Is Hermosa Drive Elementary a good school?

Hermosa Drive Elementary ranks 1588 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hermosa Drive Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 316 students attended Hermosa Drive Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hermosa Drive Elementary?

Students at Hermosa Drive Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hermosa Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hermosa Drive Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts High : Sonora High

Hermosa Drive Elementary

Summary:

Hermosa Drive Elementary is a public elementary school in Fullerton, California, serving 316 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Fullerton Elementary District, which is ranked 498 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hermosa Drive Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with proficiency rates higher than the Fullerton Elementary District average. The school's performance in Science is also above the state average, though slightly lower than the district average. Hermosa Drive Elementary's Special Education students rank in the top 225 out of 2,634 California elementary schools, but the school's performance is relatively lower for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the Fullerton Elementary District, such as Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts and Beechwood Elementary, Hermosa Drive Elementary performs well academically. However, it lags behind the high-performing Arovista Elementary and Laguna Road Elementary, which are part of the Brea-Olinda Unified School District. The school also faces challenges with a significant increase in chronic absenteeism and a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may require targeted support and resources.

Detail:

Public K-6

400 East Hermosa Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92835-1654

(714) 447-7720

District: Fullerton Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1588^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,613

Students who attend Hermosa Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
High:	Sonora High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 316

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.6%

White:

21.5%

Asian:

12.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hermosa Drive Elementary ranks better than 72.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.11. (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 Hermosa Drive Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.6%), White (21.5%), Asian (12%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hermosa Drive Elementary is 22.5, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Hermosa Drive Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hermosa Drive Elementary is $5,613, which is the 7^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hermosa Drive Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hermosa Drive Elementary 1588^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hermosa Drive Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fullerton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fullerton Elementary 498^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hermosa Drive Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.73	832^nd	4809	82.7%
2005	83.76	782^nd	4822	83.8%
2006	73.38	1199^th	4818	75.1%
2007	73.24	1237^th	5113	75.8%
2008	73.89	1241^st	5113	75.7%
2009	79.86	1010^th	5193	80.6%
2010	84.11	777^th	5314	85.4%
2011	75.68	1223^rd	5377	77.3%
2012	74.21	1315^th	5390	75.6%
2013	74.83	1332^nd	5530	75.9%
2015	81.44	1061^st	5611	81.1%
2016	83.13	996^th	5614	82.3%
2017	71.05	1517^th	5692	73.3%
2018	62.56	1938^th	5662	65.8%
2019	68.45	1678^th	5789	71.0%
2022	71.35	1562^nd	5883	73.4%
2023	72.53	1479^th	5874	74.8%
2024	70.11	1588^th	5862	72.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.64	2881^st	3246	11.2%
2019	31.96	2339^th	3275	28.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	87.53	225^th	2634	91.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.50	2979^th	5084	41.4%
2019	38.71	3221^st	5173	37.7%
2022	44.27	2666^th	5264	49.4%
2023	47.37	2545^th	5374	52.6%
2024	55.45	2037^th	5511	63.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.28	1643^rd	5413	69.6%
2019	70.50	1476^th	5492	73.1%
2022	66.30	1672^nd	5635	70.3%
2023	71.55	1435^th	5617	74.5%
2024	68.23	1558^th	5605	72.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.85	880^th	2128	58.6%
2019	45.75	1110^th	2585	57.1%
2022	56.60	669^th	2227	70.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.12	2162^nd	5431	60.2%
2019	62.92	1828^th	5510	66.8%
2022	72.20	1428^th	5663	74.8%
2023	71.35	1444^th	5650	74.4%
2024	69.44	1533^rd	5636	72.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.94	461^st	1071	57.0%
2019	67.31	434^th	1149	62.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.55	3037^th	4830	37.1%
2019	35.76	3260^th	4963	34.3%
2022	57.36	1764^th	5084	65.3%
2023	71.31	1113^th	5098	78.2%
2024	54.87	1959^th	5102	61.6%

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Rank History for White students at Hermosa Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.70	1395^th	2737	49.0%
2019	61.06	1170^th	2834	58.7%
2022	57.88	1227^th	2726	55.0%
2024	69.85	809^th	2647	69.4%

