Is Mattie Lou Maxwell a good school?

Mattie Lou Maxwell ranks 3594 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mattie Lou Maxwell?

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Mattie Lou Maxwell.

What is the racial makeup of Mattie Lou Maxwell?

Students at Mattie Lou Maxwell are 73% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mattie Lou Maxwell attend?

Students who attend Mattie Lou Maxwell usually go on to attend: Middle : Dale Junior High High : Magnolia High

Mattie Lou Maxwell

Summary:

Mattie Lou Maxwell is an elementary school located in Anaheim, CA that serves 594 students in grades KG-6. It is part of the Magnolia Elementary District, which is ranked 606 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mattie Lou Maxwell has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a high of 2273 out of 5614 California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to its current ranking of 3594 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during this time. The school faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 9.5% in 2018-2019 to 33.0% in 2021-2022, and academic performance, where it consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Magnolia Elementary District, such as Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy and Walt Disney, consistently outperform Mattie Lou Maxwell on test scores and other metrics. However, Mattie Lou Maxwell's homeless students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools for this subgroup, suggesting the school may have effective support systems and interventions in place for this population.

Detail:

Public K-6

2613 West Orange Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804-3201

(714) 527-2217

District: Magnolia Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3594^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Mattie Lou Maxwell usually attend:

Middle:	Dale Junior High
High:	Magnolia High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

Asian:

13.0%

White:

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mattie Lou Maxwell ranks worse than 61.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Magnolia Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.04. (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 (73.3%), Asian (13%), White (8.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mattie Lou Maxwell is 21.8. 6 elementary schools in the Magnolia Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mattie Lou Maxwell employs 27 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mattie Lou Maxwell:

SchoolDigger ranks Mattie Lou Maxwell 3594^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mattie Lou Maxwell in the ranking list.)

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Magnolia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Magnolia Elementary 606^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mattie Lou Maxwell

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Rank History for all students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.70	3432^nd	4809	28.6%
2005	29.49	3318^th	4822	31.2%
2006	29.58	3329^th	4818	30.9%
2007	32.78	3379^th	5113	33.9%
2008	35.13	3260^th	5113	36.2%
2009	37.95	3183^rd	5193	38.7%
2010	38.77	3249^th	5314	38.9%
2011	37.06	3461^st	5377	35.6%
2012	33.97	3669^th	5390	31.9%
2013	44.89	3015^th	5530	45.5%
2015	40.63	2980^th	5611	46.9%
2016	54.42	2273^rd	5614	59.5%
2017	47.43	2692^nd	5692	52.7%
2018	46.45	2755^th	5662	51.3%
2019	38.03	3309^th	5789	42.8%
2022	37.11	3294^th	5883	44.0%
2023	36.06	3424^th	5874	41.7%
2024	34.04	3594^th	5862	38.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.14	1562^nd	3246	51.9%
2019	43.44	1582^nd	3275	51.7%
2022	48.36	1292^nd	3311	61.0%
2023	40.08	1815^th	3250	44.2%
2024	48.64	1259^th	3160	60.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.94	801^st	2420	66.9%
2024	44.34	1146^th	2634	56.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.28	1893^rd	5084	62.8%
2019	47.93	2544^th	5173	50.8%
2022	50.86	2229^th	5264	57.7%
2023	45.81	2649^th	5374	50.7%
2024	41.41	3028^th	5511	45.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	69.37	62^nd	356	82.6%
2023	62.80	90^th	336	73.2%
2024	73.08	60^th	364	83.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.76	2608^th	5413	51.8%
2019	36.46	3317^th	5492	39.6%
2022	36.48	3232^nd	5635	42.6%
2023	30.95	3678^th	5617	34.5%
2024	31.38	3682^nd	5605	34.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.58	711^th	2585	72.5%
2022	46.49	898^th	2227	59.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.14	2778^th	5431	48.8%
2019	39.86	3051^st	5510	44.6%
2022	38.11	3126^th	5663	44.8%
2023	41.39	2961^st	5650	47.6%
2024	36.88	3281^st	5636	41.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.43	795^th	1154	31.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.67	2125^th	4830	56.0%
2019	42.67	2777^th	4963	44.0%
2022	37.44	3104^th	5084	38.9%
2023	36.87	3149^th	5098	38.2%
2024	32.26	3550^th	5102	30.4%

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Rank History for White students at Mattie Lou Maxwell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.96	2071^st	2834	26.9%
2022	37.97	1805^th	2726	33.8%

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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 Mattie Lou Maxwell

