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West Orange Elementary

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West Orange Elementary ranks 2644 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Orange Elementary is a public elementary school in Orange, California, serving 353 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Orange Unified School District, which is ranked 507 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

While West Orange Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of California elementary schools, its student performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. However, the school's ELA performance is stronger than its Math, with 65% of 5th-graders proficient in ELA compared to only 21.67% in Math. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, West Orange Elementary's performance is generally lower than schools like Sycamore Elementary and Fairhaven Elementary, which have higher rankings and better student outcomes. However, the school outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter and schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District, which have significantly lower student achievement levels.

410

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,735

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

243 South Bush
Orange, CA 92868-3802

(714) 997-6283

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend West Orange Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Portola Middle
High:	Orange High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

White:

7.8%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,644^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	49.0	2644 of 5857	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	2035 of 5869	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1838 of 5859	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2547 of 5883	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	2024 of 5789	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	2397 of 5662	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.3	3028 of 5692	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	3397 of 5614	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	2946 of 5611	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	2815 of 5530	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.6	2844 of 5390	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	3357 of 5377	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	2740 of 5314	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3407 of 5193	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	2493 of 5113	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	2130 of 5113	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.8	2771 of 4818	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.6	3079 of 4822	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.4	2782 of 4809	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	1484 of 3162	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	1223 of 3245	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	772 of 3311	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	878 of 3275	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	626 of 3246	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	2901 of 5597	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2469 of 5612	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1872 of 5609	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	3171 of 5635	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2695 of 5492	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	3212 of 5413	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	1699 of 5107	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	924 of 5107	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	734 of 5087	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1384 of 5084	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	1017 of 4963	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	1214 of 4830	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	2179 of 5460	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	1195 of 5517	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	732 of 5363	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	1327 of 5264	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	798 of 5173	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	1330 of 5084	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	2237 of 5628	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	1631 of 5643	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	1738 of 5638	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	1880 of 5663	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	1392 of 5510	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1639 of 5431	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 13, 2018

The office is very snooty. The communication is poor. The weekly phone calls from the principal are inconsistent and she doesn't cover all the information you need each week. My child has a disability, everyone puts there hands up and acts like its a terrible disease like they can't do anything. The classrooms are way too full, over 30 students?! My daughter went here 1 1/2 years. I am glad to be taking her out of the school. The school is rated low and I can see why. They have WAY too much time off. They also always feed the kids candy and junk food. I was also part of the after school program after calling other school districts Orange seems to be THE most EXPENSIVE daycare in northern Orange County. In the vacation camps they do not take good care of your kid. They are always losing stuff, if it's cold they don't have a jacket. Not happy with this school or district. 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)	% 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sierra Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	2021 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3500	697	40	17.3	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	681 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16	5185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.6	5507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	322	13.5	8.6	9.6	40.5	14.6	22.2	22.7	21.2	20.0	22.1	31.6	9.5	18.9	10.2	10.2	6.7	11.3						$25,065	$968	$24,097
Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	38.9	3292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.3	3286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	6	17.2	10.0	13.0	37.7	24.1	39.7	47.8	50.9	41.3	40.6	40.0	27.8	46.6	29.4	32.3	20.0	32.1						$23,170	$3,048	$20,122
Wallace R. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1405 French St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2200	413	19	21.6	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	406 (98.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.3	4196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	3604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	592	24.2		24.2	35.9	24.4	33.3	34.8			32.1	35.9	17.4	24.2	16.7			24.9	97.4			97.4		$26,741	$1,134	$25,607

Frequently Asked Questions about West Orange Elementary

What is the racial makeup of West Orange Elementary?

Students at West Orange Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is West Orange Elementary a good school?

West Orange Elementary ranks 2644^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Orange Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Orange Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Portola Middle
High : Orange High

How many students attend West Orange Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended West Orange Elementary.

What district is West Orange Elementary in?

Orange Unified

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