Is Las Positas Elementary a good school?

Las Positas Elementary ranks 2132 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Las Positas Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 582 students attended Las Positas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Las Positas Elementary?

Students at Las Positas Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Las Positas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Las Positas Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Imperial Middle High : Sonora High

Las Positas Elementary

Summary:

Las Positas Elementary is a public K-5 school in La Habra, California, serving around 560 students as part of the La Habra City Elementary School District. The school consistently outperforms its district and the state of California in academic achievement, particularly among Hispanic students and English Language Learners, though it struggles with its White student population.

Las Positas Elementary has strong academic performance, with 44.66% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 42.04% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, 46.21% of Las Positas students are proficient or better, compared to 31.8% for the district and 35.54% for the state. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has risen significantly in recent years, reaching 21.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Las Positas has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.7% to 76.25% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Las Positas outperforms other schools in the La Habra City Elementary School District, such as Walnut Elementary and El Cerrito Elementary. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Fullerton Elementary and Lowell Joint districts, such as Sunset Lane Elementary, Laguna Road Elementary, and El Portal Elementary, Las Positas lags behind in academic performance, potentially due to factors like higher student-teacher ratios.

Detail:

Public K-5

1400 South Schoolwood Dr.
La Habra, CA 90631-7276

(562) 690-2356

District: La Habra City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2132^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,347

Students who attend Las Positas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Imperial Middle
High:	Sonora High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 582

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

11.5%

Asian:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Las Positas Elementary ranks better than 63.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the La Habra City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.2. (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 (77.1%), White (11.5%), Asian (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Las Positas Elementary is 22.3. 3 elementary schools in the La Habra City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Las Positas Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Las Positas Elementary is $11,347, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 elementary schools in the La Habra City Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Las Positas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Positas Elementary 2132^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Las Positas Elementary in the ranking list.)

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La Habra City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Habra City Elementary 781^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Las Positas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.18	2798^th	4809	41.8%
2005	48.68	2263^rd	4822	53.1%
2006	43.12	2549^th	4818	47.1%
2007	38.33	3019^th	5113	41.0%
2008	37.37	3110^th	5113	39.2%
2009	51.11	2417^th	5193	53.5%
2010	38.79	3248^th	5314	38.9%
2011	42.32	3061^st	5377	43.1%
2012	40.03	3261^st	5390	39.5%
2013	34.24	3727^th	5530	32.6%
2015	33.64	3425^th	5611	39.0%
2016	40.51	3051^st	5614	45.7%
2017	44.01	2864^th	5692	49.7%
2018	35.62	3427^th	5662	39.5%
2019	56.75	2215^th	5789	61.7%
2022	54.90	2302^nd	5883	60.9%
2023	59.55	2076^th	5874	64.7%
2024	58.20	2132^nd	5862	63.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.89	1575^th	3246	51.5%
2019	61.51	773^rd	3275	76.4%
2022	52.84	1057^th	3311	68.1%
2023	54.65	987^th	3250	69.6%
2024	55.51	908^th	3160	71.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.60	1668^th	2420	31.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.42	2858^th	5084	43.8%
2019	66.34	1394^th	5173	73.1%
2022	66.56	1336^th	5264	74.6%
2023	70.90	1179^th	5374	78.1%
2024	62.40	1655^th	5511	70.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.87	3614^th	5413	33.2%
2019	57.53	2082^nd	5492	62.1%
2022	47.65	2540^th	5635	54.9%
2023	51.35	2337^th	5617	58.4%
2024	57.53	2057^th	5605	63.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.10	582^nd	2128	72.7%
2019	75.37	412^th	2585	84.1%
2022	68.61	436^th	2227	80.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.38	3084^th	5431	43.2%
2019	54.73	2214^th	5510	59.8%
2022	60.87	1920^th	5663	66.1%
2023	63.21	1800^th	5650	68.1%
2024	57.21	2097^th	5636	62.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.71	2691^st	4830	44.3%
2019	63.75	1483^rd	4963	70.1%
2022	65.94	1343^rd	5084	73.6%
2023	71.50	1101^st	5098	78.4%
2024	69.75	1197^th	5102	76.5%

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Rank History for White students at Las Positas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	16.94	2283^rd	2647	13.8%

