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Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana

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Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana ranks 2294 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 61% of California alternative schools

Summary

Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana is a K-12 alternative public school serving 524 students in Santa Ana, operating within its own district and achieving remarkable success with a student population where about 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's performance is outstanding, especially when compared to other local alternative schools. It boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, which is far higher than the state average and dramatically better than nearby schools like ACCESS Juvenile Hall or Orange County Special Education. Students also outperform state averages in English and math, with particularly strong results in early grades, and they maintain lower chronic absenteeism than the state. Impressively, it achieves these results with per-student spending that is a fraction of what some other alternative schools in the Orange County Department of Education spend.

While the school excels in many areas, its science scores are below the state average, which is an area for growth given its name. A school with somewhat similar strong outcomes is Tustin Connect in the Tustin Unified district, though it serves a less economically disadvantaged population. Overall, Magnolia Science Academy demonstrates a highly effective and efficient model for supporting student success.

524

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2840 West 1st St.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-4102

(714) 479-0115

District: Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

13.7%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2022 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,294^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 42 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,193^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 30% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

483^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	2294 of 5857	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2556 of 5869	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	2936 of 5859	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3532 of 5883	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4714 of 5789	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	924 of 3162	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.2	1937 of 3311	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2193 of 3275	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2385 of 5597	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	3070 of 5612	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2925 of 5609	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3358 of 5635	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4802 of 5492	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1862 of 5107	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	1869 of 5107	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2141 of 5087	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2687 of 5084	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3751 of 4963	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1713 of 5460	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	2017 of 5517	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2239 of 5363	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2882 of 5264	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3972 of 5173	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2145 of 5628	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	2004 of 5643	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	2728 of 5638	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	3301 of 5663	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4178 of 5510	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1193 of 2761	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1125 of 2783	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	1045 of 2781	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1468 of 2740	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1901 of 2715	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.7	943 of 1491	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	709 of 1540	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1089 of 1442	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1278 of 2533	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	1118 of 2551	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	1077 of 2531	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	1421 of 2509	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1764 of 2380	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	837 of 2395	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	637 of 2388	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	444 of 2374	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	950 of 2359	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	1551 of 2213	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	892 of 2542	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	726 of 2579	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	622 of 2531	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	1026 of 2458	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	1462 of 2369	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	1029 of 2534	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	970 of 2552	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	875 of 2538	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	1287 of 2527	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1680 of 2407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	483 of 2162	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	151 of 2159	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	537 of 2170	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	562 of 2123	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	572 of 2133	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	492 of 1044	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	468 of 1906	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	201 of 1915	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	634 of 1915	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	756 of 1858	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	472 of 1900	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	173 of 1902	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	442 of 1917	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	407 of 1861	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	181 of 1814	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	534 of 2013	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	168 of 2026	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	69.1	499 of 2030	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	387 of 1943	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	303 of 1937	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	554 of 1942	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	158 of 1948	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	425 of 1963	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	378 of 1916	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	506 of 1880	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	72 of 1173	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)54th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)37th percentile+7 vs school

High school

White (2024)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)53rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 West 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	524	29	17.9	79.8%	72 (13.7%)	7 (1.3%)	425 (81.1%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	26.7	31.7		22.2	27.1	65.2	48.0	40.9	41.5	43.5	46.3	68.6	49.8	78.3	72.0	28.9	41.5	31.9	29.3	43.1	42.1
Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	408 East Santa Clara Ave.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2100	363	31	11.6	89.8%	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	349 (96.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	26.7	18.2	14.8		18.7	41.7	38.9	40.0	65.9	45.5	48.5	63.0	51.6	75.0	38.9	40.0	34.2	27.3	18.2	3.6	28.8							$44,194	$43,378	$816
Citrus Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2121 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Citrus Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	477	22	21.4	65.6%	89 (18.7%)	17 (3.6%)	314 (65.8%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	21 (4.4%)								(n/a)	37.9	36.7			34.9	51.0	36.2	62.1	50.0	46.9	55.2		48.9	36.7	36.2	20.7	29.0	34.4	36.7		33.2	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5
Mark Twain Special Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	11802 Loara St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6050	101	9	11.2	72.3%	11 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (47.5%)	42 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$83,356	$52,486	$30,870
California Pacific Charter - San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	310	40	7.7	68.1%	88 (28.4%)	29 (9.4%)	140 (45.2%)	13 (4.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (9.0%)								(n/a)	41.7	25.0	28.6		29.9	46.2	21.4	50.0		46.2	31.3	44.4	41.2	38.5	21.4	25.0		38.5	12.5	38.9	32.5
California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr. #185	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	423	40	10.5	69.7%	108 (25.5%)	43 (10.2%)	218 (51.5%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)								(n/a)	58.8	33.3	37.1		39.0	37.0	53.3	58.8	30.0	52.2	38.9	59.7	49.5	44.4	20.0	41.2	55.0	52.2	27.8	61.3	48.4	76.0	84.0		84.0	80.0	80.0
ACCESS Juvenile Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 935-7651	186	27	6.8	98.4%	12 (6.5%)	18 (9.7%)	142 (76.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							4.8	5.6							1.6	1.3
Orange County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 966-4129	331	47	7.0	47.1%	75 (22.7%)	13 (3.9%)	169 (51.1%)	52 (15.7%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	5.6							0.0	5.6
ACCESS County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6404	1,315	67	19.6	85.4%	131 (10.0%)	32 (2.4%)	1,036 (78.8%)	47 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	51 (3.9%)								(n/a)		3.9		9.0	8.0					14.3	11.1	14.1	13.7					13.3	5.6	1.2	3.1
Tustin Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 430-2052	268	11	23.7	47.4%	92 (34.3%)	5 (1.9%)	106 (39.6%)	44 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)		76.5	39.7		44.8					78.6	88.2	69.0	74.0					57.1	70.6	31.0	48.7							$18,014	$16,904	$1,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana

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Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana ranks 2294^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana are 81% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

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