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Hector G. Godinez

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Hector G. Godinez ranks 711 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Hector G. Godinez is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,700 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, consistently performing well above expectations for a school where the vast majority of students face economic challenges.

The school truly excels in ensuring students stay in school and graduate, with a near-perfect 98.8% graduation rate and a very low 0.7% dropout rate, which are the best or among the best in the district and far exceed state averages. It also shows remarkable strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency is nearly double the Santa Ana Unified average, outperforming nearby schools like Segerstrom High and Santa Ana High. Furthermore, students have much better attendance here than at many neighboring schools, with a chronic absenteeism rate roughly half that of Valley High.

While Godinez is a standout in its district, an interesting nearby comparison is La Quinta High in the Garden Grove Unified district, which achieves exceptional math scores. Areas for potential growth at Godinez include mathematics and science, where scores, though above the district average, are below the state average. The school's performance has been impressively stable over time, suggesting strong and consistent support systems that help students succeed.

1,687

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,931

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3002 Centennial Rd.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-3904

(714) 433-6790

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

Asian:

1.2%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg26%

California avg41%

711^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	64.1	711 of 2162	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	632 of 2159	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	744 of 2170	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	727 of 2123	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	653 of 1290	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	745 of 2133	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	780 of 2017	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.8	583 of 2021	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	60.1	786 of 2039	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	696 of 1994	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.1	301 of 2426	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	312 of 2354	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.8	473 of 2367	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	58.0	558 of 2281	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	87 of 2238	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	74.7	193 of 2117	90.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	321 of 1161	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	175 of 555	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	454 of 1117	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	636 of 1052	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	601 of 1085	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	551 of 1064	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	476 of 1044	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	303 of 467	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	711 of 941	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	681 of 1906	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	668 of 1915	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	765 of 1915	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	665 of 1858	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	528 of 1054	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	735 of 1833	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	740 of 1760	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	429 of 1900	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	356 of 1902	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	447 of 1917	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	414 of 1861	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	420 of 1814	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	458 of 1742	73.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	16 of 410	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	42 of 328	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	38 of 299	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	53 of 290	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	510 of 2013	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	416 of 2026	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	506 of 2030	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	436 of 1943	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	455 of 1126	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	477 of 1937	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	496 of 1862	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	662 of 1942	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	559 of 1948	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	630 of 1963	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	707 of 1916	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	694 of 1122	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	689 of 1880	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	800 of 1834	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	84 of 175	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	41 of 183	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	36.4	126 of 190	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	155 of 168	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	741 of 1252	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	617 of 1216	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	305 of 1197	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)52nd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 14, 2011

As a parent we all want what is best for our children, my son is going next year to this school and I'm very excited because I haven't heard nothing but good things about Godinez High school. Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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
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	$25,931	$24,980	$951
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	$27,800	$26,784	$1,016
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									$72,283	$68,344	$3,939
Los Amigos High	Public	9-12	16566 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6288	1,430	72	19.9	92.4%	23 (1.6%)	13 (0.9%)	1,194 (83.5%)	181 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	14 (1.0%)	64.7	694^th of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		62.5	710^th of 2159 public high schools	67.1%	16			33.7	0.0	31.5			62.7	62.7			29.8	29.8	$28,641	$26,052	$2,589
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	$36,289	$35,616	$673
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	$40,596	$39,752	$844
Segerstrom High	Public	9-12	2301 West MacArthur Blvd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-5000	2,376	100	23.8	80.6%	18 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	2,206 (92.8%)	123 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.5%)	67	657^th of 2162 public high schools	69.6%		67.8	600^th of 2159 public high schools	72.2%	57			34.6		34.6			61.7	61.7			31.5	31.5	$23,371	$22,352	$1,019
Saddleback High	Public	7-12	2801 South Flower	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 513-2900	1,451	78	18.5	94.0%	12 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1,390 (95.8%)	32 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	23.3	1628^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		27.1	1550^th of 2159 public high schools	28.2%	78	20.4		13.4		14.2	45.2	36.7	30.1	33.1	38.7	30.6	9.9	16.5	$26,888	$26,032	$856
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	10372 McFadden St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6315	2,041	87	23.3	76.2%	82 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	390 (19.1%)	1,524 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	36 (1.8%)	95.2	91^st of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		94.3	123^rd of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	32			61.8	40.0	61.1			79.7	79.7			72.4	72.4	$23,448	$21,744	$1,704
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	$35,734	$34,860	$874

Frequently Asked Questions about Hector G. Godinez

Is Hector G. Godinez a good school?

Hector G. Godinez ranks 711^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hector G. Godinez?

Students at Hector G. Godinez are 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hector G. Godinez?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,687 students attended Hector G. Godinez.

What district is Hector G. Godinez in?

Santa Ana Unified

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