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Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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Jim Thorpe Fundamental ranks 2640 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jim Thorpe Fundamental is a K-5 elementary school serving 738 students in the Santa Ana Unified school district, standing out as a strong performer within its local context.

Academically, Jim Thorpe significantly outperforms other nearby Santa Ana Unified schools, with proficiency rates in English and Math that are 44% to 76% higher than the district average, and it shares this success with the other "Fundamental" school in the area, Greenville Fundamental Elementary. The school shows particular strength in supporting homeless students and English Learners, and it maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9%, which is less than half the average for its district and state. However, it's important to note that while Jim Thorpe excels within its district, schools just across the boundary in the Newport-Mesa Unified district, such as California Elementary, achieve higher overall rankings, highlighting a disparity between districts.

Parents should be aware of some recent trends, including a decline in the school's statewide ranking and concerning drops in performance for female students and those in special education. Despite these challenges and operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some peers like Taft Elementary, Jim Thorpe continues to deliver better academic results than most surrounding Santa Ana Unified schools, suggesting its structured "Fundamental" model is an effective approach for the community.

738

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,169

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 West Alton
Santa Ana, CA 92704-7118

(714) 430-5800

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

Asian:

6.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,640^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.2	2640 of 5857	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	2214 of 5869	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1934 of 5859	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2415 of 5883	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	682 of 1417	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	1608 of 5789	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	1395 of 5662	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	1275 of 5692	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.2	1751 of 5614	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	1850 of 5611	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.7	1071 of 5530	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	924 of 5390	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	904 of 5377	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	1361 of 5314	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	1617 of 5193	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.6	1374 of 5113	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	58.9	1879 of 5113	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.1	1462 of 4818	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.1	1791 of 4822	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.7	1585 of 4809	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.2	270 of 1154	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	195 of 1149	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	60 of 1071	94.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.7	455 of 2227	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	85 of 293	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	295 of 2585	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	221 of 2128	89.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	542 of 3162	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	723 of 3245	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	750 of 3311	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	166 of 602	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	26.2	2763 of 3275	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.4	769 of 3246	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3047 of 5597	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	2137 of 5612	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	2074 of 5609	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	2453 of 5635	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	659 of 1267	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1924 of 5492	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	1552 of 5413	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1750 of 5107	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	1325 of 5107	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	949 of 5087	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	1493 of 5084	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	703 of 4963	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	492 of 4830	89.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	36 of 429	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	23 of 364	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	18 of 335	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	2007 of 5460	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1431 of 5517	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	987 of 5363	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1480 of 5264	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	233 of 1110	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	527 of 5173	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	390 of 5084	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	2159 of 5628	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2185 of 5643	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	1701 of 5638	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	2199 of 5663	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	544 of 1272	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	1262 of 5510	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	1215 of 5431	77.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	80 of 140	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1646 of 2847	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1548 of 2635	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.2	490 of 2420	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2022)77th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)12th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science26%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Worst experience having my child go to this school. Teacher is very rude and non communicative. Talking to principal does not help because they end up siding with teachers as opposed to listening to parent's concerns. Tried discussing a matter about my child and teacher had even hung phone up on me and spoke to me very disrespectfully. They do not treat each child as an individual and expect them to all be at same level. I understand that there are rules and they expect a certain standard but they take it to a whole other level. Regret putting my child here, thought we would be getting an excellent education because of school ratings but instead was an awful experience. I have also voiced my concerns to a few people and they have also heard from different friends that they also pulled their children out because of same problems. Would not recommend am sending my child to their home school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7950	371	23	15.8	70.6%	63 (17.0%)	8 (2.2%)	242 (65.2%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.5%)	44.3	2928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		46.6	2755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	173	23.5		23.5	51.2	40.4	33.3	38.1			41.1	48.8	44.7	36.4	22.0			38.3							$27,777	$2,388	$25,389
Killybrooke Elementary	Public	K-6	3155 Killybrooke Ln.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7945	473	26	18.1	71.0%	98 (20.7%)	10 (2.1%)	294 (62.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	76	1330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		77	1292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	38	37.5		37.5	74.1	50.0	56.3	70.5			63.0	69.0	51.6	43.8	57.4			55.9	95.3			96.9			$24,573	$2,153	$22,420
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
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
California Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7940	373	21	17.3	41.3%	178 (47.7%)	7 (1.9%)	139 (37.3%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.2%)	82.6	1039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		74.9	1368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	329	41.5		41.5	68.2	67.6	69.8	58.5			65.8	72.7	56.8	64.2	54.7			62.0							$24,155	$1,642	$22,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Thorpe Fundamental

What district is Jim Thorpe Fundamental in?

Santa Ana Unified

Is Jim Thorpe Fundamental a good school?

Jim Thorpe Fundamental ranks 2640^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jim Thorpe Fundamental?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Jim Thorpe Fundamental.

What is the racial makeup of Jim Thorpe Fundamental?

Students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental are 90% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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