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Monte Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 348 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is below state averages, it shows a strong and positive upward trend, having improved significantly from its lowest point a few years ago. Monte Vista has remarkable, standout strengths, most notably its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism at 7.7%, which is less than half the district and state averages and the best among all nearby schools like Diamond Elementary and Andrew Jackson Elementary. The school also performs above the district average in science and has been particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and homeless students, ranking above average for these groups statewide.

The school invests more per student than most peers, which may contribute to its smaller class sizes and success with vulnerable populations. Performance varies by grade, with 5th grade showing strength in English but a need for improvement in upper-grade math, while 3rd grade English scores are a clear area for focus. Compared to similar schools in the area, Monte Vista outperforms Martin Luther King Junior Elementary and Pio Pico Elementary, though it trails Fremont Elementary in core subjects.

348

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,066

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2116 West Monta Vista Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-2826

(714) 558-5831

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

Asian:

1.1%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,568^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	23.2	4568 of 5857	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4193 of 5869	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5271 of 5859	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	5608 of 5883	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4744 of 5789	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	5071 of 5662	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	5559 of 5692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4940 of 5614	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	4819 of 5611	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	4541 of 5530	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	3487 of 5390	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.4	3143 of 5377	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.6	3732 of 5314	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.4	3337 of 5193	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.9	4282 of 5113	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	4183 of 5113	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	4727 of 4818	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	4645 of 4822	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	4693 of 4809	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.5	1562 of 2585	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1641 of 2128	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	1562 of 3162	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1632 of 3245	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	2766 of 3311	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2533 of 3275	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	2572 of 3246	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4404 of 5597	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3843 of 5612	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5222 of 5609	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5000 of 5635	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4908 of 5492	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	5132 of 5413	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3604 of 5107	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	3133 of 5107	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4397 of 5087	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4832 of 5084	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3724 of 4963	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4155 of 4830	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	203 of 429	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	115 of 364	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	238 of 335	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	320 of 356	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3791 of 5460	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3382 of 5517	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4612 of 5363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4939 of 5264	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3781 of 5173	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4254 of 5084	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4337 of 5628	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4028 of 5643	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4838 of 5638	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	5564 of 5663	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4024 of 5510	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4533 of 5431	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	1741 of 2635	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2019)40th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	429	19	22.4	93.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	421 (98.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.2	4560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	17	16.9		16.9	18.5	40.0	35.5				31.1	22.7	28.6	19.5				23.1							$26,532	$808	$25,724
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44	14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5			97.0			$27,434	$873	$26,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Elementary

What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High : Valley High

Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of California elementary schools.

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