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Holder Elementary

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Holder Elementary ranks 1737 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Holder Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 445 students in Buena Park, part of the Savanna Elementary district, and it stands out as a consistently strong performer, particularly for students learning English and those from lower-income families.

While the school serves a community with significant economic need, it achieves academic results that outpace both its district and the state in English and Math, ranking highest among nearby schools like Hansen Elementary and Cerritos Elementary in the same district. Holder does this efficiently, spending less per student than some peers while maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio. The school has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism significantly in recent years.

Areas for growth include strengthening science instruction and addressing a notable performance gap between male and female students. Compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Cypress Elementary, such as Juliet Morris Elementary, Holder operates in a different context, but it demonstrates that a school can deliver excellent and equitable outcomes for its specific community.

445

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,890

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9550 Holder St.
Buena Park, CA 90620-4209

(714) 236-3840

District: Savanna Elementary

Students who attend Holder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orangeview Junior High
High:	Western High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

Asian:

19.3%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Savanna Elementary

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,737^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Savanna Elementary

482^nd of 1,543Savanna Elementary 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	67.1	1737 of 5857	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	1787 of 5869	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	1459 of 5859	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	1804 of 5883	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	466 of 1417	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1878 of 5789	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	2207 of 5662	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.1	2172 of 5692	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	2082 of 5614	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	2573 of 5611	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	2152 of 5530	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.7	2963 of 5390	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	3323 of 5377	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.2	3477 of 5314	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	3188 of 5193	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	2853 of 5113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.5	2812 of 5113	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	2277 of 4818	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	1951 of 4822	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.6	1685 of 4809	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.1	215 of 3162	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	298 of 3245	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.4	478 of 3311	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	37 of 602	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	693 of 3275	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	330 of 3246	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1988 of 5597	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	1989 of 5612	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	1975 of 5609	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	2172 of 5635	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	489 of 1267	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1717 of 5492	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	2127 of 5413	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1250 of 5107	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1109 of 5107	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	760 of 5087	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1312 of 5084	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	1542 of 4963	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1827 of 4830	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	893 of 5460	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	1072 of 5517	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	570 of 5363	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	914 of 5264	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	122 of 1110	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	1265 of 5173	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	1464 of 5084	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1416 of 5628	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1463 of 5643	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	1040 of 5638	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	1403 of 5663	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	369 of 1272	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	1964 of 5510	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	2256 of 5431	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	1836 of 2726	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2022)33rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd 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
Holder Elementary	Public	K-6	9550 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3840	445	21	21.1	80.4%	37 (8.3%)	27 (6.1%)	253 (56.9%)	86 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.5%)	67.1	1737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.7	1787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	50									31.6	31.6	47.3	54.7	53.6	63.6	54.8	58.2	57.8	45.6	41.8	51.1	88.9	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$18,890	$2,359	$16,531
Danbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	320 Danbrook St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3230	433	17	25.4	95.8%	18 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	358 (82.7%)	32 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.2%)	55.4	2284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		47	2732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	448									44.2	44.2	38.6	43.1	57.1	43.4	45.2	52.3	41.7	50.0	32.9	42.6	96.0			97.0	96.0	97.0	$15,408	$2,369	$13,039
Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23.0	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	60.9	2020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		57	2190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	170									40.0	40.0	37.3	49.3	57.4	59.0	50.6	37.9	40.3	52.7	51.6	45.5	91.1	94.4		92.2	94.4	94.4	$20,007	$3,031	$16,976
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	3731 Cerritos	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3830	368	17	21.6	72.0%	65 (17.7%)	10 (2.7%)	184 (50.0%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.6%)	59.3	2099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		63.4	1911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	188									31.5	31.5	46.9	53.9	40.7	58.7	49.5	63.3	51.3	37.0	37.0	46.8	92.7		96.4	96.4		96.4	$20,688	$2,517	$18,171
Juliet Morris Elementary	Public	K-6	9952 Graham St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6995	562	21	26.7	43.2%	109 (19.4%)	9 (1.6%)	152 (27.0%)	243 (43.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.5%)	89.8	669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		91.9	579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	90									53.4	53.4	78.6	72.2	73.0	69.3	72.9	74.3	72.2	58.1	60.4	65.6							$18,949	$1,442	$17,507
Twila Reid Elementary	Public	K-6	720 South Western	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3845	490	22	22.2	85.1%	29 (5.9%)	9 (1.8%)	325 (66.3%)	93 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	23 (4.7%)	51.7	2515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		46.5	2762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	247									34.3	34.3	32.8	39.1	58.0	47.8	44.8	55.6	34.7	35.7	39.1	40.9	93.3	96.0		93.3	96.0	93.3	$19,244	$2,818	$16,426
Centralia Elementary	Public	K-6	195 North Western Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3210	496	21	23.6	87.7%	30 (6.0%)	13 (2.6%)	400 (80.6%)	32 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	36.9	3414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	3170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	244	10.5	10.5	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	5.3	5.3	21.7	21.7	27.1	40.0	40.0	44.4	36.7	22.5	45.1	36.2	34.8	33.5	97.3				97.3		$14,988	$2,322	$12,666
Frank Vessels Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Cathy Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6990	650	26	25.0	37.7%	148 (22.8%)	16 (2.5%)	183 (28.2%)	234 (36.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.5%)	87.8	787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.8	875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	88									56.6	56.6	60.0	68.8	75.5	65.9	68.1	63.8	69.5	63.2	64.6	65.3							$17,471	$1,442	$16,029
San Marino Elementary	Public	K-6	6215 San Rolando Way	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3280	465	18	25.8	68.4%	50 (10.8%)	12 (2.6%)	263 (56.6%)	112 (24.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	53.6	2389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.7	2117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	272									48.3	48.3	42.9	36.8	54.2	43.8	44.1	47.7	40.0	47.5	32.6	40.9							$15,640	$2,421	$13,219
Buena Terra Elementary	Public	K-6	8299 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3220	627	24	26.1	56.0%	105 (16.7%)	13 (2.1%)	242 (38.6%)	214 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.5%)	93.2	460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		94.3	408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	52									57.0	57.0	62.9	82.8	82.8	72.1	74.7	75.3	81.3	76.3	76.7	77.1	96.7						$14,359	$1,924	$12,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Holder Elementary

Is Holder Elementary a good school?

Holder Elementary ranks 1737^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holder Elementary?

Students at Holder Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% White, 6% African American.

How many students attend Holder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Holder Elementary.

What district is Holder Elementary in?

Savanna Elementary

What schools do graduates of Holder Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orangeview Junior High
High : Western High

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