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	323	19	78	131	1	n/a	n/a	0	552
1989	335	15	51	160	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1990	314	17	52	224	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
1991	308	37	51	266	3	n/a	n/a	0	665
1992	349	36	81	318	6	n/a	n/a	0	790
1993	338	44	89	380	10	n/a	n/a	0	861
1994	286	48	97	410	4	n/a	n/a	0	845
1995	242	33	102	441	15	n/a	n/a	0	833
1996	242	33	102	441	15	n/a	n/a	0	833
1997	227	57	104	470	8	n/a	n/a	0	866
1998	212	50	104	423	3	n/a	n/a	0	792
1999	179	43	98	463	3	n/a	n/a	0	786
2000	166	55	102	489	3	n/a	n/a	0	815
2001	140	53	102	524	3	n/a	n/a	4	826
2002	104	36	97	550	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
2003	104	36	97	550	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
2004	97	36	87	568	0	n/a	n/a	3	791
2005	93	30	83	569	1	n/a	n/a	6	782
2006	97	38	89	546	1	n/a	n/a	4	775
2007	93	34	91	550	1	n/a	n/a	8	777
2008	81	28	85	526	4	n/a	n/a	0	724
2009	76	38	101	532	2	11	21	0	781
2010	80	40	109	527	8	10	6	0	780
2011	97	21	115	523	4	6	6	0	772
2012	84	17	118	541	5	5	11	0	781
2013	85	21	115	550	3	5	6	0	785
2014	81	26	97	581	3	3	7	0	798
2015	79	31	98	596	6	5	7	0	822
2016	86	33	89	584	3	4	7	0	806
2017	88	32	83	596	4	4	8	0	815
2018	78	33	76	576	4	3	10	0	780
2019	80	35	73	532	3	5	6	0	734
2020	71	31	63	490	1	4	7	0	667
2021	67	37	62	442	2	1	12	0	623
2022	61	29	68	397	1	2	14	0	572
2023	57	21	79	418	1	3	15	0	594
2024	50	14	77	433	1	3	13	0	591

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 Mattie Lou Maxwell

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	552	26.9	20.5	n/a
1989	561	25.0	22.4	n/a
1990	609	25.6	23.7	n/a
1991	665	29.9	22.2	n/a
1992	790	30.4	25.9	60.4
1993	861	32.2	26.7	70.2
1994	845	34.6	24.4	75.1
1995	833	35.7	23.3	80.1
1996	833	35.7	23.3	80.1
1997	866	37.8	22.9	80.9
1998	792	40.6	19.5	77.1
1999	786	40.6	19.4	73.2
2000	815	41.7	19.5	72.3
2001	826	41.6	19.9	74.9
2002	788	40.0	19.7	76.3
2003	788	40.0	19.7	76.3
2004	791	39.6	20.0	76.9
2005	782	38.6	20.3	78.4
2006	775	38.1	20.3	73.7
2007	777	37.6	20.7	59.7
2008	724	39.0	18.6	80
2009	781	37.0	20.0	75.8
2010	780	35.0	22.2	77.4
2011	772	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	781	31.0	25.1	n/a
2013	785	30.0	26.1	99.6
2014	798	30.0	26.6	83.6
2015	822	31.0	26.5	84.3
2016	806	32.0	25.1	88.1
2017	815	31.0	26.2	88.1
2018	780	30.0	26.0	86.3
2019	734	29.0	25.3	86.1
2020	667	n/a	n/a	84
2021	623	27.0	23.0	82.3
2022	572	27.0	21.1	83.7
2023	594	27.0	22.0	85.4
2024	591	27.0	21.8	87.6

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 Mattie Lou Maxwell

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	552	26.9	20.5	n/a
1989	561	25.0	22.4	n/a
1990	609	25.6	23.7	n/a
1991	665	29.9	22.2	n/a
1992	790	30.4	25.9	60.4
1993	861	32.2	26.7	70.2
1994	845	34.6	24.4	75.1
1995	833	35.7	23.3	80.1
1996	833	35.7	23.3	80.1
1997	866	37.8	22.9	80.9
1998	792	40.6	19.5	77.1
1999	786	40.6	19.4	73.2
2000	815	41.7	19.5	72.3
2001	826	41.6	19.9	74.9
2002	788	40.0	19.7	76.3
2003	788	40.0	19.7	76.3
2004	791	39.6	20.0	76.9
2005	782	38.6	20.3	78.4
2006	775	38.1	20.3	73.7
2007	777	37.6	20.7	59.7
2008	724	39.0	18.6	80
2009	781	37.0	20.0	75.8
2010	780	35.0	22.2	77.4
2011	772	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	781	31.0	25.1	n/a
2013	785	30.0	26.1	99.6
2014	798	30.0	26.6	83.6
2015	822	31.0	26.5	84.3
2016	806	32.0	25.1	88.1
2017	815	31.0	26.2	88.1
2018	780	30.0	26.0	86.3
2019	734	29.0	25.3	86.1
2020	667	n/a	n/a	84
2021	623	27.0	23.0	82.3
2022	572	27.0	21.1	83.7
2023	594	27.0	22.0	85.4
2024	591	27.0	21.8	87.6

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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