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Cypress Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cypress and La Palma, and parts of Buena Park and Los Alamitos.

Cypress’ School Grade B better than 64% of California school districts

Students
3,268
Schools
6
Spent per student
$17,072
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$62.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cypress Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the CA average
  • 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $62.4M, about $19,089 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BCypress 48,781B+La Palma 14,907

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cypress. Grade by grade →

K–65 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsAnaheim Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency63%
State average 33.1% · 2,032 students tested
Reading / language arts68%
State average 46.7% · 2,028 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,072 per student · 19% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 40%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,535’20
3,409’21
3,387’22
3,317’23
3,268’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 41%Hispanic 30%White 17%Two or more races 8%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Margaret Landell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cypress
662 students26:1
Frank Vessels Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cypress
C−
650 students25:1
Juliet Morris Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cypress
562 students27:1
A. E. Arnold Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cypress
C−
560 students24:1
Clara J. King Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cypress
431 students25:1
Steve Luther Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Palma
403 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Long Beach Unified School DistrictLakewood, Long Beach
$21,042per student
ABC Unified School DistrictCerritos, Hawaiian Gardens
$19,156per student
Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim, Stanton
$20,079per student
Bellflower Unified School DistrictLakewood
$21,569per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.