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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 Las Positas Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	189	8	20	243	3	n/a	n/a	0	463
1989	199	7	20	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	495
1990	169	5	26	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1991	177	3	25	311	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1992	175	6	30	342	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1993	174	6	23	388	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1994	158	7	18	390	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1995	148	11	14	415	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1996	148	11	14	415	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1997	124	12	9	441	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1998	131	14	12	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1999	129	11	14	476	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
2000	146	8	13	510	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
2001	142	11	14	540	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
2002	94	23	25	575	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2003	94	23	25	575	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2004	101	20	30	590	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2005	110	15	23	563	0	n/a	n/a	9	720
2006	105	14	20	558	0	n/a	n/a	10	707
2007	81	7	16	520	0	n/a	n/a	19	643
2008	82	5	20	464	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
2009	74	6	19	429	1	0	62	0	591
2010	67	7	24	464	0	0	12	0	574
2011	68	5	20	473	0	2	8	0	576
2012	66	5	27	468	2	1	7	0	576
2013	60	9	20	481	0	1	8	0	579
2014	46	7	20	485	2	0	10	0	570
2015	40	6	20	431	1	1	8	0	507
2016	37	4	19	433	1	1	8	0	503
2017	31	5	15	398	0	1	11	0	461
2018	27	2	14	404	0	0	6	0	453
2019	55	7	22	413	1	1	12	0	511
2020	63	7	31	425	1	1	15	0	543
2021	57	8	41	426	1	1	20	0	554
2022	52	7	40	430	1	0	25	0	555
2023	60	7	41	423	3	0	25	1	560
2024	67	8	39	449	4	0	15	0	582

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 Las Positas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1989	495	19.9	24.8	n/a
1990	477	21.0	22.7	n/a
1991	516	23.0	22.4	n/a
1992	553	23.4	23.6	58.4
1993	591	22.0	26.9	64
1994	573	23.0	24.9	66.1
1995	588	26.0	22.6	75.9
1996	588	26.0	22.6	75.9
1997	586	26.0	22.5	75.3
1998	622	27.0	23.0	73.3
1999	630	28.0	22.5	85.2
2000	677	29.0	23.3	80.6
2001	707	30.0	23.6	82.3
2002	717	33.0	21.7	73.2
2003	717	33.0	21.7	73.2
2004	741	29.0	25.6	72.9
2005	720	29.0	24.8	72.2
2006	707	27.8	25.4	78.5
2007	643	26.0	24.7	73.6
2008	572	25.5	22.4	71
2009	591	22.0	24.1	69
2010	574	22.0	26.0	71.4
2011	576	n/a	n/a	74.5
2012	576	22.5	25.6	n/a
2013	579	22.5	25.7	64.8
2014	570	21.0	27.1	79.8
2015	507	21.0	24.1	75.1
2016	503	19.0	26.4	79.3
2017	461	18.0	25.6	77
2018	453	17.0	26.6	78.6
2019	511	21.0	24.3	73.2
2020	543	n/a	n/a	74.4
2021	554	22.5	24.5	65.7
2022	555	22.0	25.2	67.2
2023	560	24.0	23.3	76.3
2024	582	26.0	22.3	77.5

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 Las Positas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1989	495	19.9	24.8	n/a
1990	477	21.0	22.7	n/a
1991	516	23.0	22.4	n/a
1992	553	23.4	23.6	58.4
1993	591	22.0	26.9	64
1994	573	23.0	24.9	66.1
1995	588	26.0	22.6	75.9
1996	588	26.0	22.6	75.9
1997	586	26.0	22.5	75.3
1998	622	27.0	23.0	73.3
1999	630	28.0	22.5	85.2
2000	677	29.0	23.3	80.6
2001	707	30.0	23.6	82.3
2002	717	33.0	21.7	73.2
2003	717	33.0	21.7	73.2
2004	741	29.0	25.6	72.9
2005	720	29.0	24.8	72.2
2006	707	27.8	25.4	78.5
2007	643	26.0	24.7	73.6
2008	572	25.5	22.4	71
2009	591	22.0	24.1	69
2010	574	22.0	26.0	71.4
2011	576	n/a	n/a	74.5
2012	576	22.5	25.6	n/a
2013	579	22.5	25.7	64.8
2014	570	21.0	27.1	79.8
2015	507	21.0	24.1	75.1
2016	503	19.0	26.4	79.3
2017	461	18.0	25.6	77
2018	453	17.0	26.6	78.6
2019	511	21.0	24.3	73.2
2020	543	n/a	n/a	74.4
2021	554	22.5	24.5	65.7
2022	555	22.0	25.2	67.2
2023	560	24.0	23.3	76.3
2024	582	26.0	22.3	77.5

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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