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Northwood Elementary

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Northwood Elementary ranks 966 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

966^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Northwood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 508 students in the high-performing Irvine Unified School District, where it ranks in the 84th percentile statewide but finds itself in a competitive local landscape.

While Northwood is a solid school by California standards, its academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are consistently below the Irvine Unified district average. This performance gap is notable when compared to nearby schools like Santiago Hills Elementary and Brywood Elementary, which significantly outperform both the district and Northwood. The school has a higher rate of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a higher chronic absenteeism rate than many of its district peers, factors often correlated with academic outcomes.

Northwood demonstrates particular strength in supporting its Special Education and English Language Learner students, with recent rankings in the 91st and 86th percentiles for these groups, respectively. The school's performance has gradually declined over the past decade, a trend observed alongside an increase in economic need among its student body. For families exploring options, nearby charter schools like the Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy and Irvine International Academy offer specialized programs with high academic performance, representing alternative choices within the area.

508

Students ?

29.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,541

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28 Carson
Irvine, CA 92620-3313

(949) 936-5950

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle
High:	Northwood High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.6%

White:

19.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% 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

!Near the bottom of Irvine Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg71%

California avg41%

966^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	83.9	966 of 5857	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	931 of 5869	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	729 of 5859	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	717 of 5883	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	952 of 5789	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	778 of 5662	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	91.0	577 of 5692	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	91.9	508 of 5614	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	288 of 5611	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	470 of 5530	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	550 of 5390	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	622 of 5377	88.4%	★★★★☆
2010	88.5	543 of 5314	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	91.6	378 of 5193	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	260 of 5113	94.9%	★★★★★
2007	92.9	357 of 5113	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	334 of 4818	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	442 of 4822	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	90.1	505 of 4809	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	598 of 1203	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	706 of 1205	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.2	419 of 1190	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	393 of 1154	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	494 of 1149	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	537 of 1071	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	447 of 3162	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	1301 of 3245	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	421 of 3311	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	160 of 3275	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	50 of 3246	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	1039 of 5597	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	941 of 5612	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	832 of 5609	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	986 of 5635	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	1255 of 5492	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	1048 of 5413	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	1564 of 5107	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1485 of 5107	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	1864 of 5087	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2542 of 5084	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	1915 of 4963	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	1233 of 4830	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1642 of 5460	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	912 of 5517	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	915 of 5363	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	518 of 5264	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	53.0	2203 of 5173	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	1102 of 5084	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	952 of 5628	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	910 of 5643	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	664 of 5638	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	454 of 5663	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	732 of 5510	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	515 of 5431	90.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	221 of 610	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	202 of 445	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	69 of 339	79.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	797 of 2847	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	243 of 2635	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1402 of 2598	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	1102 of 2651	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	1377 of 2661	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	1200 of 2726	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1809 of 2834	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	1217 of 2737	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)64th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-33 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science59%+27 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)	% 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 (2025)	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	28 Carson	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5950	508	17	29.8	33.3%	101 (19.9%)	24 (4.7%)	83 (16.3%)	252 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.5%)	83.9	966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	35	59.4		59.4	51.4	58.8	74.6	68.7			63.5	62.0	65.2	52.9	67.7			62.5	96.4					$15,541	$14,698	$843
Brywood Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Westwood	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5500	578	21	27.5	17.6%	104 (18.0%)	17 (2.9%)	52 (9.0%)	330 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	68 (11.8%)	95.2	315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		95.9	271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	44	68.7		68.7	68.0	84.0	72.2	88.2			78.8	77.2	80.2	70.4	88.2			79.2	92.7	94.6	92.7	96.4	94.6	$14,486	$14,094	$392
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 517-1610	455	16	27.6	13.2%	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	373 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	97.5	113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%					(n/a)				75.0	97.3					85.2	86.4	97.3					91.4						$27,905	$27,460	$445
Irvine International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4782 Karen Ann Ln.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine International Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 242-6164	530	23	23.0	27.9%	116 (21.9%)	11 (2.1%)	13 (2.5%)	362 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	92.8	488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		98	77^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	411	63.3	73.3	65.6	82.0	58.6	73.5	85.3	88.5	73.3	77.6	88.5	76.7	57.1	73.5	77.8	73.3	75.0						$18,699	$17,822	$877
Santiago Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Christamon West	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6000	548	19	28.8	12.4%	84 (15.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.9%)	367 (67.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	98.3	49^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	73^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.8%	24	79.8		79.8	85.0	82.6	85.9	89.9			85.7	85.0	86.3	91.5	90.4			88.5						$15,457	$15,228	$229
Greentree Elementary	Public	K-6	4200 Manzanita	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5800	434	16	26.8	29.7%	87 (20.0%)	4 (0.9%)	119 (27.4%)	153 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.4%)	76.1	1329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		70	1598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	269	41.8		41.8	57.9	64.1	49.3	67.1			59.7	63.8	66.2	41.8	58.0			57.1	95.2					$17,624	$16,592	$1,032
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	125 Great Lawn	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5750	1,095	36	30.5	17.6%	198 (18.1%)	8 (0.7%)	119 (10.9%)	633 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	132 (12.1%)	91.6	572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.7	596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	24	60.4		60.4	79.2	66.5	76.7	76.4			74.7	82.5	61.5	59.9	78.8			70.0	95.7		97.9	97.9		$13,223	$12,978	$245
Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-6	99 Meander	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8100	647	25	25.9	15.6%	103 (15.9%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (7.4%)	429 (66.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.8%)	89.7	682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.9	635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	47	56.0		56.0	57.7	70.4	78.0	72.2			70.1	70.9	71.4	64.2	68.8			68.6						$14,347	$14,054	$293
College Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3700 Chaparral Ave.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5550	430	16	26.1	19.3%	106 (24.7%)	9 (2.1%)	77 (17.9%)	197 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.1%)	90.5	627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		93.6	463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	164	68.3		68.3	80.0	67.1	77.1	67.6			72.2	81.8	68.0	52.4	67.6			67.0						$16,902	$16,524	$378
Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3700 Chaparral Ave.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 936-5550	58	3	19.4	20.7%	11 (19.0%)	3 (5.2%)	19 (32.8%)	16 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.5%)	91.8	560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.5	538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.8%	22	73.7		73.7		76.9	79.0				83.3		76.9	52.6				66.7						$25,441	$24,400	$1,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Northwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Vista Middle
High : Northwood High

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Elementary?

Students at Northwood Elementary are 50% Asian, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Northwood Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

How many students attend Northwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Northwood Elementary.

Is Northwood Elementary a good school?

Northwood Elementary ranks 966^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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