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Scholarship Prep - Orange County

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Scholarship Prep - Orange County ranks 3292 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Scholarship Prep - Orange County is a K-8 charter school serving 615 students in Santa Ana, operating within its own Scholarship Prep - Orange County District.

This school stands out for its effective support of high-need students, particularly achieving strong results for homeless students and outperforming other local schools with similar high-poverty populations, such as Heroes Elementary and Wallace R. Davis Elementary in the Santa Ana Unified district. It has also achieved a remarkable recent turnaround, reducing chronic student absenteeism to an exceptionally low 3.5%. However, its overall academic proficiency is below the state average, with a significant need for improvement in science.

When compared to other local charter options like El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy, Scholarship Prep's test scores are lower, but it serves a student body with greater economic need. The school shows notable grade-level inconsistencies and faces a challenge in serving its special education students effectively, indicating key areas for focused growth alongside its demonstrated strengths.

615

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,170

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 West 17th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92706-3504

(714) 795-3498

District: Scholarship Prep - Orange County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

Asian:

1.5%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 37th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,292^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From top 33% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,515^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

877^th of 1,543Scholarship Prep - Orange County District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3292 of 5857	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	3286 of 5869	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3713 of 5859	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3608 of 5883	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	1922 of 5789	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	1615 of 3162	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1802 of 3245	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.3	533 of 3311	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	458 of 3275	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3211 of 5597	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3151 of 5612	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3367 of 5609	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3151 of 5635	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	1756 of 5492	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	2179 of 5107	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2071 of 5107	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2568 of 5087	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2468 of 5084	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	967 of 4963	80.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	87 of 429	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	99 of 364	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	98 of 335	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	129 of 356	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	2505 of 5460	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2631 of 5517	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2751 of 5363	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	2558 of 5264	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	876 of 5173	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	3154 of 5628	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3175 of 5643	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3693 of 5638	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3719 of 5663	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	1976 of 5510	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	2089 of 2847	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1515 of 2761	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1592 of 2783	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1590 of 2781	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1208 of 2740	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	924 of 2715	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	625 of 1478	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	348 of 1521	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	332 of 1540	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	379 of 1442	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1575 of 2533	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1609 of 2551	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1441 of 2531	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1074 of 2509	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	834 of 2380	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1003 of 2395	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1115 of 2388	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1071 of 2374	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	634 of 2359	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	382 of 2213	82.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	69 of 477	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	78 of 394	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	92 of 320	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	95 of 336	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1086 of 2542	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1209 of 2579	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	1133 of 2531	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	691 of 2458	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	367 of 2369	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1250 of 2534	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	1373 of 2552	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1473 of 2538	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1147 of 2527	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	866 of 2407	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	906	40	22.4	76.8%	26 (2.9%)	8 (0.9%)	824 (90.9%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.5%)	39.3	3266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		34.4	3571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	305																													31.0	13.2	22.4	32.9	47.6	44.6	38.5	42.7	27.4	39.0	28.2	36.8	34.8	17.4	17.3	22.6	26.6	98.2	98.2		98.2		$24,167	$1,013	$23,154
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
Wallace R. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1405 French St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2200	413	19	21.6	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	406 (98.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.3	4196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	3604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	592																													24.2		24.2	35.9	24.4	33.3	34.8			32.1	35.9	17.4	24.2	16.7			24.9	97.4			97.4		$26,741	$1,134	$25,607
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scholarship Prep - Orange County

How many students attend Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Scholarship Prep - Orange County.

What is the racial makeup of Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

Students at Scholarship Prep - Orange County are 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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Scholarship Prep - Orange County ranks 3292^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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