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Culverdale Elementary

Q: Is Culverdale Elementary a good school?

Culverdale Elementary ranks 1299 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Culverdale Elementary is a 558-student school serving grades K–6 in Irvine, within the Irvine Unified area. In 2025–26, its results were above California’s proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The most important finding for families is that being above the state does not mean keeping pace locally: Culverdale trailed the district and most nearby schools, especially in science.

In 2025–26, Culverdale’s proficiency was 62% in ELA, 56% in math and 40% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. It led the state by 13, 18 and 4 percentage points, respectively, but fell short of district rates by 12, 15 and 25 points. Compared with nearby-school averages of 72% in ELA, 69% in math and 64% in science, it was behind by 10, 13 and 23 points. Among Culverdale and 10 nearby schools, it ranked eighth in ELA, ninth in math and tenth in science. Math was its strongest subject relative to the state; science was its clearest local weakness.

Results have moved in different directions: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose by 8 percentage points, math fell by 2, and science fell by 5. The sharpest recent change was science, which dropped 11 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked Culverdale 1,297th of 5,804 California schools in 2025–26, at the 78th percentile with 4 stars; its percentile rose from 69 in 2021–22 but stayed between 75 and 78 over the past four listed years. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 29.2, close to the nearby average of 28.8. Culverdale’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 40% in 2024–25, higher than the comparable nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s subgroup effectiveness ranking was notably high for English Language Learner Students: the group reached the 99th percentile in 2023–24, when the overall school percentile was 75. For Asian Students, the 2025–26 percentile was 38, compared with the school’s overall 78.

558

Students ?

29.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,658

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

90%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2 Paseo Westpark
Irvine, CA 92614-5311

(949) 936-5600

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Culverdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

South Lake Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.1%

Hispanic:

25.8%

White:

24.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Irvine Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg71%

California avg42%

1,299^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Irvine Unified

111^th of 1,530Irvine 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
2026	76.4	1299 of 5817	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	1313 of 5857	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	1447 of 5869	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	1291 of 5859	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	1796 of 5883	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	2102 of 5789	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1989 of 5662	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	2443 of 5692	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.4	1512 of 5614	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.1	1609 of 5611	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	58.2	2229 of 5530	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	2150 of 5390	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.1	1200 of 5377	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	62.5	1854 of 5314	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	1481 of 5193	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	1151 of 5113	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	955 of 5113	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	861 of 4818	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	85.4	708 of 4822	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	85.5	691 of 4809	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	749 of 1210	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	773 of 1203	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	855 of 1205	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	934 of 1190	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	953 of 1154	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	948 of 1149	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	880 of 1071	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	999 of 2227	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	925 of 2585	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	328 of 2128	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.9	39 of 3162	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	120 of 3245	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	253 of 3311	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	95 of 3275	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	186 of 3246	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	1138 of 5581	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	1415 of 5597	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1411 of 5612	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	1165 of 5609	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	1645 of 5635	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	1822 of 5492	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1953 of 5413	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	1562 of 5094	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	1820 of 5107	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	1287 of 5107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	710 of 5087	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	1093 of 5084	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	3287 of 4963	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	1842 of 4830	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	1066 of 5423	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	1034 of 5460	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	1191 of 5517	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	487 of 5363	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	668 of 5264	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	2008 of 5173	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1614 of 5084	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	1407 of 5603	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	1183 of 5628	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	1446 of 5643	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1372 of 5638	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1840 of 5663	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	2297 of 5510	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1911 of 5431	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	716 of 2927	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	43.1	1326 of 2847	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	927 of 2635	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	999 of 2420	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	1065 of 2536	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	1125 of 2598	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1507 of 2651	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	1014 of 2661	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1784 of 2726	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1895 of 2834	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	1608 of 2737	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science40%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Racist teachers, unprofessional, vindictive, bullying and physical violence goes unpunished. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

My son is realy happy to go there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Culverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5600	558	19	29.2	40.3%	134 (24.0%)	37 (6.6%)	144 (25.8%)	190 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.1%)	76.4	1299^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.7%		76.4	1313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%	14	40.3		40.3	59.0	60.8	51.4	73.2			62.1	67.2	51.9	47.2	58.6			56.0	90%	0%	$17,658	$1,032	$16,626
Westpark Elementary	Public	K-6	25 San Carlo	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6400	876	29	30.2	28.2%	209 (23.9%)	26 (3.0%)	124 (14.2%)	424 (48.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.2%)	92.1	536^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.8%		94.2	386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%	150	59.7		59.7	73.4	76.7	68.8	81.7			75.1	75.7	70.2	61.5	74.8			70.3	96%	0%	$14,215	$658	$13,557
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%)	93.6	436^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.5%		89.4	698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%	262	71.4		71.4	70.0	67.6	79.1	81.8			75.2	75.3	67.1	68.5	80.0			72.8	≥ 98%		$17,606	$912	$16,694
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%)	74.9	1374^th of 5817 public elementary schools	76.4%		79.5	1177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%	197	37.5		37.5	61.6	46.9	49.2	75.4			58.6	72.4	56.5	43.1	83.6			64.3	95%	0%	$17,497	$960	$16,537
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Stone Creek South	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 551-1201	506	17	29.7	17.6%	153 (30.2%)	3 (0.6%)	73 (14.4%)	205 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (13.8%)	96.5	194^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.7%		93.7	418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%	224	74.2		74.2	83.9	78.8	82.5	81.3			81.5	81.0	73.5	74.2	81.8			77.7	97%	0%	$17,106	$402	$16,704
Plaza Vista	Public	K-8	670 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6955	835	33	25.5	20.2%	168 (20.1%)	8 (1.0%)	122 (14.6%)	462 (55.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	67 (8.0%)	86.5	828^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.8%		88.4	753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%	75	67.0	56.1	61.6	62.4	59.0	72.8	59.2	69.2	78.1	67.4	65.0	66.3	64.0	71.6	64.8	66.3	66.1	98%	0%	$14,566	$251	$14,315
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%)	75.5	1350^th of 5817 public elementary schools	76.8%		79	1194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%	156	53.7		53.7	43.4	65.2	65.6	70.9			61.1	43.8	58.6	52.2	59.5			53.4	96%	0%	$19,005	$991	$18,014
Eastshore Elementary	Public	K-6	155 Eastshore	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5700	549	18	30.5	17.3%	161 (29.3%)	7 (1.3%)	76 (13.8%)	250 (45.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.5%)	96	239^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.1	231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%	8	77.7		77.7	73.8	75.5	88.2	89.7			82.3	69.8	78.1	75.3	77.6			75.8	97%	0%	$14,348	$274	$14,074
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%)	95.9	247^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.8%		97.3	132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%	115	82.9		82.9	73.6	64.4	88.3	82.6			79.0	78.5	72.8	83.5	83.3			80.3	97%	0%	$15,539	$738	$14,801
Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5650	615	21	29.2	20.3%	109 (17.7%)	16 (2.6%)	96 (15.6%)	339 (55.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	94.9	337^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.2%		95.5	285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%	52	70.4		70.4	74.0	82.2	76.0	78.7			77.8	77.2	79.4	65.6	79.0			74.4	≥ 98%		$15,973	$728	$15,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Culverdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Culverdale Elementary?

Students at Culverdale Elementary are 34% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend Culverdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Culverdale Elementary.

What district is Culverdale Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

Is Culverdale Elementary a good school?

Culverdale Elementary ranks 1299^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Culverdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Culverdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Lake Middle

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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