Summary:
Turtle Rock Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Irvine, California, serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. As part of the Irvine Unified School District, which is ranked 92 out of 1,560 districts in the state, Turtle Rock Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in California, ranking within the top 3% of all elementary schools in the state for the past several years.
Turtle Rock Elementary's academic performance is truly exceptional, with 83.2% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 75.72% and 69.88% for the Irvine Unified School District, respectively, and 46.66% and 34.62% for the state of California. The school's performance is particularly strong in higher grade levels, with 90.32% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 85.71% in Mathematics. Additionally, Turtle Rock Elementary excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top 5% of California elementary schools for these subgroups.
Turtle Rock Elementary's diverse student population, with a significant Asian student population (52.34%) and a relatively even distribution of other racial groups, including White (23.95%), Hispanic (12.1%), and students of two or more races (8.14%), sets it apart from many of the nearby schools, which tend to have a larger proportion of White and Asian students. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate, which has remained below 10% for most of the past five school years, is also noteworthy, as it is significantly lower than the chronic absenteeism rates of many nearby schools, such as Eastshore Elementary, Stone Creek Elementary, and Meadow Park Elementary.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Irvine Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
131st of 5,874 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,458
Students who attend Turtle Rock Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 32.1
Number of students: 835
Racial breakdown:
Asian:
52.3%
White:
24.0%
Hispanic:
12.1%
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Two or more races:
8.1%
African American:
3.0%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.4%
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