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Edward Russell Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Edward Russell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 473 students in Santa Ana, part of the generally well-regarded Garden Grove Unified School District, though the school itself currently faces significant academic challenges with a statewide ranking in the 21st percentile.

Compared to other schools in its own district, Edward Russell has much lower proficiency rates in English, math, and science, and it operates with a notably high student-teacher ratio of 32-to-1, which is larger than nearby schools like R. F. Hazard Elementary (23.9-to-1) and Newhope Elementary (19.5-to-1). However, the school does excel in one key area: its programs for English Language Learners are strong, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide, and it has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism to a rate better than the state average.

When looking at schools just across district lines in Santa Ana Unified, such as Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Edward Russell's academic performance is relatively stronger, suggesting the overall district environment provides some advantage. The school's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with early grades showing particular struggles in foundational skills, indicating a critical area for focus and improvement.

473

Students ?

32.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,360

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 South Jackson St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-1457

(714) 663-6151

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Edward Russell Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

2.1%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg53%

California avg41%

4,651^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	22.3	4651 of 5857	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3994 of 5869	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4051 of 5859	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	4028 of 5883	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4538 of 5789	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4216 of 5662	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	5212 of 5692	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	4908 of 5614	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	5235 of 5611	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	4467 of 5530	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	4148 of 5390	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	3734 of 5377	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.4	3973 of 5314	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	4209 of 5193	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	4080 of 5113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	4264 of 5113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	4170 of 4818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	3892 of 4822	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.9	3626 of 4809	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	2036 of 2585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1508 of 2128	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.9	771 of 3162	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	884 of 3245	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	1370 of 3311	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	1691 of 3275	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1721 of 3246	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4481 of 5597	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3822 of 5612	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3223 of 5609	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3322 of 5635	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4489 of 5492	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3922 of 5413	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3771 of 5107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3174 of 5107	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3125 of 5087	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3163 of 5084	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3631 of 4963	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3330 of 4830	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4284 of 5460	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3618 of 5517	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3175 of 5363	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	2854 of 5264	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3831 of 5173	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3304 of 5084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4432 of 5628	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3907 of 5643	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4672 of 5638	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4181 of 5663	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4121 of 5510	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4111 of 5431	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	425 South Sullivan	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6200	468	21	22.2	91.9%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (94.9%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.6	5427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	47	11.4		11.4	22.7	26.7	21.4				23.6	13.5	18.7	11.4				14.6	89.8	93.9		91.8	92.9	94.9	$25,794	$1,312	$24,482
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
Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	827	47	17.4	95.8%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	803 (97.1%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	5820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	5802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	18	3.3	6.0	5.6	5.3	4.4	24.1	5.9	16.0	14.3	11.6	10.5	10.9	6.7	5.3	12.4	12.0	9.8	94.7	96.5		96.5		96.5	$24,122	$991	$23,131
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
Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	357	15	23.0	97.2%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.3	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.4	5528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	294	16.7		16.7	22.0	18.2	28.2				23.0	22.6	12.1	16.4				16.7							$22,532	$2,547	$19,985
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	348	17	20.4	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.2	4568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.1	4193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	375	23.1		23.1	5.6	37.5	43.1				29.0	12.7	25.8	15.4				18.5							$28,066	$1,772	$26,294
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward Russell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Edward Russell Elementary?

Students at Edward Russell Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Edward Russell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Edward Russell Elementary.

Is Edward Russell Elementary a good school?

Edward Russell Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Edward Russell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edward Russell Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Edward Russell Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

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