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McFadden Institute of Technology

Public Grades K-8

5204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

McFadden Institute of Technology is a large K-8 public school serving 1,074 students in the Santa Ana Unified school district, which faces significant challenges across the community.

The school is working to improve, but academic performance remains below state and district averages, with a particular need to boost early reading skills; only about 5% of 3rd and 4th graders were proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025. However, McFadden's scores are higher than some nearby schools like Taft Elementary and Manuel Esqueda Elementary. The school also shows a notable strength in supporting homeless students, ranking higher for this group than for the overall student population.

Interesting comparisons with other local schools reveal that higher performance is possible in the same area, as seen at Jim Thorpe Fundamental and Greenville Fundamental Elementary, which have much lower chronic absenteeism. Furthermore, there is no clear link between spending and results: McFadden spends less per student than Taft Elementary or Adams Elementary but achieves similar or better academic outcomes, suggesting how resources are used is critical.

1,074

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,905

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 South Raitt
Santa Ana, CA 92704-5599

(714) 435-3700

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

Asian:

2.5%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2023 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,204^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 7% (2023) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,088^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5204 of 5857	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5135 of 5869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5431 of 5859	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	2903 of 3162	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	2768 of 3245	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	2622 of 3311	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	5372 of 5597	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5043 of 5612	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5329 of 5609	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4979 of 5635	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4461 of 5107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4438 of 5107	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	4710 of 5087	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4193 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	294 of 429	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	258 of 364	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4703 of 5460	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4833 of 5517	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4911 of 5363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4312 of 5264	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4565 of 5628	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4823 of 5643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5087 of 5638	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4475 of 5663	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	2088 of 2761	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2191 of 2783	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2420 of 2781	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2411 of 2740	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2241 of 2715	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1939 of 2480	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	2131 of 2508	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	1859 of 2497	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	1791 of 2477	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1773 of 2379	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.8	1393 of 2259	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.4	1571 of 2236	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1563 of 2179	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	1524 of 2063	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	1547 of 2005	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	1656 of 1999	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	1546 of 1804	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	1515 of 1777	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	1499 of 1769	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1382 of 1531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1035 of 1491	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	884 of 1369	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	1151 of 1478	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1081 of 1521	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1300 of 1540	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1072 of 1442	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	876 of 1364	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1957 of 2533	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2031 of 2551	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2201 of 2531	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2231 of 2509	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2052 of 2380	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1808 of 2262	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1714 of 2395	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1839 of 2388	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2034 of 2374	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2078 of 2359	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1796 of 2213	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1534 of 2072	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	174 of 477	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	235 of 394	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	234 of 320	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	251 of 336	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1853 of 2542	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1970 of 2579	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2164 of 2531	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2140 of 2458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1877 of 2369	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1600 of 2230	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1918 of 2534	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2015 of 2552	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2217 of 2538	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2238 of 2527	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1989 of 2407	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1800 of 2273	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	98 of 192	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	146 of 197	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	914 of 1566	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	889 of 1552	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1325 of 1531	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile+39 vs school

Military Connected (2024)49th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science16%-16 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
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
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
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
Jim Thorpe Fundamental	Public	K-5	2450 West Alton	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5800	738	29	25.3	71.8%	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	661 (89.6%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	49.2	2640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.5	2214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	426	26.5		26.5	40.3	54.4	48.7				47.7	41.5	43.7	30.8				38.9	97.4	97.4		98.0	97.4	98.0	$23,169	$823	$22,346
Greenville Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-3400	817	34	23.9	79.9%	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	725 (88.7%)	46 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	45.4	2858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.9	2669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	189	25.9		25.9	39.0	50.0	49.7				46.2	36.3	41.9	30.1				35.8	92.1	94.1	96.1	96.7	94.7	96.7	$23,601	$981	$22,620
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
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
Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Keller	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-7700	408	26	15.6	85.3%	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	366 (89.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	10.6	5594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.3	5597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.6%	3	5.9		5.9	19.0	7.8	28.6	18.0			17.6	25.0	9.4	5.9	12.2			13.4	81.6	81.6		81.6	81.6	81.6	$36,532	$3,146	$33,386
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

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Santa Ana Unified

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McFadden Institute of Technology ranks in the bottom 11.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McFadden Institute of Technology?

Students at McFadden Institute of Technology are 94% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% White.

How many students attend McFadden Institute of Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,074 students attended McFadden Institute of Technology.

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