La Habra City Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 7 public elementary schools run from the 33rd to the 80th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K5Elementary
68Middle
912High
La Habra City Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 7 schools
from 33rd to 80th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Las Positas Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
El Cerrito Elementary: 65th percentile, Solid
Ladera Palma Elementary: 56th percentile, Solid
Arbolita Elementary: 50th percentile, Solid
Sierra Vista Elementary: 39th percentile, Developing
Las Lomas Elementary: 36th percentile, Developing
Walnut Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
3Developing
3Solid
1Strong
Middle · 2 schools
from 29th to 51st · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Washington Middle: 51st percentile, Solid
Imperial Middle: 29th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
Schools around the La Habra City Elementary district
The average elementary school in the La Habra City Elementary district had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in the La Habra City Elementary district score highest?
Washington Middle is highest, at the 51st percentile.
That’s higher than 51 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in the La Habra City Elementary district
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does La Habra City Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The La Habra City Elementary district spent $21,809 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every La Habra City Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction60%
Instruction support13%
Student services10%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$22.3 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 29 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 26% of its $85.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 140 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 41% of the money. The plan itself puts 90% of it toward staff.
Smaller Class Size $4.1 million
Professional Learning Communities & Teacher Collaboration $3.1 million
English Learner Achievement $2.0 million
26 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
8 of the plan’s 29 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading under $0.1 million
Math $0.1 million
Catch-up help $2.1 million
English learners $2.9 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
English Learner Achievement$2.0 million
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) TOSA$1.6 million
Bilingual Community Liaisons$526,115
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $18.4 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $19.1 million and estimates it spent $19.2 million, within 1% of the plan.
$19.2 million spent (estimated)$19.1 million planned
What changed
The total is $740,800 (3%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Early School Readiness (UPK), which went from $249,238 to $783,787.
Largest cuts
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) TOSA−$417,857
STEAM and VAPA Integration−$196,162
Integration of Educational Technology−$96,431
Largest increases
Early School Readiness (UPK)+$534,549
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)+$437,445
Professional Learning Opportunities+$261,469
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
44%
43%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
33%
36%
up 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
14 in 100
12 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
2.5%
2.1%
down 0.4 pts
Goals 2, 4 and 5 aren’t shown because they track other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Smaller Class Size · $4,067,037
Professional Learning Communities & Teacher Collaboration · $3,087,517
English Learner Achievement · $1,965,090
The full plan5 goals, 32 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($22.3 million).
Where does the money go?
81% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1ALL students are provided with a rigorous and engaging educational program that develops their communication…$18.0 million81% of action budgets
“ALL students are provided with a rigorous and engaging educational program that develops their communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. This will lead to students meeting or exceeding grade-level standards in all core content areas and making progress in English Language Development” p. 19 ↗
20 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $17.8 million (+$200,893)
Largest funded actions
Smaller Class Size$4.1 millionaction 1.1 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Learning Communities & Teacher Collaboration$3.1 millionaction 1.19 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
English Learner Achievement$2.0 millionaction 1.23 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.6 million is state funding counted toward those services
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) TOSA$1.6 millionaction 1.3 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
Seven period day in Middle Schools$1.3 millionaction 1.2 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
15 more funded actions in this goal
Student Physical Wellness Linked to Achievement · action 1.10 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
After School Program (ASES Funding) · action 1.11 · p. 97 ↗$0.9 million
Technology Infrastructure - Staffing · action 1.15 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $421,449 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Early School Readiness (UPK) · action 1.12 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $178,009 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) · action 1.22 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Instructional Programs Support · action 1.17 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
STEAM and VAPA Integration · action 1.9 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
English Learner Achievement · action 1.18 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $70,237 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Local District Assessments · action 1.8 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
English Learners · action 1.24 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Integration of Educational Technology · action 1.4 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Supplementary instructional materials and resources to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) · action 1.6 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $18,434 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Small Class Size in Mathematics in Middle School · action 1.5 · p. 96 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Dual Immersion Program · action 1.7 · p. 96 ↗under $0.1 million
ELA Intervention · action 1.20 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Early School Readiness (UPK)+$534,549$249,238 → $783,787 · p. 97 ↗
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)+$437,445$1,550 → $438,995 · p. 97 ↗
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) TOSA−$0.4 million$2.0 million → $1.6 million · p. 96 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Smaller Class Size · $4.1 million → $4.1 million · p. 96 ↗unchanged
Professional Learning Communities & Teacher Collaboration · $3.1 million → $3.1 million · p. 97 ↗unchanged
English Learner Achievement · $2.0 million → $2.0 million · p. 97 ↗−$39,437
Seven period day in Middle Schools · $1.3 million → $1.3 million · p. 96 ↗unchanged
Student Physical Wellness Linked to Achievement · $1.4 million → $1.3 million · p. 96 ↗−$0.1 million
After School Program (ASES Funding) · $898,000 → $898,000 · p. 97 ↗unchanged
Instructional Programs Support · $340,194 → $356,090 · p. 97 ↗+$15,896
STEAM and VAPA Integration · $544,615 → $348,453 · p. 96 ↗−$196,162
English Learner Achievement · $220,061 → $238,731 · p. 97 ↗+$18,670
Local District Assessments · $170,518 → $217,032 · p. 96 ↗+$46,514
English Learners · $206,417 → $212,780 · p. 98 ↗+$6,363
Integration of Educational Technology · $265,938 → $169,507 · p. 96 ↗−$96,431
Supplementary instructional materials and resources to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) · $147,275 → $105,250 · p. 96 ↗−$42,025
Small Class Size in Mathematics in Middle School · $50,856 → $53,358 · p. 96 ↗+$2,502
Dual Immersion Program · $21,756 → $15,737 · p. 96 ↗−$6,019
ELA Intervention · $30,780 → $10,784 · p. 97 ↗−$19,996
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 19 ↗.
