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Heroes Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heroes Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 431 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Heroes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with the lowest-performing groups being English Language Learners, Disabled Students, and Low Socioeconomic Status Students. Heroes Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.4% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Martin R. Heninger Elementary, Fremont Elementary, and Wilson Elementary, generally perform better than Heroes Elementary across various metrics, including test scores, statewide rankings, and chronic absenteeism rates. While Heroes Elementary has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $14,609 in 2020-2021 to $26,444 in 2023-2024, the continued low academic performance and statewide rankings indicate that the increased funding may not be translating into tangible improvements, potentially highlighting the need for a more comprehensive approach to address the school's challenges.

396

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,444

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Civic Center Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2229

(714) 558-5501

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Heroes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willard Intermediate
High:	Santa Ana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.0%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 21st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,600^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	22.9	4600 of 5857	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4330 of 5869	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3911 of 5859	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3971 of 5883	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4976 of 5789	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	5121 of 5662	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	5238 of 5692	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	5351 of 5614	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	5378 of 5611	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	4869 of 5530	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	4755 of 5390	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	4953 of 5377	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	4398 of 5314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1571 of 2227	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	1064 of 2585	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	1226 of 2128	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	2445 of 3162	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	1313 of 3245	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	1113 of 3311	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	2903 of 3275	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2795 of 3246	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4816 of 5597	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4757 of 5612	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4130 of 5609	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4558 of 5635	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5013 of 5492	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4989 of 5413	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3583 of 5107	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3392 of 5107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2679 of 5087	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2843 of 5084	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3993 of 4963	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4201 of 4830	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	131 of 429	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	84 of 364	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3798 of 5460	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3624 of 5517	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2915 of 5363	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3084 of 5264	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4187 of 5173	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4420 of 5084	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4073 of 5628	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3685 of 5643	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3502 of 5638	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3300 of 5663	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4419 of 5510	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4800 of 5431	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1804 of 2847	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1567 of 2635	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1282 of 2420	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8100	422	20	21.1	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32.9	3733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		27.9	4116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	383																													19.1		19.1	30.2	36.1	43.3				36.7	38.1	27.4	29.4				31.6						$27,309	$916	$26,393
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
Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	38.9	3292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.3	3286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	6																													17.2	10.0	13.0	37.7	24.1	39.7	47.8	50.9	41.3	40.6	40.0	27.8	46.6	29.4	32.3	20.0	32.1						$23,170	$3,048	$20,122
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 West Halesworth St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 543-0023	980	47	20.6	51.8%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (97.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	46.9	2767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		44.3	2906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	139	8.7	11.5	1.0	3.8	17.7	12.8	8.9	31.7	12.5	21.6	15.2	37.7	25.6	23.6	12.5	29.8	3.9	21.0	35.3	15.1	19.3	5.8	7.7	2.9	4.8	5.9	23.3	8.0	16.2	41.6	27.5	36.0	54.2	42.3	52.7	57.0	58.4	49.6	42.3	42.1	28.8	39.3	52.7	48.9	41.8	96.9	98.5	97.7	98.5	98.5	$19,085	$781	$18,304
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
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
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44																													14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5		97.0			$27,434	$873	$26,561
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heroes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Heroes Elementary?

Students at Heroes Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Heroes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heroes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willard Intermediate
High : Santa Ana High

How many students attend Heroes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Heroes Elementary.

Is Heroes Elementary a good school?

Heroes Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Heroes Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

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