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Lorin Griset Academy

Q: Is Lorin Griset Academy a good school?

Lorin Griset Academy ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Lorin Griset Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Lorin Griset Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lorin Griset Academy?

Students at Lorin Griset Academy are 99% Hispanic.

Public Grades 9-12

2024^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 6% of California high schools

Summary

Lorin Griset Academy is a public high school serving about 283 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Ana Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at the school is among the lowest in the state, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math and English far below nearby schools; for example, only about 12% of students are proficient in English compared to 97% at the top-performing Middle College High. The school's 67% graduation rate is significantly lower than the district average, and its dropout rate of 33% is alarmingly high. A primary driver of these challenges is a chronic absenteeism rate of 77.5%, meaning most students miss a substantial amount of school, which is more than double the rate at other comprehensive high schools in the area like Santa Ana High.

Interestingly, Lorin Griset Academy spends more per student than most other local high schools, yet this higher funding has not led to better outcomes. The school's struggles are long-standing, while other schools in the same district with similar student demographics, such as Hector G. Godinez, achieve much higher graduation rates, demonstrating that challenges can be overcome with effective programs and strategies.

283

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,739

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1915 West McFadden
Santa Ana, CA 92704-2902

(714) 648-2900

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

American Indian:

0.7%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (67% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,024^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High 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	9.9	2024 of 2162	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2084 of 2159	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1967 of 2170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2084 of 2123	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1221 of 1290	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2085 of 2133	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1878 of 2017	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1979 of 2021	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	2024 of 2039	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1923 of 1994	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	2034 of 2426	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	1853 of 2354	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	2033 of 2367	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	1999 of 2281	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1797 of 2238	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	1792 of 2117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1724 of 2063	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.6	1690 of 1968	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	1513 of 1901	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.6	1203 of 1653	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	1157 of 1161	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1088 of 1117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	751 of 1052	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	880 of 1085	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	900 of 1064	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1036 of 1044	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	406 of 467	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	872 of 941	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	729 of 938	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1822 of 1906	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1808 of 1915	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1813 of 1915	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1850 of 1858	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1051 of 1054	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1812 of 1833	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1693 of 1760	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1756 of 1900	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1813 of 1902	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1728 of 1917	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1811 of 1861	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1771 of 1814	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1598 of 1742	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	403 of 410	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	312 of 328	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	289 of 290	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1861 of 2013	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1965 of 2026	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1842 of 2030	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1903 of 1943	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1022 of 1126	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1884 of 1937	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1722 of 1862	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1768 of 1942	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1914 of 1948	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1744 of 1963	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1871 of 1916	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	999 of 1122	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1823 of 1880	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1692 of 1834	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1251 of 1252	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1031 of 1216	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1165 of 1197	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

This School was small enough to be taught in. It took you places. Like I got to go see The Jackson 5 and The Osman's! It gave out Awards and scholarships. And opportunities. Small enough for good friends, too! Had a blast!!!! Just wish the teachers were checked up on! Had a few problem with them! And some did not do their jobs. Hey, I Graduated a third grade reader and could not spell for anything! But I have been self taught. It was not my lack of wanting to learn, big time!!!!!

If you wish, I would love to talk. And Thanks for listening! 8-)

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	283	17	16.3	93.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2024^th of 2162 public high schools	6.4%		9.8	2084^th of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	60			2.9		2.7			11.6	11.6			2.4	2.4	$29,739	$781	$28,958
Vista Meridian Global Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 S. Bristol St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	260	11	24.7	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	252 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)		5.7			5.2			23.6	23.6			0.0	0.0	$19,895	$490	$19,405
Valley High	Public	9-12	1801 South Greenville St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-6410	1,908	107	17.8	91.4%	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1,848 (96.9%)	40 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	37.9	1312^th of 2162 public high schools	39.3%		21.5	1669^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	357			21.0		20.9			38.5	38.5			20.0	20.0	$23,319	$1,014	$22,305
Hector G. Godinez	Public	9-12	3002 Centennial Rd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 433-6790	1,687	88	19.1	89.2%	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1,650 (97.8%)	20 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64.1	711^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%		66.1	632^nd of 2159 public high schools	70.7%	79			27.7		27.6			65.5	65.5			31.6	31.6	$24,578	$1,103	$23,475
Santa Ana High	Public	9-12	520 West Walnut	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-4900	2,505	127	19.7	90.6%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,474 (98.8%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	33.7	1408^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		33.2	1418^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	10			17.4	0.0	16.9			41.6	41.6			14.8	14.8	$22,732	$1,021	$21,711
College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15872 South Harbor Blvd. Bldg	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	168	7	24.0	96.4%	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)				17.7	17.7									$45,626	$8,938	$36,688
Nova Academy Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	500 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Nova Academy Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	288	15	19.0	88.9%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	271 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	32.3	1441^st of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		49.6	1009^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	432				27.3	27.3			31.5	31.5			2.2	2.2	$24,608	$1,401	$23,207
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1530 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3900	448	22	20.0	86.4%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	405 (90.4%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	96.6	66^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		98.1	40^th of 2159 public high schools	98.1%	26			67.7		67.7			97.0	97.0			53.5	53.5	$22,679	$826	$21,853
Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	2128 South Cypress	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5700	350	21	16.4	97.1%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	346 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.2	2010^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%		9.5	2099^th of 2159 public high schools	2.8%	89			2.7	5.6	3.1			13.2	13.2			0.7	0.7	$26,750	$929	$25,821
Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,346	130	18.0	15.8%	537 (22.9%)	17 (0.7%)	487 (20.8%)	1,019 (43.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	246 (10.5%)	96.9	59^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		98.2	37^th of 2159 public high schools	98.3%	22	68.3	63.7			65.5	83.6	81.7	85.1	83.7	73.1	73.9	65.5	69.9

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How many students attend Lorin Griset Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Lorin Griset Academy.

Is Lorin Griset Academy a good school?

Lorin Griset Academy ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California high schools.

What district is Lorin Griset Academy in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lorin Griset Academy?

Students at Lorin Griset Academy are 99% Hispanic.

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