Enrollment
647
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Irvine, CA
Federal NCES profile for Eastwood Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
The verdict
Eastwood Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of California schools.
Eastwood Elementary has class sizes larger than 93% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Eastwood Elementary ranks #7 of 35 elementary schools in Irvine, CA.
NCES ID 068450014114 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
647
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
28.1:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+31% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.5%
vs 55.5% California avg
-76% vs state
How Eastwood Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
28.1:1 - 6.6 above the California state median of 21.5:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Eastwood Elementary is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Irvine, California, enrolling 647 students.
Class loads run heavy: 28.1:1 is larger than about 93% of California schools and 31% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 13.5% free-meal eligibility runs 76% below the California average.
Enrollment of 647 puts it in the larger third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 1,053 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #113.
Its student body is led by Asian (66%) and White (16%) (diversity index 52/100).
12.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Irvine Unified spends $13,289 per pupil, 20% below the California average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Among Irvine's elementary schools, it stands alongside Orchard Hills (1,373 students): Eastwood Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (28.1:1 vs 29.2:1).
Irvine Unified also operates Portola High (2,693 students) and University High (2,307 students) alongside Eastwood Elementary.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Eastwood Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 28.1:1 | ▲ 31% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.5% | ▼ 76% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 647 | top 28% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: Asian at 66.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 52.2, Eastwood Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Irvine Unified, which includes Eastwood Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portola High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| University High | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Northwood High | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Woodbridge High | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Irvine High | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Eastwood Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Eastwood Elementary's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Eastwood Elementary has 647 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Irvine, CA.
The student-teacher ratio at Eastwood Elementary is 28.1:1, which is 31% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 79% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
13.5% of students at Eastwood Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
The largest demographic group at Eastwood Elementary is Asian at 66.3% of enrollment, in Irvine, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.
Eastwood Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Eastwood Elementary ranks #7 of 35 elementary schools in Irvine, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Irvine on the city page.
Eastwood Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Eastwood Elementary, Irvine Unified also operates Portola High (2,693 students), University High (2,307 students), and Northwood High (2,244 students). See the Irvine Unified district page for the complete list.
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