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B+

Magnolia Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Stanton, and parts of Anaheim.

Stanton’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of California school districts

Students
4,765
Schools
9
Spent per student
$21,694
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$17.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Magnolia Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.9M, about $3,750 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Stanton 40,161

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stanton. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsThis district
7–819 middle schoolsAnaheim Union High School District
9–1216 high schoolsAnaheim Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency39%
State average 33.1% · 2,978 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.7% · 2,955 students tested

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

Graduation rate 91% at Anaheim Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$21,694 per student · 2% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 62%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,379’20
5,117’21
4,999’22
4,917’23
4,765’24

Down 11.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 70%Asian 14%White 8%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dr. Peter Marshall
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
714 students22:1
Dr. Jonas E. Salk
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
627 students21:1
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Stanton
601 students24:1
Mattie Lou Maxwell
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
577 students23:1
Walt Disney
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
560 students25:1
Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
521 students21:1
Juliette Low School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
475 students25:1
Esther L. Walter
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
442 students21:1
Lord Baden-Powell
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
248 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Anaheim Union High School DistrictBuena Park, Cypress, Orange
$20,079per student
Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictBuena Park, Fullerton
$17,606per student
Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove
$21,521per student
Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictGarden Grove
$18,463per 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.