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Running Springs Academy

Public Grades K-8

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Running Springs Academy is a consistently high-performing K-8 public school serving 643 students in Anaheim, part of the Orange Unified School District, where it stands out for its strong academic results across a diverse student body.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency rates significantly above both district and state averages, especially in mathematics and science. It demonstrates effective support for all students, with particularly strong results in the upper grades. A key strength is the school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.2%, which is well below average and indicates a highly engaged student community. While it maintains a 5-star rating, its exact statewide ranking among top schools fluctuates slightly year-to-year.

Compared to nearby schools, Running Springs holds a solid position. It performs similarly to schools like Glenknoll Elementary and Woodsboro Elementary, though a few schools in the area, such as Anaheim Hills Elementary and Fairmont Elementary, rank higher. Notably, Running Springs achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, with a higher student-teacher ratio than some peers, suggesting effective use of resources within its Orange Unified district.

643

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,139

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8670 East Running Springs Dr.
Anaheim, CA 92808-1693

(714) 281-4512

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Running Springs Academy usually attend:

Middle:	El Rancho Charter
High:	Canyon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.9%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

24.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Orange Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg50%

California avg41%

582^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange 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	91.4	582 of 5857	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	476 of 5869	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	806 of 5859	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	726 of 5883	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	644 of 5789	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	490 of 5662	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	537 of 5692	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	450 of 5614	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	512 of 5611	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	578 of 5530	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	87.0	621 of 5390	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	90.5	410 of 5377	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	776 of 5314	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	86.6	673 of 5193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	86.1	697 of 5113	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	813 of 5113	84.1%	★★★★☆
2006	86.9	643 of 4818	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	89.4	514 of 4822	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	92.2	389 of 4809	91.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	227 of 1203	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	487 of 1205	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	619 of 1190	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	616 of 1154	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	582 of 1149	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.3	397 of 1071	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	506 of 5597	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	400 of 5612	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	554 of 5609	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	810 of 5635	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	529 of 5492	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	509 of 5413	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	649 of 5107	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	321 of 5107	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	721 of 5087	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	434 of 5084	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	233 of 4963	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	524 of 4830	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	583 of 5460	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	342 of 5517	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	336 of 5363	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	67.5	1290 of 5264	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	172 of 5084	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	761 of 5628	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	663 of 5643	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	1053 of 5638	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	658 of 5663	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	743 of 5510	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	512 of 5431	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	108 of 718	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	192 of 670	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	315 of 2847	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	691 of 2598	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	379 of 2651	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	621 of 2661	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	825 of 2726	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	749 of 2834	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	432 of 2737	84.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

Science65%+32 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
Running Springs Academy	Public	K-8	8670 East Running Springs Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 281-4512	643	25	25.8	30.0%	205 (31.9%)	9 (1.4%)	192 (29.9%)	154 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.9%)	91.4	582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		93.5	476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	106	64.5		64.5	65.5	67.5	73.1	80.0			71.8	72.6	70.1	62.4	74.4			69.8							$16,139	$1,182	$14,957
Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	K-6	1090 The Highlands Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-7027	509	19	26.9	31.0%	223 (43.8%)	4 (0.8%)	118 (23.2%)	107 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	86.8	833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.4	934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	101	44.4		44.4	67.1	62.9	74.6	83.8			72.2	78.6	54.8	55.6	71.0			65.5	95.9	96.9		96.9	96.9		$15,689	$1,182	$14,507
Bryant Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	24695 Paseo de Toronto	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7120	505	20	25.8	24.0%	163 (32.3%)	9 (1.8%)	139 (27.5%)	164 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	96.2	222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		97	162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	60	68.5		68.5	82.2	78.1	84.9				81.8	83.3	75.3	75.3				78.4	94.9				95.9		$16,768	$897	$15,871
California Republic Leadership Academy Yorba Linda	Public, Charter	K-8	23705 Via Del Rio	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	California Republic Leadership Academy Yorba Linda District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 798-9104	60	3	22.3	26.7%	13 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (35.0%)	21 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Travis Ranch	Public	K-8	5200 Via de la Escuela	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7460	1,197	52	22.8	23.0%	554 (46.3%)	10 (0.8%)	305 (25.5%)	211 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	114 (9.5%)	88.4	752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.7	829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	77	56.6	57.4	57.0	75.0	71.3	68.6	68.6	74.7	72.7	72.0	75.0	62.1	61.5	58.2	53.9	66.7	61.4							$17,580	$1,048	$16,532
Anaheim Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	6450 East Serrano	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6169	476	17	28.2	18.7%	151 (31.7%)	6 (1.3%)	90 (18.9%)	158 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.7%)	96.7	179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.6	298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	119	86.6		86.6	79.7	72.6	86.4	90.0			82.1	82.8	72.6	88.1	78.7			80.7							$15,738	$1,182	$14,556
Woodsboro Elementary	Public	K-6	7575 East Woodsboro Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7040	512	23	21.9	38.5%	121 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	181 (35.4%)	146 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (11.1%)	90.5	626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.9	702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	76	55.3		55.3	70.0	64.5	70.6	87.7			73.0	72.9	67.0	63.5	86.4			72.1							$18,105	$921	$17,184
Glenknoll Elementary	Public	K-6	6361 Glenknoll Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7140	390	17	22.8	28.7%	167 (42.8%)	2 (0.5%)	122 (31.3%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.7%)	89.7	675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		94	433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	242	52.7		52.7	60.8	86.7	72.7	77.3			74.8	65.5	88.3	58.2	63.6			69.6	95.2			96.8		96.8	$16,436	$1,092	$15,344
Imperial Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6282	389	17	22.3	34.7%	131 (33.7%)	3 (0.8%)	138 (35.5%)	64 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.6%)	70.3	1589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		68.4	1664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	75	35.4		35.4	66.7	69.8	47.7	63.3			60.5	64.6	62.8	33.9	50.0			51.0	96.2						$14,901	$1,182	$13,719
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	5241 Fairmont Blvd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7130	794	32	25.0	23.2%	286 (36.0%)	5 (0.6%)	172 (21.7%)	268 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (7.7%)	95.7	259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.1	255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	4	64.7		64.7	76.6	85.7	80.2	82.1			81.1	80.7	76.8	69.8	75.0			75.5	97.0	97.0	97.8	97.0	97.0	97.8	$16,272	$1,133	$15,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Running Springs Academy

How many students attend Running Springs Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Running Springs Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Running Springs Academy?

Students at Running Springs Academy are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Running Springs Academy in?

Orange Unified

What schools do graduates of Running Springs Academy attend?

Students who attend Running Springs Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Rancho Charter
High : Canyon High

Is Running Springs Academy a good school?

Yes. Running Springs Academy ranks in the top 9.9% of California elementary schools.

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