Is Santa Clarita Elementary a good school?

Santa Clarita Elementary ranks 1598 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Santa Clarita Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 170 students attended Santa Clarita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Clarita Elementary?

Students at Santa Clarita Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 22% White, 14% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Santa Clarita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Clarita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Arroyo Seco Junior High High : Academy of the Canyons High : Saugus High

Santa Clarita Elementary

Summary:

Santa Clarita Elementary is a public elementary school in Saugus, California, serving 254 students in grades K-6 and part of the Saugus Union School District.

While the Saugus Union district is ranked 221 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating, Santa Clarita Elementary faces some challenges. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 58.52% and 45.99%, respectively, compared to the district's 66.17% and 62.10%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. Santa Clarita Elementary also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 7.0% to 15.0% in recent years, and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, from 29.46% to 51.16%.

Compared to nearby schools within the Saugus Union district, such as Rosedell Elementary, Mountainview Elementary, and West Creek Academy, Santa Clarita Elementary generally performs below the district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school's performance also varies among different student subgroups, with higher rankings for Hispanic students and students with disabilities, but lower rankings for White students and low-socioeconomic status students.

Detail:

Public K-6

27177 Seco Canyon Rd.
Saugus, CA 91350-1550

(661) 294-5340

District: Saugus Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1598^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,317

Students who attend Santa Clarita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arroyo Seco Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Saugus High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 170

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

21.8%

Asian:

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Santa Clarita Elementary ranks better than 72.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.93. (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 Santa Clarita Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Saugus Union School District. Student population at Santa Clarita Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.5%), White (21.8%), Asian (14.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Santa Clarita Elementary is 24.2, which is the lowest among 15 elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Santa Clarita Elementary is $11,317, which is the highest among 15 elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Santa Clarita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Clarita Elementary 1598^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Santa Clarita Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Saugus Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Saugus Union 221^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Santa Clarita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	84.11	742^nd	4809	84.6%
2005	76.25	1082^nd	4822	77.6%
2006	73.30	1203^rd	4818	75.0%
2007	75.63	1147^th	5113	77.6%
2008	77.36	1092^nd	5113	78.6%
2009	76.37	1155^th	5193	77.8%
2010	75.02	1231^st	5314	76.8%
2011	61.45	1941^st	5377	63.9%
2012	64.52	1813^th	5390	66.4%
2013	60.86	2067^th	5530	62.6%
2015	70.94	1457^th	5611	74.0%
2016	52.76	2356^th	5614	58.0%
2017	64.79	1813^th	5692	68.1%
2018	65.04	1806^th	5662	68.1%
2019	63.16	1921^st	5789	66.8%
2022	64.30	1835^th	5883	68.8%
2023	68.53	1647^th	5874	72.0%
2024	69.93	1598^th	5862	72.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	88.27	192^nd	2420	92.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.53	1481^st	5084	70.9%
2019	56.17	1993^rd	5173	61.5%
2022	68.94	1216^th	5264	76.9%
2023	67.45	1365^th	5374	74.6%
2024	60.79	1740^th	5511	68.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.13	1651^st	5413	69.5%
2019	65.20	1732^nd	5492	68.5%
2022	64.01	1769^th	5635	68.6%
2023	59.45	1971^st	5617	64.9%
2024	64.10	1754^th	5605	68.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	78.76	296^th	2128	86.1%
2022	68.59	438^th	2227	80.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.07	1928^th	5431	64.5%
2019	58.41	2016^th	5510	63.4%
2022	62.08	1863^rd	5663	67.1%
2023	73.96	1337^th	5650	76.3%
2024	72.59	1382^nd	5636	75.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.42	1657^th	4830	65.7%
2019	70.04	1173^rd	4963	76.4%
2022	63.31	1461^st	5084	71.3%
2023	71.62	1095^th	5098	78.5%
2024	75.91	901^st	5102	82.3%

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Rank History for White students at Santa Clarita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.24	1659^th	2737	39.4%
2019	39.77	1867^th	2834	34.1%
2022	35.77	1855^th	2726	32.0%

