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Loma Ridge Elementary

Public Grades K-6

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loma Ridge Elementary is a highly-ranked K-6 public school serving 766 students in the acclaimed Irvine Unified School District, consistently performing in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school is distinguished by its remarkable consistency and its exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as English language learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, often outperforming its own strong results for the general student population. While it excels in English and math, a notable area for growth is science, where its proficiency lags about 10 points behind the district average, a larger gap than seen at comparable schools like Beacon Park or Solis Park. Furthermore, while its chronic absenteeism rate is better than district and state averages, it is higher than several nearby schools, including Stonegate Elementary (4.0%) and Portola Springs Elementary (6.2%).

Within the high-performing Irvine cluster, Loma Ridge achieves strong results with mid-range per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. It is part of a district-wide advantage, as all nearby Irvine Unified schools significantly outperform those in neighboring districts like Saddleback Valley Unified despite similar or lower spending. The most significant opportunity for improvement at Loma Ridge appears to be a targeted enhancement of its science curriculum, which could further elevate its already outstanding academic profile.

766

Students ?

28.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,059

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Tomato Springs
Irvine, CA 92618-8897

(949) 404-1400

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Loma Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jeffrey Trail Middle
High:	Portola High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

68.7%

White:

14.0%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2022 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

California avg41%

540^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▬ steady since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	92.1	540 of 5857	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	650 of 5869	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	539 of 5859	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	534 of 5883	90.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	621 of 1203	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	638 of 1205	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	552 of 1190	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	528 of 1154	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	247 of 3162	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	454 of 3245	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	379 of 3311	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	325 of 5597	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	598 of 5612	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	459 of 5609	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	628 of 5635	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	590 of 5460	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	94.4	269 of 5517	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	292 of 5363	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	802 of 5628	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	765 of 5643	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	665 of 5638	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	464 of 5663	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	417 of 718	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	614 of 2847	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	428 of 2635	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	398 of 2420	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	984 of 2598	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	1555 of 2651	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	1016 of 2661	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1296 of 2726	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science53%+20 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 (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	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
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					$13,059	$12,672	$387
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					$13,563	$13,234	$329
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				$13,930	$13,696	$234
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					$14,870	$14,626	$244
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					$13,076	$12,790	$286
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	$13,590	$13,348	$242
Foothill Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Torino Dr.	Foothill Ranch	92610	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 470-4885	990	37	26.9	28.4%	306 (30.9%)	9 (0.9%)	197 (19.9%)	324 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	150 (15.2%)	92.2	533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.2	735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	202	58.9		58.9	75.4	72.2	83.3	76.0			76.7	72.6	64.7	72.6	62.7			68.0					$15,121	$14,192	$929
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
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			$14,157	$13,390	$767

Frequently Asked Questions about Loma Ridge Elementary

How many students attend Loma Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Loma Ridge Elementary.

Is Loma Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes. Loma Ridge Elementary ranks in the top 9.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Loma Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loma Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jeffrey Trail Middle
High : Portola High

What is the racial makeup of Loma Ridge Elementary?

Students at Loma Ridge Elementary are 69% Asian, 14% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Loma Ridge Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

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