A. E. Arnold Elementary

Summary:

A. E. Arnold Elementary is a public elementary school in Cypress, California, serving 635 students in grades K-6 and part of the Cypress Elementary District. The school consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with particularly strong academic achievement among its English Language Learner and Special Education student populations.

While A. E. Arnold Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools like Clara J. King Elementary and Juliet Morris Elementary, it lags behind the district's Margaret Landell Elementary in academic performance across all subject areas. The school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 12.8% in 2022-2023, is also a concern that may warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the ABC Unified School District, such as Hawaiian Elementary and Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary, have significantly higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (over 90%) compared to A. E. Arnold Elementary, yet their academic performance is generally lower, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be at play in driving student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-6

 9281 Denni St.
       Cypress, CA  90630-2724


(714) 220-6965

District: Cypress Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1232nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $740 Help


Students who attend A. E. Arnold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lexington Junior High
High:    Cypress High

Student/teacher ratio:  25.8 Help
Number of students:  595

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.6%
Asian:
31.4%
White:
22.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details A. E. Arnold Elementary ranks better than 79% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Cypress Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.18. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at A. E. Arnold Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (35.6%), Asian (31.4%), White (22.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at A. E. Arnold Elementary is 25.8. 4 elementary schools in the Cypress Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at A. E. Arnold Elementary is $740, which is the 2nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Cypress Elementary School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

A. E. Arnold Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks A. E. Arnold Elementary 1232nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See A. E. Arnold Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cypress Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress Elementary 179th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for A. E. Arnold Elementary

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Rank History for all students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 82.53 810th 4809 83.2%
2005 77.20 1045th 4822 78.3%
2006 76.15 1095th 4818 77.3%
2007 77.13 1086th 5113 78.8%
2008 77.27 1094th 5113 78.6%
2009 81.53 922nd 5193 82.2%
2010 81.59 919th 5314 82.7%
2011 74.05 1298th 5377 75.9%
2012 78.40 1113th 5390 79.4%
2013 81.08 1001st 5530 81.9%
2015 86.27 812th 5611 85.5%
2016 86.85 805th 5614 85.7%
2017 86.04 870th 5692 84.7%
2018 81.26 1059th 5662 81.3%
2019 80.70 1140th 5789 80.3%
2022 84.15 985th 5883 83.3%
2023 82.14 1085th 5874 81.5%
2024 78.18 1232nd 5862 79.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.71 217th 3246 93.3%
2019 91.68 144th 3275 95.6%
2022 95.49 103rd 3311 96.9%
2023 86.56 176th 3250 94.6%
2024 73.15 352nd 3160 88.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.09 339th 2420 86.0%
2024 83.30 289th 2634 89.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.97 605th 5084 88.1%
2019 80.90 672nd 5173 87.0%
2022 87.41 450th 5264 91.5%
2023 75.41 970th 5374 82.0%
2024 72.79 1142nd 5511 79.3%
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Rank History for Female students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.55 1347th 5413 75.1%
2019 78.77 1138th 5492 79.3%
2022 83.71 927th 5635 83.5%
2023 80.90 1061st 5617 81.1%
2024 75.82 1253rd 5605 77.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.26 2106th 2585 18.5%
2022 88.07 192nd 2227 91.4%
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Rank History for Male students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.36 918th 5431 83.1%
2019 80.04 1072nd 5510 80.5%
2022 81.40 1044th 5663 81.6%
2023 80.36 1079th 5650 80.9%
2024 78.18 1135th 5636 79.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.57 524th 1071 51.1%
2019 62.70 510th 1149 55.6%
2022 71.57 349th 1154 69.8%
2023 70.99 380th 1190 68.1%
2024 59.57 617th 1203 48.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.11 896th 4830 81.4%
2019 74.64 931st 4963 81.2%
2022 79.10 772nd 5084 84.8%
2023 78.19 824th 5098 83.8%
2024 64.52 1446th 5102 71.7%
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Rank History for White students at A. E. Arnold Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.83 1559th 2737 43.0%
2019 44.00 1728th 2834 39.0%
2022 52.44 1386th 2726 49.2%
2023 52.62 1352nd 2662 49.2%
2024 53.37 1318th 2647 50.2%
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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.

