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Peters Canyon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Peters Canyon Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 399 students in the Tustin Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school excels, with over 75% of students proficient in English and Math, outperforming both district and state averages. What truly sets Peters Canyon apart is its exceptional support for all students, particularly those in special education and from economically disadvantaged backgrounds; it ranks in the 96th and 92nd percentiles statewide for these groups, respectively. This means it achieves strong results while serving a more diverse student population than some of the highest-performing neighboring schools like Tustin Memorial Elementary or Orchard Hills.

The school demonstrates remarkable consistency and resilience, maintaining high performance over time even through demographic shifts. It achieves these outcomes efficiently, with per-student spending slightly below the district average for comparable schools. While some area schools with lower chronic absenteeism rates, like Hicks Canyon Elementary, rank slightly higher, Peters Canyon's ability to maintain strong academics with a moderate absenteeism rate suggests very effective classroom instruction and support systems.

399

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,270

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26900 Peters Canyon Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782-3300

(714) 730-7540

District: Tustin Unified

Students who attend Peters Canyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pioneer Middle
High:	Arnold O. Beckman High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.4%

Hispanic:

26.8%

White:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg56%

California avg41%

497^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin 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	92.7	497 of 5857	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	667 of 5869	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	745 of 5859	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	567 of 5883	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	445 of 5789	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	377 of 5662	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	209 of 5692	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	100 of 5614	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	237 of 5611	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.0	256 of 5530	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	159 of 5390	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	95.7	78 of 5377	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	97.0	34 of 5314	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	95.2	143 of 5193	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	239 of 5113	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	95.6	187 of 5113	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	96.4	140 of 4818	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	200 of 4822	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	97.6	90 of 4809	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	214 of 1203	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	407 of 1205	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	370 of 1190	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	529 of 1154	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	300 of 1149	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	377 of 1071	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.1	88 of 2227	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	556 of 5597	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	660 of 5612	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	772 of 5609	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	542 of 5635	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	672 of 5492	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	399 of 5413	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	698 of 5107	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	841 of 5107	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1306 of 5087	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	615 of 5084	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	488 of 4963	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	186 of 4830	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	430 of 5460	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	400 of 5517	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	1120 of 5363	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	449 of 5628	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	655 of 5643	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	645 of 5638	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	594 of 5663	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	243 of 5510	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	347 of 5431	93.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	576 of 670	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	451 of 669	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.4	239 of 610	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	123 of 2847	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	213 of 2635	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	262 of 2420	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	461 of 2598	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	1027 of 2661	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	806 of 2726	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	657 of 2834	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	316 of 2737	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)14th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science60%+28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

My child has attended this school since K and is now in 1st grade. We come from an outside district and all I can say about this school is that it is great. From the teachers to the parents and I believe the combination of the two is what makes this school great. I truly believe in parental involvement (volunteering, etc....). Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 14, 2010

WORST school ever!! Moved to Newport Beach and met several families who have also attended and agree. My children fell behind due to a very turbulent divorce. Completely disgusted and highly disappointed with the staffs inability to help families in crisis. Had several meetings where I was told there was nothing 'extra' they would do in order to help and I was to do more at home. NOTE: TURBULENT DIVORCE(not to mention I only had them 50% of the time). My girls dreaded school. They now attend NEWPORT COAST ELEMENTARY. A true example of and outstanding school. Their method of teaching is outside the box and all they do is 'extra'.(ALL within school hrs.) Not only did they catch up within the first year...they LOVE school. Peters Canyon staff needs to take a field trip to NCE and take notes! Close Quote

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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)	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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peters Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	26900 Peters Canyon Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7540	399	17	24.1	31.3%	75 (18.8%)	7 (1.8%)	107 (26.8%)	161 (40.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	92.7	497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.5	667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	170	60.3		60.3	72.1	74.7	78.1				75.1	64.7	81.3	72.6				74.7						$17,270	$16,362	$908
Ladera Elementary	Public	K-5	2515 Rawlings Way	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7505	345	13	26.5	32.5%	81 (23.5%)	2 (0.6%)	101 (29.3%)	118 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	89.2	706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.6	925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	219	52.7		52.7	70.7	59.3	74.6				68.3	75.9	70.4	74.6				73.7						$17,620	$16,712	$908
Orchard Hills	Public	K-8	11555 Culver Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2078	1,373	50	27.5	25.1%	208 (15.1%)	11 (0.8%)	121 (8.8%)	893 (65.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	135 (9.8%)	98.3	48^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.7	102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	54	82.5	75.7	78.2	80.0	84.4	89.6	85.2	79.5	86.6	84.1	84.6	88.3	89.1	83.0	79.0	80.3	82.7						$16,399	$15,468	$931
Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-5	11112 Coronel Rd.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7381	585	21	27.8	14.5%	259 (44.3%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (22.9%)	82 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (18.6%)	96.2	221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.6	378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	157	71.0		71.0	78.8	79.2	81.9				80.0	85.0	80.2	72.0				78.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$16,140	$15,232	$908
Myford Elementary	Public	K-5	3181 Trevino Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1875	542	21	26.4	38.2%	109 (20.1%)	5 (0.9%)	140 (25.8%)	219 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.4%)	91.4	588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		92.7	523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	65	63.3		63.3	65.5	70.9	75.3				71.4	70.7	72.5	67.0				69.8						$15,766	$14,858	$908
Red Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Red Hill Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7543	436	17	25.6	28.9%	222 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	132 (30.3%)	36 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	94.4	372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.5	532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.9%	160	68.7		68.7	64.8	81.3	83.6				77.6	68.5	85.3	77.6				78.1	93.2	93.2				$17,370	$16,462	$908
Tustin Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Browning Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7546	613	22	27.8	22.5%	130 (21.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.3%)	322 (52.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (13.9%)	97.7	102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.6	109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	7	61.8		61.8	83.8	89.1	90.0				87.7	89.9	93.1	83.6				88.7						$16,502	$15,594	$908
Tustin Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	12950 Robinson Dr.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7580	520	20	26.0	61.3%	107 (20.6%)	16 (3.1%)	265 (51.0%)	84 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.7%)	67.4	1720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.8	1372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	348	39.3		39.3	42.4	58.5	64.4				55.3	48.8	58.1	45.6				50.8						$18,415	$17,276	$1,139
Hicks Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	3817 Viewpark	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1878	830	31	26.7	37.5%	175 (21.1%)	11 (1.3%)	129 (15.5%)	425 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.6%)	93.7	427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		94.1	426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	1	62.1		62.1	73.8	70.1	77.3				73.9	81.6	73.3	76.6				77.1	97.3		98.2	98.2	98.2	$17,310	$16,402	$908
Canyon View Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 Yale Ct.	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6900	764	26	28.8	12.3%	118 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	535 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (6.7%)	96.2	220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.8	179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	41	71.1		71.1	78.2	80.2	75.9	82.5			79.0	84.0	81.9	75.0	77.2			79.6	95.0					$13,900	$13,650	$250

Frequently Asked Questions about Peters Canyon Elementary

What district is Peters Canyon Elementary in?

Tustin Unified

Is Peters Canyon Elementary a good school?

Yes. Peters Canyon Elementary ranks in the top 8.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Peters Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peters Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pioneer Middle
High : Arnold O. Beckman High

How many students attend Peters Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Peters Canyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Peters Canyon Elementary?

Students at Peters Canyon Elementary are 40% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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