Westpark Elementary, Irvine CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Westpark Elementary

Westpark Elementary sits in Irvine's Westpark neighborhood, a master-planned community in Orange County where the physical environment, public services, and school system have been built in concert. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade within Irvine Unified, one of the larger and more watched districts in Southern California.

On California's state assessments, Westpark's results are strong. Across all tested grades, the school's combined proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Orange County, a meaningful position in a county that already contains many high-performing systems. English language arts proficiency runs consistently well above the statewide norm across every tested grade, with sixth grade showing particularly high attainment. Math proficiency is also well above statewide averages, though it runs a bit lower than the ELA numbers in the middle elementary grades before recovering in sixth grade. Science results at the fifth-grade level, the one grade where California tests science, are solid and above what most California schools report. Only one year of state data was available, so trends over time cannot be assessed here.

The school's student population is diverse in a few specific ways worth understanding plainly. Asian students make up close to half the enrollment. White students account for roughly a quarter. Hispanic students represent a smaller but present share, and multiracial students make up a meaningful portion as well. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is lower than the statewide average and reflects the relative affluence of Irvine but also means the school serves a range of economic backgrounds. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available in what was provided, so families with those specific needs may want to ask the school directly about services and supports.

Irvine's housing market is one of the most expensive in California, running well above the statewide median and far above the national benchmark. Home values have been essentially flat in the most recent year-over-year period, while rents have ticked up modestly. The cost-to-income ratio is among the most stretched in the country. For families relocating to be in this attendance zone, that financial reality is a major constraint to weigh alongside the school's academic environment.

The broader context of Irvine matters. Publicly reported information describes the city as a master-planned community with a robust economy anchored by the University of California, Irvine, UCI Health, and a dense cluster of technology, healthcare, and consumer-goods employers including Broadcom, Edwards Lifesciences, Rivian, and others. That economic base shapes who lives in the city and, in turn, who attends the schools.

At the district level, Irvine Unified has several changes underway that families with children currently in elementary school would eventually encounter. The district is raising its high school graduation credit requirements starting with the class of 2027, and is implementing an ethnic studies graduation requirement beginning in fall 2025 in line with state law. Families in the Woodbury community specifically should know that the district has proposed a high school attendance-boundary adjustment, moving students currently in sixth grade and younger from Portola High to Irvine High beginning in 2028-29, driven by enrollment growth at the Great Park area schools. The district is also in the middle of a multi-year facilities modernization program funded by a voter-approved bond, bringing older campuses closer to the standard of newer Irvine schools; which specific projects touch Westpark's campus was not clear from available information.

Chronic absenteeism data was not available for this school, and the data provided did not include information on specific enrichment programs, staffing levels, or extracurricular offerings. Families interested in those dimensions would need to ask the school directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 73% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 72% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 66% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 73% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 68% · ▲ 8 pts above district

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

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 73% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 75%

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 687%

School 87% · District 76% · ▲ 11 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 65% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

This schoolIrvine Unified, same grade

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-income54%Higher-income86%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income54%Higher-income84%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income87%37 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income68%Higher-income92%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income58%Higher-income84%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income80%39 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income79%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income79%32 pp gap