Santa Ana · Orange County

Schools in Santa Ana

Santa Ana has ranked public schools in all four bands at every stage: 54 elementary, 23 middle and 15 high schools, each placed among the California schools we score at its own level (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 54 schools

from 5th to 99th · among 5,728 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Tustin Memorial Elementary: 99th percentile, Strong
  • Arroyo Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Red Hill Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Panorama Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • R. F. Hazard Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Loma Vista Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Guin Foss Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • John Muir Fundamental Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • Rosita Elementary: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • Jim Thorpe Fundamental: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • Greenville Fundamental Elementary: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Santiago Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Orange County Educational Arts Academy: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Adams Elementary: 52nd percentile, Solid
  • Advanced Learning Academy: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Newhope Elementary: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Heritage Elementary: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Scholarship Prep - Orange County: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Washington Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary: 39th percentile, Developing
  • Wilson Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
  • Virginia & William Guzman Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
  • George Washington Carver Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
  • Martin Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Andrew Jackson Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
  • Jefferson Elementary: 32nd percentile, Developing
  • Martin R. Heninger Elementary: 32nd percentile, Developing
  • Edward Russell Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
  • Sierra Preparatory Academy: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Lowell Elementary: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Wallace R. Davis Elementary: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary: 25th percentile, Developing
  • Monroe Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • Madison Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • Fairhaven Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • Edward B. Cole Academy: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Vista Condor Global Academy: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Roosevelt Walker Academy: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Heroes Elementary: 19th percentile, Needs Support
  • Orange Springs Charter: 19th percentile, Needs Support
  • John F. Kennedy Elementary: 17th percentile, Needs Support
  • Diamond Elementary: 16th percentile, Needs Support
  • Monte Vista Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Carl Harvey Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Romero-Cruz Academy: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • McFadden Institute of Technology: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • Manuel Esqueda Elementary: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • Franklin Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
  • Taft Elementary: 6th percentile, Needs Support
  • Garfield Elementary: 6th percentile, Needs Support
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary: 6th percentile, Needs Support
  • Pio Pico Elementary: 5th percentile, Needs Support
20Needs Support
18Developing
9Solid
7Strong

Middle · 23 schools

from bottom 1% to 79th · among 2,532 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Hewes Middle: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Santa Ana Virtual Academy: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • Advanced Learning Academy: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Orange Springs Charter: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate: 55th percentile, Solid
  • Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana: 54th percentile, Solid
  • Orange County Educational Arts Academy: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Scholarship Prep - Orange County: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Santiago Elementary: 37th percentile, Developing
  • McFadden Institute of Technology: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • Manuel Esqueda Elementary: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate: 16th percentile, Needs Support
  • Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Vista Heritage Global Academy: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Martin R. Heninger Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Romero-Cruz Academy: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • Gerald P. Carr Intermediate: 9th percentile, Needs Support
  • Pio Pico Elementary: 3rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Sierra Preparatory Academy: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Willard Intermediate: bottom 1%, Needs Support
11Needs Support
3Developing
8Solid
1Strong

High · 15 schools

from 10th to 96th · among 1,500 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Middle College High: 96th percentile, Strong
  • OCSA: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Foothill High: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana: 80th percentile, Strong
  • Hector G. Godinez: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Segerstrom High: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Samueli Academy: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Advanced Learning Academy: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Nova Academy Early College High: 38th percentile, Developing
  • Santa Ana High: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Valley High: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Saddleback High: 20th percentile, Needs Support
  • Vista Meridian Global Academy: 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Century High: 10th percentile, Needs Support
5Needs Support
1Developing
5Solid
4Strong

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Elementary schools

Santa Ana’s 54 public elementary schools run from the 5th to the 99th percentile among the 5,728 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Santa Ana

Statewide percentile

Arroyo and Red Hill are at the same percentile; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Santa Ana elementary school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school had 17 in 100.

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The other 44 elementary schools

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Middle schools

Santa Ana’s 23 public middle schools run from the bottom 1% to the 79th percentile among the 2,532 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Santa Ana

Statewide percentile

Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate and Santa Ana Virtual Academy are 1 percentile apart; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Santa Ana middle school had 16 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school had 18 in 100.

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The other 13 middle schools

High schools

Santa Ana’s 15 public high schools run from the 10th to the 96th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Santa Ana

Statewide percentile
  • Middle College HighSanta Ana Unified · Solid Base · Check how it admits students.
    96thStrongScope Score 85/100
  • OCSAOrange County Department of Education · Solid Base · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    96thStrongScope Score 85/100
  • Foothill HighTustin Unified
    82ndStrongScope Score 69/100
  • Magnolia Science Academy Santa AnaSBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    80thStrongScope Score 68/100
  • Hector G. GodinezSanta Ana Unified
    73rdSolidScope Score 64/100
  • Segerstrom HighSanta Ana Unified
    68thSolidScope Score 62/100
  • Samueli AcademyOrange County Department of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    68thSolidScope Score 62/100
  • Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.Orange County Department of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    65thSolidScope Score 61/100
  • Advanced Learning AcademySanta Ana Unified · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    60thSolidScope Score 59/100
  • Nova Academy Early College HighSanta Ana Unified · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    38thDevelopingScope Score 52/100

Middle College High and OCSA are at the same percentile; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Santa Ana high school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school had 23 in 100.

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The other 5 high schools

  • Santa Ana HighSanta Ana Unified
    23rdNeeds SupportScope Score 47/100
  • Valley HighSanta Ana Unified
    21stNeeds SupportScope Score 46/100
  • Saddleback HighSanta Ana Unified
    20thNeeds SupportScope Score 46/100
  • Vista Meridian Global AcademyOrange County Department of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    12thNeeds SupportScope Score 42/100
  • Century HighSanta Ana Unified
    10thNeeds SupportScope Score 41/100

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Private schools in Santa Ana

15 private schools in Santa Ana. Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so SchoolScope lists their directory facts unranked.

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Are the public schools in Santa Ana good?
Santa Ana’s 54 public elementary schools run from the 5th to the 99th percentile among the 5,728 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 7 Strong, 9 Solid, 18 Developing and 20 Needs Support. Santa Ana’s 23 public middle schools run from the bottom 1% to the 79th percentile among the 2,532 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 8 Solid, 3 Developing and 11 Needs Support. Santa Ana’s 15 public high schools run from the 10th to the 96th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 4 Strong, 5 Solid, 1 Developing and 5 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Santa Ana rank highest?
Elementary: Tustin Memorial Elementary, 99th percentile statewide (Strong). Middle: El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy, 79th percentile statewide (Strong). High: Middle College High, 96th percentile statewide (Strong). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
How does chronic absence in Santa Ana compare with California?
The average Santa Ana elementary school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school had 17 in 100. The average Santa Ana middle school had 16 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school had 18 in 100. The average Santa Ana high school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school had 23 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
Does living in Santa Ana decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Sources & methodology

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025-26

Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Use them alongside school visits and questions about your child’s needs.

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