A. E. Arnold Elementary Test Scores
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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, May 28, 2012

Open Quote My daughter had an amazing kindergarten experience! The teachers really love and care about the kids. There was so much thought and creativity put into all the lesson plans. My daughter is sad the year is ending, she loves her teacher Mrs. Yue. Close Quote



Enrollment information for A. E. Arnold Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 384 20 99 40 1 n/a n/a 0 544
1989 399 25 110 45 3 n/a n/a 0 582
1990 391 20 97 45 1 n/a n/a 0 554
1991 369 17 103 50 3 n/a n/a 0 542
1992 389 22 92 50 2 n/a n/a 0 555
1993 416 29 80 67 8 n/a n/a 0 600
1994 321 31 84 57 9 n/a n/a 0 502
1995 324 44 103 78 8 n/a n/a 0 557
1996 324 44 103 78 8 n/a n/a 0 557
1997 337 53 125 82 6 n/a n/a 0 603
1998 346 38 142 95 6 n/a n/a 0 627
1999 342 31 172 115 3 n/a n/a 0 663
2000 346 28 174 104 1 n/a n/a 0 653
2001 334 33 174 114 2 n/a n/a 0 657
2002 291 39 190 122 6 n/a n/a 7 655
2003 291 39 190 122 6 n/a n/a 7 655
2004 278 41 215 125 4 n/a n/a 7 670
2005 240 42 233 127 2 n/a n/a 7 651
2006 207 37 241 110 3 n/a n/a 7 605
2007 185 39 245 109 2 n/a n/a 8 588
2008 169 35 233 106 2 n/a n/a 0 545
2009 152 37 229 111 2 1 16 0 548
2010 145 34 209 107 2 2 9 0 508
2011 203 37 277 173 3 4 41 0 738
2012 193 34 277 180 3 2 36 0 725
2013 183 37 282 176 0 4 32 0 714
2014 171 34 260 194 0 4 26 0 689
2015 191 40 278 216 0 4 19 0 748
2016 193 38 257 212 0 7 21 0 728
2017 194 41 259 229 0 6 27 0 756
2018 178 40 273 223 0 5 21 0 740
2019 188 42 271 212 1 3 22 0 739
2020 170 41 254 206 2 3 21 0 697
2021 132 29 211 188 2 2 22 0 586
2022 124 27 193 217 2 3 25 0 591
2023 141 35 204 222 2 2 29 0 635
2024 133 28 187 212 2 2 31 0 595

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 A. E. Arnold Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 544 25.0 21.7 n/a
1989 582 25.0 23.2 n/a
1990 554 25.0 22.1 n/a
1991 542 24.0 22.5 n/a
1992 555 24.4 22.7 8.6
1993 600 26.0 23.1 13
1994 502 21.0 23.9 17.3
1995 557 22.0 25.3 24.1
1996 557 22.0 25.3 24.1
1997 603 26.0 23.2 23.2
1998 627 27.0 23.2 28.5
1999 663 30.0 22.1 25.3
2000 653 30.0 21.8 22.4
2001 657 30.0 21.9 23
2002 655 30.0 21.8 30.1
2003 655 30.0 21.8 30.1
2004 670 28.0 23.9 21.7
2005 651 28.5 22.8 28.4
2006 605 27.5 22.0 24.2
2007 588 27.5 21.4 26.4
2008 545 27.5 19.8 30.8
2009 548 24.5 21.5 30.3
2010 508 21.5 23.6 37
2011 738 n/a n/a 33.2
2012 725 27.2 26.6 n/a
2013 714 27.4 26.0 37.8
2014 689 24.0 28.7 37.2
2015 748 26.0 28.7 38.1
2016 728 27.0 26.9 36.3
2017 756 28.0 27.0 35.7
2018 740 29.0 25.5 39.7
2019 739 27.0 27.3 38.3
2020 697 n/a n/a 36.6
2021 586 21.9 26.7 33.4
2022 591 23.0 25.6 52.6
2023 635 24.0 26.4 46.3
2024 595 23.0 25.8 50.3

