Santiago Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.9% |
| Below Standard | 67.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Santiago Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.7% exceeded — about the same. 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 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 8.2% | 24.7% | 32.9% |
| 4th | 105 | 17.1% | 30.5% | 47.6% |
| 5th | 112 | 20.5% | 24.1% | 44.6% |
| 6th | 109 | 11.9% | 26.6% | 38.5% |
| 7th | 75 | 6.7% | 36.0% | 42.7% |
| 8th | 106 | 1.9% | 25.5% | 27.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 8.2% | 20.0% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 106 | 14.2% | 22.6% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 112 | 17.9% | 17.0% | 34.8% |
| 6th | 109 | 5.5% | 11.9% | 17.4% |
| 7th | 75 | 5.3% | 12.0% | 17.3% |
| 8th | 106 | 10.4% | 12.3% | 22.6% |
Nearby schools
37 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.3