Community day school · Santa Ana Unified · Santa Ana, California
REACH Academy
Santa Ana · 6–12 · 36 students (2024–25)
Students come here by referral or placement rather than choosing among schools, so we publish its results without a rating.
Common questions
How are students placed here?
Students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion. Confirm placement with Santa Ana Unified. Evidence ↓
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
90 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (36 of 40), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 32.8% of students (20 of 61) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓
How do I visit REACH Academy?
Call the office at (714) 431-1800 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Next steps. Evidence ↓
What you can do
Who can act on REACH Academy’s results?
The state has REACH Academy in extra targeted support; Santa Ana Unified’s board decides its plan.
Students at REACH Academy are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion.
What has the state flagged?
2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it because results were low for English learners and Hispanic or Latino students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.
Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
When is the plan set, and how can you take part?
Santa Ana Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
- Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
- Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
- Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
- Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
- Read Santa Ana Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)
Life at school
Where do students go after finishing high school here?
24% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.
State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records
Of the class’s 25 students who finished high school, 6 enrolled in college within 12 months, all at a California community college; 19 did not.
Destinations · class of 2023
Where students who finished high school went
24% enrolled in college within 12 months · 25 students who finished high school
- University of California0 · 0%
- California State University0 · 0%
- California community college6 · 24%
- In-state private0 · 0%
- Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
- Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
- Not enrolled19 · 76%
Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.
Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
- Where students who finished high school went
- CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
90 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 32.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.
Source
- Source
- CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
- Students
- chronic absence: 36 of 40 students counted for it; suspension: 20 of 61 students enrolled during the year
Chronically absent, 2025–26
36 of 40 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
Suspensions, 2025–26
32.8%
of students were suspended at least once (20 of 61).
Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at REACH Academy
Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.
Work here? Answer the staff questions.
Every learner
Who goes here?
Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 82%.
Students, families and teachers
Who are the students?
2025–26 · students counted- Hispanic or Latino82%
- White—
- Asian—
- Black or African American—
- Filipino—
- Two or more races—
- American Indian or Alaska Native—
- Pacific Islander—
- Not reported—
- Unallocated share18%
Who are the families and teachers?
94%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 34 of 36.
9teachers, 2024–25
18 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
0%in their first year, 2024–25
82%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22
Ask: How does the school set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?
Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 82% |
| White | — |
| Asian | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
How the credential rate is counted
CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 82% of teaching positions, 8.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 10.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
Next steps
How are students placed here?
Confirm placement with Santa Ana Unified.
Location and visiting
Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm placement with Santa Ana Unified.
Questions for your visit
- How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
- How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 90 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (36 of 40 students)
- How does the school set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?
- Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
- What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
Office (714) 431-18001325 East 4th Street, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Source records
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
| Grade · subject | Students tested with scores | Proficient or Advanced | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Mean scale score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 · ELA · 2026 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
| Grade 8 · ELA · 2026 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 11 · ELA · 2026 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
| All Grades · ELA · 2026 | 9 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 7 · Math · 2026 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
| Grade 8 · Math · 2026 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 11 · Math · 2026 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
| All Grades · Math · 2026 | 9 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
CDE CAASPP 2026: 6 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.
4 grade–subject counts unavailable; 6 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students
English · 2025–26 results by grade
| English | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
| Grade 8 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 11 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
| Math | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
| Grade 8 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 11 | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file | not on file |
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 9 | — | — |
| 2026 · Math | 9 | — | — |
| 2025 · English | 16 | 6% | 6% |
| 2025 · Math | 16 | 6% | 6% |
| 2024 · English | 25 | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 · Math | 28 | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 · English | 41 | 0% | 2% |
| 2023 · Math | 43 | 0% | 0% |
| 2022 · English | 47 | 2% | 9% |
| 2022 · Math | 49 | 0% | 4% |
| 2019 · English | 38 | 0% | 0% |
| 2019 · Math | 39 | 0% | 0% |
| 2018 · English | 30 | 0% | 3% |
| 2018 · Math | 27 | 0% | 4% |
| 2017 · English | 31 | 0% | 0% |
| 2017 · Math | 33 | 0% | 0% |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 7 · English | — | — |
| 2025 · Grade 8 · English | 7 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 11 · English | 7 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 7 · Math | — | — |
| 2025 · Grade 8 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 11 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · English | 5 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · English | 17 | 0% |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 5 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 18 | 0% |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · Math | 5 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · English | 5 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · English | 7 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · English | 18 | 0% |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · English | 11 | 9% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 5 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 8 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 19 | 0% |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · Math | 11 | 0% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · English | — | — |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · English | — | — |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · English | 7 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · English | 37 | 11% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | — | — |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 4 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · Math | 34 | 6% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · English | 10 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · English | 24 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · English | 4 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 11 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 24 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · Math | 4 | — |
| 2018 · Grade 7 · English | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 8 · English | 17 | 0% |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 7 · Math | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 8 · Math | 14 | 0% |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 7 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 8 · English | 20 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 7 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 8 · Math | 23 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 5 | — | — | — | — |
CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.
Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
CDE reporting year 2025. Graduation uses an adjusted four-year cohort; A–G completion and college-going use their separately reported populations. These source periods and populations differ from CAASPP 2026. Rates shown here do not form a SchoolScope score or rank.
| Measure | Source record |
|---|---|
| This school · CCI overall Prepared | CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared percentage and Prepared count not reported in this school row · denominator 9 CCI students. |
This CDE-reported school CCI record has its own population and period. It does not recalculate a SchoolScope score, factor, or rank.
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26
CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 89 in 100 → 2025–26 · 90 in 100 · +1 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 44.4% (40 of 90) → 2025–26 · 32.8% (20 of 61) · −11.6 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 100 in 100 | — |
| Male | 78 in 100 | 88 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 in 100 | 91 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 86 in 100 | 79 in 100 |
| English learners | 84 in 100 | 100 in 100 |
| Homeless | 90 in 100 | — |
| Low-income | 80 in 100 | 92 in 100 |
| All students | 80 in 100 | 90 in 100 |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | offered |
| AP course count | 3 |
| AP enrollment (male/female) | 9 |
| IB participation | not reported |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC) | 45 |
Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.
College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 0 | 0% |
| California State University | 0 | 0% |
| California community college | 6 | 24% |
| In-state private | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 0 | 0% |
| Not enrolled | 19 | 76% |
25 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ all who finished high school (CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort. Missing values are unavailable or suppressed.
Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 44,271 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 36
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $536,907,207 | 57.63% | 58% |
| Instruction support | $134,024,366 | 14.39% | 14% |
| Student services | $101,312,937 | 10.88% | 11% |
| Administration | $65,450,734 | 7.03% | 7% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $82,355,226 | 8.84% | 9% |
| Other | $11,546,428 | 1.24% | 1% |
| Total | $931,596,898 | 100.00% | 100% |
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year
Additional workforce records
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92701 · not the school’s students
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,572 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 11% |
| ZIP-area population | 47,818 |
| Median age | 33.4 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 92701 →
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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.
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