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Best Schools in Santa Ana, CA
Santa Ana, CA has 123 public schools (25 high, 15 middle, 78 elementary) serving 87,578 students. On average they score 32% on state proficiency tests against a projected 30%, so schools in Santa Ana meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Santa Ana, CA
The top high schools in Santa Ana, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Ocsa
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Ocsa District • Charter • Grades 7 - 12 • 2252 Students
2. Middle College High
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Projected Test Scores
Santa Ana Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 381 Students
3. La Quinta High
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2111 Students
4. Arnold O. Beckman High
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Tustin Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2798 Students
5. Bolsa Grande High
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1723 Students
6. Foothill High
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Tustin Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2276 Students
7. El Modena High
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Orange Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2040 Students
8. Segerstrom High
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Santa Ana Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2489 Students
9. Santiago High
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1927 Students
10. Hector G. Godinez
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Santa Ana Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2026 Students
Best Middle Schools in Santa Ana, CA
The top middle schools in Santa Ana, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sarah Mcgarvin Intermediate
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 694 Students
2. Hewes Middle
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Tustin Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 869 Students
3. James Irvine Intermediate
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 641 Students
4. Santiago Middle
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Santiago Middle District • Charter • Grades 7 - 8 • 1079 Students
5. Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 558 Students
6. Douglas Macarthur Fundamental Intermediate
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Santa Ana Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1145 Students
7. Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 507 Students
8. Columbus Tustin Middle
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Tustin Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 609 Students
9. Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate
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Santa Ana Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1293 Students
10. Portola Middle
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Orange Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 597 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Santa Ana, CA
The top elementary schools in Santa Ana, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Panorama Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Orange Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 410 Students
2. Thomas Paine Elementary
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 437 Students
3. Susan B. Anthony Elementary
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 356 Students
4. Morningside Elementary
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 397 Students
5. Post Elementary
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 342 Students
6. La Veta Elementary
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Orange Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 459 Students
7. Ocia A. Peters Elementary
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 936 Students
8. Guin Foss Elementary
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Tustin Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 396 Students
9. R. F. Hazard Elementary
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Garden Grove Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 403 Students
10. John Muir Fundamental Elementary
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Santa Ana Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 688 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Santa Ana, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Santa Ana, CA has a total population of 303,640 with 28% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 66%, and 17% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Santa Ana, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Santa Ana, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
16.85 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.27 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
13.58 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Santa Ana, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Santa Ana, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Santa Ana, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Santa Ana, CA
How many schools are in Santa Ana, CA?
Santa Ana, CA has 123 public schools: 25 high schools, 15 middle schools and 78 elementary schools, serving 87,578 students in total.
How do schools in Santa Ana perform on state tests?
On average, 123 schools in Santa Ana score 32% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 30%, so on average schools in Santa Ana meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Santa Ana?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 47%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 52%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 55%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 52%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 36%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 61%
- Projected: 58%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in Santa Ana
78 of 79 schools in Santa Ana carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 13C: 22D: 26F: 9
All 79 public schools we grade in Santa Ana. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (8)
- Century High
- Cesar E Chavez High
- Foothill High
- Nova Academy Early College High
- Saddleback High
- Santa Ana High
- Segerstrom High
- Valley High
Middle and junior high schools (10)
- Douglas Macarthur Fundamental Intermediate
- Gerald P Carr Intermediate
- Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate
- Hewes Middle
- Julia C Lathrop Intermediate
- Martin Luther King JR Elementary
- Middle College High
- Raymond A Villa Fundamental Intermediate
- Stephen R Fitz Intermediate
- Willard Intermediate
Elementary and primary schools (40)
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary
- Adams Elementary
- Andrew Jackson Elementary
- Arroyo Elementary
- Carl Harvey Elementary
- Diamond Elementary
- Edward Russell Elementary
- Fairhaven Elementary
- Franklin Elementary
- Fremont Elementary
- Garfield Elementary
- George Washington Carver Elementary
- Greenville Fundamental Elementary
- Guin Foss Elementary
- Heritage Elementary
- Heroes Elementary
- Jefferson Elementary
- John F Kennedy Elementary
- John Muir Fundamental Elementary
- Loma Vista Elementary
- Lowell Elementary
- Madison Elementary
- Manuel Esqueda Elementary
- Martin Elementary
- Martin R Heninger Elementary
- Monroe Elementary
- Monte Vista Elementary
- Newhope Elementary
- Panorama Elementary
- Pio Pico Elementary
- R F Hazard Elementary
- Red Hill Elementary
- Rosita Elementary
- Santiago Elementary
- Taft Elementary
- Thomas A Edison Elementary
- Tustin Memorial Elementary
- Wallace R Davis Elementary
- Washington Elementary
- Wilson Elementary
Other schools and academies (21)
- Advanced Learning Academy
- Citrus Springs Charter
- College And Career Preparatory Academy
- Ednovate Legacy College Prep
- Edward B Cole Academy
- El Sol Santa Ana Science And Arts Academy
- Hector G Godinez
- Jim Thorpe Fundamental
- Lorin Griset Academy
- Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana
- Mcfadden Institute Of Technology
- Ocsa
- Orange County Educational Arts Academy
- Reach Academy
- Romero Cruz Academy
- Roosevelt Walker Academy
- Samueli Academy
- Scholarship Prep Orange County
- Sierra Preparatory Academy
- Vista Condor Global Academy
- Vista Heritage Global Academy
Private schools (16)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School
- Bethel Baptist School
- California Kids Centers
- Calvary Christian School
- Foothill Montessori School
- Irvine Hebrew Day School
- Irvine Hebrew Day School
- Love 2 Learn Preschool & Kindergarten
- Ricca Childrens Learning Center
- Santa Clara Day Nursery
- South Coast Metro Children's Village
- St Anne School
- St Barbara School
- St Joseph Elementary School
- Storybook Preschool
- The Open School
Neighborhoods and places within Santa Ana (32)
- Artesia Pilar
- Centennial Park
- Central City Santa Ana
- Cornerstone Village
- Delhi
- Eastside Santa Ana
- Floral Park
- Flower Park
- Henninger Park
- Lacy
- Lyon Street
- Mabury Park
- Madison Park
- Memorial Park
- Meredith Parkwood
- Mid City Santa Ana
- New Horizons
- Park Santiago
- Pico Lowell
- Riverview Santa Ana
- Riverview West
- Sandpointe
- Santa Anita
- South Coast
- Sunwood Central
- Thornton Park
- Townsend Raitt
- Valley Adams
- Washington Square
- Wilshire Square
- Windsor Village North
- Windsor Village