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Melrose Elementary

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Melrose Elementary ranks 4290 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Melrose Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 354 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district, a generally high-performing district, but the school itself faces significant academic challenges and serves a community with very high economic need.

Academically, Melrose lags far behind both state averages and most other schools in its own district. For example, only about 28% of students are proficient in English and 27% in Math, compared to over 55% proficiency at nearby schools like Morse Elementary and John O. Tynes Elementary. This gap exists despite Melrose having a higher student-teacher ratio and, according to the data, receiving less funding per student than some district schools with lower poverty levels, such as Topaz Elementary.

The analysis shows that economic need alone doesn't fully explain the performance differences, as some schools with similar challenges in the district perform better. There are signs of positive momentum, like a notable improvement in student attendance. Furthermore, Melrose has shown relative strength in supporting certain student groups, like homeless students. This suggests that with targeted support and equitable resources, improvement is possible, as seen in the wider performance range across the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district.

354

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,022

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

974 South Melrose St.
Placentia, CA 92870-7117

(714) 986-7220

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Melrose Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valadez Middle School Academy
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

1.4%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2024 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg59%

California avg41%

4,290^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	26.4	4290 of 5857	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4775 of 5869	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4189 of 5859	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4688 of 5883	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3937 of 5789	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3810 of 5662	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	2854 of 5692	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.4	2212 of 5614	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.7	2807 of 5611	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	2401 of 5530	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.8	3023 of 5390	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.7	3487 of 5377	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.2	3911 of 5314	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	4262 of 5193	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	4852 of 5113	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	5077 of 5113	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	1473 of 2227	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2255 of 2585	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	2026 of 2128	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	2466 of 3162	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1602 of 3245	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	2639 of 3311	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1803 of 3275	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1188 of 3246	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4321 of 5597	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4236 of 5612	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4066 of 5609	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4441 of 5635	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4078 of 5492	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4164 of 5413	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3287 of 5107	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3727 of 5107	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3186 of 5087	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3750 of 5084	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	2797 of 4963	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2713 of 4830	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	149 of 429	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	147 of 364	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	137 of 356	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3429 of 5460	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4122 of 5517	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3269 of 5363	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3747 of 5264	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2844 of 5173	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2865 of 5084	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3610 of 5628	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4655 of 5643	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3980 of 5638	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4541 of 5663	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3478 of 5510	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3326 of 5431	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1802 of 2847	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2165 of 2635	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2351 of 2420	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science19%-14 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 (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	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
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							$22,022	$20,590	$1,432
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							$33,880	$33,098	$782
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							$20,289	$18,890	$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%)	26.9	4229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.8	4483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	254																					12.0	12.0	38.7	48.5	24.0	30.6	34.0	32.3	39.4	14.0	19.4	24.7							$18,061	$17,034	$1,027
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
Edison (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	1526 East Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8902	705	30	23.5	61.3%	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	659 (93.5%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	20.7	4765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		24.9	4378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	387	26.1	11.1	0.0		12.7	82.6	16.7	22.7		42.9	47.8	16.7	4.6		23.8	17.4	0.0	0.0		6.4	12.0	12.0	35.4	30.5	26.5	23.2	28.4	37.8	28.9	14.0	7.4	20.9	98.3			98.3			$33,931	$32,968	$963
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
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
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	740	32	23.1	86.8%	33 (4.5%)	8 (1.1%)	652 (88.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	10.4	5606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.7	5506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	100	2.1	8.8	0.0	12.5	5.6	27.7	8.8	22.5	15.0	19.3	2.1	23.5	5.0	12.5	9.9	2.1	5.9	0.0	12.5	5.0	10.7	10.7	9.4	18.5	12.6	22.2	16.1	17.5	11.8	7.8	15.1	13.1	96.1			98.4	96.9		$30,739	$29,762	$977

Frequently Asked Questions about Melrose Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Melrose Elementary?

Students at Melrose Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Melrose Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Is Melrose Elementary a good school?

Melrose Elementary ranks 4290^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Melrose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Melrose Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Melrose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Melrose Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valadez Middle School Academy
High : Valencia High

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