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Plum Canyon Elementary

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Plum Canyon Elementary ranks 829 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Plum Canyon Elementary is a large, high-performing K-6 school serving 876 students in the Saugus Union School District, consistently ranking among the top 15% of all elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, outperforming both district and state averages in all subjects, with particularly strong results in mathematics. It stands out for its exceptional support for all students, achieving 5-star ratings for its special education and economically disadvantaged students, and it maintains the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among nearby schools at just 4.4%. Interestingly, Plum Canyon achieves these outstanding results while spending significantly less per student than comparable schools like Skyblue Mesa Elementary and James Foster Elementary, demonstrating highly efficient operations.

While the school's performance is consistently strong across grade levels, its science scores, though above average, present a relative opportunity for growth compared to its excellence in English and math. Plum Canyon's success is part of a broader trend where schools in the Saugus Union district, such as Mountainview Elementary, generally outperform those in neighboring districts like Sulphur Springs Union.

876

Students ?

28.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,640

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28360 North Alfred Way
Saugus, CA 91350-3839

(661) 294-5365

District: Saugus Union

Students who attend Plum Canyon Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

32.0%

Asian:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% 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 school65%

District avg66%

California avg41%

829^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	86.9	829 of 5857	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	915 of 5869	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	1021 of 5859	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	1011 of 5883	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	839 of 5789	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	1333 of 5662	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	1470 of 5692	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	1285 of 5614	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	1319 of 5611	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	1227 of 5530	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	846 of 5390	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	1106 of 5377	79.4%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	1496 of 5314	71.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	1046 of 5193	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	1054 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	1071 of 5113	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	989 of 4818	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	1012 of 4822	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.7	905 of 4809	81.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	321 of 1203	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	341 of 1205	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	652 of 1190	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	716 of 1154	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.2	128 of 2227	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	115 of 2585	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	212 of 2128	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	917 of 5597	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	997 of 5612	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	1182 of 5609	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	1178 of 5635	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	858 of 5492	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	1342 of 5413	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	524 of 5107	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	799 of 5107	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	776 of 5087	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	418 of 5084	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	352 of 4963	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.7	1005 of 4830	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	293 of 5460	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	347 of 5517	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	379 of 5363	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	607 of 5264	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	202 of 5173	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	56.6	1930 of 5084	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	716 of 5628	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	804 of 5643	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	828 of 5638	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	890 of 5663	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	812 of 5510	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	1239 of 5431	77.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	373 of 670	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.0	203 of 669	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	252 of 610	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	195 of 2847	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	150 of 2635	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	210 of 2420	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	914 of 2598	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	919 of 2651	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	1196 of 2661	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1343 of 2726	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	962 of 2834	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	1363 of 2737	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

Science53%+21 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
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
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
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
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
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
Leona H. Cox Community Elementary	Public	K-6	18643 Oakmoor	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-2100	459	18	25.5	65.4%	73 (15.9%)	24 (5.2%)	291 (63.4%)	45 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	64.2	1877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		66.2	1768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	109	34.0	34.0	40.7	66.7	58.5	65.6	57.7	45.0	63.0	26.4	45.2	45.0	96.9		96.9		96.9		$18,992	$1,600	$17,392
Canyon Springs Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19059 Vicci St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-4322	496	20	24.8	82.3%	26 (5.2%)	5 (1.0%)	436 (87.9%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	42.3	3049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		39.7	3191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	142	21.1	21.1	33.3	41.1	47.4	50.8	43.6	37.1	31.6	29.0	40.0	34.2	96.0	97.3	97.3		96.0		$15,771	$1,357	$14,414
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Plum Canyon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Plum Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Plum Canyon 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 Plum Canyon Elementary?

Students at Plum Canyon Elementary are 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Plum Canyon Elementary in?

Saugus Union

Is Plum Canyon Elementary a good school?

Plum Canyon Elementary ranks 829^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Plum Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Plum Canyon Elementary.

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