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Olive Elementary

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Olive Elementary ranks 3501 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Olive Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 319 students in Orange, CA, within the Orange Unified School District, and it faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below both district and state averages. Its statewide ranking places it in the 40th percentile, which is notably lower than many other elementary schools in the same district, such as Crescent Elementary (98th percentile) and Nohl Canyon Elementary (96th percentile). Despite having a higher per-student spending than some of these higher-performing neighbors, Olive Elementary struggles with outcomes. There are also concerning performance gaps within the school itself, with female students and students in special education showing notably lower rankings than their male peers.

However, the school has shown a major strength in dramatically improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half since 2022. Furthermore, when compared to schools with similar levels of economic disadvantage in neighboring districts like Anaheim Elementary and Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, such as Rio Vista Elementary or Sunkist Elementary, Olive Elementary performs better, suggesting the district provides a supportive framework for its higher-need schools.

319

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,165

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3038 North Magnolia
Orange, CA 92865-1631

(714) 637-8218

District: Orange Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

White:

17.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Orange Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,501^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^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	35.9	3501 of 5857	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3246 of 5869	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	3103 of 5859	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	4024 of 5883	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4279 of 5789	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3704 of 5662	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	3373 of 5692	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	2995 of 5614	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	3091 of 5611	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.3	3941 of 5530	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	3388 of 5390	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	3037 of 5377	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.1	2565 of 5314	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	1916 of 5193	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	2005 of 5113	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.3	2825 of 5113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	2915 of 4818	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.0	2143 of 4822	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.2	2536 of 4809	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	73.2	452 of 2585	82.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	2171 of 3311	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	4049 of 5597	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3328 of 5612	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	2885 of 5609	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4152 of 5635	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4354 of 5492	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3294 of 5413	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2869 of 5107	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2862 of 5107	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2584 of 5087	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3522 of 5084	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3647 of 4963	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3343 of 4830	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2798 of 5460	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	2325 of 5517	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2453 of 5363	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	4254 of 5264	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4251 of 5173	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3096 of 5084	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2749 of 5628	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	2939 of 5643	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3193 of 5638	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3637 of 5663	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3647 of 5510	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3837 of 5431	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	2263 of 2847	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1736 of 2635	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	935 of 2420	61.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)83rd percentile+56 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 26, 2018

Love this special little gem of a school! Great teachers, sweet kids, and wonderful parents that care. Makes it a wonderful community school. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Olive is a great school! Many new programs and great teachers! Close Quote

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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 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
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
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
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
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
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 North Rio Vista St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7240	647	29	22.6	83.9%	35 (5.4%)	12 (1.9%)	563 (87.0%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	23.9	4504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.6	4062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	442																					12.2	12.2	38.3	32.7	26.5		32.4	40.6	13.1	16.3		22.9							$17,723	$528	$17,195
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
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8962	665	28	24.1	84.2%	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	593 (89.2%)	33 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	18.8	4938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		19	4940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	11.5	10.0	5.9		9.5	34.6	15.0	17.7		23.8	3.9	15.0	5.9		7.9	3.9	5.0	0.0		3.2	14.1	14.1	23.0	18.6	18.1	41.6	25.2	26.4	22.5	14.3	18.0	20.3							$23,342	$1,284	$22,058
Melrose Elementary	Public	K-5	974 South Melrose St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7220	354	15	23.6	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	341 (96.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	4290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		21	4775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	485																					19.1	19.1	10.6	29.1	42.2		28.9	21.3	26.8	31.8		27.1							$17,966	$729	$17,237
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	841 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8923	581	28	20.7	60.1%	28 (4.8%)	11 (1.9%)	483 (83.1%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	32.7	3752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		33	3682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	70	13.5	22.7	2.2	6.7	11.1	35.1	25.0	15.2	17.8	22.7	24.3	47.7	6.5	4.4	20.4	5.4	22.7	0.0	11.1	9.9	22.5	22.5	35.4	41.3	33.7	42.1	38.3	38.5	33.3	18.9	19.8	26.5							$20,420	$1,287	$19,133
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Olive Elementary?

Students at Olive Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Olive Elementary a good school?

Olive Elementary ranks 3501^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Olive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Olive Elementary.

What district is Olive Elementary in?

Orange Unified

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