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El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy

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El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy ranks 2767 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy is a K-8 public school serving about 980 students in Santa Ana, operating as its own district and earning a consistent 3-star rating while outperforming many neighboring schools in core academics.

The school stands out for achieving strong results, with student proficiency in English and Math above the state average, while spending significantly less per student than most nearby Santa Ana Unified schools. It also maintains an excellent record of student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates roughly half the state average, and shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners. Notably, student performance gets stronger in the upper grades, with 7th and 8th graders outperforming state averages, which is an uncommon and positive pattern.

While the school's science scores are currently below the state average overall, 8th-grade science is a strength. Compared to other local options like Scholarship Prep - Orange County or Orange County Educational Arts Academy, El Sol finds a effective balance of academic performance, high attendance, and efficient use of resources for its community.

980

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,085

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

328 West Halesworth St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-3408

(714) 543-0023

District: El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

0.6%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2019 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,767^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 38% (2019) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

651^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

477^th of 1,543El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy 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	46.9	2767 of 5857	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	2906 of 5869	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2666 of 5859	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2695 of 5883	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	2180 of 5789	62.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	1060 of 3162	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	362 of 3245	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	927 of 3311	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	113 of 3275	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	2517 of 5597	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	2987 of 5612	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	2693 of 5609	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2850 of 5635	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	1949 of 5492	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1679 of 5107	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1758 of 5107	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1570 of 5087	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1600 of 5084	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	961 of 4963	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2552 of 5460	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	2754 of 5517	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	2571 of 5363	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2449 of 5264	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	1161 of 5173	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2854 of 5628	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2605 of 5643	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	2513 of 5638	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2381 of 5663	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	2313 of 5510	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1775 of 2847	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1292 of 2635	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.1	2029 of 2420	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	651 of 2761	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	538 of 2783	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	752 of 2781	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	982 of 2740	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	684 of 2715	74.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	192 of 1478	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	69 of 1521	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	64.0	249 of 1540	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	38 of 1442	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	730 of 2533	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	554 of 2551	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	689 of 2531	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	923 of 2509	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	682 of 2380	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	241 of 2395	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	137 of 2388	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	311 of 2374	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	466 of 2359	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	225 of 2213	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	483 of 2542	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	389 of 2579	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	544 of 2531	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	642 of 2458	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	309 of 2369	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	527 of 2534	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	493 of 2552	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	746 of 2538	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	906 of 2527	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	599 of 2407	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1095 of 1566	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Listening24%~ state avg

Writing19%~ state avg

Overall9%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Brown St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5300	428	19	22.4	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (96.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	17.1	5098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.7	4605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	493																													10.1		10.1	25.9	24.4	27.9				26.1	23.2	18.0	20.3				20.2							$27,587	$857	$26,730
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy

How many students attend El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 980 students attended El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy?

Students at El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy are 97% Hispanic.

Is El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy a good school?

El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy ranks 2767^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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