How does Guin Foss Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santa Ana?

Guin Foss Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 50.3/100, placing it at the 67th percentile statewide. 35% of students exceed standard, with a total of 750 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Guin Foss Elementary?

34.5% of students at Guin Foss Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Guin Foss Elementary improving or declining?

Guin Foss Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 30.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Guin Foss Elementary?

11.4% of students at Guin Foss Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Guin Foss Elementary

Tustin Unified Santa Ana Orange County 92705

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

750 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

416 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

57%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 64.9%

White 20.4%

Asian 6.5%

Black 1.0%

Other 7.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Guin Foss Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	34.5%
Met Standard	24.7%
Below Standard	40.8%

Exceeded

34.5%

Met

24.7%

Below

40.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Guin Foss Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. Compared to the 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.3 points higher (vs 28.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 30.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.