Is Old Orchard Elementary a good school?

Old Orchard Elementary ranks 1129 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Old Orchard Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended Old Orchard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Old Orchard Elementary?

Students at Old Orchard Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 29% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Old Orchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Old Orchard Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Placerita Junior High High : Academy of the Canyons High : William S. Hart High

Old Orchard Elementary

Summary:

Old Orchard Elementary is a public elementary school in Valencia, California, serving 504 students in grades K-6 as part of the Newhall School District, which is ranked 265 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Old Orchard Elementary consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 53.33% to 75.38% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 49.32% to 63.08% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 47.04% and 34.31% to 45.64%, respectively. The school also excels with its Hispanic and White student populations, ranking in the top 15% and top 22% of California elementary schools in ELA/Literacy. However, some nearby schools, such as Stevenson Ranch Elementary and Oak Hills Elementary, consistently outperform Old Orchard in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics.

While Old Orchard has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.1% in 2017-2018 to 12.6% in 2022-2023, the school's performance with its Low Socioeconomic Status student group indicates it is effectively supporting these students academically. The increase in free/reduced lunch rates, from 39.7% in 2021-2022 to 47.02% in 2022-2023, suggests a growing population of students from lower-income households, which may present additional challenges for the school to maintain its high level of performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

25141 North Avenida Rondel
Valencia, CA 91355-3205

(661) 291-4040

District: Newhall

SchoolDigger Rank:
1129^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,128

Students who attend Old Orchard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Placerita Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	William S. Hart High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 515

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

29.1%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Old Orchard Elementary ranks better than 80.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Newhall School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.52. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.6%), White (29.1%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Old Orchard Elementary is 23.4, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Newhall School District. (See more...)

Compare Old Orchard Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Old Orchard Elementary is $13,128, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Newhall School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Old Orchard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Old Orchard Elementary 1129^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Old Orchard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Newhall:

SchoolDigger ranks Newhall 265^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Old Orchard Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.17	826^th	4809	82.8%
2005	83.38	793^rd	4822	83.6%
2006	87.74	606^th	4818	87.4%
2007	86.00	711^th	5113	86.1%
2008	80.74	942^nd	5113	81.6%
2009	78.50	1070^th	5193	79.4%
2010	78.54	1068^th	5314	79.9%
2011	77.61	1124^th	5377	79.1%
2012	65.62	1754^th	5390	67.5%
2013	70.22	1566^th	5530	71.7%
2015	67.17	1605^th	5611	71.4%
2016	69.57	1544^th	5614	72.5%
2017	72.40	1452^nd	5692	74.5%
2018	72.48	1463^rd	5662	74.2%
2019	75.98	1346^th	5789	76.7%
2021	73.00	351^st	1417	75.2%
2022	82.39	1073^rd	5883	81.8%
2023	76.94	1283^rd	5874	78.2%
2024	80.52	1129^th	5862	80.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.09	696^th	3246	78.6%
2019	76.70	374^th	3275	88.6%
2024	57.06	835^th	3160	73.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.18	2025^th	5084	60.2%
2019	44.86	2755^th	5173	46.7%
2021	68.72	250^th	1110	77.5%
2022	82.07	672^nd	5264	87.2%
2023	71.83	1130^th	5374	79.0%
2024	78.13	919^th	5511	83.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.22	1182^nd	5413	78.2%
2019	79.80	1083^rd	5492	80.3%
2021	66.91	374^th	1267	70.5%
2022	73.31	1382^nd	5635	75.5%
2023	69.68	1512^th	5617	73.1%
2024	80.57	1067^th	5605	81.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.11	539^th	2128	74.7%
2019	71.45	479^th	2585	81.5%
2022	77.85	328^th	2227	85.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.16	1756^th	5431	67.7%
2019	65.98	1682^nd	5510	69.5%
2021	73.10	315^th	1272	75.2%
2022	85.38	850^th	5663	85.0%
2023	79.62	1106^th	5650	80.4%
2024	77.80	1145^th	5636	79.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.64	1460^th	4830	69.8%
2019	71.63	1086^th	4963	78.1%
2022	87.23	463^rd	5084	90.9%
2023	68.31	1266^th	5098	75.2%
2024	80.68	695^th	5102	86.4%

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Rank History for White students at Old Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.18	713^th	2737	73.9%
2019	82.36	379^th	2834	86.6%
2022	72.87	706^th	2726	74.1%
2023	75.28	610^th	2662	77.1%
2024	76.02	592^nd	2647	77.6%

