
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-6	5001 Gerda Dr.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6371	805	28	28.9	26.1%	252 (31.3%)	8 (1.0%)	181 (22.5%)	262 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (12.7%)	97.4	124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.5	120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	4																					69.7	69.7	75.9	90.0	86.6	90.9	86.3	80.6	82.5	80.3	78.2	80.3							$15,307	$1,182	$14,125
Orange Unified Pre-K SDC	Public	K	5125 East Gerda Dr.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6202	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	1829 North Cambridge	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6254	387	15	26.2	88.9%	20 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	339 (87.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	48.2	2684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		51.6	2469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	215																					26.3	26.3	34.0	34.0	50.9	42.7	40.9	43.8	48.0	47.4	33.8	42.6							$16,538	$1,545	$14,993
Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy	Public	K-6	515 West Fletcher St.	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6181	493	23	21.6	48.7%	73 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	220 (44.6%)	149 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.5%)	83	1022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		76.2	1328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	306																					45.1	45.1	70.5	67.9	64.3	64.6	66.9	61.8	63.2	56.3	56.9	59.5	98.2						$14,833	$1,182	$13,651
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
Imperial Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6282	389	17	22.3	34.7%	131 (33.7%)	3 (0.8%)	138 (35.5%)	64 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.6%)	70.3	1589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		68.4	1664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	75																					35.4	35.4	66.7	69.8	47.7	63.3	60.5	64.6	62.8	33.9	50.0	51.0	96.2						$14,901	$1,182	$13,719
Glenview Elementary	Public	K-6	1775 Glenview Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7150	601	25	23.8	49.9%	111 (18.5%)	5 (0.8%)	445 (74.0%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	42.1	3064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		48.6	2639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	425	9.6	8.5	3.3	2.4	6.1	25.0	10.2	18.3	9.8	16.0	11.5	10.2	0.0	17.1	9.0	5.8	8.5	3.3	2.4	5.2	27.7	27.7	40.0	39.8	39.4	54.1	42.5	40.7	30.1	22.9	44.3	33.3	98.3						$16,129	$897	$15,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Nohl Canyon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Nohl Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nohl Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cerro Villa Middle
High : Villa Park High

What district is Nohl Canyon Elementary in?

Orange Unified

Is Nohl Canyon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Nohl Canyon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 242^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Nohl Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Nohl Canyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nohl Canyon Elementary?

Students at Nohl Canyon Elementary are 37% White, 26% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

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