Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Public K-5

 2450 W. Alton
       Santa Ana, CA  92704-7118


(714) 430-5800

District: Santa Ana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1935th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,346 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  24.4 Help
Number of students:  825

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.5%
Asian:
6.2%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.2% Help


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Compare Details Jim Thorpe Fundamental ranks better than 67% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.21. (See more...)
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.5%), Asian (6.2%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jim Thorpe Fundamental is 24.4, which is the highest among 34 elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jim Thorpe Fundamental is $6,346, which is the lowest among 34 elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Jim Thorpe Fundamental:

SchoolDigger ranks Jim Thorpe Fundamental 1935th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Jim Thorpe Fundamental in the ranking list.)

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Santa Ana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Ana Unified 1236th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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Rank History for all students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.69 1585th 4809 67.0%
2005 59.09 1791st 4822 62.9%
2006 67.10 1462nd 4818 69.7%
2007 58.92 1879th 5113 63.3%
2008 70.63 1374th 5113 73.1%
2009 66.36 1617th 5193 68.9%
2010 72.19 1361st 5314 74.4%
2011 81.81 904th 5377 83.2%
2012 81.83 924th 5390 82.9%
2013 79.75 1071st 5530 80.6%
2015 62.08 1850th 5611 67.0%
2016 65.22 1751st 5614 68.8%
2017 76.47 1275th 5692 77.6%
2018 74.11 1395th 5662 75.4%
2019 69.86 1608th 5789 72.2%
2021 47.54 682nd 1417 51.9%
2022 52.53 2415th 5883 58.9%
2023 62.21 1928th 5848 67.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.37 769th 3246 76.3%
2019 26.22 2763rd 3275 15.6%
2021 54.13 166th 602 72.4%
2022 60.17 750th 3311 77.3%
2023 61.75 721st 3240 77.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.17 489th 2416 79.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.54 390th 5084 92.3%
2019 84.20 527th 5173 89.8%
2021 70.59 233rd 1110 79.0%
2022 63.76 1480th 5264 71.9%
2023 75.05 983rd 5355 81.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 89.58 18th 336 94.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.97 1552nd 5413 71.3%
2019 61.06 1924th 5492 65.0%
2021 42.56 659th 1267 48.0%
2022 49.22 2453rd 5635 56.5%
2023 57.20 2065th 5595 63.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.58 221st 2128 89.6%
2019 82.71 295th 2585 88.6%
2021 57.89 85th 293 71.0%
2022 67.69 455th 2227 79.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.31 80th 140 42.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.36 1215th 5431 77.6%
2019 75.85 1262nd 5510 77.1%
2021 51.74 544th 1272 57.2%
2022 54.80 2199th 5663 61.2%
2023 65.51 1693rd 5627 69.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.77 60th 1071 94.4%
2019 77.37 195th 1149 83.0%
2022 75.24 270th 1154 76.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.05 492nd 4830 89.8%
2019 80.21 703rd 4963 85.8%
2022 62.59 1493rd 5084 70.6%
2023 75.19 946th 5079 81.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 101 13 90 559 0 n/a n/a 0 763
2001 79 27 110 595 0 n/a n/a 0 811
2002 62 27 112 599 1 n/a n/a 8 809
2003 62 27 112 599 1 n/a n/a 8 809
2004 66 23 100 620 0 n/a n/a 5 814
2005 51 20 101 603 0 n/a n/a 10 785
2006 50 14 99 641 0 n/a n/a 5 809
2007 49 14 94 657 0 n/a n/a 1 815
2008 40 9 88 671 n/a n/a n/a 0 808
2009 31 10 90 668 1 0 9 0 809
2010 31 10 91 674 1 0 5 0 812
2011 26 12 88 766 0 2 5 0 899
2012 31 9 94 889 0 5 10 0 1038
2013 28 7 92 932 0 5 9 0 1073
2014 27 6 98 926 0 4 9 0 1070
2015 23 5 91 914 0 3 3 0 1039
2016 21 4 75 911 1 3 10 0 1025
2017 19 4 78 889 1 1 15 0 1007
2018 14 4 76 890 1 0 16 0 1001
2019 16 4 69 820 0 0 18 0 927
2020 17 3 61 781 2 0 22 0 886
2021 21 4 69 762 1 1 25 0 883
2022 22 8 56 749 1 0 22 0 858
2023 18 4 51 730 1 0 21 0 825

