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Wallace R. Davis Elementary

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Wallace R. Davis Elementary ranks 4196 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wallace R. Davis Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 404 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Wallace R. Davis Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students performing below the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.4% to 24.9%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While Garfield Elementary and Sierra Preparatory Academy in the same district also perform similarly to Wallace R. Davis Elementary, there are some notable exceptions. For instance, Wilson Elementary outperforms the district and state averages in several academic measures, and nearby charter schools like El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy and Orange County Educational Arts Academy also outperform Wallace R. Davis Elementary and the district as a whole.

413

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,741

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1405 French St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-2414

(714) 564-2200

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Wallace R. Davis Elementary usually attend:

High:

Santa Ana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

African American:

0.5%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,196^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	27.3	4196 of 5857	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3604 of 5869	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3357 of 5859	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	4001 of 5883	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	5138 of 5789	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	5193 of 5662	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	5287 of 5692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	5277 of 5614	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	5048 of 5611	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	4284 of 5530	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	4477 of 5390	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4115 of 5377	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	3998 of 5314	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	4363 of 5193	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	4919 of 5113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.7	4978 of 5113	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	4782 of 4818	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	4792 of 4822	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	4759 of 4809	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	1222 of 2227	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1944 of 2585	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1920 of 2128	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	1957 of 3162	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	883 of 3245	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	1461 of 3311	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	2842 of 3275	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	2754 of 3246	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4407 of 5597	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3892 of 5612	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3764 of 5609	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4656 of 5635	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4703 of 5492	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4839 of 5413	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	3062 of 5107	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2355 of 5107	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	2094 of 5087	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2838 of 5084	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4181 of 4963	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4272 of 4830	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.4	58 of 335	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3286 of 5460	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2656 of 5517	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	2258 of 5363	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2771 of 5264	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4259 of 5173	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4500 of 5084	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3484 of 5628	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	3009 of 5643	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2658 of 5638	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	3018 of 5663	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4993 of 5510	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	5078 of 5431	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	53 of 140	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1691 of 2847	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1275 of 2635	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)83rd percentile+40 vs school

Military Connected (2023)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Wallace R. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1405 French St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2200	413	19	21.6	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	406 (98.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.3	4196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	3604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	592																													24.2		24.2	35.9	24.4	33.3	34.8			32.1	35.9	17.4	24.2	16.7			24.9	97.4				97.4		$26,741	$1,134	$25,607
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 West Halesworth St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 543-0023	980	47	20.6	51.8%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (97.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	46.9	2767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		44.3	2906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	139	8.7	11.5	1.0	3.8	17.7	12.8	8.9	31.7	12.5	21.6	15.2	37.7	25.6	23.6	12.5	29.8	3.9	21.0	35.3	15.1	19.3	5.8	7.7	2.9	4.8	5.9	23.3	8.0	16.2	41.6	27.5	36.0	54.2	42.3	52.7	57.0	58.4	49.6	42.3	42.1	28.8	39.3	52.7	48.9	41.8	96.9	98.5		97.7	98.5	98.5	$19,085	$781	$18,304
Orange County Educational Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	825 North Broadway	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-2787	643	32	20.0	64.1%	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	590 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	41.7	3096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		38.7	3259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	163																													25.8	16.3	21.9	43.9	37.5	40.3	46.7	68.0	70.5	49.2	57.6	34.7	22.6	18.3	28.0	34.1	33.1							$18,415	$941	$17,474
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Brown St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5300	428	19	22.4	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (96.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	17.1	5098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.7	4605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	493																													10.1		10.1	25.9	24.4	27.9				26.1	23.2	18.0	20.3				20.2							$27,587	$857	$26,730
Sierra Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	2021 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3500	697	40	17.3	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	681 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16	5185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.6	5507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	322																													13.5	8.6	9.6	40.5	14.6	22.2	22.7	21.2	20.0	22.1	31.6	9.5	18.9	10.2	10.2	6.7	11.3							$25,065	$968	$24,097
Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	38.9	3292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.3	3286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	6																													17.2	10.0	13.0	37.7	24.1	39.7	47.8	50.9	41.3	40.6	40.0	27.8	46.6	29.4	32.3	20.0	32.1							$23,170	$3,048	$20,122
Edward B. Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	333 East Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Edward B. Cole Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 836-9023	431	18	23.9	82.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	26.8	4243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		39.7	3193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	1050																													18.8		18.8	32.4	35.3	32.4				33.3	30.0	27.9	21.7				26.6	70.7	78.7	94.7	74.7	77.3	76.0
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
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8100	422	20	21.1	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32.9	3733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		27.9	4116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	383																													19.1		19.1	30.2	36.1	43.3				36.7	38.1	27.4	29.4				31.6							$27,309	$916	$26,393
Heroes Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Civic Center Dr.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5501	396	17	23.1	95.7%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.9	4600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		25.4	4330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	270																													23.2		23.2	26.7	26.0	29.0				27.2	27.9	15.8	29.0				23.8	93.4	96.1		94.7	94.7	96.1	$26,444	$810	$25,634

Frequently Asked Questions about Wallace R. Davis Elementary

How many students attend Wallace R. Davis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Wallace R. Davis Elementary.

What district is Wallace R. Davis Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wallace R. Davis Elementary?

Students at Wallace R. Davis Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Wallace R. Davis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wallace R. Davis Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Ana High

Is Wallace R. Davis Elementary a good school?

Wallace R. Davis Elementary ranks 4196^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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