Is Margaret Landell Elementary a good school?

Yes! Margaret Landell Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 246 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Margaret Landell Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 689 students attended Margaret Landell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Landell Elementary?

Students at Margaret Landell Elementary are 71% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Margaret Landell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret Landell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lexington Junior High High : Cypress High

Margaret Landell Elementary

Summary:

Margaret Landell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cypress, California, serving 689 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Cypress Elementary District, which is ranked 179 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Margaret Landell Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with students performing exceptionally well on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, 83.41% of Margaret Landell students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.75% in the Cypress Elementary District and 47.04% statewide. The school also excels in supporting diverse student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Frank Vessels Elementary and Clara J. King Elementary within the Cypress Elementary District also perform well, they lag behind Margaret Landell Elementary in academic proficiency and rankings. Schools outside the Cypress Elementary District, such as Palms Elementary and Hawaiian Elementary in the ABC Unified School District, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Margaret Landell Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

9739 Denni St.
Cypress, CA 90630-3447

(714) 220-6960

District: Cypress Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $752

Students who attend Margaret Landell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lexington Junior High
High:	Cypress High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.5

Number of students: 689

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

70.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

White:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Margaret Landell Elementary ranks better than 95.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Cypress Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.21. (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 Margaret Landell Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Cypress Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (70.7%), Hispanic (11.9%), White (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Cypress Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Margaret Landell Elementary is 26.5. 4 elementary schools in the Cypress Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Margaret Landell Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Margaret Landell Elementary is $752, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Cypress Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Margaret Landell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Margaret Landell Elementary 246^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Margaret Landell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cypress Elementary:

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

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Rank History for Margaret Landell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	95.60	203^rd	4809	95.8%
2005	94.89	231^st	4822	95.2%
2006	96.69	127^th	4818	97.4%
2007	96.12	165^th	5113	96.8%
2008	95.19	170^th	5113	96.7%
2009	92.37	333^rd	5193	93.6%
2010	94.45	171^st	5314	96.8%
2011	91.65	341^st	5377	93.7%
2012	88.53	516^th	5390	90.4%
2013	90.95	407^th	5530	92.6%
2015	96.97	194^th	5611	96.5%
2016	96.89	167^th	5614	97.0%
2017	96.43	225^th	5692	96.0%
2018	96.91	150^th	5662	97.4%
2019	97.13	134^th	5789	97.7%
2022	97.63	136^th	5883	97.7%
2023	97.32	164^th	5874	97.2%
2024	96.21	246^th	5862	95.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	99.45	27^th	3311	99.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	89.10	205^th	2634	92.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.64	107^th	5084	97.9%
2019	98.79	18^th	5173	99.7%
2022	99.27	45^th	5264	99.1%
2023	99.07	35^th	5374	99.3%
2024	96.91	155^th	5511	97.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.42	194^th	5413	96.4%
2019	96.47	132^nd	5492	97.6%
2022	97.44	104^th	5635	98.2%
2023	96.56	163^rd	5617	97.1%
2024	95.82	215^th	5605	96.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.85	129^th	5431	97.6%
2019	96.38	152^nd	5510	97.2%
2022	96.86	168^th	5663	97.0%
2023	96.93	155^th	5650	97.3%
2024	94.96	285^th	5636	94.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.18	106^th	1071	90.1%
2019	80.57	121^st	1149	89.5%
2022	79.27	168^th	1154	85.4%
2023	79.45	170^th	1190	85.7%
2024	76.56	252^nd	1203	79.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.97	194^th	4830	96.0%
2019	88.72	349^th	4963	93.0%
2022	88.73	399^th	5084	92.2%
2023	83.40	604^th	5098	88.2%
2024	72.54	1067^th	5102	79.1%

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Rank History for White students at Margaret Landell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.53	949^th	2737	65.3%
2019	70.83	787^th	2834	72.2%
2024	10.44	2437^th	2647	7.9%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

This school has excellent teachers and a new caring Principal who keeps parents well-informed. The teachers expect a lot and there is a lot of homework, but my daughter has excelled at this school with its advanced curriculum. My 3rd grade daughter, required to read for 30 minutes a day, now reads at the 6th grade level. Her writing has improved dramatically. She aces most math tests and the teachers drill her twice a week on addition facts, allowing only a minute and a half to do 30 addition problems. My 2nd daughter, who just finished Kindergarten, was already expected to do research on Ocean Animals and then make an oral presentation. She needs extra assistance on math, but the caring teachers are willing to go out of their way to help. The school is on top of the latest learning systems such as Common Core, Reading Counts/Lexile Scoring, and Thinking Maps. The Principal offers educational classes to parents to help them understand the new tools and assist their children in maximizing the tools' effectiveness. The student pickup/dropoff has improved and security at the campus has improved with the installation of fences and better control of entrances. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 15, 2014

