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Thomas A. Edison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thomas A. Edison Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 332 students in the Santa Ana Unified School District, an area where most schools face significant economic challenges.

Academically, Edison performs similarly to other schools in its district, with test scores close to the district average in core subjects like English and Math, though significantly below state averages. The school shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking exceptionally high for its work with homeless students and showing above-average effectiveness for English Language Learners. However, science scores are a particular concern, falling well below both district and state averages. Compared to its closest neighbors, like Manuel Esqueda Elementary and Monroe Elementary, Edison's English Language Arts proficiency is somewhat higher, though all these schools rank in similar low percentiles statewide.

Edison has some positive operational trends, including a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism and the highest per-student spending among nearby schools of comparable size. Despite this higher funding, its academic results are not superior to some nearby schools like Martin Elementary, which spends less per student. Performance also varies widely by grade, with 3rd-grade math exceeding the district average while 4th-grade math struggles significantly, indicating that the educational experience can differ considerably depending on the classroom.

332

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,504

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2063 Orange Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92707-2833

(714) 433-6900

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
High:	Century High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,703^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa 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
2025	21.6	4703 of 5857	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4433 of 5869	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4900 of 5859	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4896 of 5883	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	5052 of 5789	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	5128 of 5662	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	5344 of 5692	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	4003 of 5614	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	4854 of 5611	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	4642 of 5530	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	3215 of 5390	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.5	4023 of 5377	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	4152 of 5314	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	4031 of 5193	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	4364 of 5113	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4747 of 5113	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	4596 of 4818	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	4595 of 4822	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.5	4450 of 4809	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1867 of 2227	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1084 of 2585	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.0	1869 of 2128	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	2036 of 3162	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1504 of 3245	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	2236 of 3311	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2902 of 3275	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	2542 of 3246	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4532 of 5597	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4311 of 5612	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4411 of 5609	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4461 of 5635	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4825 of 5492	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4899 of 5413	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	3820 of 5107	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3366 of 5107	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3845 of 5087	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3889 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4131 of 4963	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4263 of 4830	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	76 of 429	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	146 of 364	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	224 of 335	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	159 of 356	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3830 of 5460	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3799 of 5517	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4073 of 5363	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4182 of 5264	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4536 of 5173	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	4472 of 5084	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4329 of 5628	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4185 of 5643	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4890 of 5638	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4857 of 5663	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4745 of 5510	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4948 of 5431	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	2024 of 2420	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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
Thomas A. Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2063 Orange Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 433-6900	332	16	20.6	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	326 (98.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	4703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		24.3	4433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	270	11.1		11.1	37.9	31.3	22.2				31.1	32.8	9.4	13.3				20.7						$30,504	$1,456	$29,048
Manuel Esqueda Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 South Main St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-1500	811	37	21.7	94.3%	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	796 (98.2%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	15.7	5208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.6	5245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	37	16.0	12.0	13.9	23.0	28.6	27.5	14.3	29.0	21.7	23.5	27.0	18.6	19.6	6.3	14.1	8.6	14.7	93.7			95.8	96.8	$23,274	$865	$22,409
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	417 East Central Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3900	217	13	16.6	88.5%	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15.4	5231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.9	5223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	8	16.7		16.7	20.7	16.7	25.0				20.2	27.6	13.9	20.8				20.2						$31,643	$1,071	$30,572
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%)	18.7	4947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		22	4680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	267	9.6		9.6	23.3	35.9	24.3				28.0	14.9	30.5	12.2				19.6						$28,973	$1,321	$27,652
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	1124 East Hobart St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6400	749	33	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (97.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	24.2	4477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.1	4453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	24	15.3		15.3	12.2	29.4	35.3	47.0			29.8	15.3	26.2	24.6	27.9			23.3	90.7	93.5	92.8	92.1	92.1	$25,889	$1,087	$24,802
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	343	15	22.6	94.2%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (96.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		18.4	4989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	622	6.1		6.1	8.5	22.0	12.2				14.8	14.9	20.3	12.2				16.1						$25,336	$773	$24,563
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 East McFadden	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5700	380	18	21.0	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (98.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	4631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.4	5183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	552	9.4		9.4	31.9	33.8	26.4				31.2	35.7	21.8	11.3				23.9						$28,278	$898	$27,380
Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	939 West Wilshire	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8000	443	19	23.2	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	4462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		36.3	3419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	1043	15.2		15.2	26.9	37.3	31.6				32.1	23.9	29.3	21.5				24.9						$25,416	$1,006	$24,410
Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	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%)	8.8	5695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		10.8	5639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	56	7.6	0.0	6.2	7.1	4.2	25.3	15.0	7.9	5.9	12.8	12.9	18.8	10.1	3.3	5.3	5.9	9.9						$25,440	$1,011	$24,429
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%)	9.3	5668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.6	5698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	30	6.9		6.9	5.3	16.9	20.6				14.2	19.7	12.7	11.0				14.6						$25,725	$1,281	$24,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A. Edison Elementary

What district is Thomas A. Edison Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

Is Thomas A. Edison Elementary a good school?

Thomas A. Edison Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Thomas A. Edison Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Thomas A. Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
High : Century High

What is the racial makeup of Thomas A. Edison Elementary?

Students at Thomas A. Edison Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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