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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 Santa Clarita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	446	5	10	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	514
1989	457	9	15	57	7	n/a	n/a	0	545
1990	519	11	27	67	6	n/a	n/a	0	630
1991	548	10	33	76	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
1992	516	11	31	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
1993	499	10	43	116	2	n/a	n/a	0	670
1994	482	11	38	92	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1995	453	14	33	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1996	453	14	33	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1997	456	15	29	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
1998	476	13	30	87	1	n/a	n/a	0	607
1999	504	9	31	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
2000	502	12	33	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
2001	468	11	30	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
2002	467	14	35	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
2003	467	14	35	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
2004	403	16	51	135	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2005	393	17	49	135	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
2006	394	19	53	146	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
2007	357	24	44	151	0	n/a	n/a	4	580
2008	350	23	47	136	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	556
2009	320	23	40	150	0	2	9	0	544
2010	330	19	49	159	0	1	6	0	564
2011	295	11	37	145	0	1	6	0	495
2012	286	14	31	151	0	1	6	0	489
2013	289	18	30	149	0	1	6	0	493
2014	241	13	30	131	0	0	6	0	421
2015	215	15	25	155	1	0	12	0	423
2016	211	13	30	151	1	0	12	0	418
2017	220	15	32	156	1	0	7	0	431
2018	202	15	31	129	1	1	9	0	388
2019	169	17	34	150	1	0	12	0	383
2020	146	19	34	140	1	0	10	0	350
2021	107	8	12	87	1	0	9	0	224
2022	117	17	29	168	0	0	15	0	346
2023	74	12	22	135	0	0	11	0	254
2024	37	9	24	96	0	0	4	0	170

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Santa Clarita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	19.0	27.0	n/a
1989	545	19.0	28.6	n/a
1990	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
1991	668	23.0	29.0	n/a
1992	645	23.4	27.5	5.4
1993	670	23.0	29.1	6.1
1994	625	23.0	27.2	6.2
1995	586	21.0	27.9	7.5
1996	586	21.0	27.9	7.5
1997	584	23.0	25.4	8.2
1998	607	27.0	22.5	15
1999	629	30.0	21.0	11.3
2000	638	30.5	20.9	10.3
2001	606	29.0	20.9	13.9
2002	628	31.1	20.2	13.9
2003	628	31.1	20.2	13.9
2004	605	28.2	21.5	18.3
2005	594	29.5	20.1	18
2006	612	30.0	20.4	13.4
2007	580	28.0	20.7	15.5
2008	556	31.0	17.9	16.5
2009	544	26.0	18.8	14.5
2010	564	25.0	22.5	16.7
2011	495	n/a	n/a	19
2012	489	27.5	17.7	n/a
2013	493	17.3	28.4	31.2
2014	421	15.0	28.0	28.7
2015	423	16.0	26.4	30.3
2016	418	15.0	27.8	30.4
2017	431	16.0	26.9	25.3
2018	388	15.0	25.8	31.7
2019	383	14.5	26.4	26.6
2020	350	n/a	n/a	33.4
2021	224	9.0	24.8	29.5
2022	346	13.0	26.6	51.2
2023	254	10.0	25.4	50
2024	170	7.0	24.2	47.6

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 Santa Clarita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	19.0	27.0	n/a
1989	545	19.0	28.6	n/a
1990	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
1991	668	23.0	29.0	n/a
1992	645	23.4	27.5	5.4
1993	670	23.0	29.1	6.1
1994	625	23.0	27.2	6.2
1995	586	21.0	27.9	7.5
1996	586	21.0	27.9	7.5
1997	584	23.0	25.4	8.2
1998	607	27.0	22.5	15
1999	629	30.0	21.0	11.3
2000	638	30.5	20.9	10.3
2001	606	29.0	20.9	13.9
2002	628	31.1	20.2	13.9
2003	628	31.1	20.2	13.9
2004	605	28.2	21.5	18.3
2005	594	29.5	20.1	18
2006	612	30.0	20.4	13.4
2007	580	28.0	20.7	15.5
2008	556	31.0	17.9	16.5
2009	544	26.0	18.8	14.5
2010	564	25.0	22.5	16.7
2011	495	n/a	n/a	19
2012	489	27.5	17.7	n/a
2013	493	17.3	28.4	31.2
2014	421	15.0	28.0	28.7
2015	423	16.0	26.4	30.3
2016	418	15.0	27.8	30.4
2017	431	16.0	26.9	25.3
2018	388	15.0	25.8	31.7
2019	383	14.5	26.4	26.6
2020	350	n/a	n/a	33.4
2021	224	9.0	24.8	29.5
2022	346	13.0	26.6	51.2
2023	254	10.0	25.4	50
2024	170	7.0	24.2	47.6

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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