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Newhope Elementary

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Newhope Elementary ranks 3088 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Newhope Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 334 students in Santa Ana, California, operating within the well-regarded Garden Grove Unified School District, which provides a strong foundation of support compared to neighboring districts.

While the school serves a community with significant economic need, it achieves stronger academic results than many similar schools, particularly excelling in supporting its English Language Learner students, who perform well above average. The school has also made impressive progress, cutting chronic absenteeism by half in recent years to beat the state average. However, parents should note that performance varies by grade, with older students often outperforming younger ones, and science scores are currently an area needing improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Newhope finds itself in the middle of a wide performance range. It doesn't match the high scores of schools like Thomas Paine Elementary or Susan B. Anthony Elementary, but it significantly outperforms lower-performing schools in other districts, such as Abraham Lincoln Elementary in Santa Ana Unified. This shows that while challenges exist, the school's district context and specific programs are helping it achieve respectable results for its student population.

334

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,926

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4419 West Regent Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-2245

(714) 663-6581

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Newhope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High:	Los Amigos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

Asian:

16.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Garden Grove Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,088^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	3088 of 5857	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2725 of 5869	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2919 of 5859	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	3199 of 5883	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	2457 of 5789	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2441 of 5662	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	2553 of 5692	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.9	2905 of 5614	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.6	3887 of 5611	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	3720 of 5530	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	2879 of 5390	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	2681 of 5377	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.5	2544 of 5314	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	2838 of 5193	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	3066 of 5113	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	3020 of 5113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	2579 of 4818	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.5	2976 of 4822	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.1	2455 of 4809	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.1	956 of 2227	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	700 of 2585	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	750 of 2128	64.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	722 of 3162	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	934 of 3245	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	530 of 3311	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	433 of 3275	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	452 of 3246	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3392 of 5597	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3041 of 5612	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3341 of 5609	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3425 of 5635	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	2111 of 5492	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2474 of 5413	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2385 of 5107	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1664 of 5107	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2158 of 5087	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2394 of 5084	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	1643 of 4963	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	1971 of 4830	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	2146 of 5460	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	1749 of 5517	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1923 of 5363	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1917 of 5264	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	1098 of 5173	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	1334 of 5084	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2773 of 5628	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2291 of 5643	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2374 of 5638	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2792 of 5663	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	2580 of 5510	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	2305 of 5431	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1841 of 2847	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1533 of 2635	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	1003 of 2420	58.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newhope Elementary	Public	K-6	4419 West Regent Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6581	334	17	19.5	91.9%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	263 (78.7%)	54 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		47.2	2725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	363	20.0	20.0	21.7	38.9	33.3	61.4	39.2	25.0	43.2	33.3	45.6	36.3							$19,926	$1,704	$18,222
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	16225 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6264	555	23	24.6	69.2%	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	491 (88.5%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	60.3	2052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		59.9	2069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	17	29.5	29.5	39.7	51.5	50.0	61.0	50.2	50.0	48.5	33.9	64.4	49.0	97.0				97.0		$16,399	$1,473	$14,926
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	426 South Andres Pl.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6108	376	16	23.5	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	329 (87.5%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	3322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		36.2	3426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	104	20.4	20.4	44.2	30.4	40.8	47.4	41.0	46.5	23.9	30.6	26.3	31.3							$21,620	$3,611	$18,009
Edward Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	600 South Jackson St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6151	473	15	32.0	92.8%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (95.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	4651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		29.3	3994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	657	24.1	24.1	16.3	25.4	33.3	33.9	27.7	22.5	22.4	25.9	16.9	21.7							$17,360	$1,688	$15,672
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1143 South Nakoma Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3700	493	22	22.3	91.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	477 (96.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	3864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		26.4	4258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	394	31.0	31.0	21.6	16.9	51.2		30.8	20.9	24.2	35.7		27.0	96.2	97.1	97.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$27,777	$1,255	$26,522
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary	Public	K-6	11303 Sandstone St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6537	400	16	24.9	84.0%	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (64.0%)	112 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	61.5	1988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.2	2228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	240	35.0	35.0	40.0	55.6	53.3	57.1	51.6	46.0	46.3	38.3	57.1	46.5							$18,200	$1,540	$16,660
Thomas Paine Elementary	Public	K-6	15792 Ward St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6118	428	19	22.5	72.2%	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	149 (34.8%)	240 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	238	57.7	57.7	83.0	66.7	75.0	66.7	72.3	83.0	63.5	78.9	54.7	69.3							$23,579	$3,222	$20,357
R. F. Hazard Elementary	Public	K-6	4218 West Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6403	383	16	23.9	91.4%	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (74.2%)	88 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	75.6	1349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		76.4	1319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	30	23.1	23.1	49.0	58.5	63.5	79.6	63.1	68.6	60.5	53.9	58.9	60.4							$17,704	$1,569	$16,135
Rosita Elementary	Public	K-6	4726 Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6418	305	12	25.2	89.5%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (68.9%)	88 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	47.9	2713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		64.9	1822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	891	25.9	25.9	25.0	46.7	48.2	52.9	44.0	45.0	56.7	25.9	37.3	38.9							$19,055	$1,710	$17,345
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	15320 Pickford St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6104	332	14	23.6	73.2%	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (27.4%)	202 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	87.7	789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		86.8	874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	85	45.2	45.2	73.1	68.8	66.7	73.0	70.7	75.0	73.5	52.4	60.6	65.6							$17,310	$1,635	$15,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Newhope Elementary

Is Newhope Elementary a good school?

Newhope Elementary ranks 3088^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Newhope Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of Newhope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newhope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High : Los Amigos High

How many students attend Newhope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Newhope Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Newhope Elementary?

Students at Newhope Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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