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Alderwood Elementary

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Alderwood Elementary ranks 728 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alderwood Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving 770 students within the highly-ranked Irvine Unified School District in Irvine, California.

The school consistently performs well above state averages, with current test scores placing it in the 88th percentile of all California elementary schools. Within the competitive Irvine district, Alderwood is a solid, upper-middle performer, achieving comparable results to schools like Cypress Village Elementary and Meadow Park Elementary, though it ranks slightly below top-tier schools such as Bonita Canyon Elementary and Turtle Rock Elementary. A notable strength is its exceptional support for specific student groups; the school earns some of its highest marks for the academic performance of its English Language Learners and students receiving special education services.

Alderwood operates efficiently, achieving strong results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools. Areas for potential growth include reducing the chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the district average, and addressing specific dips in 5th-grade math and upper-grade English Language Arts scores. Overall, Alderwood is a high-quality school that delivers particularly effective support for diverse learners within one of the state's top districts.

770

Students ?

29.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,005

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2005 Knollcrest
Irvine, CA 92603-1600

(949) 936-5400

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Alderwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High:	University High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.0%

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg71%

California avg41%

728^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	88.8	728 of 5857	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	919 of 5869	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	769 of 5859	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	475 of 5883	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	542 of 5789	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	403 of 5662	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	472 of 5692	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	241 of 5614	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	162 of 5611	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	223 of 5530	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	309 of 5390	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	199 of 5377	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	95.3	124 of 5314	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	73 of 5193	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.9	33 of 5113	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	97.7	67 of 5113	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	97.8	67 of 4818	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	97.5	79 of 4822	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	65 of 4809	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	519 of 1203	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	685 of 1205	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	535 of 1190	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	346 of 1154	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	354 of 1149	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	417 of 1071	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.7	94 of 2227	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	7 of 2128	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	115 of 3162	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	149 of 3245	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	104 of 3311	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	27 of 3275	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	85 of 3246	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	718 of 5597	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	923 of 5612	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	851 of 5609	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	648 of 5635	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	658 of 5492	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	327 of 5413	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	596 of 5107	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	611 of 5107	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	416 of 5087	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	173 of 5084	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	512 of 4963	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	343 of 4830	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	942 of 5460	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	736 of 5517	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	500 of 5363	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	293 of 5264	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	1340 of 5173	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	582 of 5084	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	722 of 5628	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	885 of 5643	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	672 of 5638	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.2	363 of 5663	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	468 of 5510	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	428 of 5431	92.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	344 of 718	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	360 of 670	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	332 of 669	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	232 of 610	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	237 of 445	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	124 of 339	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	324 of 2847	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.1	107 of 2635	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	263 of 2420	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1271 of 2598	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	1461 of 2651	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	1385 of 2661	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	1266 of 2726	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1390 of 2834	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	660 of 2737	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Both my kids are attending Alderwood. There are a lot of parent involvement and great environment for the kids. My kids love to go to school everyday. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

It's one of the best schools in the state. The teachers are excellent, and they actually have the children's best interest. There are numerous opportunities for the children to grow not only in academics, but in leadership. This school highly emphasizes growth in a well rounded environment, where children are exposed to outreach in the community through Team Kids, art, music, and also they encourage health. Alderwood leads the district in the number of children who walk to school. There is a high involvement of parent volunteers at Alderwood which is a good indicator of the community here investing in our children's future. Because the
school is located in a safe community, the school does continue to strive to keep our children safe by maintaining certain rules. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The best part of being a parent is being able to walk your children to school, be greeted by their teachers and to have an open door policy with them. BUT here at Alderwood, there is no direct contact with the teachers! You the parent is NOT allow to walk your child to the class room door, you will be stop by Guards at the front of the stairs and black top at the play ground. You will be told NO PARENTS ON SCHOOL GROUND. To get in contact with your child's teachers you must either email or leave a voice mail with no guarantee of a reply. I am looking for another school for my kids to go to next year and I suggest you do the same. 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)	% 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	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
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		$14,005	$401	$13,604
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cypress Village Elementary	Public	K-6	355 Rush Lily	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5000	1,007	34	29.6	24.8%	179 (17.8%)	17 (1.7%)	112 (11.1%)	639 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.8%)	88.2	765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.4	794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	29	54.7	54.7	71.4	67.2	67.2	73.3	69.9	66.5	70.3	53.6	70.7	65.5	96.4			98.2			$14,286	$754	$13,532
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alderwood Elementary

How many students attend Alderwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Alderwood Elementary.

What district is Alderwood Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alderwood Elementary?

Students at Alderwood Elementary are 37% Asian, 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Alderwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alderwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High : University High

Is Alderwood Elementary a good school?

Alderwood Elementary ranks 728^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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