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 763 32.5 23.5 51
2001 811 36.5 22.2 41.1
2002 809 36.5 22.2 42.6
2003 809 36.5 22.2 42.6
2004 814 36.5 22.3 43.5
2005 785 34.0 23.1 45.8
2006 809 34.5 23.4 52.4
2007 815 33.0 24.7 52.6
2008 808 36.0 22.4 56.3
2009 809 37.0 20.7 58.3
2010 812 31.8 25.5 70.6
2011 899 n/a n/a 71.1
2012 1038 37.5 27.6 n/a
2013 1073 35.5 30.2 68.8
2014 1070 35.5 30.1 77.2
2015 1039 36.0 28.8 79.6
2016 1025 36.0 28.4 83.2
2017 1007 35.0 28.7 74
2018 1001 34.0 29.4 62.9
2019 927 33.0 28.0 60.1
2020 886 n/a n/a 60.7
2021 883 32.0 27.5 60
2022 858 34.3 24.9 36.8
2023 825 33.7 24.4 57.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 763 32.5 23.5 51
2001 811 36.5 22.2 41.1
2002 809 36.5 22.2 42.6
2003 809 36.5 22.2 42.6
2004 814 36.5 22.3 43.5
2005 785 34.0 23.1 45.8
2006 809 34.5 23.4 52.4
2007 815 33.0 24.7 52.6
2008 808 36.0 22.4 56.3
2009 809 37.0 20.7 58.3
2010 812 31.8 25.5 70.6
2011 899 n/a n/a 71.1
2012 1038 37.5 27.6 n/a
2013 1073 35.5 30.2 68.8
2014 1070 35.5 30.1 77.2
2015 1039 36.0 28.8 79.6
2016 1025 36.0 28.4 83.2
2017 1007 35.0 28.7 74
2018 1001 34.0 29.4 62.9
2019 927 33.0 28.0 60.1
2020 886 n/a n/a 60.7
2021 883 32.0 27.5 60
2022 858 34.3 24.9 36.8
2023 825 33.7 24.4 57.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201294.0%1.0%0.0%4.0%97.0%99.0%99.0%96.0%95.0%
201398.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%
201498.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%98.0%99.0%99.0%98.0%98.0%
201599.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%
201696.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%98.0%98.0%99.0%97.0%98.0%
201797.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%97.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%
2018≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
2019≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
202096.4%1.5%0.0%97.8%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jim Thorpe Fundamental

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,346

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jim Thorpe Fundamental

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1608th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 1928th of 5848 Elementary schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)63.963.3
 0.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)31.628.4
 3.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)59.659
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)35.229.2
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)65.957.3
 8.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)33.631.4
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)62.850.7
 12.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)33.326.6
 6.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)5951.1
 7.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Ana Unified)37.634
 3.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)42.826.8
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Santa Ana Unified)27.420.5
 6.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Jim Thorpe Fundamental)31.824.7
 7.1%
   5th Grade Science (Santa Ana Unified)17.817.1
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students927825
 11%
African American44
American Indian01
Asian6951
 26.1%
Hispanic820730
 11%
Pacific Islander00
White1618
 12.5%
Two or More Races1821
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.1%57.2%
 2.9%


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Jim Thorpe Fundamental ranks 1935th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 825 students attended Jim Thorpe Fundamental.

Students at Jim Thorpe Fundamental are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.


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