Is San Marino Elementary a good school?

San Marino Elementary ranks 2113 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Marino Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 472 students attended San Marino Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Marino Elementary?

Students at San Marino Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

San Marino Elementary

Summary:

San Marino Elementary is a public elementary school in Buena Park, California, serving 493 students in grades K-6 and part of the Centralia Elementary District.

San Marino Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 7.5% to 28.4% in recent years, lower-than-average test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state, and significant disparities in performance between different student groups. For example, Asian students and English Language Learners perform relatively well, while male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities perform significantly worse. Additionally, San Marino Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.84% to 76.31%, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to the district average.

Interestingly, within the same Centralia Elementary District, there are several schools, such as Buena Terra Elementary and Los Coyotes Elementary, that significantly outperform San Marino Elementary in both academic achievement and student growth. Understanding the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for San Marino Elementary as it works to address its challenges and improve overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

6215 San Rolando Way
Buena Park, CA 90620-3635

(714) 228-3280

District: Centralia Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2113^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,675

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 472

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

Asian:

20.3%

White:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details San Marino Elementary ranks better than 64% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Centralia Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.74. (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 (59.5%), Asian (20.3%), White (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Marino Elementary is 23.6. 4 elementary schools in the Centralia Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Marino Elementary is $8,675, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Centralia Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Marino Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marino Elementary 2113^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See San Marino Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Centralia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Centralia Elementary 382^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Marino Elementary

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Rank History for all students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.70	2118^th	4809	56.0%
2005	53.57	2020^th	4822	58.1%
2006	40.73	2680^th	4818	44.4%
2007	43.55	2697^th	5113	47.3%
2008	60.38	1836^th	5113	64.1%
2009	62.86	1776^th	5193	65.8%
2010	67.13	1617^th	5314	69.6%
2011	71.08	1445^th	5377	73.1%
2012	78.28	1117^th	5390	79.3%
2013	75.66	1282^nd	5530	76.8%
2015	68.01	1577^th	5611	71.9%
2016	70.74	1499^th	5614	73.3%
2017	69.18	1602^nd	5692	71.9%
2018	68.08	1674^th	5662	70.4%
2019	66.83	1753^rd	5789	69.7%
2022	58.69	2091^st	5883	64.5%
2023	56.55	2209^th	5874	62.4%
2024	58.74	2113^th	5862	64.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.73	292^nd	3246	91.0%
2019	78.19	344^th	3275	89.5%
2022	75.82	365^th	3311	89.0%
2023	63.62	663^rd	3250	79.6%
2024	55.57	905^th	3160	71.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.66	1810^th	2420	25.2%
2024	47.61	1036^th	2634	60.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.47	897^th	5084	82.4%
2019	79.17	755^th	5173	85.4%
2022	71.21	1117^th	5264	78.8%
2023	59.54	1771^st	5374	67.0%
2024	57.34	1948^th	5511	64.7%

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Rank History for Female students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.61	1623^rd	5413	70.0%
2019	61.61	1908^th	5492	65.3%
2022	69.38	1546^th	5635	72.6%
2023	64.18	1754^th	5617	68.8%
2024	73.00	1356^th	5605	75.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.57	1609^th	2128	24.4%
2019	41.51	1250^th	2585	51.6%
2022	39.22	1108^th	2227	50.2%

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Rank History for Male students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.07	1665^th	5431	69.3%
2019	68.79	1567^th	5510	71.6%
2022	45.84	2668^th	5663	52.9%
2023	47.26	2609^th	5650	53.8%
2024	45.31	2736^th	5636	51.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.45	435^th	1071	59.4%
2019	71.54	339^th	1149	70.5%
2023	22.50	975^th	1190	18.1%
2024	22.65	988^th	1203	17.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.01	1139^th	4830	76.4%
2019	65.98	1355^th	4963	72.7%
2022	56.14	1831^st	5084	64.0%
2023	50.03	2226^th	5098	56.3%
2024	50.78	2213^th	5102	56.6%

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Rank History for White students at San Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.13	2318^th	2737	15.3%
2022	52.96	1369^th	2726	49.8%
2023	43.60	1608^th	2662	39.6%
2024	53.38	1316^th	2647	50.3%

