Romero-Cruz Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.1% |
| Met Standard | 8.6% |
| Below Standard | 89.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "11% proficient" for Romero-Cruz Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.1% of students exceeded standard while 8.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.0 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 42 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.0% exceeded — 11.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.3% |
| 4th | 45 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 5th | 29 | 0.0% | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| 6th | 188 | 0.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| 7th | 194 | 1.6% | 14.4% | 16.0% |
| 8th | 168 | 1.2% | 13.1% | 14.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 2.2% | 8.7% | 10.9% |
| 5th | 30 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6.7% |
| 6th | 188 | 0.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| 7th | 194 | 5.2% | 7.2% | 12.4% |
| 8th | 167 | 4.8% | 7.2% | 12.0% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3