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George Washington Carver Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Carver Elementary serves 429 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Santa Ana, within the Santa Ana Unified area. Its 2025–2026 results were mixed: among ten nearby schools with results, Carver ranked fifth in English language arts (ELA), sixth in mathematics, and second in science. The clearest concern for parents is mathematics: just 17% of students were proficient, 6 percentage points below the district and 22 below the state.

Science is Carver’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while mathematics is its weakest. Science proficiency was 24%, 3 points above the district and higher than all but Wilson Elementary among the ten schools. ELA proficiency was 30%, 4 points below the district and 19 below the state, but above the average for nearby Santa Ana Unified schools. Mathematics was 17%, compared with 22% districtwide and 38% statewide; Carver’s sixth-place nearby ranking puts it near the lower end of the group. Results vary by grade, too: fifth-grade ELA reached 43%, above the district’s 34%, while third-grade mathematics was 13% versus 30% districtwide.

Over time, science improved, but ELA slipped and mathematics declined substantially: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, science rose 6 percentage points to 24%, ELA fell 3 points to 30%, and mathematics fell 8 points to 17%. The state gap in mathematics widened from 10 to 22 points. SchoolDigger gave Carver a 1-star rating and an 18th-percentile ranking in 2025–2026, down 15 percentile points from its 2022–2023 high. Its SchoolDigger ranking for how well it serves English Language Learner Students fell from the 73rd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 19th in 2023–2024. Other context: chronic absenteeism fell from 33% to 16%; the student-teacher ratio was 22.4 in 2024–2025; and 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

429

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,418

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-3708

(714) 564-2000

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend George Washington Carver Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

Asian:

0.7%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

California avg42%

4,786^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 22% (2022) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

798^th of 968Santa Ana 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	20.2	4786 of 5804	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	4543 of 5857	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4560 of 5869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3905 of 5859	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4588 of 5883	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	1832 of 2227	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	2565 of 3162	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.8	866 of 3245	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	2189 of 3311	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	5003 of 5569	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	4343 of 5597	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4143 of 5612	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3258 of 5609	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4644 of 5635	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3850 of 5085	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	3634 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3531 of 5107	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2732 of 5087	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3485 of 5084	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	375 of 429	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	171 of 364	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	171 of 335	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	4122 of 5412	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	3814 of 5460	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3959 of 5517	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	3069 of 5363	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3939 of 5264	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	4157 of 5590	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	4267 of 5628	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4520 of 5643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4428 of 5638	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4055 of 5663	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	2175 of 2847	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1331 of 2420	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	20.2	4786^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.5%		23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%	243	23.5		23.5	18.0	30.3	43.1				29.8	13.1	22.7	13.7				16.9						$34,418	$33,588	$830
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%)	19.7	4826^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.9	4600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%	226	12.9		12.9	34.7	27.1	40.0				34.3	22.5	18.6	8.6				15.7	93.4	96.1	94.7	94.7	96.1	$31,571	$30,756	$815
Virginia & William Guzman Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.9	3911^th of 5804 public elementary schools	32.6%		38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%	622	12.0		12.0	30.7	35.4	46.0				36.7	45.2	24.6	22.0				31.1	95.5		97.0			$32,241	$31,422	$819
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%)	28.2	4132^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	28.8%		32.9	3733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%	399	24.1		24.1	24.1	29.0	48.3				33.7	27.6	27.4	25.9				27.0						$32,609	$31,810	$799
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Flower St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6300	426	20	21.3	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (99.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	5691^st of 5804 public elementary schools	1.9%		9.3	5668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	23	8.8		8.8	4.7	11.5	23.5				13.3	10.9	14.1	8.8				11.4						$29,246	$27,716	$1,530
Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-8	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	501	22	22.6	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8	5684^th of 5804 public elementary schools	2.1%		8.8	5695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%	11	11.9	0.0	6.7	15.4	10.2	16.7	18.5	10.4	9.1	13.5	20.5	8.5	9.8	3.7	4.2	0.0	7.7						$27,983	$27,090	$893
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 South Graham Ln.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6000	457	24	19.0	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	448 (98.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	5109^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.5	5540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%	431	11.8		11.8	9.8	23.9	35.8				23.6	9.8	28.4	17.7				18.9	96.3					$33,978	$32,916	$1,062
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	26.6	4255^th of 5804 public elementary schools	26.7%		19.6	4866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%	611	17.3	21.4	19.7	15.4	39.3	37.3	29.5	35.5	36.9	33.1	21.5	23.8	29.3	32.1	11.8	12.6	21.1	98.0		98.0			$30,650	$29,736	$914
Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	357	15	23.0	97.2%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.3	5184^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.3	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%	50	16.7		16.7	24.1	20.7	22.2				22.3	24.1	24.1	12.5				19.7						$43,858	$41,510	$2,348

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Carver Elementary

How many students attend George Washington Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended George Washington Carver Elementary.

Is George Washington Carver Elementary a good school?

George Washington Carver Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is George Washington Carver Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What schools do graduates of George Washington Carver Elementary attend?

Students who attend George Washington Carver Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Valley High

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Carver Elementary?

Students at George Washington Carver Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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