Is Orangewood Elementary a good school?

Orangewood Elementary ranks 2345 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orangewood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 564 students attended Orangewood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orangewood Elementary?

Students at Orangewood Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Orangewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orangewood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Edgewood Middle High : Edgewood High High : West Covina High

Orangewood Elementary

Summary:

Orangewood Elementary is a public elementary school in West Covina, California, serving 560 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Covina Unified School District, which is ranked 605 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orangewood Elementary's academic performance is generally below the district and state averages across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 42.91% of Orangewood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.8% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 17.1% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Orangewood has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.71% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, compared to 46.8% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

However, Orangewood Elementary does have some bright spots. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners, is generally higher than the overall school performance. Additionally, Orangewood has shown strong performance for its homeless and disabled student populations, ranking 51 out of 356 and 573 out of 2,227 California elementary schools, respectively, in 2021-2022. While Orangewood's performance is lower than nearby California Elementary and Wescove Elementary in the same district, it outperforms some schools in the Bassett Unified and Hacienda la Puente Unified school districts.

Detail:

Public K-5

1440 South Orange Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790-3406

(626) 939-4820

District: West Covina Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2345^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,731

Students who attend Orangewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle
High:	Edgewood High
	West Covina High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 564

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

Asian:

14.7%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Orangewood Elementary ranks better than 60% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the West Covina Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78%), Asian (14.7%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orangewood Elementary is 24. 4 elementary schools in the West Covina Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Orangewood Elementary employs 23.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Orangewood Elementary is $6,731. 6 elementary schools in the West Covina Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orangewood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Orangewood Elementary 2345^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Orangewood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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West Covina Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks West Covina Unified 605^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Orangewood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	41.65	2562^nd	4809	46.7%
2005	33.22	3094^th	4822	35.8%
2006	43.59	2522^nd	4818	47.7%
2007	48.06	2436^th	5113	52.4%
2008	53.45	2202^nd	5113	56.9%
2009	46.02	2708^th	5193	47.9%
2010	64.65	1748^th	5314	67.1%
2011	66.95	1642^nd	5377	69.5%
2012	61.71	1953^rd	5390	63.8%
2013	65.70	1797^th	5530	67.5%
2015	59.70	1959^th	5611	65.1%
2016	38.03	3216^th	5614	42.7%
2017	39.26	3152^nd	5692	44.6%
2018	46.61	2751^st	5662	51.4%
2019	44.34	2923^rd	5789	49.5%
2022	41.09	3012^th	5883	48.8%
2023	44.60	2849^th	5874	51.5%
2024	53.93	2345^th	5862	60.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	50.97	1145^th	3311	65.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	38.99	1381^st	2634	47.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.33	1947^th	5084	61.7%
2019	50.60	2370^th	5173	54.2%
2022	50.03	2274^th	5264	56.8%
2023	49.88	2377^th	5374	55.8%
2024	56.82	1977^th	5511	64.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.40	51^st	356	85.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.60	2562^nd	5413	52.7%
2019	43.29	2906^th	5492	47.1%
2022	47.63	2542^nd	5635	54.9%
2023	52.35	2278^th	5617	59.4%
2024	63.45	1782^nd	5605	68.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	61.47	573^rd	2227	74.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.52	2816^th	5431	48.1%
2019	44.65	2749^th	5510	50.1%
2022	35.16	3354^th	5663	40.8%
2023	36.55	3298^th	5650	41.6%
2024	42.45	2908^th	5636	48.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	28.92	906^th	1154	21.5%
2023	33.95	882^nd	1190	25.9%
2024	47.79	783^rd	1203	34.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Orangewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.77	1852^nd	4830	61.7%
2019	52.87	2104^th	4963	57.6%
2022	48.62	2299^th	5084	54.8%
2023	52.58	2084^th	5098	59.1%
2024	59.90	1691^st	5102	66.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Orangewood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	187	18	47	244	3	n/a	n/a	0	499
1989	150	14	49	222	2	n/a	n/a	0	437
1990	139	16	57	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1991	135	20	72	207	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1992	144	24	67	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1993	125	32	79	228	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
1994	104	32	92	263	2	n/a	n/a	0	493
1995	106	28	88	305	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
1996	106	28	88	305	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
1997	104	23	74	339	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
1998	84	25	88	337	2	n/a	n/a	0	536
1999	68	23	73	296	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
2000	72	10	70	290	5	n/a	n/a	0	447
2001	73	13	62	336	4	n/a	n/a	0	488
2002	58	7	89	332	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2003	58	7	89	332	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2004	53	15	85	348	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
2005	46	10	81	358	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2006	32	8	78	368	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2007	35	12	85	374	0	n/a	n/a	2	508
2008	34	17	81	359	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
2009	30	11	68	371	1	1	6	0	488
2010	30	8	65	359	1	0	2	0	465
2011	28	8	68	368	1	0	1	0	474
2012	39	9	67	394	1	0	1	0	511
2013	24	9	46	398	1	0	2	0	480
2014	19	12	47	412	0	1	3	0	494
2015	14	13	45	404	0	0	2	0	478
2016	15	17	50	441	1	1	3	0	528
2017	13	16	45	487	1	1	4	0	567
2018	18	20	63	482	1	0	5	0	589
2019	15	18	56	499	1	0	6	0	595
2020	17	19	61	514	1	0	11	0	623
2021	14	15	59	517	1	0	11	0	617
2022	10	12	69	492	0	0	16	0	599
2023	8	13	82	439	0	0	18	0	560
2024	10	11	83	440	0	0	20	0	564

