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Bonita Canyon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bonita Canyon Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 395 students in the high-performing Irvine Unified district, consistently placing in the 97th percentile statewide with exceptional test scores and remarkably low student absenteeism.

The school's academic results are outstanding, with over 80% of students proficient in English and Math—nearly double the state average. This performance is both high and consistent across all grade levels, and the school is particularly effective in supporting all student groups. A key differentiator is its very low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.0%, which is better than many neighbors like Springbrook Elementary (13.4%) and University Park Elementary (18.7%). Bonita Canyon achieves these elite results while spending less per student than some nearby schools, suggesting highly effective use of resources.

Bonita Canyon is part of an impressive cluster of excellent schools in Irvine, alongside other top performers like Turtle Rock Elementary and Vista Verde. It has also shown resilience, maintaining strong rankings and attendance even through the pandemic years. Compared to high-achieving schools in other districts, such as Roy O. Andersen Elementary in Newport-Mesa Unified, Bonita Canyon delivers similar academic excellence with significantly lower per-student spending, highlighting the efficiency of its educational model.

395

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,876

Per pupil spending ?

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Sundance
Irvine, CA 92603-3608

(949) 936-5450

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Bonita Canyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High:	University High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Asian:

33.4%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Irvine Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg71%

California avg41%

159^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine 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	96.9	159 of 5857	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	157 of 5869	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	190 of 5859	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	335 of 5883	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	688 of 5789	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	477 of 5662	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	378 of 5692	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	187 of 5614	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	94 of 5611	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	247 of 5530	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.1	214 of 5390	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	94.7	148 of 5377	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	96.7	45 of 5314	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	96.9	59 of 5193	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	97.5	50 of 5113	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	98.6	17 of 5113	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.2	44 of 4818	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	98.1	42 of 4822	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	98.5	47 of 4809	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	407 of 1203	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	164 of 1205	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	249 of 1190	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	169 of 1154	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	468 of 1149	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	530 of 1071	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.9	6 of 3275	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	19 of 3246	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	127 of 5597	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	230 of 5612	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	260 of 5609	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	387 of 5635	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	744 of 5492	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	523 of 5413	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.5	348 of 5517	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	608 of 5264	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	269 of 5628	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	204 of 5643	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	212 of 5638	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	291 of 5663	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	629 of 5510	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	451 of 5431	91.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.5	227 of 669	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	220 of 610	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	146 of 445	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	365 of 2598	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	263 of 2651	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	314 of 2661	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	500 of 2726	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	1253 of 2834	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	580 of 2737	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)100th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)66th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+35 vs state

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

Science77%+45 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 (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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonita Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Sundance	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5450	395	15	26.3	14.2%	170 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	132 (33.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.4%)	96.9	159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.1	157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	77.4		77.4	73.5	82.7	88.5	87.7			83.5	76.0	78.9	86.8	79.1			80.2	88.4	90.7			90.7	93.0	$16,876	$16,498	$378
Vista Verde	Public	K-8	6 Federation Way	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6350	837	30	27.6	10.3%	351 (41.9%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)	306 (36.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (12.3%)	96.2	228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.7	192^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	36	82.0	79.5	80.9	73.3	79.0	88.0	77.2	81.4	85.9	80.7	81.1	73.2	80.0	79.2	85.3	91.0	81.3							$15,837	$15,588	$249
Turtle Rock Elementary	Public	K-6	5151 Amalfi Dr.	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6250	881	29	30.7	21.3%	201 (22.8%)	20 (2.3%)	112 (12.7%)	473 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.5%)	97.3	132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.3	242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	110	74.0		74.0	77.8	86.7	86.8	84.2			84.4	79.5	81.2	76.8	83.7			80.2	96.3			97.3		98.2	$14,954	$14,216	$738
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4572 Sandburg Way	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6300	509	19	27.3	35.4%	137 (26.9%)	20 (3.9%)	112 (22.0%)	179 (35.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.2%)	79.5	1177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		77.7	1258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	81	49.3		49.3	53.2	45.0	67.2	68.2			59.5	74.2	50.8	56.5	62.2			61.1							$16,084	$15,124	$960
Newport Coast Elementary	Public	K-6	6655 Ridge Park Rd.	Newport Beach	92657	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6975	429	22	19.4	19.1%	237 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	101 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.8%)	96.2	224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.6	202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	65.4		65.4	83.0	80.8	84.6	83.3			82.8	72.2	79.7	80.8	79.0			78.1							$24,788	$23,494	$1,294
Alderwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2005 Knollcrest	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5400	770	26	29.6	25.5%	279 (36.2%)	10 (1.3%)	105 (13.6%)	285 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (11.8%)	88.8	728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		85.8	919^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	191	61.1		61.1	73.1	71.2	67.7	64.0			69.0	69.7	72.4	55.6	64.7			65.9	98.0				98.0		$15,336	$14,856	$480
Springbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Springbrook N	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6050	539	20	26.5	29.1%	172 (31.9%)	11 (2.0%)	103 (19.1%)	199 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.8%)	79	1194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		86.7	884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	310	59.3		59.3	46.0	68.9	70.6	70.1			64.2	45.6	77.1	40.7	67.8			56.6	96.0	97.3		96.0	97.3	96.0	$15,377	$14,386	$991
Meadow Park Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Blue Lake South	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5900	592	21	28.2	21.1%	223 (37.7%)	12 (2.0%)	79 (13.3%)	196 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (13.7%)	89.4	698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		94.5	384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	314	69.4		69.4	63.6	61.8	78.8	76.9			70.1	62.3	69.6	70.6	61.0			66.1							$15,152	$14,240	$912
Roy O. Andersen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Port Seabourne Way	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6935	353	16	21.7	9.3%	232 (65.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	35 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.9%)	96.5	194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.5	208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	14	73.9		73.9	74.0	68.2	88.9	92.3			80.3	86.0	81.8	82.6	87.2			84.4							$24,169	$22,932	$1,237
Oak Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Dove Creek	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8550	963	32	30.0	29.4%	360 (37.4%)	18 (1.9%)	103 (10.7%)	406 (42.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (7.3%)	77.6	1260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.8	1160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.2%	100	49.7		49.7	56.5	56.7	62.5	61.5			59.3	55.4	51.5	57.2	66.4			57.4	93.6	96.8	97.6	96.0	96.0	96.8	$13,788	$13,006	$782

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonita Canyon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bonita Canyon Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High : University High

What is the racial makeup of Bonita Canyon Elementary?

Students at Bonita Canyon Elementary are 43% White, 33% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

What district is Bonita Canyon Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

Is Bonita Canyon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Bonita Canyon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 159^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Bonita Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Bonita Canyon Elementary.

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