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Capistrano Unified Releases Class Size Rankings

What do you think about the size of classes in CUSD?

Dawn Urbanek, Neighbor

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Based on the compiled data, the District is currently ranked 19th of 24 Orange County school districts in the average class size in kindergarten.

Figure 2 - Class Size Averages Orange County Districts - Primary Grades (1-3)


2016-2017 P-2 Class Size Averages
District Name
District Type
Grade K
Rank
Grades 1-3
Rank
Grades 4-8
Rank
Laguna Beach
Unified
21.7
3
18.7
1
23.5
1
Newport-Mesa
Unified
21.7
4
23
2
27.9
12
Westminster
Elementary
21
2
23.4
3
26.4
4
Garden Grove
Unified
23.3
6
23.4
3
27.2
8
Los Alamitos
Unified
23.8
7
23.4
3
25.4
3
Buena Park
Elementary
24.4
10
24.2
6
27.2
9
Savanna
Elementary
20.3
1
24.6
7
24.9
2
Ocean View
Elementary
24.7
13
24.9
8
27.1
7
Magnolia
Elementary
24
8
25.1
9
29.9
22
Tustin
Unified
29.5
24
25.6
10
30.2
23
Centralia
Elementary
23
5
26.1
11
28.8
17
Brea Olinda
Unified
24.6
11
26.3
12
28.4
16
Cypress
Elementary
24.2
9
26.4
13
30.2
24
Anaheim Elementary
Elementary
24.7
12
26.7
14
28.3
14
La Habra City
Elementary
26.9
16
27.3
15
26.9
6
Santa Ana
Unified
28.9
21
27.5
16
28.1
13
Placentia-Yorba Linda
Unified
27
17
27.7
17
27.5
11
Fountain Valley
Elementary
26.5
14
27.9
18
29.1
18
Saddleback Valley
Unified
27.2
18
28.3
19
26.7
5
Irvine
Unified
29.2
23
28.5
20
27.4
10
Orange
Unified
29.1
22
28.6
21
29.7
20
Huntington Beach City
Elementary
28.2
20
28.9
22
29.8
21
Fullerton
Elementary
26.6
15
29.4
23
29.6
19
Capistrano
Unified
28.1
19
29.4
23
28.3
15
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Based on the compiled data, the District is currently tied and ranked 23rd of 24 Orange County school districts in the average class size in primary grades 1st - 3rd.

HUMMM? Should CUSD give employees their 5th consecutive across the board compensation increases or reduce class sizes to reasonable levels in Grades 1 -3?


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Based on the compiled data, the District is currently tied and ranked 14th of 24 Orange County school districts in the average class size in upper grades 4th - 8th.

This data clearly shows that the District is tied for the highest average class size in grades 1 - 3 in Orange County. However, the data also clearly shows that the average class size is not an outlier based on all Orange County Districts. Additionally, the data shows that the District does not have the highest average class sizes in kindergarten or upper grades. Based on this analysis it is clear that District class sizes are not the highest in comparisons to other Orange County Districts, therefore the District also cannot have the highest class sizes in the nation.

We hope you find this infomration useful.
Thank you,
ryan
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Ryan Burris
Chief Communications Officer
Capistrano Unified School District
949-234-9427

Our Vision: An unwavering commitment to student success
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