Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Fountain Valley, California

Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary in Fountain Valley, California enrolled 400 students in 2024-25 with 16.1 full-time teachers, 24.9 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

389 students in 2022-23, 394 students in 2023-24, 400 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 16.1.

Students enrolled at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary by school year2022-23: 389, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-233892023-243942024-25400
Students enrolled at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary by school year2022-23: 389, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-233892023-243942024-25400
Students enrolled at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary by school year2022-23: 389, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-233892023-243942024-25400
Students enrolled at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary by school year2022-23: 389, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-233892023-243942024-25400
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338917.122.8
2023-2439417.123.1
2024-2540016.124.9

24.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 24.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 24.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 24.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 24.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary enrolled 388 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent35.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.0% of students were Hispanic, 28.0% Asian, 4.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.0%
  2. Asian28.0%
  3. White4.0%
  4. Two or more races3.0%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary scored proficient or above: 36-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236‑44%57%45%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%47% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fountain Valley

8 public elementary schools in Fountain Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ethan B. Allen Elementary63724.539.6%
Courreges (Roch) Elementary63126.318.5%
Cox (James H.) Elementary60724.332.0%
James Monroe Elementary55524.754.6%
Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary53026.530.2%
Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary52626.325.5%
Gisler (Robert) Elementary47023.523.4%
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary40024.965.5%

All public schools in Fountain Valley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary

  1. James Monroe ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 555 students, 24.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Cox (James H.) ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 607 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary with James Monroe ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Garden Grove Unified spends per student$20,023 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,023
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaMamie L. Northcutt Elementary is the number 3,667 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,667 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.24.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary

  1. How many students attend Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?
    400 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 389 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fountain Valley, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?
    24.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary a Title I school?
    Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary scored proficient or above: 36-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary in?
    Garden Grove Unified, NCES district ID 0614880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061488001867 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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