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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 San Marino Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	290	14	62	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1989	288	6	50	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1990	275	6	68	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1991	298	16	79	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1992	313	8	83	106	2	n/a	n/a	0	512
1993	326	14	84	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1994	293	20	77	120	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
1995	282	33	47	170	4	n/a	n/a	0	536
1996	282	33	47	170	4	n/a	n/a	0	536
1997	285	29	50	190	2	n/a	n/a	0	556
1998	293	25	62	197	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
1999	298	31	69	204	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
2000	321	38	79	213	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2001	309	55	100	198	5	n/a	n/a	0	667
2002	280	62	106	234	7	n/a	n/a	15	704
2003	280	62	106	234	7	n/a	n/a	15	704
2004	269	69	114	214	5	n/a	n/a	12	683
2005	224	57	109	224	4	n/a	n/a	20	638
2006	197	51	123	233	5	n/a	n/a	34	643
2007	177	32	121	212	3	n/a	n/a	40	585
2008	141	20	135	198	2	n/a	n/a	0	496
2009	131	28	131	218	3	2	97	0	610
2010	114	34	119	251	3	4	42	0	567
2011	109	39	141	264	3	6	41	0	603
2012	106	27	126	292	2	3	36	0	592
2013	105	36	141	284	1	4	36	0	607
2014	95	37	136	290	1	6	37	0	602
2015	97	38	132	277	2	9	28	0	583
2016	86	36	138	290	2	6	26	0	584
2017	82	43	142	268	5	6	25	0	571
2018	75	40	120	272	4	3	19	0	533
2019	82	33	120	285	4	2	16	0	542
2020	75	33	122	277	3	1	26	0	537
2021	70	28	106	282	2	2	24	0	514
2022	58	24	97	286	2	0	30	1	498
2023	48	22	112	273	4	0	34	0	493
2024	51	14	96	281	0	0	30	0	472

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 San Marino Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	452	22.0	20.5	n/a
1989	432	19.0	22.7	n/a
1990	437	21.0	20.8	n/a
1991	493	21.0	23.4	n/a
1992	512	21.3	24.0	30.5
1993	538	24.0	22.4	32.7
1994	511	23.0	22.2	38.6
1995	536	24.0	22.3	41.6
1996	536	24.0	22.3	41.6
1997	556	26.0	21.4	50.5
1998	579	29.0	20.0	47.7
1999	604	31.0	19.5	46.7
2000	651	30.0	21.7	51
2001	667	28.0	23.8	40.2
2002	704	31.0	22.7	42.5
2003	704	31.0	22.7	42.5
2004	683	30.0	22.8	45.5
2005	638	29.0	22.0	59.9
2006	643	26.0	24.7	55.7
2007	585	25.0	23.4	61.3
2008	496	26.0	19.1	62.9
2009	610	27.0	21.0	53.4
2010	567	22.0	25.7	46.7
2011	603	n/a	n/a	51.6
2012	592	22.0	26.9	n/a
2013	607	23.0	26.3	60.8
2014	602	23.0	26.1	65.1
2015	583	23.0	25.3	63.3
2016	584	23.0	25.3	63.4
2017	571	24.0	23.7	64.1
2018	533	21.0	25.3	67
2019	542	19.0	28.5	71.8
2020	537	n/a	n/a	66.9
2021	514	19.1	26.9	62.8
2022	498	21.0	23.7	76.3
2023	493	21.0	23.4	71.6
2024	472	20.0	23.6	74.4

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 San Marino Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	452	22.0	20.5	n/a
1989	432	19.0	22.7	n/a
1990	437	21.0	20.8	n/a
1991	493	21.0	23.4	n/a
1992	512	21.3	24.0	30.5
1993	538	24.0	22.4	32.7
1994	511	23.0	22.2	38.6
1995	536	24.0	22.3	41.6
1996	536	24.0	22.3	41.6
1997	556	26.0	21.4	50.5
1998	579	29.0	20.0	47.7
1999	604	31.0	19.5	46.7
2000	651	30.0	21.7	51
2001	667	28.0	23.8	40.2
2002	704	31.0	22.7	42.5
2003	704	31.0	22.7	42.5
2004	683	30.0	22.8	45.5
2005	638	29.0	22.0	59.9
2006	643	26.0	24.7	55.7
2007	585	25.0	23.4	61.3
2008	496	26.0	19.1	62.9
2009	610	27.0	21.0	53.4
2010	567	22.0	25.7	46.7
2011	603	n/a	n/a	51.6
2012	592	22.0	26.9	n/a
2013	607	23.0	26.3	60.8
2014	602	23.0	26.1	65.1
2015	583	23.0	25.3	63.3
2016	584	23.0	25.3	63.4
2017	571	24.0	23.7	64.1
2018	533	21.0	25.3	67
2019	542	19.0	28.5	71.8
2020	537	n/a	n/a	66.9
2021	514	19.1	26.9	62.8
2022	498	21.0	23.7	76.3
2023	493	21.0	23.4	71.6
2024	472	20.0	23.6	74.4

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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