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Prospect Elementary

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Prospect Elementary ranks 3189 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Prospect Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 332 students in the Orange Unified School District, located in a neighborhood with significant economic need where approximately 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below the district average, and its statewide ranking has declined in recent years. However, it performs notably better than other nearby schools with similar high-need populations, such as Cambridge Elementary and Esplanade Elementary. The school shows particular effectiveness in serving students from low-income families compared to other schools statewide. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over one in five students missing significant school time, a rate higher than both the district and state averages and much higher than top-performing schools like McPherson Magnet and Villa Park Elementary.

While Prospect spends more per student than several higher-achieving schools in the area and has a lower student-teacher ratio, these resources have not translated into stronger overall results. The school's performance varies by grade and subject, with fifth grade showing strength in English but significant challenges in math. To improve, the school likely needs to prioritize reducing student absences and examine how its resources are being used to support classroom instruction.

332

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,452

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

379 North Virage St.
Orange, CA 92869-2856

(714) 997-6271

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Prospect Elementary usually attend:

High:

El Modena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

White:

8.7%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2019 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2019) to 46th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,189^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	40.4	3189 of 5857	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2927 of 5869	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2663 of 5859	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2428 of 5883	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	2226 of 5789	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2962 of 5662	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	2670 of 5692	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.5	3053 of 5614	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	3700 of 5611	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.9	3748 of 5530	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	3513 of 5390	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.2	4321 of 5377	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	4999 of 5314	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	4583 of 5193	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	4088 of 5113	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	4012 of 5113	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	4012 of 4818	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.5	4290 of 4822	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.0	3487 of 4809	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	960 of 2227	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	507 of 2585	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	941 of 2128	55.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	2161 of 3162	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1832 of 3245	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	950 of 3311	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	572 of 3275	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	1332 of 3246	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	3201 of 5597	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	2435 of 5612	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	2873 of 5609	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2645 of 5635	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	2202 of 5492	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	3322 of 5413	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2516 of 5107	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	2120 of 5107	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1869 of 5087	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	1546 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	990 of 4963	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	1941 of 4830	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2099 of 5460	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	1837 of 5517	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1762 of 5363	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	1433 of 5264	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	921 of 5173	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	1873 of 5084	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2985 of 5628	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	3063 of 5643	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	2395 of 5638	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	2119 of 5663	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	2131 of 5510	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2512 of 5431	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	1139 of 2635	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1191 of 2420	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)57th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science24%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Prospect Elementary

How many students attend Prospect Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Prospect Elementary.

Is Prospect Elementary a good school?

Prospect Elementary ranks 3189^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Prospect Elementary in?

Orange Unified

What schools do graduates of Prospect Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prospect Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : El Modena High

What is the racial makeup of Prospect Elementary?

Students at Prospect Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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