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Newhope Elementary

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Newhope Elementary ranks 3557 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Newhope Elementary serves 334 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Santa Ana and is part of Garden Grove Unified. The most important finding for parents is that its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below both state and district results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, with science showing the largest shortfall.

Math is Newhope’s relative bright spot against the state and district, while ELA is closest to nearby schools’ average; science is its weakest subject across comparisons. Newhope’s ELA proficiency was 38%—11 percentage points below the state and 23 below the district. Math was 31%, lower by 7 points and 21 points, respectively. Science was 19%, lower by 17 points than the state and 26 than the district. Compared with the 10 nearby schools’ averages, Newhope was 9 points lower in ELA, 12 lower in math, and 13 lower in science. One nearby comparison illustrates how results can differ: R. F. Hazard Elementary had a similar free/reduced lunch eligible rate in 2024–2025, but higher 2025–2026 proficiency in all three subjects.

Newhope’s scores have not kept pace with state results over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell from 45% to 38%, while math and science rose only from 30% to 31% and 15% to 19%. Over that period, its gap to the state widened by 10 points in ELA, 3 in math, and 1 in science. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 39th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile fell from 54 in 2023–2024. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 19.5 in 2024–2025, the lowest among the nearby schools, and 92% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the third-highest nearby rate with that measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Special Education Students rose from the 35th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 65th in 2025–2026, suggesting stronger relative results for this group than the school’s overall standing.

334

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,269

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

4419 West Regent Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-2245

(714) 663-6581

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Newhope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High:	Los Amigos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

Asian:

16.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2019 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2019) to 39th (2026)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg55%

California avg42%

3,557^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

227^th of 968Garden Grove Unified 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
2026	35.3	3557 of 5804	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	3088 of 5857	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2725 of 5869	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2919 of 5859	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	3199 of 5883	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	2457 of 5789	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2441 of 5662	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	2553 of 5692	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.9	2905 of 5614	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.6	3887 of 5611	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	3720 of 5530	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	2879 of 5390	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	2681 of 5377	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.5	2544 of 5314	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	2838 of 5193	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	3066 of 5113	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	3020 of 5113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	2579 of 4818	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.5	2976 of 4822	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.1	2455 of 4809	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.1	956 of 2227	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	700 of 2585	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	750 of 2128	64.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	722 of 3162	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	934 of 3245	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	530 of 3311	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	433 of 3275	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	452 of 3246	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3685 of 5569	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	3392 of 5597	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3041 of 5612	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3341 of 5609	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3425 of 5635	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	2111 of 5492	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2474 of 5413	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2826 of 5085	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	2385 of 5107	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1664 of 5107	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2158 of 5087	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2394 of 5084	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	1643 of 4963	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	1971 of 4830	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	2654 of 5412	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	2146 of 5460	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	1749 of 5517	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1923 of 5363	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1917 of 5264	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	1098 of 5173	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	1334 of 5084	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	3258 of 5590	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	2773 of 5628	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2291 of 5643	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2374 of 5638	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2792 of 5663	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	2580 of 5510	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	2305 of 5431	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1022 of 2920	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	1841 of 2847	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1533 of 2635	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	1003 of 2420	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newhope Elementary	Public	K-6	4419 West Regent Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6581	334	17	19.5	91.9%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	263 (78.7%)	54 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	35.3	3557^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.7%		41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%	469	19.4	19.4	28.6	29.1	52.8	48.6	38.1	28.6	25.5	36.1	38.9	31.4	≥ 98%		$32,269	$31,152	$1,117
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	16225 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6264	555	23	24.6	69.2%	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	491 (88.5%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	66.3	1767^th of 5804 public elementary schools	69.6%		60.3	2052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	285	29.5	29.5	51.5	56.9	49.2	66.7	56.0	52.2	58.5	36.1	57.4	51.2	98%	1%	$21,038	$20,164	$874
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	426 South Andres Pl.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6108	376	16	23.5	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	329 (87.5%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	3868^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.4%		38.4	3322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%	546	22.7	22.7	26.8	30.8	34.9	45.8	34.4	33.9	30.8	15.9	37.5	30.0	96%	0%	$30,286	$27,956	$2,330
Edward Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	600 South Jackson St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6151	473	15	32.0	92.8%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (95.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.1	4141^st of 5804 public elementary schools	28.7%		22.3	4651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%	510	20.9	20.9	22.6	16.7	43.3	41.2	31.6	37.1	17.0	23.9	31.4	27.8	≥ 98%		$25,368	$24,108	$1,260
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1143 South Nakoma Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3700	493	22	22.3	91.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	477 (96.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.7	4739^th of 5804 public elementary schools	18.3%		31.1	3864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%	875	25.8	25.8	25.8	22.6	37.1		27.7	21.3	19.4	22.6		20.8	≥ 98%		$31,593	$30,450	$1,143
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary	Public	K-6	11303 Sandstone St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6537	400	16	24.9	84.0%	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (64.0%)	112 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	51.1	2545^th of 5804 public elementary schools	56.2%		61.5	1988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%	557	36.4	36.4	37.2	39.0	48.2	57.9	46.1	39.5	33.9	34.6	49.1	39.3	97%	0%	$27,471	$26,442	$1,029
Thomas Paine Elementary	Public	K-6	15792 Ward St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6118	428	19	22.5	72.2%	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	149 (34.8%)	240 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	89.5	679^th of 5804 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%	20	51.6	51.6	66.7	76.1	67.7	82.4	73.0	77.8	69.6	58.1	71.2	68.3	≥ 98%		$28,656	$25,544	$3,112
R. F. Hazard Elementary	Public	K-6	4218 West Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6403	383	16	23.9	91.4%	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (74.2%)	88 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	74.9	1373^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	76.3%		75.6	1349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%	24	25.0	25.0	63.9	66.0	51.1	67.9	62.6	67.2	63.8	39.1	59.3	58.2	≥ 98%		$27,515	$26,416	$1,099
Rosita Elementary	Public	K-6	4726 Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6418	305	12	25.2	89.5%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (68.9%)	88 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	62.4	1958^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.3%		47.9	2713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%	755	37.5	37.5	31.3	46.2	56.3	63.5	51.0	37.5	46.2	50.0	55.8	48.4	≥ 98%		$29,022	$28,034	$988
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	15320 Pickford St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6104	332	14	23.6	73.2%	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (27.4%)	202 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	89.9	652^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	88.8%		87.7	789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%	137	65.3	65.3	63.6	75.5	79.2	59.1	70.1	60.6	79.6	69.4	65.9	69.7	97%	0%	$25,278	$24,272	$1,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Newhope Elementary

What district is Newhope Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Newhope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Newhope Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Newhope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newhope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High : Los Amigos High

Is Newhope Elementary a good school?

Newhope Elementary ranks 3557^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Newhope Elementary?

Students at Newhope Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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