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Rosita Elementary

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Rosita Elementary ranks 2713 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rosita Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 305 students in Santa Ana, part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, where it performs around the state average academically despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has a clear area of excellence: its program for English Language Learners is exceptionally strong, ranking in the top tier of schools statewide. It has also made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, now performing better than the state average in this important area. While overall test scores are near state averages, there are interesting patterns, like math proficiency dipping in 5th grade after being strong in 4th grade, which the school may be working to address. Compared to some nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Heritage Elementary or Edward Russell Elementary, Rosita achieves stronger academic results, and it does so while spending less per student than several neighbors like Woodbury Elementary.

However, the analysis shows that within the same district, other schools like R. F. Hazard Elementary and Morningside Elementary achieve higher results with similar challenges, indicating that school-level practices make a significant difference. For parents, Rosita represents a solid, mid-performing choice with a standout program for students learning English, demonstrating that it can deliver good outcomes for its community.

305

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,055

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4726 Hazard Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2537

(714) 663-6418

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Rosita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

James Irvine Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

Asian:

28.9%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,713^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	47.9	2713 of 5857	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	1822 of 5869	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2348 of 5859	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	2110 of 5883	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	2126 of 5789	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	2032 of 5662	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	1863 of 5692	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	2531 of 5614	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	2535 of 5611	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	2599 of 5530	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	2324 of 5390	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	2152 of 5377	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.8	1995 of 5314	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.1	2704 of 5193	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	2866 of 5113	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.3	1911 of 5113	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.2	1735 of 4818	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	1424 of 4822	70.5%	★★★★☆
2004	64.7	1502 of 4809	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	788 of 1203	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	667 of 1205	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	731 of 1190	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	753 of 1154	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	846 of 1149	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	813 of 1071	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	1647 of 2585	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.7	48 of 3162	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.8	426 of 3245	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	209 of 3311	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	216 of 3275	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	272 of 3246	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	3004 of 5597	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	1983 of 5612	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	2027 of 5609	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	1868 of 5635	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	2135 of 5492	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	2049 of 5413	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	2964 of 5107	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.9	1481 of 5107	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	2616 of 5087	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	2087 of 5084	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	1547 of 4963	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	1495 of 4830	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	1986 of 5460	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	981 of 5517	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	1192 of 5363	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	960 of 5264	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	766 of 5173	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	851 of 5084	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	2256 of 5628	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	1639 of 5643	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	2631 of 5638	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	2285 of 5663	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1970 of 5510	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	2000 of 5431	63.2%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)36th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science26%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Rosita Elementary

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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)					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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	11362 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6461	337	16	20.9	91.1%	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	242 (71.8%)	75 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	41.3	3128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.5	3036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	92	23.1	23.1	41.0	19.4	44.7	53.9	40.1	47.4	30.6	29.0	32.4	34.9	$25,247	$4,332	$20,915
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	10521 Morningside Dr.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6328	416	17	24.4	76.0%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (33.2%)	254 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	80.6	1135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.2	1103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	32	41.8	41.8	44.2	60.7	58.2	80.3	63.5	58.1	71.4	50.9	77.6	66.1	$16,936	$1,356	$15,580
Post Elementary	Public	K-6	14641 Ward St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6354	338	13	25.8	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (33.1%)	210 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	81.9	1079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.7	960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	119	36.4	36.4	56.5	57.1	59.1	73.4	62.6	67.4	69.4	59.1	70.3	67.0	$18,338	$1,688	$16,650
Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-6	10421 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6106	426	19	23.0	80.5%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (35.2%)	260 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	91.2	599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.4	730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	131	67.9	67.9	82.7	65.2	76.8	66.1	72.8	86.5	65.2	67.9	57.6	69.0	$18,366	$1,576	$16,790
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	13451 Taft Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6131	390	16	25.1	84.6%	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (64.1%)	131 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	48	2696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		48	2664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	32	32.0	32.0	33.9	42.9	55.1	47.4	44.4	40.7	44.0	28.0	36.8	37.5	$17,068	$1,634	$15,434
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosita Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rosita Elementary?

Students at Rosita Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 29% Asian.

What district is Rosita Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Rosita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Rosita Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rosita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Irvine Intermediate

Is Rosita Elementary a good school?

Rosita Elementary ranks 2713^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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