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Sunkist Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunkist Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 665 students in the Anaheim Elementary district, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools with proficiency rates significantly below state averages.

Academically, the school underperforms compared to most peers in its own district, including nearby Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary and Juarez (Benito) Elementary, and has higher chronic absenteeism. Despite spending more per student than several comparable schools, outcomes remain lower. The analysis reveals a notable performance gap between districts, as schools like Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy in the neighboring Orange Unified district achieve much higher proficiency with similar funding.

Interesting findings include a dramatic jump in 6th-grade English scores not seen in math, and relative strengths in supporting English Learners and homeless students. While chronic absenteeism has improved, it remains an area for focus. The school's historical ranking has declined over the past decade, though there has been a slight recent uptick.

665

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,342

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Sunkist St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-3052

(714) 517-8962

District: Anaheim Elementary

Students who attend Sunkist Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sycamore Junior High
High:	Katella High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

Asian:

5.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,938^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	18.8	4938 of 5857	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4940 of 5869	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	5061 of 5859	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	5100 of 5883	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	5047 of 5789	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4629 of 5662	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	4779 of 5692	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4522 of 5614	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	4120 of 5611	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3973 of 5530	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	4642 of 5390	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	4600 of 5377	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	4454 of 5314	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	4067 of 5193	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	4371 of 5113	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	4272 of 5113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	3871 of 4818	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	3785 of 4822	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	3722 of 4809	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2130 of 2227	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	918 of 2585	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	1191 of 2128	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	2049 of 3162	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	2249 of 3245	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	2494 of 3311	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	2351 of 3275	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2068 of 3246	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4322 of 5597	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4477 of 5612	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4090 of 5609	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3994 of 5635	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4893 of 5492	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4694 of 5413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4383 of 5107	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4386 of 5107	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4235 of 5087	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4383 of 5084	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4365 of 4963	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3846 of 4830	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	188 of 429	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	225 of 364	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	259 of 335	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	325 of 356	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4364 of 5460	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4353 of 5517	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4463 of 5363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4379 of 5264	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4603 of 5173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	4053 of 5084	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5167 of 5628	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4972 of 5643	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5261 of 5638	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5421 of 5663	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4770 of 5510	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4153 of 5431	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	2081 of 2847	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2150 of 2635	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2214 of 2420	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Listening24%~ state avg

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Overall10%~ state avg

Writing8%-9 vs state

Reading3%-5 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 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
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
Melrose Elementary	Public	K-5	974 South Melrose St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7220	354	15	23.6	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	341 (96.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	4290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		21	4775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	485																					19.1	19.1	10.6	29.1	42.2		28.9	21.3	26.8	31.8		27.1				$17,966	$729	$17,237
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
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
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
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
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
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
Commonwealth Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Commonwealth Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7705	268	12	22.3	76.5%	16 (6.0%)	4 (1.5%)	227 (84.7%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	26.9	4229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.8	4483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	254																					12.0	12.0	38.7	48.5	24.0	30.6	34.0	32.3	39.4	14.0	19.4	24.7				$30,855	$1,257	$29,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunkist Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunkist Elementary?

Students at Sunkist Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% African American.

Is Sunkist Elementary a good school?

Sunkist Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Sunkist Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sunkist Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunkist Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sycamore Junior High
High : Katella High

How many students attend Sunkist Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Sunkist Elementary.

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