Edward B. Cole Academy District

Summary:

The Edward B. Cole Academy District consists of a single elementary school, Edward B. Cole Academy, serving grades K-5 in Santa Ana, California.

This school serves a community with high economic need, and its academic performance currently lags behind state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, student proficiency in English Language Arts was 15 percentage points below the state average, while math was 11 points below and science was nearly 14 points below. A notable trend is that math scores decline as students progress from 3rd to 5th grade. Furthermore, the school's statewide ranking has recently dropped significantly, placing it in the 28th percentile.

Key challenges include a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, which can significantly impact learning. Despite these academic struggles, the school's per-student spending is substantial. For parents, this suggests the school faces significant hurdles but also has resources that could support targeted improvements in attendance, math instruction, and science education to help students succeed.

District Detail

333 East Walnut St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-5928

(714) 836-9023

SchoolDigger Rank:
1233^rd of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-5
Students: 431

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Ana Unified	0.03 mi	58	1254^th
Nova Academy Early College High District	0.54 mi	1	1111^th
Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	0.61 mi	1	699^th
OCSA District	0.68 mi	1	26^th
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District	0.71 mi	1	477^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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