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Washington Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 529 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science below the district average. A notable concern is a sharp drop in performance for 5th graders, especially in math and science, compared to relatively stronger 4th-grade results. While chronic student absenteeism has improved dramatically since the pandemic and is now near the state average, this improvement has not yet translated into better academic outcomes. The school's per-student spending has increased substantially in recent years, but this has not corresponded with a rise in its statewide ranking.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal specific areas for potential learning. For instance, while Washington struggles in science, nearby Jefferson Elementary and Adams Elementary achieve much higher science proficiency with similar student demographics. Washington does show a relative strength in effectively serving homeless students, suggesting some supportive programs are working well. It's important to note that all schools in the Santa Ana Unified district face systemic academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile statewide.

529

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,973

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 West Anahurst Pl.
Santa Ana, CA 92707-2501

(714) 440-5100

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Saddleback High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

Asian:

1.5%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,947^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	18.7	4947 of 5857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4680 of 5869	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4442 of 5859	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4938 of 5883	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5434 of 5789	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	4650 of 5662	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	4332 of 5692	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	4546 of 5614	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	4555 of 5611	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	3713 of 5530	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	3368 of 5390	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	3024 of 5377	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	3239 of 5314	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	3345 of 5193	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.2	3951 of 5113	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	4533 of 5113	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	4641 of 4818	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	4020 of 4822	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.5	3394 of 4809	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	1371 of 2227	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1949 of 2585	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1626 of 2128	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	2661 of 3162	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	2213 of 3245	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1969 of 3311	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	2859 of 3275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2533 of 3246	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4414 of 5597	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4353 of 5612	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4312 of 5609	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4995 of 5635	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	5232 of 5492	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4424 of 5413	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4156 of 5107	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3718 of 5107	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3334 of 5087	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3888 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4569 of 4963	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3645 of 4830	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	196 of 429	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	149 of 364	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	122 of 335	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	180 of 356	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4256 of 5460	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4117 of 5517	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3549 of 5363	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4087 of 5264	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4723 of 5173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3755 of 5084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5021 of 5628	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4571 of 5643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4247 of 5638	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4502 of 5663	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	5084 of 5510	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4529 of 5431	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	2006 of 2847	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1814 of 2635	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1186 of 2420	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)54th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science10%-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)							% 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
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
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
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
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	417 East Central Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3900	217	13	16.6	88.5%	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15.4	5231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.9	5223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	8	16.7		16.7	20.7	16.7	25.0				20.2	27.6	13.9	20.8				20.2							$31,643	$1,071	$30,572
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Saddleback High

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Washington Elementary.

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