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Beacon Park

Public Grades K-8

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Beacon Park is a consistently high-performing K-8 school serving about 1,065 students within the top-rated Irvine Unified School District in Irvine, CA, maintaining a 5-star rating and ranking in the 92nd-94th percentile among all California elementary schools for the last five years.

The school excels in providing balanced academic excellence across English, math, and especially science, where its proficiency significantly outpaces nearby schools like Cypress Village Elementary and Loma Ridge Elementary. A key strength is its remarkable and consistent support for all student groups, achieving some of the highest percentile rankings in the state for English Learners and students from low-income families, which differentiates it from other local schools. Furthermore, Beacon Park maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.9%, better than most neighbors except Stonegate Elementary and Santiago Hills Elementary.

Interestingly, Beacon Park achieves these top-tier results with a higher student-teacher ratio than many area schools and does so cost-effectively, spending less per student than schools like Eastwood Elementary and Northwood Elementary. While schools like Santiago Hills Elementary may have higher raw test scores, Beacon Park stands out for its stable leadership, equitable outcomes across demographics, and the advantage of a continuous K-8 program, as seen in strong 7th-grade performance.

1,065

Students ?

27.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,657

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Cultivate
Irvine, CA 92618-1029

(949) 936-8400

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Beacon Park usually attend:

High:

Portola High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.2%

White:

16.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg71%

California avg41%

Elementary school

466^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

95^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	466 of 5857	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	412 of 5869	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	394 of 5859	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	366 of 5883	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	531 of 5789	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	565 of 1203	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	508 of 1205	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	436 of 1190	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	469 of 1154	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	567 of 1149	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	529 of 1071	50.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.7	136 of 3162	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	65 of 3245	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	131 of 3311	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	255 of 3275	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	127 of 3246	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	500 of 5597	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	345 of 5612	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	458 of 5609	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	340 of 5635	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	440 of 5492	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	586 of 5413	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.9	514 of 5107	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	805 of 5087	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	575 of 5084	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	785 of 4830	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	135 of 5460	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	314 of 5517	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	119 of 5363	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	449 of 5264	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	653 of 5084	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	420 of 5628	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	462 of 5643	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	366 of 5638	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	378 of 5663	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	632 of 5510	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	618 of 5431	88.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	321 of 718	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	273 of 670	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	356 of 669	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	311 of 610	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	245 of 445	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	754 of 2598	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	897 of 2651	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1245 of 2661	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	707 of 2726	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	1108 of 2834	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	814 of 2737	70.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	95 of 2761	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	130 of 2783	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	108 of 2781	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	43 of 2740	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	102 of 2715	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	202 of 739	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	292 of 743	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	222 of 715	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	186 of 733	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	225 of 745	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	116 of 700	83.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	99.1	10 of 1521	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 1540	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	15 of 1442	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	13 of 1364	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	137 of 2533	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	128 of 2551	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	146 of 2531	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	35 of 2509	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	84 of 2380	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	94 of 2262	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	135 of 2395	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	226 of 2374	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	91 of 2213	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	65 of 2072	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	65 of 2542	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	88 of 2579	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	63 of 2531	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	23 of 2458	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	174 of 2369	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	96 of 2534	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	133 of 2552	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	79 of 2538	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	74 of 2527	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	118 of 2407	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	42 of 2273	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	230 of 726	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	297 of 701	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	137 of 677	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	23 of 665	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	301 of 1520	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	279 of 1537	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	271 of 1543	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	28 of 1555	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	201 of 1602	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	101 of 1496	93.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-39 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics72%+35 vs state

Science63%+31 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)	% 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beacon Park	Public	K-8	200 Cultivate	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8400	1,065	39	27.4	12.9%	172 (16.2%)	6 (0.6%)	86 (8.1%)	705 (66.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (8.8%)	93.1	466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		94.2	412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	54	61.7	65.2	63.4	77.4	71.1	76.7	76.3	88.0	80.0	78.6	78.9	69.9	60.2	78.4	73.6	69.7	71.8					$13,657	$401	$13,256
Cadence Park	Public	K-8	750 Benchmark	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1300	965	36	26.9	19.6%	145 (15.0%)	20 (2.1%)	123 (12.7%)	571 (59.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	96 (9.9%)	87.2	812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.8	765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	47	62.8	53.6	58.0	60.4	69.2	73.0	60.9	72.9	75.0	68.5	60.4	76.2	75.5	59.2	64.6	67.6	67.0	97.3				$12,474	$356	$12,118
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		$12,648	$368	$12,280
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Honors	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6450	1,037	33	31.5	13.3%	128 (12.3%)	8 (0.8%)	68 (6.6%)	749 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.0%)	97	153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.8	90^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.5%	63	74.9		74.9	83.8	80.0	83.5	81.4			82.2	89.9	83.9	68.1	80.0			80.4	90.8	95.9		95.9	$13,151	$381	$12,770
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
Portola Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	12100 Portola Springs	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8800	948	31	30.1	15.3%	174 (18.4%)	13 (1.4%)	110 (11.6%)	562 (59.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (9.0%)	92.1	536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		95.1	334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	202	56.9		56.9	66.1	76.1	71.5	81.8			74.1	78.4	74.3	59.9	78.8			72.7					$14,160	$484	$13,676
Loma Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Tomato Springs	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1400	766	27	28.2	11.5%	107 (14.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	526 (68.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (10.7%)	92.1	540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.8	650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	110	53.0		53.0	75.4	73.3	74.7	80.0			75.8	72.9	68.3	67.0	78.7			71.6					$14,341	$530	$13,811
Solis Park	Public	K-8	101 Abacus	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1500	972	38	25.8	15.2%	134 (13.8%)	22 (2.3%)	85 (8.7%)	669 (68.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.5%)	90.2	643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.3	620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	23	69.6	62.2	65.5	56.8	70.4	79.6	71.4	67.9	78.5	71.1	66.3	72.8	76.5	61.8	70.9	66.9	69.1					$13,554	$522	$13,032
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					$14,924	$494	$14,430
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				$15,337	$937	$14,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Beacon Park

What schools do graduates of Beacon Park attend?

Students who attend Beacon Park usually go on to attend:

High : Portola High

What is the racial makeup of Beacon Park?

Students at Beacon Park are 66% Asian, 16% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Beacon Park in?

Irvine Unified

Is Beacon Park a good school?

Yes. Beacon Park ranks in the top 8.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Beacon Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,065 students attended Beacon Park.

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