Ortega Elementary Primary School
1283 Terra Nova Blvd
Pacifica CA, 94044, San Mateo County
Phone: 650-738-6670
Ranking: (2,039 out of 6,930, top 29%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Laguna Salada Union Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 22 | 20 | NA | NA | 24 | 21 | 27 | ||||||
Total Students: | 517 | 506 | 454 | 471 | 485 | 448 | 367 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 94 | 18.2% | 98 | 19.4% | 86 | 18.9% | 74 | 15.7% | 85 | 17.5% | 71 | 15.8% | 74 | 20.2% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 18.6% | 89 | 17.6% | 71 | 15.6% | 75 | 15.9% | 79 | 16.3% | 98 | 21.9% | 44 | 12.0% |
Grade 2: | 88 | 17.0% | 74 | 14.6% | 74 | 16.3% | 77 | 16.3% | 102 | 21.0% | 54 | 12.1% | 92 | 25.1% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 14.9% | 77 | 15.2% | 78 | 17.2% | 97 | 20.6% | 59 | 12.2% | 101 | 22.5% | 55 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 15.7% | 79 | 15.6% | 89 | 19.6% | 49 | 10.4% | 96 | 19.8% | 63 | 14.1% | 46 | 12.5% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 15.7% | 89 | 17.6% | 56 | 12.3% | 99 | 21.0% | 64 | 13.2% | 61 | 13.6% | 56 | 15.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 283 | 54.7% | 264 | 52.2% | 236 | 52.0% | 245 | 52.0% | 251 | 51.8% | 232 | 51.8% | 173 | 47.1% |
Female: | 234 | 45.3% | 242 | 47.8% | 218 | 48.0% | 226 | 48.0% | 234 | 48.2% | 216 | 48.2% | 190 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 29 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.3% | 26 | 5.5% | 36 | 7.4% | 37 | 8.3% | 39 | 10.6% |
Hispanic: | 118 | 22.8% | 120 | 23.7% | 109 | 24.0% | 121 | 25.7% | 116 | 23.9% | 64 | 14.3% | 58 | 15.8% |
Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 306 | 59.2% | 292 | 57.7% | 259 | 57.0% | 273 | 58.0% | 289 | 59.6% | 274 | 61.2% | 264 | 71.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 57 | 11.0% | 57 | 11.3% | 51 | 11.2% | 41 | 8.7% | 36 | 7.4% | 56 | 12.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 11.8% | 59 | 11.7% | NA | NA | 62 | 13.2% | 57 | 11.8% | 45 | 10.0% | 42 | 11.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 6.0% | 23 | 4.5% | NA | NA | 18 | 3.8% | 21 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.6% | 20 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.94 | 23.37 | 22.99 | NA | NA | 20.21 | 18.20 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 365.7 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 363.9 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 371.4 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 373.8 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 362.9 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.4 | 376.2 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.1 | 376.9 | 357.3 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.1 | 389.6 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.7 | 396.9 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.2 | 402.6 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 403.2 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.4 | 389.3 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451.5 | 413.9 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.3 | 405.4 | 379.9 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 346.4 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 347.8 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 352.5 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 356.6 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.1 | 361.9 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 358.7 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 365.7 | 345.7 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 380.6 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 383.1 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.1 | 393.3 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 401.7 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443.9 | 413.8 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.5 | 410.5 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446.0 | 429.7 | 399.0 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 369.5 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 370 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.4 | 375.7 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 374.5 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.7 | 383.5 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 382.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 379.3 | 374.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 374.9 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 382.7 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 380.2 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.4 | 390.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.3 | 399.4 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.6 | 411.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.8 | 403.2 | 394.9 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 360.6 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 364.3 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.5 | 376.1 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 376.1 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.7 | 374.1 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 384.7 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 377.0 | 365.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 369 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 393.6 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 398.8 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.7 | 405.7 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.9 | 407 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436.5 | 421.6 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442.5 | 413.0 | 393.2 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 356.8 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 375.2 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 387.7 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.8 | 393.9 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 394.9 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 397.2 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.6 | 389.4 | 366.9 |
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* Ortega Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.