School district · California
Santa Ana Unified
Santa Ana Unified in California: 52 public schools with 35,993 students and 20.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,720 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 52
- 1 charter
- Students
- 35,993
- Students per teacher
- 20.0
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $24,720
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,802
- Counselors (FTE)
- 140
- Students per counselor
- 257
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 55.9
- Librarians (FTE): 3.5
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%31%proficient
+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
15,175 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%22%proficient
+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
15,274 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 8.7% · $91.1M
- State
- 61% · $635.1M
- Local
- 30% · $318.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $13,960
- Support services
- $9,647
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $115.6M
- Long-term debt
- $586.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 468 | 22.2 | 24% | 15% |
Adams ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 320 | 17.3 | 29% | 25% |
Andrew Jackson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 493 | 22.3 | 31% | 27% |
Carl Harvey ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 268 | 20.5 | 26% | 19% |
Diamond ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 367 | 22.9 | 31% | 24% |
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 343 | 22.7 | 15% | 16% |
Fremont ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 394 | 24.5 | 45% | 32% |
Garfield ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 428 | 22.5 | 26% | 20% |
George Washington Carver ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 429 | 22.5 | 31% | 23% |
Greenville Fundamental ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 817 | 24.0 | 46% | 36% |
Heroes ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 396 | 23.2 | 27% | 24% |
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 616 | 20.4 | 27% | 31% |
Jim Thorpe FundamentalFree meals for all | K–5 | 738 | 25.4 | 48% | 39% |
John F. Kennedy ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 380 | 21.0 | 31% | 24% |
John Muir Fundamental ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 557 | 22.3 | 55% | 53% |
Lowell ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 426 | 21.3 | 14% | 15% |
Madison ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 749 | 22.6 | 30% | 23% |
Manuel Esqueda ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 811 | 21.7 | 24% | 15% |
Martin ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 443 | 23.3 | 32% | 25% |
Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 457 | 19.0 | 19% | 14% |
Martin R. Heninger ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 783 | 21.5 | 31% | 17% |
McFadden Institute of TechnologyFree meals for all | K–8 | 1,074 | 19.4 | 27% | 20% |
Monroe ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 217 | 16.7 | 20% | 20% |
Monte Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 348 | 20.4 | 29% | 19% |
Pio Pico ElementaryFree meals for all | K–7 | 501 | 22.6 | 13% | 9.9% |
Romero-Cruz AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 827 | 17.4 | 12% | 9.8% |
Roosevelt Walker AcademyFree meals for all | K–5 | 675 | 22.4 | 23% | 15% |
Santiago ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 906 | 22.5 | 39% | 27% |
Sierra Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 697 | 17.3 | 22% | 11% |
Taft ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 408 | 15.7 | 18% | 13% |
Thomas A. Edison ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 332 | 20.7 | 31% | 21% |
Wallace R. Davis ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 413 | 21.7 | 32% | 25% |
Washington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 529 | 21.9 | 28% | 20% |
Wilson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 422 | 21.1 | 37% | 32% |
Douglas MacArthur Fundamental IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,005 | 22.4 | 50% | 34% |
Gerald P. Carr IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 886 | 18.9 | 23% | 20% |
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,234 | 21.4 | 41% | 38% |
Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 584 | 17.5 | 22% | 11% |
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 936 | 20.5 | 33% | 11% |
Willard IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 390 | 14.3 | 14% | 6.7% |
Century HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,519 | 16.3 | — | — |
Cesar E. Chavez HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 350 | 16.4 | — | — |
Hector G. GodinezFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,687 | 19.1 | — | — |
Lorin Griset AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 283 | 16.4 | — | — |
Middle College HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 448 | 20.1 | — | — |
REACH AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–12 | 36 | 5.0 | — | — |
Saddleback HighFree meals for all | 7–12 | 1,451 | 18.5 | 41% | 35% |
Santa Ana HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,505 | 19.7 | — | — |
Segerstrom HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,376 | 23.9 | — | — |
Valley HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,908 | 17.9 | — | — |
Advanced Learning AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 363 | 11.7 | 50% | 33% |
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1601 East Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701
- Phone
- (714)558-5501
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.