This school has excellent teachers and a new caring Principal who keeps parents well-informed. The teachers expect a lot and there is a lot of homework, but my daughter has excelled at this school with its advanced curriculum. My 3rd grade daughter, required to read for 30 minutes a day, now reads at the 6th grade level. She aces most math tests and the teachers drill her twice a week on addition facts, allowing only 90 seconds to do 30 addition problems. My 2nd daughter, who just finished Kindergarten, was already expected to do research on Ocean Animals and then make an oral presentation. She needs extra assistance on math, but the caring teachers are willing to go out of their way to help. The school is on top of the latest learning systems such as Common Core, Reading Counts/Lexile Scoring, and Thinking Maps. The Principal offers educational classes to parents to help them understand the new tools and assist their children in maximizing the tools' effectiveness. The student pickup/dropoff has improved and security at the campus has improved with the installation of fences and better control of entrances. The school is the best elementary school in the district and near Oxford Academy, one of the most difficult high schools to get into in the country. Landell puts special emphasis on writing skills and that will help students who want to get into Oxford Academy, which looks for excellent writers. Although the receptionist may be rude to you if you don't pick up your kids on time, she is well-organized and is on top of things. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Margaret Landell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	272	12	43	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	376
1995	401	13	75	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
1996	401	13	75	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
1997	392	10	98	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
1998	385	11	109	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	561
1999	357	11	132	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
2000	343	13	140	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
2001	315	14	178	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2002	258	12	226	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2003	258	12	226	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2004	222	15	252	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
2005	212	12	258	37	0	n/a	n/a	1	520
2006	208	13	296	28	0	n/a	n/a	1	546
2007	197	12	312	34	0	n/a	n/a	3	558
2008	173	13	310	43	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	539
2009	161	11	307	44	0	1	2	0	526
2010	119	5	308	60	0	0	44	0	536
2011	181	10	378	88	0	0	45	0	702
2012	164	11	389	96	0	2	38	0	700
2013	175	12	408	86	0	2	30	0	713
2014	181	17	409	89	0	5	24	0	725
2015	162	17	417	85	0	3	27	0	711
2016	155	15	453	79	0	3	26	0	731
2017	142	10	467	83	0	5	38	0	745
2018	122	11	487	87	0	3	42	0	752
2019	114	11	496	92	0	2	45	0	760
2020	93	11	500	88	0	2	52	0	746
2021	78	11	508	103	2	1	51	0	754
2022	69	11	506	86	2	0	44	0	718
2023	58	8	487	82	3	0	51	0	689

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 Margaret Landell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	376	14.5	25.9	14.1
1995	543	20.0	27.2	8.7
1996	543	20.0	27.2	8.7
1997	554	22.8	24.3	9.4
1998	561	23.8	23.6	7.1
1999	554	25.0	22.2	7.2
2000	544	25.0	21.8	7.7
2001	548	25.0	21.9	8.6
2002	536	25.0	21.4	6.5
2003	536	25.0	21.4	6.5
2004	526	25.0	21.0	5.3
2005	520	24.5	21.2	6.4
2006	546	25.5	21.4	3.9
2007	558	26.5	21.1	6.3
2008	539	25.5	21.1	9.3
2009	526	23.5	21.5	8.7
2010	536	22.0	24.3	9.7
2011	702	n/a	n/a	13.2
2012	700	25.8	27.1	n/a
2013	713	26.0	27.3	13.3
2014	725	23.0	31.5	11.7
2015	711	24.0	29.6	14.1
2016	731	26.0	28.1	10.9
2017	745	26.1	28.5	8.7
2018	752	27.1	27.7	13.6
2019	760	27.1	28.0	12.9
2020	746	n/a	n/a	14.9
2021	754	31.1	24.1	17.1
2022	718	27.0	26.5	26.6
2023	689	26.0	26.5	24.2

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 Margaret Landell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	376	14.5	25.9	14.1
1995	543	20.0	27.2	8.7
1996	543	20.0	27.2	8.7
1997	554	22.8	24.3	9.4
1998	561	23.8	23.6	7.1
1999	554	25.0	22.2	7.2
2000	544	25.0	21.8	7.7
2001	548	25.0	21.9	8.6
2002	536	25.0	21.4	6.5
2003	536	25.0	21.4	6.5
2004	526	25.0	21.0	5.3
2005	520	24.5	21.2	6.4
2006	546	25.5	21.4	3.9
2007	558	26.5	21.1	6.3
2008	539	25.5	21.1	9.3
2009	526	23.5	21.5	8.7
2010	536	22.0	24.3	9.7
2011	702	n/a	n/a	13.2
2012	700	25.8	27.1	n/a
2013	713	26.0	27.3	13.3
2014	725	23.0	31.5	11.7
2015	711	24.0	29.6	14.1
2016	731	26.0	28.1	10.9
2017	745	26.1	28.5	8.7
2018	752	27.1	27.7	13.6
2019	760	27.1	28.0	12.9
2020	746	n/a	n/a	14.9
2021	754	31.1	24.1	17.1
2022	718	27.0	26.5	26.6
2023	689	26.0	26.5	24.2

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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