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Sycamore Elementary

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Sycamore Elementary ranks 3017 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 357 students in the Orange Unified district, located in a community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to schools with similar student populations, Sycamore stands out for its effective support of key groups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-income households, often outperforming nearby schools like Fairhaven Elementary and Cambridge Elementary. While its overall state ranking has dipped slightly, this decline was less severe than at several peer schools, showing resilience. The school's spending per student is reasonable and appears efficient, especially when contrasted with a school like Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter, which spends significantly more for weaker results.

The school does face specific challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district average, though it is improving from pandemic highs. Academic performance is uneven across grades, with strong 4th-grade English scores but concerningly low 5th-grade math and science proficiency. There is also a consistent, modest performance gap between female and male students. Compared to a magnet school like Palmyra GATE Magnet, which serves a less disadvantaged population, Sycamore's outcomes are lower, but it performs well within its district context and even outperforms similar schools in neighboring districts like Ponderosa Elementary in Anaheim Elementary.

357

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,151

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 North Main St.
Orange, CA 92868-2408

(714) 997-6277

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Portola Middle
High:	Orange High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

5.6%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,017^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	42.8	3017 of 5857	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	2544 of 5869	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	2607 of 5859	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	3729 of 5883	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3855 of 5789	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3739 of 5662	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	4143 of 5692	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	3931 of 5614	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	3304 of 5611	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	3052 of 5530	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	2202 of 5390	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	28.4	4098 of 5377	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	4830 of 5314	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	4173 of 5193	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	4385 of 5113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	4278 of 5113	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3921 of 4818	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	4057 of 4822	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	4273 of 4809	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.4	1335 of 2585	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1352 of 2128	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	890 of 3162	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	1664 of 3245	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1648 of 3311	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	1730 of 3275	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	2311 of 3246	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2743 of 5597	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2248 of 5612	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2213 of 5609	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	3119 of 5635	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3816 of 5492	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3594 of 5413	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2076 of 5107	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	1468 of 5107	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	1549 of 5087	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	2758 of 5084	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3000 of 4963	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2766 of 4830	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	2131 of 5460	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	1912 of 5517	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	1584 of 5363	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	2699 of 5264	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3004 of 5173	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3058 of 5084	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3077 of 5628	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2662 of 5643	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	2850 of 5638	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4036 of 5663	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3556 of 5510	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3446 of 5431	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)48th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	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 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
Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	340 North Main St.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6277	357	16	22.5	88.5%	20 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	313 (87.7%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	42.8	3017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		50.2	2544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	473																					19.4		19.4	30.6	58.1	25.0	44.6			40.2	38.0	44.4	16.7	43.1			37.0	94.2	94.2		94.2	94.2	94.2	$16,151	$1,553	$14,598
West Orange Elementary	Public	K-6	243 South Bush	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6283	410	15	27.6	82.2%	32 (7.8%)	7 (1.7%)	335 (81.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	49	2644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		60.8	2035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	609																					23.3		23.3	40.0	46.0	65.0	56.9			51.7	37.7	38.1	21.7	38.5			33.9	93.9						$17,735	$1,629	$16,106
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
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
Fairhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 East Fairhaven Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6178	421	18	22.9	88.4%	21 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	371 (88.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	22.2	4656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		29.3	3987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	669																					13.2		13.2	15.7	29.4	32.1	38.3			29.3	11.8	25.0	24.5	23.3			21.3	93.3				95.6		$15,939	$1,525	$14,414
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
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%)	44.7	2907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	3001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	94																					23.1		23.1	25.0	50.5	44.4	53.0			44.0	27.5	43.8	30.8	37.0			35.3							$15,498	$1,443	$14,055
Lampson Elementary	Public	K-6	13321 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6153	676	25	26.6	82.0%	27 (4.0%)	6 (0.9%)	570 (84.3%)	56 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	31	3879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.3	4088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	209																					19.8		19.8	23.2	17.3	46.2	42.9			33.8	20.2	23.7	29.2	33.6			27.3	97.3				98.2		$15,926	$1,505	$14,421
Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	906	40	22.4	76.8%	26 (2.9%)	8 (0.9%)	824 (90.9%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.5%)	39.3	3266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		34.4	3571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	305																					31.0	13.2	22.4	32.9	47.6	44.6	38.5	42.7	27.4	39.0	28.2	36.8	34.8	17.4	17.3	22.6	26.6	98.2	98.2			98.2		$24,167	$1,013	$23,154
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2135 South Mountain View Ave.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8926	785	32	24.9	67.4%	19 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	698 (88.9%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	32 (4.1%)	10.2	5629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.2	5608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	21	9.5	8.3	5.3	20.0	10.7	38.1	4.2	21.1	15.0	19.1	9.5	12.5	5.3	20.0	11.9	4.8	4.2	0.0	15.0	6.0	10.2		10.2	22.2	15.0	13.5	21.0			17.6	16.8	10.3	9.5	10.5			11.6	93.5	97.1	96.4	97.8	96.4		$18,895	$1,553	$17,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Elementary?

Students at Sycamore Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sycamore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Portola Middle
High : Orange High

How many students attend Sycamore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Sycamore Elementary.

Is Sycamore Elementary a good school?

Sycamore Elementary ranks 3017^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sycamore Elementary in?

Orange Unified

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