Is Commonwealth Elementary a good school?

Commonwealth Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Commonwealth Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 297 students attended Commonwealth Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Commonwealth Elementary?

Students at Commonwealth Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Commonwealth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Commonwealth Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts High : Troy High

Commonwealth Elementary

Summary:

Commonwealth Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fullerton, CA, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 310. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Commonwealth Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 25-36%, compared to 50-60% for the Fullerton Elementary District and 35-47% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for special education and disabled students, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools in these subgroups. Additionally, Commonwealth has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.4% in 2018-2019 to 24.5% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Acacia Elementary, located less than a mile from Commonwealth, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools and significantly outperforming Commonwealth across all academic measures. Other nearby schools, such as Maple Elementary and Raymond Elementary, also outperform Commonwealth, though not to the same degree as Acacia. This stark contrast in performance between Commonwealth and these nearby schools within the same Fullerton Elementary District is noteworthy.

Detail:

Public K-6

2200 East Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92831-4212

(714) 447-7705

District: Fullerton Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4477^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,415

Students who attend Commonwealth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
High:	Troy High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 297

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

Asian:

5.4%

White:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Commonwealth Elementary ranks worse than 76.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.85. (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 Commonwealth Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Fullerton Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.8%), Asian (5.4%), White (4.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Commonwealth Elementary is 24.7, which is the 4^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Commonwealth Elementary is $6,415, which is the 2^nd highest among 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Commonwealth Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Commonwealth Elementary 4477^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Commonwealth Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fullerton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fullerton Elementary 498^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Commonwealth Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.37	3281^st	4809	31.8%
2005	25.79	3568^th	4822	26.0%
2006	27.87	3463^rd	4818	28.1%
2007	48.10	2431^st	5113	52.5%
2008	45.25	2651^st	5113	48.2%
2009	54.99	2188^th	5193	57.9%
2010	52.79	2396^th	5314	54.9%
2011	49.34	2630^th	5377	51.1%
2012	30.18	3941^st	5390	26.9%
2013	26.96	4279^th	5530	22.6%
2015	34.33	3376^th	5611	39.8%
2016	36.97	3273^rd	5614	41.7%
2017	36.09	3362^nd	5692	40.9%
2018	23.34	4390^th	5662	22.5%
2019	18.53	4937^th	5789	14.7%
2022	33.66	3570^th	5883	39.3%
2023	29.85	3904^th	5874	33.5%
2024	23.85	4477^th	5862	23.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.41	2100^th	3246	35.3%
2019	45.22	1481^st	3275	54.8%
2022	60.13	754^th	3311	77.2%
2023	38.38	1931^st	3250	40.6%
2024	59.49	747^th	3160	76.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	15.40	2405^th	2420	0.6%
2024	19.15	2436^th	2634	7.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.49	3811^th	5084	25.0%
2019	21.29	4473^rd	5173	13.5%
2022	48.59	2358^th	5264	55.2%
2023	41.05	2985^th	5374	44.5%
2024	32.15	3767^th	5511	31.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.30	4291^st	5413	20.7%
2019	20.55	4573^rd	5492	16.7%
2022	30.43	3691^st	5635	34.5%
2023	31.68	3607^th	5617	35.8%
2024	32.07	3630^th	5605	35.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.26	2009^th	2128	5.6%
2019	17.90	2508^th	2585	3.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.52	4057^th	5431	25.3%
2019	17.08	4893^rd	5510	11.2%
2022	37.93	3142^nd	5663	44.5%
2023	29.88	3793^rd	5650	32.9%
2024	19.60	4766^th	5636	15.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Commonwealth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.83	3696^th	4830	23.5%
2019	21.53	4269^th	4963	14.0%
2022	42.21	2729^th	5084	46.3%
2023	37.57	3101^st	5098	39.2%
2024	30.28	3719^th	5102	27.1%

