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University Park Elementary

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University Park Elementary ranks 1177 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

University Park Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 509 students within the high-performing Irvine Unified School District in Irvine, CA.

The school has a consistent 4-star rating and performs above state averages, but its academic results in English, Math, and Science are below the district's high benchmarks. A key challenge is a chronic absenteeism rate of 18.7%, which is more than double the district average and higher than most nearby schools like Stone Creek Elementary (7.4%) and Eastshore Elementary (9.0%). The school serves a student population with a higher rate of economic need (35.36% qualifying for free/reduced lunch) compared to many neighbors, such as Bonita Canyon Elementary (14.18%), and it spends more per student than most to address these needs.

University Park shows notable strengths, including exceptional statewide rankings for its English Language Learner students. However, test scores vary significantly by grade, and its performance gap relative to the district is larger than at many comparable schools. Its profile is most similar to nearby Culverdale Elementary, which faces comparable demographics and challenges. While the school effectively supports specific student groups, its overall standing is near the bottom within the highly competitive Irvine district.

509

Students ?

27.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,604

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4572 Sandburg Way
Irvine, CA 92612-2735

(949) 936-6300

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High:	University High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.2%

White:

26.9%

Hispanic:

22.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

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 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg71%

California avg41%

1,177^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	79.5	1177 of 5857	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	1258 of 5869	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	1193 of 5859	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	1007 of 5883	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	1121 of 5789	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	975 of 5662	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	1126 of 5692	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	1042 of 5614	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	88.8	679 of 5611	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	1184 of 5530	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	1061 of 5390	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	1115 of 5377	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	775 of 5314	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	88.9	539 of 5193	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	83.3	824 of 5113	83.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	1013 of 5113	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.1	1136 of 4818	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	83.0	816 of 4822	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	66.5	1429 of 4809	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	772 of 1203	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	825 of 1205	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	741 of 1190	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	732 of 1154	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	812 of 1149	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	677 of 1071	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.3	302 of 2227	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	96.3	72 of 2128	96.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.3	159 of 3162	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	193 of 3245	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	94 of 3311	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	33 of 3275	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	37 of 3246	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	974 of 5597	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	1243 of 5612	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	1172 of 5609	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	875 of 5635	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	1250 of 5492	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	953 of 5413	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1538 of 5107	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1684 of 5107	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1874 of 5087	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1360 of 5084	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	1428 of 4830	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1247 of 5460	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	882 of 5517	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	1002 of 5363	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	766 of 5264	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	1736 of 5173	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	2102 of 5084	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1312 of 5628	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	1252 of 5643	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1189 of 5638	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	1167 of 5663	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	966 of 5510	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	992 of 5431	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	153 of 670	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	1389 of 2598	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1561 of 2651	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	1381 of 2661	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.7	966 of 2726	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1529 of 2834	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	1233 of 2737	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Science49%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Teachers are okay, school performance is getting worse. Principal and office staff are incompetent. Close Quote

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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
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							$16,604	$920	$15,684
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							$16,350	$902	$15,448
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	1313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		73	1447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	134	51.2	51.2	43.6	52.1	60.8	69.9	56.9	63.3	54.2	61.0	52.9	57.9	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$16,833	$1,024	$15,809
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	$14,505	$801	$13,704
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%)	94.2	386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		92.2	556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	170	67.8	67.8	75.8	75.8	75.6	86.7	78.7	75.8	68.9	68.9	71.7	71.3	96.2			97.0	98.5	98.5	$14,222	$818	$13,404
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	$17,613	$1,067	$16,546
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%)	93.7	418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.7	286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	132	69.7	69.7	63.9	86.9	72.6	78.7	75.7	65.6	83.6	74.7	80.2	76.4	96.3						$16,013	$533	$15,480
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%)	96.1	231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.3	233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	2	76.3	76.3	71.1	85.4	87.2	84.5	82.3	73.0	81.2	78.4	72.0	76.0	88.9	96.8	93.7	92.1		95.2	$13,854	$405	$13,449
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	$16,570	$554	$16,016
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	$15,095	$899	$14,196

Frequently Asked Questions about University Park Elementary

What district is University Park Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

Is University Park Elementary a good school?

University Park Elementary ranks 1177^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of University Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High : University High

What is the racial makeup of University Park Elementary?

Students at University Park Elementary are 35% Asian, 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend University Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended University Park Elementary.

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