Goal 2 · Maintenance of Progress GoalThe La Habra City School District will be fiscally responsible and manage District resources to maintain a…$00% of action budgets
“The La Habra City School District will be fiscally responsible and manage District resources to maintain a sound financial position” p. 41 ↗
No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $0 (unchanged)
How the plan measures it · 1 measure
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 41 ↗.
Goal 3All schools will cultivate a sense of belonging and connectedness for all students: -All students will feel…$2.9 million13% of action budgets
“All schools will cultivate a sense of belonging and connectedness for all students: -All students will feel that their school is a safe, equitable, inclusive, and supportive environment. -All students will experience strong and caring adult and peer relationships. -Students with specific needs will have access to additional social-emotional, behavioral, or mental health supports” p. 43 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.7 million (+$174,178)
Largest funded actions
School Counselors$1.1 millionaction 3.5 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $635,250 is state funding counted toward those services
Monitor Attendance Rates$0.9 millionaction 3.4 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Transportation$0.6 millionaction 3.3 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
School Safety$0.2 millionaction 3.2 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $31,562 is state funding counted toward those services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
School Safety+$198,763$30,926 → $229,689 · p. 98 ↗
Monitor Attendance Rates−$76,042$972,033 → $895,991 · p. 98 ↗
School Counselors+$0.1 million$1.1 million → $1.1 million · p. 98 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Transportation · $604,606 → $604,606 · p. 98 ↗unchanged
Goal 4LHCSD prioritizes family engagement and believes families are important partners in their students’…$680,4253% of action budgets
“LHCSD prioritizes family engagement and believes families are important partners in their students’ education: -All schools will be inclusive, welcoming spaces for all. -All schools will foster open communication, collaboration, and authentic family partnerships to support student achievement” p. 53 ↗
Bilingual Community Liaisons$526,115action 4.2 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Communication$154,310action 4.1 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Bilingual Community Liaisons+$17,710$508,405 → $526,115 · p. 99 ↗
Communication+$7,538$146,772 → $154,310 · p. 99 ↗
How the plan measures it · 7 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 53 ↗.
Goal 5All students will have access to highly qualified staff who are properly credentialed, supported, and engaged…$783,9444% of action budgets
“All students will have access to highly qualified staff who are properly credentialed, supported, and engaged in continuous learning and reflection. -All staff will be provided with high quality professional learning. -Professional learning will be differentiated to meet staff needs” p. 63 ↗
Professional Learning Opportunities$681,895action 5.1 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $619,850 is state funding counted toward those services
Teacher Induction Program & Support for New Teachers$90,358action 5.2 · p. 99 ↗
Additional Professional Learning for College and Career Readiness$11,691action 5.3 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Professional Learning Opportunities+$261,469$420,426 → $681,895 · p. 99 ↗
Teacher Induction Program & Support for New Teachers+$73,033$17,325 → $90,358 · p. 99 ↗
Additional Professional Learning for College and Career Readiness+$8,479$3,212 → $11,691 · p. 99 ↗
How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 2 quoted
Highly qualified teachers reported in HR credentialing reportsp. 63 ↗
Baseline
100% of LHCSD teachers will be highly qualified.
Target for year 3
Maintain 100% of LHCSD teachers will be highly qualified.
Appropriately assigned teachers reported in HR credentialing reportsp. 63 ↗
Baseline
100% of LHCSD teachers will be appropriately assigned.
Target for year 3
Maintain at 100% of LHCSD teachers will be appropriately assigned.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 4,244 students
1Hispanic or Latino86%
2White6%
3Asian2%
4Two or more races2%
5Filipino1%
6Black or African American<1%
7Not reported<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
81%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 3,416 of 4,239 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
La Habra City Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 51% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (232 of 456 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in the La Habra City Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Las Positas Elementary, 80th percentile (Strong). Middle: Washington Middle, 51st percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the La Habra City Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the La Habra City Elementary district good?
La Habra City Elementary’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 33rd to the 80th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 3 Solid and 3 Developing. La Habra City Elementary’s 2 public middle schools run from the 29th to the 51st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the La Habra City Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the La Habra City Elementary district had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the La Habra City Elementary district spend per student?
The La Habra City Elementary district spent $21,809 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every La Habra City Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the La Habra City Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $22.3 million into 29 funded actions in 5 goals, 26% of its $85.7 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $18.0 million, 81% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the La Habra City Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.