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Andrew Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 545 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1236 out of 1560 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Andrew Jackson Elementary has a highly diverse student population, with 95.78% of students identifying as Hispanic, 3.3% as Asian, and the remaining 0.92% comprising White, Native American, and other racial groups. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 30.74% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 46.66%. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 22.3%, which is significantly higher than the nearby Edward Russell Elementary, Diamond Elementary, and other neighboring schools.
Despite the challenges, Andrew Jackson Elementary has some bright spots. The school's English Language Learners and Homeless students perform relatively better than the overall student population, ranking in the middle or upper-middle range of California elementary schools in these categories. Additionally, the school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 18.7, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 19.3 to 25.2 students per teacher. However, these factors have not been enough to overcome the school's consistently low academic performance, which has placed it in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools for the past decade. Addressing the high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and the unique needs of the predominantly Hispanic student population may be key to driving meaningful improvements at Andrew Jackson Elementary.
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