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 A. E. Arnold Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 544 25.0 21.7 n/a
1989 582 25.0 23.2 n/a
1990 554 25.0 22.1 n/a
1991 542 24.0 22.5 n/a
1992 555 24.4 22.7 8.6
1993 600 26.0 23.1 13
1994 502 21.0 23.9 17.3
1995 557 22.0 25.3 24.1
1996 557 22.0 25.3 24.1
1997 603 26.0 23.2 23.2
1998 627 27.0 23.2 28.5
1999 663 30.0 22.1 25.3
2000 653 30.0 21.8 22.4
2001 657 30.0 21.9 23
2002 655 30.0 21.8 30.1
2003 655 30.0 21.8 30.1
2004 670 28.0 23.9 21.7
2005 651 28.5 22.8 28.4
2006 605 27.5 22.0 24.2
2007 588 27.5 21.4 26.4
2008 545 27.5 19.8 30.8
2009 548 24.5 21.5 30.3
2010 508 21.5 23.6 37
2011 738 n/a n/a 33.2
2012 725 27.2 26.6 n/a
2013 714 27.4 26.0 37.8
2014 689 24.0 28.7 37.2
2015 748 26.0 28.7 38.1
2016 728 27.0 26.9 36.3
2017 756 28.0 27.0 35.7
2018 740 29.0 25.5 39.7
2019 739 27.0 27.3 38.3
2020 697 n/a n/a 36.6
2021 586 21.9 26.7 33.4
2022 591 23.0 25.6 52.6
2023 635 24.0 26.4 46.3
2024 595 23.0 25.8 50.3

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

A. E. Arnold Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201385.0%0.0%0.0%15.0%97.0%100.0%100.0%95.0%94.0%
2014100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201591.0%0.0%0.0%9.0%96.0%96.0%99.0%94.0%95.0%
201696.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%98.0%
201795.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%≥99.0%97.0%≥99.0%96.0%98.0%
201896.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%97.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
202297.2%0.0%1.4%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for A. E. Arnold Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $740

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on A. E. Arnold Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1140th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 1085th of 5874 Elementary schools
 1.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (A. E. Arnold Elementary)61.260
 1.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cypress Elementary)67.660.2
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (A. E. Arnold Elementary)69.965.7
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cypress Elementary)72.867.4
 5.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (A. E. Arnold Elementary)7260.2
 11.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cypress Elementary)69.165.3
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (A. E. Arnold Elementary)7261.6
 10.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cypress Elementary)72.464.7
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (A. E. Arnold Elementary)59.358.7
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cypress Elementary)70.568.4
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (A. E. Arnold Elementary)53.857.8
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cypress Elementary)61.761.7
 0%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (A. E. Arnold Elementary)40.849.5
 8.7%
   5th Grade Science (Cypress Elementary)52.358.5
 6.3%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (A. E. Arnold Elementary)68.858.3
 10.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cypress Elementary)68.967.4
 1.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (A. E. Arnold Elementary)60.855.1
 5.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cypress Elementary)6259.4
 2.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students739635
 14.1%
African American4235
 16.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian271204
 24.7%
Hispanic212222
 4.7%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White188141
 25%
Two or More Races2229
 31.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.3%46.3%
 8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about A. E. Arnold Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 595 students attended A. E. Arnold Elementary.

Students who attend A. E. Arnold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lexington Junior High
High : Cypress High

A. E. Arnold Elementary ranks 1232nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at A. E. Arnold Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 22% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.


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