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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Tustin, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Tustin 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 49.0% Exceeded Standard, compared to 12.7% 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 Peters Canyon Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 70.3 53.0% 74.2% 9.4% 0.0%
2 Ladera Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 66.9 47.0% 70.9% 5.7% 0.0%
3 Heritage Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 65.6 47.1% 72.0% 7.5% 1.8%
4 Tustin Connect
Tustin Unified
 Orange 63.9 37.9% 64.7% 6.5% 0.0%
5 Tustin Ranch Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 55.9 25.2% 53.0% 10.3% 0.2%
6 Barbara Benson Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 50.8 18.3% 41.0% 19.5% 0.3%
7 Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 45.1 12.1% 33.0% 18.3% 0.9%
8 OCCS:CHEP/PCHS
Orange County Department of Education
 Orange 43.6 14.8% 45.4% 26.7% 0.0%
9 W. R. Nelson Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 39.4 12.2% 28.8% 13.6% 0.8%
10 Robert Heideman Elementary
Tustin Unified
 Orange 36.8 11.1% 29.0% 17.4% 0.0%

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