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Charles Wagner Elementary

Q: Is Charles Wagner Elementary a good school?

Charles Wagner Elementary ranks 864 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles Wagner Elementary is a highly-rated K-6 school serving 440 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools with strong academic results and good student attendance.

The school is a standout for its balanced and effective support for all students, achieving high proficiency rates in English and Math that exceed both district and state averages. It performs exceptionally well compared to schools with similar student populations, such as Ruby Drive Elementary and Topaz Elementary, and manages student absenteeism more effectively. While not reaching the elite status of a school like Golden Elementary, Wagner delivers reliable, high-quality outcomes and uses its resources efficiently to support its diverse community.

Areas for attention include upper-grade mathematics and science, where proficiency shows a decline compared to the strong performance in early grades and lags behind some peers like Lakeview Elementary. Overall, Charles Wagner Elementary is a model of consistent and equitable excellence, providing a stable and high-achieving learning environment for its students.

440

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,319

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.
Placentia, CA 92870-3008

(714) 986-7180

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Charles Wagner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

White:

33.2%

Asian:

20.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

California avg41%

864^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	86.3	864 of 5857	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1579 of 5869	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	1022 of 5859	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	746 of 5883	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	927 of 5789	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	609 of 5662	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	853 of 5692	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	89.7	632 of 5614	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	996 of 5611	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.4	797 of 5530	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	82.1	907 of 5390	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	949 of 5377	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	823 of 5314	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	929 of 5193	82.1%	★★★★☆
2008	61.0	1811 of 5113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	1514 of 5113	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	62.8	1637 of 4818	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.3	1407 of 4822	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	65.2	1483 of 4809	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	87 of 1203	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	865 of 5597	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	1608 of 5612	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	1178 of 5609	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	843 of 5635	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	856 of 5492	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	483 of 5413	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	345 of 5107	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	1033 of 5107	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	319 of 5087	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	302 of 5084	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	475 of 4963	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	230 of 4830	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	358 of 5460	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	59.6	1822 of 5517	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.9	496 of 5363	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	277 of 5264	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	365 of 5173	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	312 of 5084	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	864 of 5628	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1441 of 5643	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	879 of 5638	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	737 of 5663	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	951 of 5510	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	727 of 5431	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	1329 of 2598	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1685 of 2651	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1318 of 2661	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	978 of 2726	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	1284 of 2834	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	843 of 2737	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science48%+15 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 (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/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
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							$20,319	$19,326	$993
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							$19,491	$18,686	$805
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							$20,645	$19,250	$1,395
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	$20,419	$19,614	$805
Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	98.9	14^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	12^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	83.7	83.7	84.8	91.1	91.8	92.1	90.5	90.2	89.1	89.3	89.4	89.4							$16,755	$15,950	$805
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							$22,839	$21,398	$1,441
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	$19,810	$18,530	$1,280
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							$16,501	$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%)	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	$21,325	$19,926	$1,399
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	$22,317	$20,912	$1,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Wagner Elementary

Is Charles Wagner Elementary a good school?

Charles Wagner Elementary ranks 864^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charles Wagner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Charles Wagner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Charles Wagner Elementary?

Students at Charles Wagner Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 33% White, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Charles Wagner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles Wagner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
High : El Dorado High

What district is Charles Wagner Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

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