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Guinn (James M.) Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Guinn (James M.) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 600 students in the Anaheim Elementary district, located in a community where a majority of families face economic challenges.

The school faces significant hurdles, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.2%, which is the highest among nearby schools and far above average, and this is closely linked to its academic performance ranking in the bottom 12% of all California elementary schools. Proficiency rates in English (24.76%) and Math (16.62%) are well below state averages and are among the lowest compared to local schools like Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary and Juarez (Benito) Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve better results. Furthermore, the school's performance for English Language Learners and students from low-income families has declined sharply in recent years.

Interestingly, the struggles at Guinn highlight that schools in the same neighborhood can have very different outcomes, suggesting that school-specific factors like leadership and programs are critical. While the entire Anaheim Elementary district faces challenges, schools in neighboring districts such as Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified (home to Rio Vista Elementary) and Orange Unified (home to Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy) often perform better, indicating that targeted improvements in attendance and instructional support could help Guinn make progress.

600

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,237

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1051 South Sunkist St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-5051

(714) 517-8911

District: Anaheim Elementary

Students who attend Guinn (James M.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Junior High
High:	Katella High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

Asian:

3.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,133^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Anaheim Elementary

1272^nd of 1,543Anaheim Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	5133 of 5857	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4562 of 5869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4562 of 5859	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4628 of 5883	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	5184 of 5789	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5406 of 5662	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	5113 of 5692	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4889 of 5614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	4208 of 5611	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	4073 of 5530	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	4231 of 5390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.6	4152 of 5377	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.9	3782 of 5314	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	3351 of 5193	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	3175 of 5113	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	3154 of 5113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.2	2712 of 4818	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.1	2541 of 4822	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.3	2726 of 4809	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	42.5	1209 of 2585	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	3022 of 3162	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2456 of 3245	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1672 of 3311	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	2368 of 3275	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3085 of 3246	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	4994 of 5597	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4411 of 5612	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4612 of 5609	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4648 of 5635	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5137 of 5492	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	5087 of 5413	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4273 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3864 of 5107	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3742 of 5087	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3910 of 5084	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4540 of 4963	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	4680 of 4830	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	4900 of 5460	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4370 of 5517	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3736 of 5363	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3564 of 5264	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4612 of 5173	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4824 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4814 of 5628	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4363 of 5643	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4095 of 5638	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4224 of 5663	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4653 of 5510	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5231 of 5431	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)53rd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening25%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Overall3%-6 vs state

Reading2%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th 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 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 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 All Grades	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 6th 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 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
Guinn (James M.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8911	600	26	23.0	62.2%	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	529 (88.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.3%)	16.7	5133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.2	4562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	571	5.0	4.8	0.0		3.3	45.0	14.3	15.8		25.0	10.0	23.8	0.0		11.7	0.0	4.8	0.0		1.7	16.9	16.9	21.4	17.2	32.6	27.4	24.8	15.5	16.7	13.5	21.3	16.6	95.5			96.4		$20,237	$1,491	$18,746
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	841 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8923	581	28	20.7	60.1%	28 (4.8%)	11 (1.9%)	483 (83.1%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	32.7	3752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		33	3682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	70	13.5	22.7	2.2	6.7	11.1	35.1	25.0	15.2	17.8	22.7	24.3	47.7	6.5	4.4	20.4	5.4	22.7	0.0	11.1	9.9	22.5	22.5	35.4	41.3	33.7	42.1	38.3	38.5	33.3	18.9	19.8	26.5						$20,420	$1,287	$19,133
Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 East Vermont Ave.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8953	663	31	21.3	57.3%	31 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	540 (81.4%)	58 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.8%)	26.2	4298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		18.4	4992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	694	7.1	8.7	15.4		10.0	25.0	4.4	26.9		18.8	7.1	21.7	23.1		16.3	0.0	4.4	7.7		3.8	24.2	24.2	30.6	38.8	30.8	26.2	31.5	31.8	26.3	21.1	19.1	24.5	96.7			96.7		$26,659	$1,459	$25,200
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	740	32	23.1	86.8%	33 (4.5%)	8 (1.1%)	652 (88.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	10.4	5606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.7	5506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	100	2.1	8.8	0.0	12.5	5.6	27.7	8.8	22.5	15.0	19.3	2.1	23.5	5.0	12.5	9.9	2.1	5.9	0.0	12.5	5.0	10.7	10.7	9.4	18.5	12.6	22.2	16.1	17.5	11.8	7.8	15.1	13.1	96.1		98.4	96.9		$21,568	$1,769	$19,799
Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	890 South Olive St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8920	417	20	21.1	76.7%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	388 (93.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.6%)	19	4923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		23.1	4573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	350	25.0	4.4	0.0		9.1	37.5	8.7	18.8		20.0	25.0	17.4	0.0		14.6	12.5	4.4	0.0		5.5	14.9	14.9	20.0	21.3	31.8	30.0	26.1	25.5	27.0	14.9	17.3	21.0	96.4					$25,397	$1,863	$23,534
Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy	Public	K-6	515 West Fletcher St.	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6181	493	23	21.6	48.7%	73 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	220 (44.6%)	149 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.5%)	83	1022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		76.2	1328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	306																					45.1	45.1	70.5	67.9	64.3	64.6	66.9	61.8	63.2	56.3	56.9	59.5	98.2					$14,833	$1,182	$13,651
Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	504 East South St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8917	513	23	22.8	80.3%	16 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	375 (73.1%)	87 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	54.5	2335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		45.6	2822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	487																					29.0	29.0	62.7	54.8	36.7	47.1	50.2	55.7	50.0	19.7	36.6	40.4	95.6					$22,629	$1,511	$21,118
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8962	665	28	24.1	84.2%	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	593 (89.2%)	33 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	18.8	4938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		19	4940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	11.5	10.0	5.9		9.5	34.6	15.0	17.7		23.8	3.9	15.0	5.9		7.9	3.9	5.0	0.0		3.2	14.1	14.1	23.0	18.6	18.1	41.6	25.2	26.4	22.5	14.3	18.0	20.3						$23,342	$1,284	$22,058
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 North Rio Vista St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7240	647	29	22.6	83.9%	35 (5.4%)	12 (1.9%)	563 (87.0%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	23.9	4504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.6	4062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	442																					12.2	12.2	38.3	32.7	26.5		32.4	40.6	13.1	16.3		22.9						$17,723	$528	$17,195
Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-6	140 West Guinida Ln.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8950	622	28	22.2	79.7%	23 (3.7%)	15 (2.4%)	534 (85.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	26.9	4237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		30.1	3916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	321	13.3	16.7	6.3		12.2	26.7	16.7	18.8		20.4	6.7	44.4	0.0		18.4	6.7	11.1	0.0		6.1	22.0	22.0	27.3	31.3	31.0	35.0	31.1	29.6	19.3	29.0	26.3	26.2	96.3	97.8	97.8	96.3	97.8	$23,861	$1,284	$22,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Guinn (James M.) Elementary

How many students attend Guinn (James M.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Guinn (James M.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Guinn (James M.) Elementary?

Students at Guinn (James M.) Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Guinn (James M.) Elementary a good school?

Guinn (James M.) Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Guinn (James M.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Guinn (James M.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Junior High
High : Katella High

What district is Guinn (James M.) Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

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