Is Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary a good school?

Yes! Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 145 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 505 students attended Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary?

Students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary are 53% Asian, 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fulton (Harry C.) Middle High : Fountain Valley High

Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Summary:

Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fountain Valley, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 505 students. This exceptional school is part of the Fountain Valley Elementary District, which is ranked 51 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 145-657 out of over 5,800 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 82.68% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 83.76% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Tamura's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 35th out of over 5,100 schools) and English Language Learners (ranked 12th out of over 3,250 schools). Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.2% to 14.6% in recent years, which is lower than the district and state averages.

Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary outperforms the other schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary District, as well as nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified and Ocean View districts, on most academic measures. Schools like Courreges (Roch) Elementary, Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary, and Ethan B. Allen Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, but Tamura (Hisamatsu) maintains a slight edge in many areas. The school's ability to excel academically while serving a diverse student population, including a significant percentage of low-income and English Language Learner students, is particularly noteworthy.

Detail:

Public K-5

17340 Santa Suzanne St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-3307

(714) 375-6226

District: Fountain Valley Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,398

Students who attend Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
High:	Fountain Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.2

Number of students: 505

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.5%

White:

22.8%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary ranks better than 97.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.19. (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 Student population at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (53.5%), White (22.8%), Hispanic (15.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary is 25.2, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary is $9,398. 4 elementary schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary 145^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fountain Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fountain Valley Elementary 51^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.76	802^nd	4809	83.3%
2005	81.29	874^th	4822	81.9%
2006	88.00	592^nd	4818	87.7%
2007	85.47	731^st	5113	85.7%
2008	89.14	540^th	5113	89.4%
2009	89.12	527^th	5193	89.9%
2010	91.11	384^th	5314	92.8%
2011	94.43	156^th	5377	97.1%
2012	91.70	325^th	5390	94.0%
2013	92.37	294^th	5530	94.7%
2015	92.72	464^th	5611	91.7%
2016	89.29	660^th	5614	88.2%
2017	94.76	347^th	5692	93.9%
2018	93.78	392^nd	5662	93.1%
2019	95.15	275^th	5789	95.2%
2022	90.93	657^th	5883	88.8%
2023	95.78	292^nd	5874	95.0%
2024	97.19	145^th	5862	97.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	98.63	37^th	3275	98.9%
2022	88.35	177^th	3311	94.7%
2023	99.75	12^th	3250	99.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.91	42^nd	5084	99.2%
2019	95.69	123^rd	5173	97.6%
2022	94.30	205^th	5264	96.1%
2023	98.66	54^th	5374	99.0%
2024	98.00	104^th	5511	98.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.45	477^th	5413	91.2%
2019	94.46	262^nd	5492	95.2%
2022	90.30	621^st	5635	89.0%
2023	95.31	257^th	5617	95.4%
2024	97.41	85^th	5605	98.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.22	305^th	5431	94.4%
2019	94.33	289^th	5510	94.8%
2022	89.59	650^th	5663	88.5%
2023	94.69	333^rd	5650	94.1%
2024	95.49	228^th	5636	96.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.39	436^th	1071	59.3%
2019	73.85	279^th	1149	75.7%
2022	62.50	550^th	1154	52.3%
2023	70.20	398^th	1190	66.6%
2024	79.32	176^th	1203	85.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.91	52^nd	4830	98.9%
2019	87.53	405^th	4963	91.8%
2024	98.81	35^th	5102	99.3%

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Rank History for White students at Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.48	845^th	2737	69.1%
2019	63.55	1074^th	2834	62.1%
2022	56.95	1256^th	2726	53.9%
2023	77.39	530^th	2662	80.1%
2024	70.36	796^th	2647	69.9%

