John R. Peterson Elementary Primary School
20661 Farnsworth Ln
Huntington Beach CA, 92646, Orange County
Phone: 714-378-1515
Ranking:
(708 out of 6,930, top 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Huntington Beach City Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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 | 24 | 21 | NA | NA | 27 | 27 | 31 | ||||||
Total Students: | 674 | 628 | 642 | 651 | 666 | 661 | 587 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 113 | 16.8% | 80 | 12.7% | 94 | 14.6% | 107 | 16.4% | 97 | 14.6% | 95 | 14.4% | 74 | 12.6% |
Grade 1: | 79 | 11.7% | 89 | 14.2% | 111 | 17.3% | 95 | 14.6% | 102 | 15.3% | 94 | 14.2% | 82 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 106 | 15.7% | 120 | 19.1% | 102 | 15.9% | 111 | 17.1% | 93 | 14.0% | 109 | 16.5% | 79 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 128 | 19.0% | 107 | 17.0% | 114 | 17.8% | 92 | 14.1% | 121 | 18.2% | 110 | 16.6% | 113 | 19.3% |
Grade 4: | 118 | 17.5% | 125 | 19.9% | 96 | 15.0% | 124 | 19.0% | 120 | 18.0% | 138 | 20.9% | 98 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 130 | 19.3% | 107 | 17.0% | 125 | 19.5% | 122 | 18.7% | 133 | 20.0% | 115 | 17.4% | 141 | 24.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 362 | 53.7% | 321 | 51.1% | 312 | 48.6% | 324 | 49.8% | 327 | 49.1% | 317 | 48.0% | 291 | 49.6% |
Female: | 312 | 46.3% | 307 | 48.9% | 330 | 51.4% | 327 | 50.2% | 339 | 50.9% | 344 | 52.0% | 292 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 65 | 9.6% | 55 | 8.8% | 57 | 8.9% | 64 | 9.8% | 58 | 8.7% | 53 | 8.0% | 54 | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 149 | 22.1% | 132 | 21.0% | 124 | 19.3% | 137 | 21.0% | 146 | 21.9% | 100 | 15.1% | 122 | 20.8% |
Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
White: | 386 | 57.3% | 375 | 59.7% | 397 | 61.8% | 378 | 58.1% | 395 | 59.3% | 391 | 59.2% | 403 | 68.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 66 | 9.8% | 57 | 9.1% | 59 | 9.2% | 63 | 9.7% | 54 | 8.1% | 103 | 15.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 20.2% | 119 | 18.9% | NA | NA | 106 | 16.3% | 122 | 18.3% | 129 | 19.5% | 129 | 22.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.3% | NA | NA | 31 | 4.8% | 26 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.2% | 24 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 30.64 | 26.17 | 30.57 | NA | NA | 24.90 | 22.50 | 19.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 360.3 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.5 | 373.3 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.2 | 378.5 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.6 | 381.4 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 378.7 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.9 | 384.9 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 385.9 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.2 | 394 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.3 | 403.3 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.0 | 393.5 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.4 | 397.1 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.1 | 415.5 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.9 | 417.4 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.8 | 416.2 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.9 | 408.5 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.1 | 417.8 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.9 | 419.4 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447.6 | 418.2 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447.7 | 436.7 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452.5 | 434.6 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.1 | 346.8 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 351.6 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 360.8 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 362.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 360.7 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 370.3 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 379.3 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 376.2 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.7 | 386.2 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.4 | 392.0 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.6 | 384.1 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.4 | 383.3 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.6 | 396.1 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 404.4 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.3 | 410.1 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.3 | 418.2 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 432.3 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434.2 | 432 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447.6 | 437 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483.4 | 457.8 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.6 | 371.3 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.9 | 374.9 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.3 | 385.7 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.7 | 388.1 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.2 | 393.6 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.6 | 403.1 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.3 | 408.4 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.9 | 411.3 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.5 | 412.3 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430.8 | 417.0 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.2 | 376.7 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.4 | 385.6 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.1 | 393.2 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.5 | 401.9 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.9 | 407.2 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.2 | 420.3 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.4 | 420.6 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453.6 | 431.3 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 434.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456.4 | 446.4 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.5 | 371.2 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.5 | 372.4 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 373.6 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.3 | 372.5 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.9 | 374.3 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.4 | 384.7 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 387.7 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.1 | 390.3 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.2 | 395.4 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.3 | 398.8 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.9 | 379.9 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.1 | 390.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.4 | 399.4 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 393.3 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.4 | 404.8 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.5 | 411.7 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.6 | 418.2 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.9 | 429.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.3 | 430.2 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.7 | 451.0 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.8 | 344 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 352.8 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 356.5 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.6 | 364.1 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.3 | 380.2 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.5 | 398.1 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.4 | 407.8 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.2 | 407.1 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.4 | 409.9 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.5 | 418.6 | 366.9 |
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* John R. Peterson Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.