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Lowell Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lowell Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 449 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1259 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lowell Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with its academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.16% of Lowell Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.02% in the district and 48.81% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Additionally, Lowell Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 79.73% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Franklin Elementary, Martin Elementary, and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District generally perform better than Lowell Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the performance differences between Lowell Elementary and its neighbors. Additionally, Lowell Elementary has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.3% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, which can have a significant negative impact on student learning and achievement.

426

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,725

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 South Flower St.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-4896

(714) 972-6300

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Lowell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willard Intermediate
High:	Santa Ana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

Asian:

0.5%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,668^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	9.3	5668 of 5857	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	5698 of 5869	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5710 of 5859	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5193 of 5883	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5296 of 5789	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	5055 of 5662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	5158 of 5692	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5119 of 5614	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	4560 of 5611	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	4309 of 5530	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	4175 of 5390	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	4513 of 5377	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	4842 of 5314	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	4756 of 5193	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	4856 of 5113	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	4932 of 5113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	4718 of 4818	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	4712 of 4822	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.4	4763 of 4809	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1822 of 2227	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1757 of 2585	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1622 of 2128	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	2956 of 3162	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2991 of 3245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2414 of 3311	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1933 of 3275	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1860 of 3246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	5286 of 5597	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5221 of 5612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	5463 of 5609	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5097 of 5635	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4891 of 5492	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4557 of 5413	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	4896 of 5107	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	4892 of 5107	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4932 of 5087	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4234 of 5084	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4352 of 4963	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4115 of 4830	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	408 of 429	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	333 of 335	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	5194 of 5460	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5350 of 5517	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	5252 of 5363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4504 of 5264	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4578 of 5173	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4397 of 5084	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	5543 of 5628	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	5584 of 5643	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5507 of 5638	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4803 of 5663	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5157 of 5510	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	5114 of 5431	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	2057 of 2847	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2438 of 2635	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1797 of 2420	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science7%-26 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
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Flower St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6300	426	20	21.3	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (99.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	5668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.6	5698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	30	6.9		6.9	5.3	16.9	20.6				14.2	19.7	12.7	11.0				14.6							$25,725	$1,281	$24,444
Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	501	22	22.6	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	5695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		10.8	5639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	56	7.6	0.0	6.2	7.1	4.2	25.3	15.0	7.9	5.9	12.8	12.9	18.8	10.1	3.3	5.3	5.9	9.9							$25,440	$1,011	$24,429
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	343	15	22.6	94.2%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (96.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		18.4	4989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	622	6.1		6.1	8.5	22.0	12.2				14.8	14.9	20.3	12.2				16.1							$25,336	$773	$24,563
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
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
Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.6	4866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.5	4530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	336	13.2	17.2	15.3	27.1	30.8	23.3	32.3	33.6	36.0	30.8	20.0	21.8	15.6	21.4	14.0	9.1	16.7	98.0			98.0			$25,336	$989	$24,347
Edward B. Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	333 East Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Edward B. Cole Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 836-9023	431	18	23.9	82.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	26.8	4243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		39.7	3193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	1050	18.8		18.8	32.4	35.3	32.4				33.3	30.0	27.9	21.7				26.6	70.7	78.7	94.7	74.7	77.3	76.0
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	429	19	22.4	93.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	421 (98.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.2	4560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	17	16.9		16.9	18.5	40.0	35.5				31.1	22.7	28.6	19.5				23.1							$26,532	$808	$25,724
Heroes Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Civic Center Dr.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5501	396	17	23.1	95.7%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.9	4600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		25.4	4330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	270	23.2		23.2	26.7	26.0	29.0				27.2	27.9	15.8	29.0				23.8	93.4	96.1		94.7	94.7	96.1	$26,444	$810	$25,634
Orange County Educational Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	825 North Broadway	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-2787	643	32	20.0	64.1%	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	590 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	41.7	3096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		38.7	3259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	163	25.8	16.3	21.9	43.9	37.5	40.3	46.7	68.0	70.5	49.2	57.6	34.7	22.6	18.3	28.0	34.1	33.1							$18,415	$941	$17,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell Elementary

Is Lowell Elementary a good school?

Lowell Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Lowell Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary?

Students at Lowell Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Lowell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willard Intermediate
High : Santa Ana High

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