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Diamond Elementary

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Diamond Elementary ranks 4042 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Diamond Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 367 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, showing notable improvement in its statewide ranking and attendance rates despite the challenges common to the area.

The school has distinct strengths, including outperforming most nearby schools like Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in science, and demonstrating exceptional support for homeless students. Furthermore, Diamond has made impressive progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, now boasting a better attendance rate than the district and state averages. A promising pattern emerges in student growth: while third graders often start behind, they make significant academic gains by fifth grade, showing more growth in English than students at some neighboring schools such as Andrew Jackson Elementary.

When compared to a school in a different district, such as Edward Russell Elementary in Garden Grove Unified, Diamond operates with significantly higher per-student funding, which raises questions about resource effectiveness across districts. While the school excels in specific areas, it continues to work on supporting English Language Learners and Special Education students. Overall, Diamond Elementary is a school showing positive momentum, with clear successes in specific subjects and student support that set it apart from several local peers.

367

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,832

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 South Center St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-3660

(714) 480-8100

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Diamond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

Asian:

2.7%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,042^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	29.0	4042 of 5857	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4464 of 5869	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4932 of 5859	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4511 of 5883	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3688 of 5789	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3955 of 5662	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.5	4124 of 5692	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	4612 of 5614	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	4538 of 5611	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	4449 of 5530	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.4	3306 of 5390	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	2869 of 5377	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	3742 of 5314	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	4140 of 5193	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3761 of 5113	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	3626 of 5113	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	4730 of 4818	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	4669 of 4822	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	4584 of 4809	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	1402 of 2227	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	667 of 2585	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	703 of 2128	67.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	2931 of 3162	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	2138 of 3245	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1831 of 3311	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2900 of 3275	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	2456 of 3246	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3604 of 5597	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4581 of 5612	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4928 of 5609	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4141 of 5635	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4412 of 5492	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4205 of 5413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3223 of 5107	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3497 of 5107	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4131 of 5087	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3718 of 5084	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2541 of 4963	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3002 of 4830	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	69 of 429	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	114 of 364	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	141 of 335	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	197 of 356	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3280 of 5460	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3677 of 5517	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4075 of 5363	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3534 of 5264	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	2223 of 5173	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2847 of 5084	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4192 of 5628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3901 of 5643	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4441 of 5638	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4445 of 5663	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2763 of 5510	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3427 of 5431	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	2479 of 2847	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1828 of 2635	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1757 of 2420	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 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
Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8100	367	16	22.9	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (95.6%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29	4042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		24	4464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	422	29.3		29.3	18.0	29.3	42.7				30.9	11.5	24.1	33.3				23.7	97.0						$27,832	$858	$26,974
Carl Harvey Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-6200	268	13	20.5	91.8%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	263 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.5	5052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		17.8	5045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	7	14.6		14.6	26.0	25.5	26.8				26.1	22.0	10.6	24.4				18.8							$29,903	$1,427	$28,476
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
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
Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2130 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5900	320	19	17.2	96.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (95.3%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	26.8	4244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%		24	4456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	212	32.6		32.6	19.2	30.4	39.5				29.1	19.2	26.8	27.9				24.5							$31,395	$1,361	$30,034
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
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 South Graham Ln.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6000	457	24	19.0	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	448 (98.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	5540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	7.7		7.7	7.7	22.5	25.6				19.5	12.3	19.7	11.0				14.1	96.3						$26,586	$1,133	$25,453
McFadden Institute of Technology	Public	K-8	2701 South Raitt	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 435-3700	1,074	55	19.3	90.2%	16 (1.5%)	8 (0.7%)	1,014 (94.4%)	27 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	15.8	5204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		16.8	5135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	69	13.3	16.7	16.2	5.1	5.1	31.1	22.2	32.7	30.5	26.9	18.0	10.0	15.6	20.2	18.7	22.1	19.5							$24,905	$1,299	$23,606
Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	939 West Wilshire	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8000	443	19	23.2	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	4462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		36.3	3419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	1043	15.2		15.2	26.9	37.3	31.6				32.1	23.9	29.3	21.5				24.9							$25,416	$1,006	$24,410
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 Diamond Elementary

What schools do graduates of Diamond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Diamond Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High : Valley High

What district is Diamond Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Diamond Elementary?

Students at Diamond Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Diamond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Diamond Elementary.

Is Diamond Elementary a good school?

Diamond Elementary ranks 4042^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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