Is Sycamore Elementary a good school?

Sycamore Elementary ranks 2540 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sycamore Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 355 students attended Sycamore Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Elementary?

Students at Sycamore Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sycamore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Portola Middle High : Orange High

Sycamore Elementary

Summary:

Sycamore Elementary is a public elementary school in Orange, California, serving 355 students in grades K-6. The school faces several key challenges, including lower-than-average student performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population.

Sycamore Elementary's performance on standardized tests is generally 10-15 percentage points below the Orange Unified district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, dropping from the top 40% in 2011-2012 to the bottom 50% in recent years. Additionally, Sycamore's chronic absenteeism rate has more than tripled since 2017-2018, reaching 35.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

While Sycamore Elementary's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform relatively better compared to the overall school, the performance for male students and students with disabilities lags behind. Interestingly, nearby schools like West Orange Elementary have significantly higher student performance and lower chronic absenteeism, despite serving a similar demographic of students. The school's challenges in student achievement and attendance are areas of concern that the school and district should address to improve outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-6

340 North Main St.
Orange, CA 92868-2408

(714) 997-6277

District: Orange Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2540^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,544

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Portola Middle
High:	Orange High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 355

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

White:

7.0%

Asian:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sycamore Elementary ranks better than 56.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.21. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.9%), White (7%), Asian (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sycamore Elementary is 23, which is the 4^th best among 27 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sycamore Elementary employs 15.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sycamore Elementary is $5,544, which is the 11^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sycamore Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sycamore Elementary 2540^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sycamore Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

Orange Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Orange Unified 517^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sycamore Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.96	4273^rd	4809	11.1%
2005	18.72	4057^th	4822	15.9%
2006	21.04	3921^st	4818	18.6%
2007	20.21	4278^th	5113	16.3%
2008	19.28	4385^th	5113	14.2%
2009	23.44	4173^rd	5193	19.6%
2010	16.32	4830^th	5314	9.1%
2011	28.43	4098^th	5377	23.8%
2012	57.09	2202^nd	5390	59.1%
2013	44.32	3052^nd	5530	44.8%
2015	35.28	3304^th	5611	41.1%
2016	28.03	3931^st	5614	30.0%
2017	26.26	4143^rd	5692	27.2%
2018	31.11	3739^th	5662	34.0%
2019	30.98	3855^th	5789	33.4%
2022	31.73	3729^th	5883	36.6%
2023	48.47	2611^th	5874	55.5%
2024	50.21	2540^th	5862	56.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.05	2311^th	3246	28.8%
2019	40.89	1730^th	3275	47.2%
2022	42.40	1648^th	3311	50.2%
2023	42.23	1666^th	3250	48.7%
2024	55.83	889^th	3160	71.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.40	3058^th	5084	39.9%
2019	41.51	3004^th	5173	41.9%
2022	43.87	2699^th	5264	48.7%
2023	62.66	1586^th	5374	70.5%
2024	58.13	1909^th	5511	65.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.16	3594^th	5413	33.6%
2019	30.12	3816^th	5492	30.5%
2022	37.98	3119^th	5635	44.6%
2023	53.78	2213^th	5617	60.6%
2024	53.48	2244^th	5605	60.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.74	1352^nd	2128	36.5%
2019	39.37	1335^th	2585	48.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.29	3446^th	5431	36.5%
2019	32.86	3556^th	5510	35.5%
2022	27.17	4036^th	5663	28.7%
2023	43.30	2852^nd	5650	49.5%
2024	46.55	2658^th	5636	52.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sycamore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.47	2766^th	4830	42.7%
2019	39.31	3000^th	4963	39.6%
2022	41.87	2758^th	5084	45.8%
2023	62.13	1550^th	5098	69.6%
2024	64.14	1466^th	5102	71.3%

