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Anaheim Elementary


At a glance
1272ndof 1,543 California districts▼ 69
Better than 17% of California districts
Elementary 23Grades K-6
1001 South East St.
Anaheim, CA 92805-5749
·(714) 517-7500·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2016–2025
2025: better than 17.6% of districts
23
Schools
13,822
Students
Top rankedJefferson (Thomas) Elementary2335th of 5,857 California elementary schools
Biggest riser
Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary up 694 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Henry (Patrick) Elementary 19 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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Summary:

The Anaheim Elementary district consists of 23 elementary schools serving grades K-6 in a predominantly economically disadvantaged area, with an average of over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance across the district lags significantly behind state averages, particularly in mathematics, but there is notable variation among schools. Thomas Jefferson Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school, ranking in the 60th percentile statewide and leading in all subjects despite serving a high-poverty population. Other relatively strong schools include Alexander J. Stoddard Elementary, Benjamin Franklin Elementary, and James Madison Elementary. On the lower end, Ponderosa Elementary and Abraham Lincoln Elementary rank in the bottom 4th percentile statewide.

Key factors influencing performance include chronic absenteeism, which averages 21% for the district; schools with better attendance, like Adelaide Price Elementary (12.8%), tend to perform better. There is no clear link between per-student spending and results, and performance often dips in the upper elementary grades. The success of Thomas Jefferson Elementary suggests that effective school-level practices can lead to strong outcomes even in challenging circumstances.

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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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