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Orangewood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	17.0	29.3	n/a
1989	437	15.0	29.1	n/a
1990	438	15.0	29.2	n/a
1991	434	17.0	25.5	n/a
1992	458	17.3	26.4	37.8
1993	465	17.0	27.4	45.2
1994	493	18.0	27.4	32
1995	531	20.0	26.6	59.3
1996	531	20.0	26.6	59.3
1997	541	23.0	23.5	58.4
1998	536	26.0	20.6	64.2
1999	461	25.0	18.4	56.8
2000	447	25.0	17.9	58.4
2001	488	26.0	18.8	49.4
2002	489	26.5	18.5	55.4
2003	489	26.5	18.5	55.4
2004	503	26.5	19.0	57.9
2005	495	25.0	19.8	69.1
2006	486	26.0	18.7	61.9
2007	508	27.0	18.8	59.3
2008	492	27.0	18.2	58.1
2009	488	26.0	18.1	69.7
2010	465	23.0	20.2	68
2011	474	n/a	n/a	66.9
2012	511	24.2	21.1	n/a
2013	480	22.2	21.6	78.3
2014	494	22.1	22.3	72.9
2015	478	21.0	22.7	78.9
2016	528	22.0	24.0	80.1
2017	567	24.3	23.3	76.7
2018	589	23.0	25.6	72
2019	595	23.5	25.3	73.4
2020	623	n/a	n/a	74.2
2021	617	25.6	24.1	74.6
2022	599	25.5	23.4	71.3
2023	560	25.7	21.7	70.7
2024	564	23.4	24.0	71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Orangewood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	17.0	29.3	n/a
1989	437	15.0	29.1	n/a
1990	438	15.0	29.2	n/a
1991	434	17.0	25.5	n/a
1992	458	17.3	26.4	37.8
1993	465	17.0	27.4	45.2
1994	493	18.0	27.4	32
1995	531	20.0	26.6	59.3
1996	531	20.0	26.6	59.3
1997	541	23.0	23.5	58.4
1998	536	26.0	20.6	64.2
1999	461	25.0	18.4	56.8
2000	447	25.0	17.9	58.4
2001	488	26.0	18.8	49.4
2002	489	26.5	18.5	55.4
2003	489	26.5	18.5	55.4
2004	503	26.5	19.0	57.9
2005	495	25.0	19.8	69.1
2006	486	26.0	18.7	61.9
2007	508	27.0	18.8	59.3
2008	492	27.0	18.2	58.1
2009	488	26.0	18.1	69.7
2010	465	23.0	20.2	68
2011	474	n/a	n/a	66.9
2012	511	24.2	21.1	n/a
2013	480	22.2	21.6	78.3
2014	494	22.1	22.3	72.9
2015	478	21.0	22.7	78.9
2016	528	22.0	24.0	80.1
2017	567	24.3	23.3	76.7
2018	589	23.0	25.6	72
2019	595	23.5	25.3	73.4
2020	623	n/a	n/a	74.2
2021	617	25.6	24.1	74.6
2022	599	25.5	23.4	71.3
2023	560	25.7	21.7	70.7
2024	564	23.4	24.0	71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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