Fountain Valley Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8
Serves Fountain Valley, and parts of Huntington Beach.
Students
6,010
Schools
10
Spent per student
$15,410
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$56.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Fountain Valley Elementary School District
- Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 44 pts below the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the CA average
- 24 students per teacher
- Debt of $56.9M, about $9,461 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for El Modena.
K–628 schoolsOrange Unified School District
7–85 middle schoolsOrange Unified School District
9–124 high schoolsOrange Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency5%
State average 33.4% · small group: the state reports 0–10%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 48.5% · small group: the state reports 0–10%
Graduation rate 93% at Orange Unified School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,410 per student · 27% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 43%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,162’20
5,992’21
5,968’22
6,028’23
6,010’24
About steady.
Students
Asian 38%White 31%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 11%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Courreges (Roch) Elementary
631 students26:1
Cox (James H.) Elementary
607 students24:1
Newland (William T.) Elementary
C531 students24:1
Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary
530 students27:1
Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary
526 students26:1
Oka (Isojiro) Elementary
D−504 students25:1
Gisler (Robert) Elementary
D−470 students24:1
Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
D−768 students22:1
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
C753 students22:1
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle
D−690 students20:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.