Old Orchard Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Valencia, California

Old Orchard Elementary in Valencia, California enrolled 520 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 22.6 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, 63-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% 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 rose 5%

504 students in 2022-23, 515 students in 2023-24, 520 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at Old Orchard Elementary by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-235042023-245152024-25520
Students enrolled at Old Orchard Elementary by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-235042023-245152024-25520
Students enrolled at Old Orchard Elementary by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-235042023-245152024-25520
Students enrolled at Old Orchard Elementary by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-235042023-245152024-25520
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350422.022.9
2023-2451522.023.4
2024-2552023.022.6

22.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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; Old Orchard Elementary 22.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOld Orchard Elementary 22.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Old Orchard Elementary 22.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOld Orchard Elementary 22.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Old Orchard Elementary 22.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOld Orchard Elementary 22.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Old Orchard Elementary 22.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOld Orchard Elementary 22.6state 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).

One counselor per 534 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Old Orchard Elementary enrolled 534 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 534 of the 534 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent13.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.2% of students were Hispanic, 27.3% White, 8.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.2%
  2. White27.3%
  3. Two or more races8.7%
  4. Asian2.1%
  5. Black0.8%

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 Old Orchard Elementary scored proficient or above: 63-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% 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, 2021-2263‑69%66%45%
Math, 2022-2356%61% (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 Valencia

9 public elementary schools in Valencia report 2024-25 enrollment; Old Orchard Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Creek Academy98328.913.7%
Bridgeport Elementary86626.224.8%
Valencia Valley Elementary73824.620.3%
Meadows Elementary72926.023.3%
Oak Hills Elementary66025.415.6%
Charles Helmers Elementary52426.217.4%
Old Orchard Elementary52022.637.9%
Tesoro del Valle Elementary50325.822.1%

All public schools in Valencia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Old Orchard Elementary

  1. Peachland Avenue ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 463 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Wiley Canyon ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 388 students, 21.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Old Orchard Elementary with Peachland Avenue ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newhall School District spends per student$13,698 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,698
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaOld Orchard Elementary is the number 2,185 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,185 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher22.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.22.6:1
  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 Old Orchard Elementary

  1. How many students attend Old Orchard Elementary?
    520 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 504 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Valencia, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Orchard Elementary?
    22.6 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 Old Orchard Elementary a Title I school?
    Old Orchard 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 Old Orchard Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Old Orchard Elementary scored proficient or above: 63-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% 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 Old Orchard Elementary in?
    Newhall School District, NCES district ID 0627180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062718004096 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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