Cypress Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–6

Elementary and middle schools for Cypress and La Palma, and parts of Buena Park and Los Alamitos.

At a glance

3,268Students enrolled

6Schools

2Towns served

$17,072Spent per student

25:1Student–teacher ratio

46%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Cypress

Grades K–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Lexington Junior High1,188 students · CypressAnaheim Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency10%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)

Reading / language arts10%

State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)

Graduation rate 92% at Anaheim Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,072

per student each year · 19% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration30%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)55%

State40%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,535’20

3,409’21

3,387’22

3,317’23

3,268’24

Students

Asian · 41%1,330

Hispanic · 30%993

White · 17%556

Two or more races · 8%277

Black · 3%84

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%17

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Cypress49,498 people

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La Palma15,272 people

Also covers small parts of Buena Park and Los Alamitos.

Schools6 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–6

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Margaret Landell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 662 students · Cypress

Public 📚

Frank Vessels ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 650 students · Cypress

CPublic 📚

Juliet Morris ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 562 students · Cypress

D-Public 📚

A. E. Arnold ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 560 students · Cypress

CPublic 📚

Clara J. King ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 431 students · Cypress

Public 📚

Steve Luther ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 403 students · La Palma

D-Public

Where students go next · Anaheim Union High School District

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Lexington Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,188 students · Cypress

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Long Beach Unified School DistrictLakewood · Long Beach · $21,042 per student

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ABC Unified School DistrictCerritos · Hawaiian Gardens · $19,156 per student

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Bellflower Unified School DistrictLakewood · $21,569 per student

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Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove · Stanton · $21,521 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.