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Adams Elementary

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Adams Elementary ranks 3741 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary serves 320 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Santa Ana, within Santa Ana Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 37% in English language arts (ELA), 28% in math and 27% in science; the key takeaway is that Adams performed above its district and nearby K–5 averages in all three subjects, but below state rates in each.

Adams is a comparatively strong local performer, especially in ELA: it ranked third among nine nearby K–5 schools in ELA and fourth in math and science. Its rates were 9 points above nearby-school averages in ELA, 3 points above in math and 6 points above in science. Adams also exceeded district rates by 4 points in ELA, 6 in math and 7 in science. Science was closest to the state rate, with a 9-point gap, while ELA had the largest advantage over nearby schools. At grade level, fifth-grade ELA stood out: 51% proficiency ranked second among listed schools and was 2 points above the state. Fourth-grade math is the clearest weakness, at 20%—22 points below the state and 4 below the district.

Results have improved over time: since 2022–2023, proficiency rose 12 points in ELA, 6 in math and 8 in science, while the gap to the state narrowed in each subject. SchoolDigger’s overall statewide standing rose from the 12th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 36th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026. The school’s 17.2 students per teacher in 2024–2025 was the lowest reported ratio among nearby schools; its free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 96% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable contrast: in 2023–2024, its 64th-percentile ranking for English Language Learner students was well above its overall 24th percentile, while its Special Education Students ranking fell to the 10th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 36th overall.

320

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,024

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2130 South Raitt St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-5001

(714) 430-5900

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

Asian:

2.2%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

California avg42%

3,741^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	32.8	3741 of 5804	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	4244 of 5857	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4456 of 5869	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4598 of 5859	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5174 of 5883	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3978 of 5789	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	4020 of 5662	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	4471 of 5692	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	3605 of 5614	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.1	4725 of 5611	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	3471 of 5530	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.4	3499 of 5390	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.6	3873 of 5377	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	3538 of 5314	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.1	3772 of 5193	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.6	4224 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	4697 of 5113	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	4545 of 4818	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	4584 of 4822	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.6	4581 of 4809	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	1134 of 2227	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1958 of 2585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1854 of 2128	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.4	1154 of 3162	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	1972 of 3245	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	2611 of 3311	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	2800 of 3275	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2870 of 3246	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	3323 of 5569	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.2	3915 of 5597	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4365 of 5612	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4562 of 5609	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5248 of 5635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3683 of 5492	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3754 of 5413	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2829 of 5085	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	3301 of 5107	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3526 of 5107	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3660 of 5087	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4321 of 5084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	2873 of 4963	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3220 of 4830	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	135 of 429	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	95 of 335	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	3078 of 5412	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	3581 of 5460	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3750 of 5517	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3780 of 5363	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4127 of 5264	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	3098 of 5173	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2894 of 5084	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3719 of 5590	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	4236 of 5628	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	4041 of 5643	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4280 of 5638	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4677 of 5663	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3927 of 5510	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4007 of 5431	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	2640 of 2920	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	2232 of 2847	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1956 of 2635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1067 of 2420	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)69th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science27%-9 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2130 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5900	320	19	17.2	96.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (95.3%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	32.8	3741^st of 5804 public elementary schools	35.5%		26.8	4244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%	503	27.5		27.5	30.4	29.6	51.0				37.1	37.0	20.4	29.4				28.5							$40,024	$38,592	$1,432
McFadden Institute of Technology	Public	K-8	2701 South Raitt	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 435-3700	1,074	55	19.3	90.2%	16 (1.5%)	8 (0.7%)	1,014 (94.4%)	27 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	11.7	5486^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.5%		15.8	5204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%	282	2.6	25.6	22.7	5.6	10.8	13.2	23.8	28.5	29.2	25.0	16.2	8.1	13.2	15.3	21.5	21.6	18.7							$31,260	$29,964	$1,296
Carl Harvey Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-6200	268	13	20.5	91.8%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	263 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	5456^th of 5804 public elementary schools	6.0%		17.5	5052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%	404	0.0		0.0	10.3	20.8	8.3				13.6	27.6	27.1	14.6				22.4							$36,813	$35,316	$1,497
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1522 West Adams St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3800	616	30	20.4	83.6%	12 (1.9%)	10 (1.6%)	560 (90.9%)	26 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	32.4	3775^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.0%		27	4220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	445	30.3		30.3	25.6	27.7	40.4				31.6	32.2	27.7	37.4				32.7	87.3	89.1	95.5	91.8	88.2	91.8	$27,784	$26,604	$1,180
Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8100	367	16	22.9	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (95.6%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	5158^th of 5804 public elementary schools	11.1%		29	4042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%	1116	18.3		18.3	26.4	14.5	27.1				22.4	28.3	21.0	8.3				18.9	97.0						$30,683	$29,910	$773
Jim Thorpe Fundamental	Public	K-5	2450 West Alton	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5800	738	29	25.3	71.8%	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	661 (89.6%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	54	2381^st of 5804 public elementary schools	59.0%		49.2	2640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%	259	38.3		38.3	51.6	45.3	45.0				47.3	51.6	35.9	39.2				42.2	97.4	97.4		98.0	97.4	98.0	$24,886	$24,124	$762
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Anahurst Pl.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 440-5100	529	24	21.8	95.7%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	508 (96.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17.5	5008^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.7%		18.7	4947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%	61	14.6		14.6	20.5	27.0	30.5				26.0	11.4	23.4	24.4				19.6							$32,018	$30,710	$1,308
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	96.2	97.1	97.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$31,593	$30,450	$1,143
Greenville Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-3400	817	34	23.9	79.9%	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	725 (88.7%)	46 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	50.4	2587^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.4%		45.4	2858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%	271	38.5		38.5	31.9	46.8	53.9				44.2	35.3	46.8	39.3				40.6	92.1	94.1	96.1	96.7	94.7	96.7	$26,445	$25,458	$987
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	348	17	20.4	—	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	5308^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.5%		23.2	4568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%	740	17.9		17.9	14.9	8.7	32.8				20.6	19.2	10.9	15.2				15.1							$35,469	$33,620	$1,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High : Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Adams Elementary.

Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks 3741^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Adams Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

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