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Martin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 443 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking has fluctuated, it stands out for its academic performance compared to many nearby schools. For example, Martin's proficiency rates in English and math are more than double those of Lowell Elementary and Pio Pico Elementary. The school is particularly effective in supporting specific student groups, achieving high statewide rankings for its special education and homeless student populations. It also manages these outcomes with mid-range per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources compared to some peers.

There are areas for growth, including a significant and widening performance gap between male and female students, and a recent decline in effectiveness with English Language Learners. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from a pandemic-era spike, remains a focus. Despite these challenges, Martin Elementary demonstrates a consistent ability to achieve stronger academic results than most surrounding schools with very similar student demographics and needs.

443

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,416

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

939 West Wilshire
Santa Ana, CA 92707-1142

(714) 480-8000

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Martin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High:	Saddleback High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

Asian:

0.7%

American Indian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,462^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	24.4	4462 of 5857	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3419 of 5869	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3880 of 5859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	3197 of 5883	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3982 of 5789	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4195 of 5662	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	4271 of 5692	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	3899 of 5614	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3712 of 5611	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	3905 of 5530	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.1	2799 of 5390	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	3151 of 5377	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	3170 of 5314	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3449 of 5193	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4491 of 5113	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	4763 of 5113	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	4722 of 4818	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	4445 of 4822	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	4509 of 4809	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	42.8	1202 of 2585	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	955 of 2128	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	2257 of 3162	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2030 of 3245	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1494 of 3311	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	3148 of 3275	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	2339 of 3246	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4592 of 5597	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3915 of 5612	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4286 of 5609	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2956 of 5635	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4061 of 5492	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4016 of 5413	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3331 of 5107	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	2286 of 5107	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	2780 of 5087	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	2018 of 5084	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	2800 of 4963	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3151 of 4830	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.9	78 of 364	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3589 of 5460	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2470 of 5517	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	2963 of 5363	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	1974 of 5264	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	2646 of 5173	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3180 of 5084	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3975 of 5628	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2839 of 5643	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3347 of 5638	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3187 of 5663	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3569 of 5510	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4047 of 5431	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	419 of 2635	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)84th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2024)79th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2019)54th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science15%-17 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.6	4866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.5	4530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	336	13.2	17.2	15.3	27.1	30.8	23.3	32.3	33.6	36.0	30.8	20.0	21.8	15.6	21.4	14.0	9.1	16.7	98.0	98.0			$25,336	$989	$24,347
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Elementary

What district is Martin Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Martin Elementary?

Students at Martin Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Martin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Martin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Martin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High : Saddleback High

Is Martin Elementary a good school?

Martin Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of California elementary schools.

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