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John O. Tynes Elementary

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John O. Tynes Elementary ranks 1793 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

John O. Tynes Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 591 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district, performing above California state averages but below its own district's high standards.

The school is rated 3 stars statewide, and while its test scores in English, math, and science beat the state average, they consistently trail the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average by a notable margin. This performance gap is one of the largest among nearby schools, especially when compared to higher-performing neighbors like Brookhaven Elementary and Sierra Vista Elementary. John O. Tynes also contends with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is higher than the district average and may impact learning.

An interesting point is that the school spends more per student than some of its higher-achieving peers, yet has a higher student-teacher ratio. Performance varies significantly by grade level and student group, with particular strengths in science and notable challenges in supporting English Learners. The school serves a population with significant economic need, and its performance trajectory has gradually declined over the past decade, even as it continues to outperform the state.

591

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,600

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 Stanford
Placentia, CA 92870-5117

(714) 996-5550

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend John O. Tynes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kraemer Middle
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

Asian:

20.0%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg59%

California avg41%

1,793^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	65.9	1793 of 5857	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1966 of 5869	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2362 of 5859	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	2121 of 5883	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	1776 of 5789	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	1443 of 5662	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	1433 of 5692	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.9	1618 of 5614	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	1251 of 5611	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	50.3	2670 of 5530	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.5	2715 of 5390	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	2682 of 5377	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	2492 of 5314	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.7	2771 of 5193	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	2317 of 5113	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	1937 of 5113	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.7	2454 of 4818	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.2	2699 of 4822	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.2	2681 of 4809	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	159 of 1203	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	142 of 1205	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	392 of 1190	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	239 of 1154	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	102 of 1149	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	76 of 1071	92.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	1642 of 3162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	2679 of 3245	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1586 of 3311	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	2046 of 3275	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1289 of 3246	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1931 of 5597	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1936 of 5612	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2383 of 5609	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1979 of 5635	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	2074 of 5492	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1997 of 5413	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2494 of 5107	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	2664 of 5107	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3032 of 5087	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	2344 of 5084	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1590 of 4963	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	1224 of 4830	74.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	142 of 429	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	116 of 364	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	106 of 356	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2713 of 5460	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2390 of 5517	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	3172 of 5363	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	2071 of 5264	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	1916 of 5173	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	1254 of 5084	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	1565 of 5628	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	1901 of 5643	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	2159 of 5638	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	2154 of 5663	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	1421 of 5510	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	1016 of 5431	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	129 of 2598	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	57.1	1228 of 2661	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.2	43 of 2834	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	248 of 2737	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile+26 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

Science42%+9 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)	% 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	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
John O. Tynes Elementary	Public	K-6	735 Stanford	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-5550	591	27	22.2	65.8%	52 (8.8%)	6 (1.0%)	389 (65.8%)	118 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	65.9	1793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		62.3	1966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	173	42.1	42.1	48.0	52.6	51.1	59.7	52.9	40.5	57.0	52.3	43.6	48.6	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6	96.8	98.4	$18,600	$1,110	$17,490
Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	19	19.7	69.1%	45 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	263 (68.8%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	65	1837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		76.1	1335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	502	41.3	41.3	43.1	76.9	47.8	57.9	55.4	43.4	66.7	37.0	45.6	47.2							$17,721	$869	$16,852
Ruby Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Ruby Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1921	373	18	20.1	82.3%	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	332 (89.0%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40	3221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	3048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	173	21.2	21.2	43.5	31.4	43.1	52.9	41.8	38.3	39.2	30.8	22.9	33.5	94.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$18,876	$842	$18,034
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 993-9977	404	20	20.0	84.9%	20 (5.0%)	10 (2.5%)	357 (88.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.1	2990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	390	26.8	26.8	32.7	34.0	52.7	47.9	41.8	8.9	29.4	28.6	36.7	25.5							$20,519	$1,703	$18,816
Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.4	1579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	715	47.7	47.7	85.7	78.2	71.4	64.6	75.6	76.8	71.4	52.3	41.7	61.8							$18,404	$989	$17,415
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
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 North Brookhaven Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7110	482	23	20.9	27.4%	168 (34.9%)	11 (2.3%)	164 (34.0%)	116 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	92.1	543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		95.4	310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	233	54.6	54.6	73.5	67.7	79.6	83.3	76.0	77.9	61.8	70.9	74.7	71.4							$17,900	$897	$17,003
Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	1245 North Van Buren St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7100	538	26	20.4	42.9%	157 (29.2%)	5 (0.9%)	255 (47.4%)	75 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.4%)	83.6	982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.2	1104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	122	42.3	42.3	64.1	67.6	64.7	68.1	66.2	63.1	71.2	53.5	63.8	63.0	95.3		98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$17,844	$915	$16,929
Rose Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Rose Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7250	372	16	23.7	37.6%	136 (36.6%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	72 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	92.7	501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	32	49.0	49.0	79.7	80.4	80.4		80.1	84.6	78.4	58.8		74.9	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$17,271	$897	$16,374
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 North Placentia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7270	454	18	25.7	33.7%	107 (23.6%)	10 (2.2%)	199 (43.8%)	95 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.6	837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	512	74.1	74.1	76.4	82.1	88.9	71.9	79.7	78.2	82.1	70.4	62.5	73.7							$16,432	$922	$15,510

Frequently Asked Questions about John O. Tynes Elementary

Is John O. Tynes Elementary a good school?

John O. Tynes Elementary ranks 1793^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John O. Tynes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended John O. Tynes Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John O. Tynes Elementary attend?

Students who attend John O. Tynes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kraemer Middle
High : Valencia High

What is the racial makeup of John O. Tynes Elementary?

Students at John O. Tynes Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is John O. Tynes Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

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