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Glenknoll Elementary

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Glenknoll Elementary ranks 675 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Glenknoll Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving about 390 students in Yorba Linda, part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

The school stands out for its remarkable consistency, ranking in the 88th to 94th percentile statewide for over a decade, and it operates very efficiently, achieving strong results with lower per-student spending than many nearby schools like Linda Vista Elementary and Mabel M. Paine Elementary. Glenknoll has made incredible strides in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to just 3%, which is dramatically better than the district average and less than half the rate of the next best local school, Travis Ranch. Academically, the school excels in mathematics, outperforming most neighbors, and its fourth graders show particularly high proficiency.

While Fairmont Elementary in the same district ranks higher, Glenknoll is a top-tier choice known for its stable excellence. It shows notable strength in supporting specific student subgroups and has improved attendance significantly, possibly linked to a better student-teacher ratio. The school serves as a strong model within the district, though cross-district comparisons show schools like Crescent Elementary in Orange Unified achieve higher scores, indicating there is always room to grow.

390

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,436

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6361 Glenknoll Dr.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886-6416

(714) 986-7140

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Glenknoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orange County School of Computer Science
High:	Esperanza High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.8%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Asian:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg59%

California avg41%

675^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda 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	89.7	675 of 5857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	433 of 5869	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	655 of 5859	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	521 of 5883	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	588 of 5789	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	559 of 5662	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	403 of 5692	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	479 of 5614	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	481 of 5611	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	314 of 5530	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	319 of 5390	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	92.1	305 of 5377	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	90.9	390 of 5314	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	699 of 5193	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.2	784 of 5113	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	87.1	668 of 5113	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	615 of 4818	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.0	689 of 4822	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	87.3	622 of 4809	87.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	520 of 1203	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.4	107 of 1205	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	48.1	728 of 1149	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	628 of 1071	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	683 of 5597	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	432 of 5612	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	481 of 5609	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	329 of 5635	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	355 of 5492	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	446 of 5413	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	355 of 5107	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	138 of 5107	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	182 of 5087	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	211 of 5084	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	384 of 4963	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	512 of 4830	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	697 of 5460	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	288 of 5517	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	824 of 5363	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	131 of 5264	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	569 of 5173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	308 of 5084	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	682 of 5628	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	441 of 5643	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	886 of 5638	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	744 of 5663	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	817 of 5510	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	664 of 5431	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	912 of 2598	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	508 of 2651	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	989 of 2661	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	679 of 2726	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	615 of 2834	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	478 of 2737	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

Science53%+20 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
Glenknoll Elementary	Public	K-6	6361 Glenknoll Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7140	390	17	22.8	28.7%	167 (42.8%)	2 (0.5%)	122 (31.3%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.7%)	89.7	675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		94	433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	242																					52.7		52.7	60.8	86.7	72.7	77.3			74.8	65.5	88.3	58.2	63.6			69.6	95.2			96.8		96.8	$16,436	$1,092	$15,344
Woodsboro Elementary	Public	K-6	7575 East Woodsboro Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7040	512	23	21.9	38.5%	121 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	181 (35.4%)	146 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (11.1%)	90.5	626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.9	702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	76																					55.3		55.3	70.0	64.5	70.6	87.7			73.0	72.9	67.0	63.5	86.4			72.1							$18,105	$921	$17,184
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 South Ohio St.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7200	387	15	25.9	27.1%	201 (51.9%)	3 (0.8%)	99 (25.6%)	54 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	90.3	641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		93.9	437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	204																					54.7		54.7	67.7	77.2	66.0				70.3	83.1	82.5	56.6				74.9							$19,363	$897	$18,466
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	5241 Fairmont Blvd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7130	794	32	25.0	23.2%	286 (36.0%)	5 (0.6%)	172 (21.7%)	268 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (7.7%)	95.7	259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.1	255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	4																					64.7		64.7	76.6	85.7	80.2	82.1			81.1	80.7	76.8	69.8	75.0			75.5	97.0	97.0	97.8	97.0	97.0	97.8	$16,272	$1,133	$15,139
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
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)
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
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
Travis Ranch	Public	K-8	5200 Via de la Escuela	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7460	1,197	52	22.8	23.0%	554 (46.3%)	10 (0.8%)	305 (25.5%)	211 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	114 (9.5%)	88.4	752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.7	829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	77																					56.6	57.4	57.0	75.0	71.3	68.6	68.6	74.7	72.7	72.0	75.0	62.1	61.5	58.2	53.9	66.7	61.4							$17,580	$1,048	$16,532
Mabel M. Paine Elementary	Public	K-5	4444 Plumosa Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7210	419	19	21.9	41.1%	119 (28.4%)	9 (2.1%)	111 (26.5%)	150 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	91.2	597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		93.4	480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	117																					53.5		53.5	75.0	75.9	67.2				72.8	78.1	76.3	65.5				73.5	91.4	92.5		93.6	92.5	92.5	$18,830	$1,075	$17,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenknoll Elementary

Is Glenknoll Elementary a good school?

Glenknoll Elementary ranks 675^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glenknoll Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Glenknoll Elementary.

What district is Glenknoll Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What is the racial makeup of Glenknoll Elementary?

Students at Glenknoll Elementary are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Glenknoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glenknoll Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orange County School of Computer Science
High : Esperanza High

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