Woodbury Elementary, Irvine CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Woodbury Elementary

Woodbury Elementary serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade in a master-planned community on the eastern edge of Irvine. The school enrolls students of mixed socioeconomic backgrounds; about one in six qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Asian, with meaningful representation from white, multiracial, and Hispanic students, and very small numbers of Black and Native Hawaiian students.

The school's recent state test results show uneven performance across grades and subjects. In third grade, math and English language arts proficiency both reach strong levels. The picture softens notably in fourth and fifth grades, where math proficiency dips, while ELA remains solid. By sixth grade, both subjects rebound, with math proficiency particularly strong. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only tested science grade, sits at about three-fifths of students. Across all tested grades and subjects, overall proficiency averages around seven-tenths of students, placing the school in the top quartile relative to districts in Orange County. This means Woodbury performs better than most elementary schools in the county, though the variation from grade to grade suggests that student progress is not uniform across the school's span.

The enrollment is moderate in size for an elementary school, spread relatively evenly across seven grade levels. Only a single point of comparison data is available for Woodbury's academic results, so year-over-year trends cannot be assessed at this time.

Irvine itself is a master-planned community with a strong economic foundation anchored by the University of California, Irvine and major employers including healthcare systems, technology firms such as Google and Broadcom, and aerospace and advanced manufacturing. The median household income in the zip code is well above national norms. Housing values are correspondingly high; homes in the area cost several times the national median, and monthly rent runs substantially above the national average as well. For families considering this community, housing affordability is a significant factor.

The Irvine Unified School District is implementing several changes that affect families. Beginning in fall 2025, all high school students must complete an ethnic studies course to graduate. The district also raised graduation credit requirements for the class of 2027 and beyond. Most notably for residents of Woodbury, a boundary adjustment set to take effect in 2028-29 will reassign sixth-graders and younger students in the Woodbury community from Portola High School to Irvine High School, in response to enrollment pressure at Portola driven by growth at nearby Great Park. This is a permanent change that families in this area should factor into their long-term planning. The district continues to spend down a voter-approved facilities bond, upgrading older schools across the district; this modernization work is ongoing and represents continued investment in school infrastructure.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 73% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 72% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 66% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 73% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 68% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 73% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 75% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 676%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 65% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income82%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income71%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income81%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income66%Higher-income79%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income75%Higher-income85%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income69%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income66%37 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income69%Higher-income81%12 pp gap