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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 Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	297	2	60	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
1989	277	1	76	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1990	236	4	75	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
1991	290	3	73	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1992	301	6	117	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1993	324	9	114	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1994	259	8	103	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1995	280	3	111	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1996	280	3	111	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1997	276	2	135	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1998	300	1	137	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1999	292	3	156	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	499
2000	281	4	159	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2001	288	9	181	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
2002	281	4	175	47	4	n/a	n/a	2	513
2003	281	4	175	47	4	n/a	n/a	2	513
2004	284	3	150	45	4	n/a	n/a	10	496
2005	256	3	151	40	4	n/a	n/a	9	463
2006	239	5	146	34	4	n/a	n/a	19	447
2007	211	4	141	40	4	n/a	n/a	12	412
2008	223	2	153	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
2009	205	1	174	37	0	3	10	0	430
2010	192	7	189	58	0	1	7	0	454
2011	179	7	222	68	0	1	13	0	490
2012	171	5	244	85	0	0	32	0	537
2013	190	5	296	86	0	2	43	0	622
2014	173	5	304	95	0	5	39	0	621
2015	163	3	318	102	0	4	37	0	627
2016	175	4	317	91	0	4	35	0	626
2017	168	2	306	91	0	4	39	0	610
2018	153	1	313	82	0	4	31	0	584
2019	142	1	323	91	0	3	25	0	585
2020	153	0	295	98	0	4	30	0	580
2021	134	0	271	87	0	3	29	0	524
2022	118	0	269	72	0	3	40	0	502
2023	115	0	270	79	0	1	40	0	505

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 Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	396	14.8	26.7	n/a
1989	395	14.8	26.6	n/a
1990	349	13.8	25.2	n/a
1991	404	14.0	28.8	n/a
1992	454	14.2	31.9	9.9
1993	485	17.8	27.2	13
1994	402	15.8	25.4	15.4
1995	426	15.8	27.0	18.5
1996	426	15.8	27.0	18.5
1997	443	19.8	22.4	18.3
1998	483	22.8	21.2	18.8
1999	499	23.8	21.0	21.4
2000	490	24.0	20.4	18
2001	523	25.0	20.9	18
2002	513	24.0	21.4	15.3
2003	513	24.0	21.4	15.3
2004	496	21.0	23.6	11.1
2005	463	20.0	23.2	16.1
2006	447	19.0	23.5	16.1
2007	412	18.0	22.9	17.8
2008	414	20.0	20.7	16.7
2009	430	20.0	19.5	18.4
2010	454	19.0	23.8	20
2011	490	n/a	n/a	19.4
2012	537	19.0	28.2	n/a
2013	622	22.0	28.2	20.9
2014	621	21.0	29.5	17.9
2015	627	22.0	28.5	18.5
2016	626	23.0	27.2	20.9
2017	610	22.0	27.7	16.4
2018	584	21.0	27.8	20.7
2019	585	22.0	26.5	17.8
2020	580	n/a	n/a	21
2021	524	20.2	25.8	21.2
2022	502	19.0	26.4	20.5
2023	505	20.0	25.2	24

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 Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	396	14.8	26.7	n/a
1989	395	14.8	26.6	n/a
1990	349	13.8	25.2	n/a
1991	404	14.0	28.8	n/a
1992	454	14.2	31.9	9.9
1993	485	17.8	27.2	13
1994	402	15.8	25.4	15.4
1995	426	15.8	27.0	18.5
1996	426	15.8	27.0	18.5
1997	443	19.8	22.4	18.3
1998	483	22.8	21.2	18.8
1999	499	23.8	21.0	21.4
2000	490	24.0	20.4	18
2001	523	25.0	20.9	18
2002	513	24.0	21.4	15.3
2003	513	24.0	21.4	15.3
2004	496	21.0	23.6	11.1
2005	463	20.0	23.2	16.1
2006	447	19.0	23.5	16.1
2007	412	18.0	22.9	17.8
2008	414	20.0	20.7	16.7
2009	430	20.0	19.5	18.4
2010	454	19.0	23.8	20
2011	490	n/a	n/a	19.4
2012	537	19.0	28.2	n/a
2013	622	22.0	28.2	20.9
2014	621	21.0	29.5	17.9
2015	627	22.0	28.5	18.5
2016	626	23.0	27.2	20.9
2017	610	22.0	27.7	16.4
2018	584	21.0	27.8	20.7
2019	585	22.0	26.5	17.8
2020	580	n/a	n/a	21
2021	524	20.2	25.8	21.2
2022	502	19.0	26.4	20.5
2023	505	20.0	25.2	24

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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