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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 Hermosa Drive Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	301	25	24	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1989	282	18	23	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1990	271	13	26	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1991	273	10	32	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	368
1992	302	14	55	60	4	n/a	n/a	0	435
1993	298	6	46	68	4	n/a	n/a	0	422
1994	300	10	31	87	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1995	292	14	31	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
1996	292	14	31	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
1997	308	26	51	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	477
1998	303	11	39	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	445
1999	287	11	48	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	439
2000	271	8	48	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	418
2001	274	15	48	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	428
2002	260	19	41	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2003	260	19	41	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2004	251	16	55	112	0	n/a	n/a	7	441
2005	236	12	53	130	1	n/a	n/a	14	446
2006	211	11	54	152	1	n/a	n/a	19	448
2007	205	3	43	146	1	n/a	n/a	31	429
2008	199	1	40	149	2	n/a	n/a	0	391
2009	190	1	33	164	2	1	48	0	439
2010	187	5	47	203	1	1	38	0	482
2011	189	7	56	237	1	1	40	0	531
2012	169	5	60	219	0	1	38	0	492
2013	163	8	71	214	2	1	36	0	495
2014	157	9	77	227	0	1	24	0	495
2015	157	6	93	225	0	0	27	0	508
2016	144	6	92	230	0	0	29	0	501
2017	146	5	87	218	1	0	21	0	478
2018	113	2	84	228	2	0	34	0	463
2019	113	0	88	214	1	0	33	0	449
2020	101	4	52	205	1	0	30	0	393
2021	87	5	47	193	1	0	29	0	362
2022	75	4	40	168	1	0	29	0	317
2023	68	5	38	179	1	0	25	0	316

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 Hermosa Drive Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	403	16.5	24.4	n/a
1989	380	13.5	28.1	n/a
1990	361	14.0	25.7	n/a
1991	368	17.0	21.6	n/a
1992	435	17.3	25.1	11
1993	422	17.0	24.8	13.7
1994	430	15.9	27.0	13.5
1995	437	18.8	23.2	17.8
1996	437	18.8	23.2	17.8
1997	477	22.2	21.5	20.3
1998	445	20.8	21.4	18.2
1999	439	19.8	22.2	26.2
2000	418	18.8	22.2	21.3
2001	428	18.8	22.8	22.7
2002	410	17.8	23.0	16.1
2003	410	17.8	23.0	16.1
2004	441	18.8	23.5	20.7
2005	446	20.8	21.4	26.2
2006	448	18.8	23.8	24.2
2007	429	18.1	23.7	33.7
2008	391	20.3	19.3	35.8
2009	439	18.0	21.1	35.8
2010	482	18.8	25.6	37.3
2011	531	n/a	n/a	38.4
2012	492	20.0	24.6	n/a
2013	495	19.0	26.0	39
2014	495	19.0	26.0	37.2
2015	508	19.0	26.7	33.3
2016	501	19.0	26.3	34.5
2017	478	18.0	26.5	33.5
2018	463	17.0	27.2	35
2019	449	17.0	26.4	40.5
2020	393	n/a	n/a	44
2021	362	17.0	21.2	50.6
2022	317	16.4	19.3	53
2023	316	14.0	22.5	50.9

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 Hermosa Drive Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	403	16.5	24.4	n/a
1989	380	13.5	28.1	n/a
1990	361	14.0	25.7	n/a
1991	368	17.0	21.6	n/a
1992	435	17.3	25.1	11
1993	422	17.0	24.8	13.7
1994	430	15.9	27.0	13.5
1995	437	18.8	23.2	17.8
1996	437	18.8	23.2	17.8
1997	477	22.2	21.5	20.3
1998	445	20.8	21.4	18.2
1999	439	19.8	22.2	26.2
2000	418	18.8	22.2	21.3
2001	428	18.8	22.8	22.7
2002	410	17.8	23.0	16.1
2003	410	17.8	23.0	16.1
2004	441	18.8	23.5	20.7
2005	446	20.8	21.4	26.2
2006	448	18.8	23.8	24.2
2007	429	18.1	23.7	33.7
2008	391	20.3	19.3	35.8
2009	439	18.0	21.1	35.8
2010	482	18.8	25.6	37.3
2011	531	n/a	n/a	38.4
2012	492	20.0	24.6	n/a
2013	495	19.0	26.0	39
2014	495	19.0	26.0	37.2
2015	508	19.0	26.7	33.3
2016	501	19.0	26.3	34.5
2017	478	18.0	26.5	33.5
2018	463	17.0	27.2	35
2019	449	17.0	26.4	40.5
2020	393	n/a	n/a	44
2021	362	17.0	21.2	50.6
2022	317	16.4	19.3	53
2023	316	14.0	22.5	50.9

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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