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Ruby Drive Elementary

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Ruby Drive Elementary ranks 3036 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ruby Drive Elementary serves 373 students in grades K–6 in Placentia, within Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified. Its 2025–2026 results were below both the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math and science; science was its biggest overall concern, with 24% of students proficient compared with 36% statewide and 52% districtwide. The main takeaway is that Ruby Drive trails the state and district in every tested subject.

ELA is Ruby Drive’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while science is its weakest: results were 45% in ELA, 34% in math and 24% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 58%, 50% and 42%. Ruby ranked fourth-lowest among the 11 schools in ELA and math, and third-lowest in science. There are some grade-level bright spots: fourth-grade ELA was 51%, 5 percentage points above the state, while third-grade math was 31%, 16 points below the state and 34 below the district. Attendance is also a concern: chronic absenteeism was 21%, compared with 14% districtwide and 18% statewide. Only Commonwealth Elementary had a higher rate among nearby schools.

Results have improved in ELA and math since 2022–2023, rising 11 and 8 percentage points, respectively; the gaps to the state narrowed by 8 points in ELA and 4 in math. Science rose by 4 points, but its gap to the state widened by 2 points. Ruby Drive received 2 stars and ranked at the 48th percentile statewide in SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.1, the second-lowest among the 11 schools, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these are context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for homeless students at the 86th percentile in 2025–2026, 38 points above its overall percentile; its ranking for Hispanic students was at the 63rd percentile, 15 points higher.

373

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,317

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

601 Ruby Dr.
Placentia, CA 92870-4828

(714) 996-1921

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Ruby Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kraemer Middle
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

Asian:

3.8%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg60%

California avg42%

3,036^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

174^th of 968Placentia-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
2026	43.0	3036 of 5804	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	3221 of 5857	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	3048 of 5869	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3744 of 5859	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3741 of 5883	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	3086 of 5789	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3221 of 5662	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	3000 of 5692	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	2938 of 5614	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	3594 of 5611	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	4026 of 5530	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	3947 of 5390	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.5	3131 of 5377	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.9	3497 of 5314	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	3288 of 5193	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	16.6	4556 of 5113	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	4335 of 5113	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	3468 of 4818	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.0	3277 of 4822	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.9	3305 of 4809	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.3	1462 of 2585	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1455 of 2128	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	1234 of 3162	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	922 of 3245	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	30.0	2603 of 3311	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1814 of 3275	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1678 of 3246	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2959 of 5569	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	3087 of 5597	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3265 of 5612	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3969 of 5609	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4001 of 5635	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3012 of 5492	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	2482 of 5413	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1902 of 5085	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	1983 of 5107	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	1842 of 5107	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2736 of 5087	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2764 of 5084	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	1906 of 4963	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	2040 of 4830	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	50 of 366	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	33 of 429	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	60.3	103 of 364	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	99 of 356	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	2349 of 5412	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	2169 of 5460	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	2269 of 5517	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2871 of 5363	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2633 of 5264	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	1956 of 5173	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	2116 of 5084	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2935 of 5590	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	3186 of 5628	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	2680 of 5643	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	3301 of 5638	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3181 of 5663	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2954 of 5510	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3835 of 5431	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	1301 of 2920	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	1137 of 2847	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	996 of 2635	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	1527 of 2420	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)86th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)43rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	43	3036^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.7%		40	3221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%	185	23.6	23.6	42.4	51.1	43.6	44.6	45.2	30.5	38.3	29.1	37.5	33.6	94.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$22,317	$20,912	$1,405
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92870	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%)	30.3	3970^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.6%		37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%	590	21.6	21.6	16.3	34.6	39.2	46.3	34.5	18.4	19.6	21.6	44.4	26.2							$22,839	$21,398	$1,441
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%)	61.2	2018^th of 5804 public elementary schools	65.2%		65	1837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%	181	41.5	41.5	61.8	52.9	63.4	47.9	56.4	46.4	39.2	43.9	32.7	40.6							$20,645	$19,250	$1,395
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%)	92.5	502^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	91.4%		95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%	177	64.9	64.9	66.7	75.0	84.2	86.7	78.8	70.2	70.6	57.1	83.3	69.4							$16,501	$15,696	$805
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%)	76.9	1281^st of 5804 public elementary schools	77.9%		65.9	1793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%	512	52.9	52.9	49.1	59.3	65.1	64.4	60.5	47.4	53.9	58.6	53.3	53.9	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6	96.8	98.4	$21,325	$19,926	$1,399
Commonwealth Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Commonwealth Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7705	268	12	22.3	76.5%	16 (6.0%)	4 (1.5%)	227 (84.7%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	30.2	3972^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	31.6%		26.9	4229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%	257	21.6	21.6	36.7	41.7	37.8	23.4	34.0	36.7	33.3	29.7	19.2	28.7							$18,061	$17,034	$1,027
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%)	87.5	768^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.8%		92.1	543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%	225	55.2	55.2	64.9	73.0	70.2	75.0	70.8	59.7	69.2	53.7	83.9	66.1							$19,491	$18,686	$805
Acacia Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Acacia Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7700	661	21	31.4	33.3%	217 (32.8%)	13 (2.0%)	182 (27.5%)	185 (28.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	93.3	459^th of 5804 public elementary schools	92.1%		95.4	294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%	165	59.0	59.0	72.1	82.9	71.4	79.6	76.2	82.1	78.3	63.0	70.0	73.3	96.5			96.5			$13,736	$13,432	$304
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%)	28.9	4081^st of 5804 public elementary schools	29.7%		26.4	4290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%	209	30.4	30.4	16.1	20.9	56.4		31.8	22.8	16.3	29.8		23.6							$22,022	$20,590	$1,432
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%)	84	959^th of 5804 public elementary schools	83.5%		86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%	95	42.3	42.3	75.0	81.6	63.5	74.4	73.5	87.5	68.8	40.4	53.9	63.6							$20,319	$19,326	$993

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruby Drive Elementary

How many students attend Ruby Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Ruby Drive Elementary.

Is Ruby Drive Elementary a good school?

Ruby Drive Elementary ranks 3036^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ruby Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruby Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kraemer Middle
High : Valencia High

What district is Ruby Drive Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ruby Drive Elementary?

Students at Ruby Drive Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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