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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Irvine, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Irvine based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 63.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 56.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Santiago Hills Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 78.5 68.4% 87.1% 5.2% 0.7%
2 Orchard Hills
Tustin Unified
Orange 76.5 62.4% 84.0% 4.6% 1.4%
3 Eastshore Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 74.8 60.8% 79.1% 9.0% 0.7%
4 Turtle Rock Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 74.8 63.7% 82.1% 9.0% 0.5%
5 Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy
Irvine Unified
Orange 74.5 55.2% 72.6% 0.0% 0.0%
6 Bonita Canyon Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 73.6 53.4% 81.7% 9.0% 1.2%
7 Vista Verde
Irvine Unified
Orange 73.2 53.5% 81.2% 6.2% 0.1%
8 Deerfield Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 72.4 57.4% 76.8% 9.8% 0.9%
9 Stone Creek Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 71.6 54.1% 75.8% 7.4% 0.9%
10 Brywood Elementary
Irvine Unified
Orange 70.8 58.3% 78.7% 8.7% 1.0%