How does Manuel Esqueda Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santa Ana?

Manuel Esqueda Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 32.3/100, placing it at the 14th percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,208 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Manuel Esqueda Elementary?

5.6% of students at Manuel Esqueda Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Manuel Esqueda Elementary improving or declining?

Manuel Esqueda Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Manuel Esqueda Elementary?

17.4% of students at Manuel Esqueda 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.

Manuel Esqueda Elementary

Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Orange County 92707

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,208 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

897 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

84%

Teachers

40 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.5%

Asian 0.6%

Black 0.5%

Other 1.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Manuel Esqueda Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.6%
Met Standard	14.1%
Below Standard	80.3%

Exceeded

5.6%

Met

14.1%

Below

80.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Manuel Esqueda Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.6% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.6% exceeded — 5.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

19.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-1.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,208

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	74	10.8%	12.2%	28.4%	48.6%	23.0%
4th	70	11.4%	17.1%	24.3%	47.1%	28.6%
5th	91	9.9%	17.6%	22.0%	50.5%	27.5%
6th	112	2.7%	11.6%	28.6%	57.1%	14.3%
7th	100	4.0%	25.0%	34.0%	37.0%	29.0%
8th	106	4.7%	17.0%	33.0%	45.3%	21.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	74	5.4%	21.6%	21.6%	51.4%	27.0%
4th	70	7.1%	11.4%	38.6%	42.9%	18.6%
5th	92	7.6%	12.0%	23.9%	56.5%	19.6%
6th	111	2.7%	3.6%	25.2%	68.5%	6.3%
7th	99	2.0%	12.1%	30.3%	55.6%	14.1%
8th	105	0.0%	8.6%	28.6%	62.9%	8.6%