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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 Commonwealth Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	205	23	47	122	4	n/a	n/a	0	401
1989	185	19	37	144	2	n/a	n/a	0	387
1990	206	20	40	161	2	n/a	n/a	0	429
1991	192	28	55	170	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1992	199	21	48	157	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
1993	192	17	51	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1994	163	28	67	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
1995	176	23	81	250	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1996	176	23	81	250	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1997	157	20	67	265	4	n/a	n/a	0	513
1998	174	27	74	282	4	n/a	n/a	0	561
1999	154	23	73	303	4	n/a	n/a	0	557
2000	137	15	57	276	4	n/a	n/a	0	489
2001	148	14	49	283	3	n/a	n/a	0	497
2002	127	16	41	301	2	n/a	n/a	0	487
2003	127	16	41	301	2	n/a	n/a	0	487
2004	117	13	34	299	1	n/a	n/a	2	466
2005	106	18	51	295	3	n/a	n/a	6	479
2006	78	16	53	289	3	n/a	n/a	6	445
2007	65	13	41	280	3	n/a	n/a	16	418
2008	60	12	49	287	2	n/a	n/a	0	410
2009	41	10	40	291	1	5	21	0	409
2010	40	4	39	314	2	5	9	0	413
2011	40	5	28	315	3	3	9	0	403
2012	28	6	28	328	1	2	11	0	404
2013	26	2	28	329	0	2	8	0	395
2014	36	3	21	332	2	0	11	0	405
2015	27	3	21	366	2	0	6	0	425
2016	28	3	15	328	1	0	6	0	381
2017	28	6	14	354	1	0	13	0	416
2018	24	5	13	339	2	0	10	0	393
2019	33	7	12	287	2	0	14	0	355
2020	30	8	11	278	1	0	14	0	342
2021	21	9	9	246	1	0	12	0	298
2022	20	8	12	258	1	0	11	0	310
2023	21	8	12	260	0	0	9	0	310
2024	13	7	16	252	0	0	9	0	297

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

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Commonwealth Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	401	19.5	20.5	n/a
1989	387	19.5	19.8	n/a
1990	429	18.0	23.8	n/a
1991	445	21.7	20.5	n/a
1992	426	22.1	19.2	41.8
1993	446	21.8	20.5	44.2
1994	476	21.4	22.2	49.8
1995	532	23.4	22.7	40.2
1996	532	23.4	22.7	40.2
1997	513	26.0	19.7	44.4
1998	561	27.6	20.3	37.3
1999	557	26.0	21.4	53.3
2000	489	23.0	21.3	55.2
2001	497	22.0	22.6	55.7
2002	487	22.0	22.1	58.3
2003	487	22.0	22.1	58.3
2004	466	22.0	21.2	61
2005	479	23.0	20.8	66.8
2006	445	23.8	18.7	60.6
2007	418	21.4	19.5	47.8
2008	410	24.6	16.7	69
2009	409	21.6	16.6	69.9
2010	413	19.0	21.7	70.7
2011	403	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	404	19.0	21.2	n/a
2013	395	18.0	21.9	79.2
2014	405	17.0	23.8	82.7
2015	425	17.0	25.0	83.5
2016	381	17.0	22.4	81.9
2017	416	16.0	26.0	80.8
2018	393	15.0	26.2	62.8
2019	355	14.0	25.3	83.7
2020	342	n/a	n/a	84.8
2021	298	11.0	27.0	82.6
2022	310	12.4	24.9	87.7
2023	310	12.5	24.8	87.7
2024	297	12.0	24.7	76.4

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 Commonwealth Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	401	19.5	20.5	n/a
1989	387	19.5	19.8	n/a
1990	429	18.0	23.8	n/a
1991	445	21.7	20.5	n/a
1992	426	22.1	19.2	41.8
1993	446	21.8	20.5	44.2
1994	476	21.4	22.2	49.8
1995	532	23.4	22.7	40.2
1996	532	23.4	22.7	40.2
1997	513	26.0	19.7	44.4
1998	561	27.6	20.3	37.3
1999	557	26.0	21.4	53.3
2000	489	23.0	21.3	55.2
2001	497	22.0	22.6	55.7
2002	487	22.0	22.1	58.3
2003	487	22.0	22.1	58.3
2004	466	22.0	21.2	61
2005	479	23.0	20.8	66.8
2006	445	23.8	18.7	60.6
2007	418	21.4	19.5	47.8
2008	410	24.6	16.7	69
2009	409	21.6	16.6	69.9
2010	413	19.0	21.7	70.7
2011	403	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	404	19.0	21.2	n/a
2013	395	18.0	21.9	79.2
2014	405	17.0	23.8	82.7
2015	425	17.0	25.0	83.5
2016	381	17.0	22.4	81.9
2017	416	16.0	26.0	80.8
2018	393	15.0	26.2	62.8
2019	355	14.0	25.3	83.7
2020	342	n/a	n/a	84.8
2021	298	11.0	27.0	82.6
2022	310	12.4	24.9	87.7
2023	310	12.5	24.8	87.7
2024	297	12.0	24.7	76.4

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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