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Carl Harvey Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5052^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carl Harvey Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 268 students in the Santa Ana Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools with test scores well below state averages in English, math, and science. While it performs similarly to many nearby schools in the district, it ranks lower than several close neighbors like Andrew Jackson Elementary and Diamond Elementary. A notable finding is that despite spending significantly more per student ($29,903) than most comparison schools, academic results have remained low and have actually declined in statewide ranking over the past decade.

The school has a clear success story in dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism, now performing better than the district and state averages. However, performance varies widely between grades and student groups; for example, male students perform better than female students, and English Language Learners historically perform closer to average levels. These patterns, alongside struggles in specific areas like 4th-grade math, highlight targeted opportunities for improvement within a broader district context where most schools face similar academic challenges.

268

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,903

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1635 South Center St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-4111

(714) 430-6200

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Carl Harvey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,052^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	17.5	5052 of 5857	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	5045 of 5869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4410 of 5859	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4784 of 5883	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4122 of 5789	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3809 of 5662	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.6	4551 of 5692	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	4309 of 5614	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3717 of 5611	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	3822 of 5530	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	3582 of 5390	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	2199 of 5377	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	2603 of 5314	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.4	2334 of 5193	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.4	2693 of 5113	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	3165 of 5113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	3253 of 4818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	2929 of 4822	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.8	3319 of 4809	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.5	934 of 2585	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	1222 of 2128	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1846 of 3162	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1635 of 3245	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2083 of 3311	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3079 of 3275	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	2850 of 3246	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	5247 of 5597	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5164 of 5612	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4361 of 5609	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3954 of 5635	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4546 of 5492	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4288 of 5413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4299 of 5107	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4275 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3374 of 5087	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3885 of 5084	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2963 of 4963	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2832 of 4830	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	303 of 429	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	322 of 364	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	153 of 335	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	208 of 356	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4645 of 5460	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4663 of 5517	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3653 of 5363	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3856 of 5264	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3269 of 5173	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	2986 of 5084	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4257 of 5628	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4391 of 5643	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4115 of 5638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5029 of 5663	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3351 of 5510	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3231 of 5431	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	2481 of 2847	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2345 of 2635	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	2040 of 2420	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)64th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science15%-18 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	17.5	5052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		17.8	5045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	7	14.6		14.6	26.0	25.5	26.8				26.1	22.0	10.6	24.4				18.8							$29,903	$1,427	$28,476
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%)	29	4042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		24	4464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	422	29.3		29.3	18.0	29.3	42.7				30.9	11.5	24.1	33.3				23.7	97.0						$27,832	$858	$26,974
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%)	26.8	4244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%		24	4456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	212	32.6		32.6	19.2	30.4	39.5				29.1	19.2	26.8	27.9				24.5							$31,395	$1,361	$30,034
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	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.2	4568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.1	4193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	375	23.1		23.1	5.6	37.5	43.1				29.0	12.7	25.8	15.4				18.5							$28,066	$1,772	$26,294
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%)	31.1	3864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		26.4	4258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	394	31.0		31.0	21.6	16.9	51.2				30.8	20.9	24.2	35.7				27.0	96.2	97.1	97.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$27,777	$1,255	$26,522
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%)	15.8	5204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		16.8	5135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	69	13.3	16.7	16.2	5.1	5.1	31.1	22.2	32.7	30.5	26.9	18.0	10.0	15.6	20.2	18.7	22.1	19.5							$24,905	$1,299	$23,606
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%)	11.5	5540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	7.7		7.7	7.7	22.5	25.6				19.5	12.3	19.7	11.0				14.1	96.3						$26,586	$1,133	$25,453
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%)	27	4220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		36	3436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	784	22.6		22.6	22.1	24.5	35.7				27.2	34.9	32.4	26.2				31.3	87.3	89.1	95.5	91.8	88.2	91.8	$27,105	$1,169	$25,936
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
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	425 South Sullivan	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6200	468	21	22.2	91.9%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (94.9%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.6	5427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	47	11.4		11.4	22.7	26.7	21.4				23.6	13.5	18.7	11.4				14.6	89.8	93.9		91.8	92.9	94.9	$25,794	$1,312	$24,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Harvey Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carl Harvey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carl Harvey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High : Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Carl Harvey Elementary?

Students at Carl Harvey Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend Carl Harvey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Carl Harvey Elementary.

Is Carl Harvey Elementary a good school?

Carl Harvey Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Carl Harvey Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

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