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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 Old Orchard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	629	6	38	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	710
1989	416	9	13	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1990	463	13	19	168	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
1991	513	24	43	221	0	n/a	n/a	0	801
1992	475	12	37	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1993	475	14	39	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1994	487	15	33	263	0	n/a	n/a	0	798
1995	268	11	19	161	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1996	268	11	19	161	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1997	276	15	16	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
1998	304	12	12	177	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1999	279	9	17	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
2000	257	9	18	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
2001	242	12	15	212	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
2002	273	35	24	229	1	n/a	n/a	0	562
2003	273	35	24	229	1	n/a	n/a	0	562
2004	263	14	36	180	0	n/a	n/a	1	494
2005	293	14	82	194	0	n/a	n/a	37	620
2006	255	6	21	190	2	n/a	n/a	43	517
2007	258	4	26	203	3	n/a	n/a	48	542
2008	251	8	21	198	2	n/a	n/a	0	480
2009	256	6	15	206	1	0	78	0	562
2010	238	4	8	284	1	0	19	0	554
2011	206	7	8	291	1	0	20	0	533
2012	182	10	8	269	1	0	20	0	490
2013	179	8	8	268	0	0	17	0	480
2014	177	7	7	265	0	0	15	0	471
2015	169	10	6	265	0	1	19	0	470
2016	168	9	8	257	1	1	20	0	464
2017	155	6	8	256	1	1	25	0	452
2018	158	6	9	225	1	1	23	0	423
2019	155	7	9	208	2	1	17	0	399
2020	159	6	8	248	2	1	23	0	447
2021	134	4	4	207	2	1	26	0	378
2022	174	7	22	288	3	0	40	0	534
2023	165	6	8	280	1	0	44	0	504
2024	150	4	9	307	0	0	45	0	515

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Old Orchard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	710	26.0	27.3	n/a
1989	562	20.0	28.1	n/a
1990	663	24.5	27.0	n/a
1991	801	28.5	28.1	n/a
1992	756	29.0	26.0	29.8
1993	760	28.0	27.1	26.6
1994	798	27.0	29.6	40.1
1995	459	17.1	26.8	66.4
1996	459	17.1	26.8	66.4
1997	476	19.5	24.4	43.5
1998	505	23.5	21.5	42.2
1999	480	22.5	21.3	50.8
2000	470	20.0	23.5	50.4
2001	481	20.0	24.1	47.2
2002	562	23.0	24.4	38.3
2003	562	23.0	24.4	38.3
2004	494	21.0	23.5	28
2005	620	28.3	21.9	25.9
2006	517	25.0	20.7	28.1
2007	542	26.0	20.8	32.2
2008	480	30.1	15.9	28.1
2009	562	27.6	18.4	27.9
2010	554	27.1	20.4	34.7
2011	533	n/a	n/a	36.6
2012	490	22.5	21.7	n/a
2013	480	22.4	21.4	42.7
2014	471	21.2	22.1	43.1
2015	470	21.0	22.3	40.2
2016	464	21.0	22.0	40.5
2017	452	20.0	22.6	42.5
2018	423	19.0	22.2	44.2
2019	399	19.0	21.0	40.9
2020	447	n/a	n/a	39.8
2021	378	18.0	21.0	45.8
2022	534	24.0	22.2	39.7
2023	504	22.0	22.9	47
2024	515	22.0	23.4	50.5

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 Old Orchard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	710	26.0	27.3	n/a
1989	562	20.0	28.1	n/a
1990	663	24.5	27.0	n/a
1991	801	28.5	28.1	n/a
1992	756	29.0	26.0	29.8
1993	760	28.0	27.1	26.6
1994	798	27.0	29.6	40.1
1995	459	17.1	26.8	66.4
1996	459	17.1	26.8	66.4
1997	476	19.5	24.4	43.5
1998	505	23.5	21.5	42.2
1999	480	22.5	21.3	50.8
2000	470	20.0	23.5	50.4
2001	481	20.0	24.1	47.2
2002	562	23.0	24.4	38.3
2003	562	23.0	24.4	38.3
2004	494	21.0	23.5	28
2005	620	28.3	21.9	25.9
2006	517	25.0	20.7	28.1
2007	542	26.0	20.8	32.2
2008	480	30.1	15.9	28.1
2009	562	27.6	18.4	27.9
2010	554	27.1	20.4	34.7
2011	533	n/a	n/a	36.6
2012	490	22.5	21.7	n/a
2013	480	22.4	21.4	42.7
2014	471	21.2	22.1	43.1
2015	470	21.0	22.3	40.2
2016	464	21.0	22.0	40.5
2017	452	20.0	22.6	42.5
2018	423	19.0	22.2	44.2
2019	399	19.0	21.0	40.9
2020	447	n/a	n/a	39.8
2021	378	18.0	21.0	45.8
2022	534	24.0	22.2	39.7
2023	504	22.0	22.9	47
2024	515	22.0	23.4	50.5

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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