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Rosedell Elementary

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Rosedell Elementary ranks 1105 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rosedell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 660 students in Saugus, California, as part of the high-performing Saugus Union School District, and it stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting all students to succeed.

The school's most compelling strength is its outstanding record of achievement for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and those in special education, ranking in the 91st and 87th percentiles for these groups respectively. This "equity excellence" means Rosedell is particularly successful at helping every child thrive, achieving stronger outcomes with similar student populations than some nearby schools like Rio Vista Elementary or Cedarcreek Elementary. Furthermore, the school has shown remarkable post-pandemic recovery and a dramatic improvement in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by over 66% in just three years.

While Rosedell is a consistent 4-star school on an upward trajectory, there are areas for growth, such as a noted dip in 5th-grade math scores compared to schools like Plum Canyon Elementary and science proficiency that lags behind higher-performing district peers like Charles Helmers Elementary. Overall, Rosedell delivers strong academic results and demonstrates a clear commitment to supporting its diverse student community.

660

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,870

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27853 Urbandale Ave.
Saugus, CA 91350-1914

(661) 294-5335

District: Saugus Union

Students who attend Rosedell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arroyo Seco Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Saugus High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

39.1%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg66%

California avg41%

1,105^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Saugus Union

180^th of 1,543Saugus Union 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	81.3	1105 of 5857	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	1082 of 5869	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	1472 of 5859	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1601 of 5883	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	1718 of 5789	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	1729 of 5662	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	1917 of 5692	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.7	1582 of 5614	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	1288 of 5611	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	1510 of 5530	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	1402 of 5390	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	1532 of 5377	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	1197 of 5314	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	1207 of 5193	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	1063 of 5113	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	971 of 5113	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	88.4	569 of 4818	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	90.2	477 of 4822	90.1%	★★★★★
2004	92.4	373 of 4809	92.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.7	605 of 2227	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	525 of 2585	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	286 of 2128	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	1207 of 5597	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1204 of 5612	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1451 of 5609	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1580 of 5635	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	1574 of 5492	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	1490 of 5413	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	570 of 5107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	386 of 5107	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	842 of 5087	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	939 of 5084	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	1273 of 4963	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	1498 of 4830	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	517 of 5460	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	671 of 5517	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	1047 of 5363	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	1319 of 5264	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	1947 of 5173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	1955 of 5084	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	1013 of 5628	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	971 of 5643	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	1447 of 5638	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	1571 of 5663	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	1757 of 5510	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1919 of 5431	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	381 of 2847	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	345 of 2635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	696 of 2420	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1059 of 2598	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	1134 of 2651	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	1328 of 2661	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1317 of 2726	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	1486 of 2834	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1483 of 2737	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science51%+18 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
Rosedell Elementary	Public	K-6	27853 Urbandale Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5335	660	24	27.5	39.4%	258 (39.1%)	9 (1.4%)	294 (44.5%)	40 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	81.3	1105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		81.7	1082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	23	50.6	50.6	68.3	60.6	64.6	68.3	65.2	68.3	57.8	44.3	54.5	56.3							$14,870	$603	$14,267
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	27332 Catala Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5320	666	27	24.6	34.1%	176 (26.4%)	19 (2.9%)	403 (60.5%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	79.8	1162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		71	1547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	385	50.5	50.5	59.6	50.6	64.8	75.4	62.1	61.7	53.0	55.2	67.7	58.9	97.0			97.0	97.0	97.0	$14,247	$633	$13,614
Plum Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	28360 North Alfred Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5365	876	31	28.2	28.0%	310 (35.4%)	48 (5.5%)	280 (32.0%)	164 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.1%)	86.9	829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.8	915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	86	53.2	53.2	63.1	66.4	64.2	75.0	67.2	72.1	62.5	62.0	62.9	65.0							$12,640	$411	$12,229
James Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	22500 Pamplico Dr.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5355	508	18	28.5	39.2%	214 (42.1%)	18 (3.5%)	205 (40.4%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	76.9	1290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		77	1289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	1	49.5	49.5	53.3	75.8	55.0	59.0	59.8	64.0	74.2	41.8	53.6	56.7							$14,801	$543	$14,258
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	20417 Cedarcreek St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5330	486	18	27.0	77.0%	65 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	358 (73.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	65.8	1802^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		63.8	1889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	87	45.6	45.6	38.9	63.1	47.1	61.9	53.2	46.3	60.0	41.2	42.9	47.6							$14,216	$1,121	$13,095
Skyblue Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	28040 Hardesty Ave.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5350	569	24	23.7	48.9%	137 (24.1%)	31 (5.4%)	289 (50.8%)	64 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)	62.1	1954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		52.7	2417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	463	42.0	42.0	34.8	46.2	58.0	66.2	50.9	39.1	50.0	40.7	55.9	46.6	88.2	92.1	96.1	89.5	89.5		$15,204	$724	$14,480
Emblem Academy	Public	K-6	22635 Espuella Dr.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5315	810	31	26.1	32.7%	195 (24.1%)	37 (4.6%)	262 (32.3%)	235 (29.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	92.7	494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.4	548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	54	64.8	64.8	78.2	75.7	85.2	74.3	77.7	76.5	73.0	72.7	54.5	68.1	98.2	98.2			98.2		$14,225	$559	$13,666
Mountainview Elementary	Public	K-6	22201 West Cypress Pl.	Saugus	91390	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5325	917	36	25.4	20.5%	457 (49.8%)	14 (1.5%)	294 (32.1%)	66 (7.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.1%)	86.7	838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%		86.9	869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	31	59.2	59.2	60.8	62.3	73.3	72.7	67.3	70.0	69.7	51.7	60.3	62.9							$14,094	$570	$13,524
North Park Elementary	Public	K-6	23335 West Sunset Hills Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5370	441	17	25.9	25.4%	217 (49.2%)	9 (2.0%)	135 (30.6%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	91.5	579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.8	871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	292	64.1	64.1	75.3	71.4	79.7	80.9	76.9	76.7	58.7	59.4	64.7	65.3	92.7	96.4			96.4		$15,877	$577	$15,300
Cedarcreek Elementary	Public	K-6	27792 Camp Plenty Rd.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5310	380	14	27.1	83.4%	23 (6.1%)	5 (1.3%)	315 (82.9%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	68.2	1681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		64.5	1851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	170	25.0	25.0	49.2	52.8	46.2	73.5	54.8	68.3	54.7	38.5	71.4	58.5							$13,729	$1,102	$12,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosedell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rosedell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosedell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arroyo Seco Junior High
High : Academy of the Canyons
High : Saugus High

What is the racial makeup of Rosedell Elementary?

Students at Rosedell Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Rosedell Elementary in?

Saugus Union

How many students attend Rosedell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Rosedell Elementary.

Is Rosedell Elementary a good school?

Rosedell Elementary ranks 1105^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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