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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 Sycamore Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	248	17	46	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1989	231	10	55	232	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
1990	221	9	53	276	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1991	211	10	47	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1992	206	13	51	358	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
1993	202	5	48	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1994	178	6	38	432	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
1995	141	13	49	525	1	n/a	n/a	0	729
1996	141	13	49	525	1	n/a	n/a	0	729
1997	132	8	54	609	3	n/a	n/a	0	806
1998	121	7	48	602	4	n/a	n/a	0	782
1999	121	6	49	594	5	n/a	n/a	0	775
2000	110	43	37	574	6	n/a	n/a	4	774
2001	111	7	33	627	4	n/a	n/a	0	782
2002	82	12	38	610	3	n/a	n/a	2	747
2003	82	12	38	610	3	n/a	n/a	2	747
2004	77	9	36	584	3	n/a	n/a	4	713
2005	72	5	21	547	5	n/a	n/a	8	658
2006	47	13	25	513	4	n/a	n/a	12	614
2007	40	8	23	463	6	n/a	n/a	12	552
2008	27	9	24	445	3	n/a	n/a	0	508
2009	26	11	25	427	1	1	14	0	505
2010	15	7	23	390	1	0	17	0	453
2011	14	3	24	402	1	0	11	0	455
2012	18	6	30	402	2	1	9	0	468
2013	13	4	23	401	3	3	6	0	453
2014	16	2	17	367	3	5	7	0	417
2015	18	2	22	390	1	3	7	0	443
2016	16	4	16	370	1	2	7	0	416
2017	14	7	15	368	2	2	7	0	415
2018	20	8	22	362	1	1	5	0	419
2019	22	7	21	362	2	0	9	0	423
2020	20	7	18	343	1	0	13	0	402
2021	21	4	18	314	1	2	10	0	370
2022	22	5	10	320	0	0	6	0	363
2023	25	7	13	305	0	0	5	0	355

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 Sycamore Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	21.4	24.0	n/a
1989	529	20.4	25.9	n/a
1990	559	23.0	24.3	n/a
1991	573	22.9	25.0	n/a
1992	628	23.3	26.9	51.4
1993	644	25.4	25.4	62.9
1994	654	25.4	25.7	65.7
1995	729	28.9	25.2	75
1996	729	28.9	25.2	75
1997	806	30.4	26.5	73.6
1998	782	37.0	21.1	81.3
1999	775	38.0	20.4	72.1
2000	774	39.0	19.8	72.5
2001	782	38.0	20.6	71.1
2002	747	37.4	20.0	67
2003	747	37.4	20.0	67
2004	713	38.0	18.8	69.7
2005	658	38.0	17.3	74.2
2006	614	33.0	18.6	69.4
2007	552	28.5	19.4	72
2008	508	28.8	17.6	66.3
2009	505	25.9	18.0	72.3
2010	453	23.4	19.2	80.1
2011	455	n/a	n/a	71.9
2012	468	21.0	22.2	99.4
2013	453	18.0	25.1	84.3
2014	417	15.9	26.0	80.1
2015	443	17.0	26.0	79.5
2016	416	14.0	29.7	78.1
2017	415	16.0	25.9	74.9
2018	419	16.2	25.7	77.6
2019	423	18.5	22.8	78
2020	402	n/a	n/a	77.4
2021	370	15.6	23.7	76.8
2022	363	15.0	24.1	66.1
2023	355	15.4	23.0	89.6

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 Sycamore Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	21.4	24.0	n/a
1989	529	20.4	25.9	n/a
1990	559	23.0	24.3	n/a
1991	573	22.9	25.0	n/a
1992	628	23.3	26.9	51.4
1993	644	25.4	25.4	62.9
1994	654	25.4	25.7	65.7
1995	729	28.9	25.2	75
1996	729	28.9	25.2	75
1997	806	30.4	26.5	73.6
1998	782	37.0	21.1	81.3
1999	775	38.0	20.4	72.1
2000	774	39.0	19.8	72.5
2001	782	38.0	20.6	71.1
2002	747	37.4	20.0	67
2003	747	37.4	20.0	67
2004	713	38.0	18.8	69.7
2005	658	38.0	17.3	74.2
2006	614	33.0	18.6	69.4
2007	552	28.5	19.4	72
2008	508	28.8	17.6	66.3
2009	505	25.9	18.0	72.3
2010	453	23.4	19.2	80.1
2011	455	n/a	n/a	71.9
2012	468	21.0	22.2	99.4
2013	453	18.0	25.1	84.3
2014	417	15.9	26.0	80.1
2015	443	17.0	26.0	79.5
2016	416	14.0	29.7	78.1
2017	415	16.0	25.9	74.9
2018	419	16.2	25.7	77.6
2019	423	18.5	22.8	78
2020	402	n/a	n/a	77.4
2021	370	15.6	23.7	76.8
2022	363	15.0	24.1	66.1
2023	355	15.4	23.0	89.6

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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