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Juarez (Benito) Elementary

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Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks 3752 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Juarez (Benito) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 581 students in the Anaheim Elementary district, performing solidly within its local context while showing notable strengths in specific areas.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages but generally above the district average, with particular strength in supporting special education students, where it ranks well above many other schools. A standout success has been dramatically improving student attendance; its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9% is now one of the lowest among comparable schools in the district and represents a major turnaround from just a few years ago. The school also operates efficiently, achieving its results with mid-range per-student spending compared to nearby schools like Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary and Olive Street Elementary, which spend more for similar or weaker outcomes.

Interesting comparisons show that while Juarez is recovering well from pandemic-era challenges, a school in the same district, Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary, achieves higher academic performance under similar conditions. Furthermore, a school in a neighboring district, Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, has significantly higher scores, highlighting how different districts create different educational landscapes. For parents, Juarez presents as a school with effective management, strong support for vulnerable students, and consistent performance across grade levels.

581

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,420

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

841 South Sunkist St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-4716

(714) 517-8923

District: Anaheim Elementary

Students who attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Junior High
High:	Katella High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

Asian:

6.5%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

California avg41%

3,752^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	32.7	3752 of 5857	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3682 of 5869	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4381 of 5859	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3851 of 5883	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3364 of 5789	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3693 of 5662	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	2991 of 5692	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.5	2872 of 5614	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.9	3333 of 5611	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.9	2751 of 5530	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.2	2668 of 5390	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.9	2478 of 5377	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.5	3140 of 5314	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	3122 of 5193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	3489 of 5113	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.6	3887 of 5113	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	4267 of 4818	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.3	3461 of 4822	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	3755 of 4809	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	88.0	9 of 1149	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	46.7	711 of 1071	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	1011 of 2227	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	882 of 2585	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	1101 of 2128	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	1671 of 3162	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1766 of 3245	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	1350 of 3311	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1326 of 3275	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	2169 of 3246	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	3838 of 5597	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3611 of 5612	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4810 of 5609	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3831 of 5635	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4087 of 5492	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4273 of 5413	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3124 of 5107	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2875 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3791 of 5087	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3307 of 5084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3090 of 4963	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3517 of 4830	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3101 of 5460	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3447 of 5517	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4452 of 5363	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3952 of 5264	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3357 of 5173	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3763 of 5084	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3422 of 5628	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3448 of 5643	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3662 of 5638	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3597 of 5663	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2558 of 5510	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	2964 of 5431	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1216 of 2847	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	785 of 2635	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	567 of 2420	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.6	1803 of 2834	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)99th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)36th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Listening23%-3 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Writing20%+3 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading10%~ 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Edison (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	1526 East Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8902	705	30	23.5	61.3%	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	659 (93.5%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	20.7	4765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		24.9	4378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	387	26.1	11.1	0.0		12.7	82.6	16.7	22.7		42.9	47.8	16.7	4.6		23.8	17.4	0.0	0.0		6.4	12.0	12.0	35.4	30.5	26.5	23.2	28.4	37.8	28.9	14.0	7.4	20.9	98.3	98.3		$21,010	$1,485	$19,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Juarez (Benito) Elementary

What district is Juarez (Benito) Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

What schools do graduates of Juarez (Benito) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Junior High
High : Katella High

What is the racial makeup of Juarez (Benito) Elementary?

Students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Juarez (Benito) Elementary a good school?

Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks 3752^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Juarez (Benito) Elementary.

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