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Andrew Jackson Elementary

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Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks 3864 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Andrew Jackson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 493 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, showing strong improvement and effective support for students in a high-need community.

The school is on a positive upward path, having significantly improved its statewide ranking and reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate now better than the district and state averages. Academically, it stands out within its own district, with student proficiency in math and science notably exceeding the Santa Ana Unified average; its science scores are particularly strong, nearly matching the state average. The school demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with vulnerable student groups, such as English Learners and students experiencing homelessness, who perform well above average compared to their peers across California.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, a complex picture emerges. While Andrew Jackson Elementary outperforms most schools in its own district, like Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Romero-Cruz Academy, it generally lags behind schools in the neighboring Garden Grove Unified district, such as James Monroe Elementary. This highlights how district boundaries can impact educational opportunity, as students living very close together may attend schools with different performance levels. The school's steady progress and specific strengths suggest it is implementing successful practices for its student community.

493

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,777

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1143 South Nakoma Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-3030

(714) 431-3700

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

Asian:

2.4%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,864^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	31.1	3864 of 5857	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	4258 of 5869	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4437 of 5859	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5209 of 5883	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4788 of 5789	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	5032 of 5662	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4659 of 5692	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	3944 of 5614	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	3790 of 5611	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	3899 of 5530	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.3	3179 of 5390	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	3028 of 5377	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.7	2708 of 5314	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.8	2830 of 5193	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.0	3265 of 5113	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	12.4	4801 of 5113	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	4282 of 4818	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	4482 of 4822	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	4616 of 4809	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	1246 of 2227	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2116 of 2585	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1722 of 2128	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	1862 of 3162	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1296 of 3245	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	1753 of 3311	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2543 of 3275	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	2660 of 3246	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3418 of 5597	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4023 of 5612	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4018 of 5609	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4889 of 5635	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4533 of 5492	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4874 of 5413	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2828 of 5107	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3198 of 5107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3426 of 5087	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4337 of 5084	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3884 of 4963	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4161 of 4830	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	66 of 429	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	118 of 364	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	150 of 335	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3090 of 5460	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3685 of 5517	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3716 of 5363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4436 of 5264	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3841 of 5173	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4290 of 5084	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4108 of 5628	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4153 of 5643	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4531 of 5638	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5050 of 5663	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4609 of 5510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4772 of 5431	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1929 of 2847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1536 of 2635	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1883 of 2420	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science31%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 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
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
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%)	22.3	4651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		29.3	3994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	657	24.1		24.1	16.3	25.4	33.3	33.9			27.7	22.5	22.4	25.9	16.9			21.7							$17,360	$1,688	$15,672
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
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
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
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
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%)	41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		47.2	2725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	363	20.0		20.0	21.7	38.9	33.3	61.4			39.2	25.0	43.2	33.3	45.6			36.3							$19,926	$1,704	$18,222
Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	827	47	17.4	95.8%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	803 (97.1%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	5820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	5802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	18	3.3	6.0	5.6	5.3	4.4	24.1	5.9	16.0	14.3	11.6	10.5	10.9	6.7	5.3	12.4	12.0	9.8	94.7	96.5		96.5		96.5	$24,122	$991	$23,131
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	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.4	5528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	294	16.7		16.7	22.0	18.2	28.2				23.0	22.6	12.1	16.4				16.7							$22,532	$2,547	$19,985
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%)	60.3	2052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		59.9	2069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	17	29.5		29.5	39.7	51.5	50.0	61.0			50.2	50.0	48.5	33.9	64.4			49.0	97.0				97.0		$16,399	$1,473	$14,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Jackson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Jackson Elementary?

Students at Andrew Jackson Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Andrew Jackson Elementary a good school?

Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks 3864^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Andrew Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Andrew Jackson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Andrew Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Valley High

What district is Andrew Jackson Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

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