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Santa Ana High

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Santa Ana High ranks 1408 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

Santa Ana High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 2,500 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Ana Unified district, which serves a community facing significant economic challenges.

The school presents a mixed picture: it excels at getting students to graduation, with a 93.6% rate that beats both district and state averages, and it shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness. However, academic proficiency is a major concern, especially in math where only about 15% of students meet standards, and chronic absenteeism at 25.5% is higher than average and likely impacts learning.

Compared to nearby schools, Santa Ana High sits in the middle of a highly varied landscape. It outperforms struggling district schools like Cesar E. Chavez High but lags behind specialized options like the elite OCSA or the district's own Middle College High. Notably, it achieves its solid graduation results with lower per-student spending than several district peers, suggesting efficient support systems, though improving math instruction and student attendance remain critical areas for growth.

2,505

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,732

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 West Walnut
Santa Ana, CA 92701-5559

(714) 567-4900

District: Santa Ana Unified

Feeder schools for Santa Ana High:

Elementary:	Heroes Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Martin R. Heninger Elementary
	Pio Pico Elementary
	More...
	Santiago Elementary
	Wallace R. Davis Elementary
	Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Willard Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.4%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,408^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High 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	33.7	1408 of 2162	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1418 of 2159	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1524 of 2170	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1395 of 2123	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	989 of 1290	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1479 of 2133	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1407 of 2017	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.6	1461 of 2021	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	1402 of 2039	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1379 of 1994	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.5	1365 of 2426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1376 of 2354	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1381 of 2367	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.2	1221 of 2281	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1342 of 2238	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.3	1224 of 2117	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.1	1107 of 2063	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.7	1050 of 1968	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.8	969 of 1901	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.4	672 of 1653	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	746 of 1161	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	430 of 555	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	857 of 1117	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	901 of 1052	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	504 of 1085	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	560 of 1064	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	628 of 1044	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	219 of 467	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	754 of 941	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	658 of 938	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1330 of 1906	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1365 of 1915	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1411 of 1915	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1298 of 1858	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	878 of 1054	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1400 of 1833	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1313 of 1760	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1160 of 1900	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1169 of 1902	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1282 of 1917	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1149 of 1861	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1230 of 1814	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1200 of 1742	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	158 of 410	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	95 of 328	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.9	214 of 299	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	142 of 290	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1266 of 2013	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1256 of 2026	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1347 of 2030	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1257 of 1943	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	839 of 1126	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1345 of 1937	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1277 of 1862	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1284 of 1942	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1247 of 1948	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1390 of 1963	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1291 of 1916	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	876 of 1122	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1331 of 1880	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1315 of 1834	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	157 of 175	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	122 of 183	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.3	182 of 190	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	819 of 1252	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	966 of 1216	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	904 of 1197	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Ana High	Public	9-12	520 West Walnut	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-4900	2,505	127	19.7	90.6%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,474 (98.8%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	33.7	1408^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		33.2	1418^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	10			17.4	0.0	16.9			41.6	41.6			14.8	14.8	$22,732	$1,021	$21,711
Nova Academy Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	500 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Nova Academy Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	288	15	19.0	88.9%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	271 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	32.3	1441^st of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		49.6	1009^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	432				27.3	27.3			31.5	31.5			2.2	2.2	$24,608	$1,401	$23,207
Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,346	130	18.0	15.8%	537 (22.9%)	17 (0.7%)	487 (20.8%)	1,019 (43.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	246 (10.5%)	96.9	59^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		98.2	37^th of 2159 public high schools	98.3%	22	68.3	63.7			65.5	83.6	81.7	85.1	83.7	73.1	73.9	65.5	69.9
Vista Meridian Global Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 S. Bristol St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	260	11	24.7	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	252 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)		5.7			5.2			23.6	23.6			0.0	0.0	$19,895	$490	$19,405
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1530 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3900	448	22	20.0	86.4%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	405 (90.4%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	96.6	66^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		98.1	40^th of 2159 public high schools	98.1%	26			67.7		67.7			97.0	97.0			53.5	53.5	$22,679	$826	$21,853
Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	283	17	16.3	93.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2024^th of 2162 public high schools	6.4%		9.8	2084^th of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	60			2.9		2.7			11.6	11.6			2.4	2.4	$29,739	$781	$28,958
REACH Academy	Public	6-12	1325 East 4th St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-1800	36	7	4.9	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0				6.3				6.3	$102,532	$693	$101,839
Century High	Public	9-12	1401 South Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 568-7000	1,519	93	16.3	89.6%	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,450 (95.5%)	42 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	28.9	1503^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		20.7	1688^th of 2159 public high schools	21.8%	185			13.5		13.4			33.2	33.2			17.0	17.0	$24,354	$1,019	$23,335
Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	2128 South Cypress	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5700	350	21	16.4	97.1%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	346 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.2	2010^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%		9.5	2099^th of 2159 public high schools	2.8%	89			2.7	5.6	3.1			13.2	13.2			0.7	0.7	$26,750	$929	$25,821
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 17th St.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2775	427	19	22.4	74.7%	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	411 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.5	899^th of 2162 public high schools	58.4%		55.2	873^rd of 2159 public high schools	59.6%	26		23.4		32.1	27.8			59.8	59.8			15.0	15.0	$19,571	$1,033	$18,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Ana High

How many students attend Santa Ana High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,505 students attended Santa Ana High.

What district is Santa Ana High in?

Santa Ana Unified

Is Santa Ana High a good school?

Santa Ana High ranks 1408^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Ana High?

Students at Santa Ana High are 99% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Santa Ana High?

Santa Ana High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heroes Elementary
Elementary : Lowell Elementary
Elementary : Martin R. Heninger Elementary
Elementary : Pio Pico Elementary
Elementary : Santiago Elementary
Elementary : Wallace R. Davis Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Willard Intermediate

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