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Robert Heideman Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Robert Heideman Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 502 students in the Tustin Unified district, operating in a high-need environment where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with state test scores in English, Math, and Science substantially below both district and state averages, resulting in a low statewide ranking; however, it's important to note that the school shows relative strengths in supporting its English Language Learners and has demonstrated dramatic recent improvement for students in special education.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex picture: while Heritage Elementary, just 1.5 miles away in the same district, performs at a much higher level, other schools with very similar high-poverty student populations, like Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary, achieve better academic results, suggesting that school-level practices can make a meaningful difference even in similar circumstances.

502

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,543

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15571 Williams St.
Tustin, CA 92780-4146

(714) 730-7521

District: Tustin Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg56%

California avg41%

4,544^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin 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	23.5	4544 of 5857	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4832 of 5869	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5429 of 5859	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5452 of 5883	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	5121 of 5789	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4941 of 5662	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	5061 of 5692	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	4860 of 5614	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	4614 of 5611	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	3425 of 5530	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	2966 of 5390	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.7	3488 of 5377	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	3184 of 5314	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.5	3027 of 5193	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.7	3532 of 5113	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.1	3773 of 5113	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	3000 of 4818	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.8	3636 of 4822	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.5	4158 of 4809	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1850 of 3162	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2105 of 3245	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2571 of 3311	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1840 of 3275	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2111 of 3246	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4385 of 5597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4654 of 5612	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5100 of 5609	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5064 of 5635	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4812 of 5492	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4716 of 5413	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3540 of 5107	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3913 of 5107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4669 of 5087	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4719 of 5084	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4219 of 4963	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3880 of 4830	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	3844 of 5460	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4361 of 5517	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4843 of 5363	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4667 of 5264	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4252 of 5173	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4145 of 5084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4363 of 5628	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4622 of 5643	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5273 of 5638	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5352 of 5663	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4933 of 5510	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4823 of 5431	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1963 of 2847	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2486 of 2635	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)						CSA Spanish Listening (2025)						CSA Spanish Writing (2025)						CSA Spanish Reading (2025)						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	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 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 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 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 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
Robert Heideman Elementary	Public	K-5	15571 Williams St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7521	502	19	26.4	97.0%	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	469 (93.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	23.5	4544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		20.3	4832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	288																									7.2		7.2	28.8	30.3	24.4				27.9	46.3	24.4	20.5				29.2							$17,543	$1,972	$15,571
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 East McFadden	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5700	380	18	21.0	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (98.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	4631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.4	5183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	552																									9.4		9.4	31.9	33.8	26.4				31.2	35.7	21.8	11.3				23.9							$28,278	$898	$27,380
Roosevelt Walker Academy	Public	K-5	501 South Halladay	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-1200	675	30	22.4	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	645 (95.6%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14.4	5319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		24.8	4384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	935																									15.8		15.8	19.8	23.7	26.3				23.3	18.9	14.4	13.2				15.5	98.3						$28,044	$1,873	$26,171
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	1124 East Hobart St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6400	749	33	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (97.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	24.2	4477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.1	4453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	24																									15.3		15.3	12.2	29.4	35.3	47.0			29.8	15.3	26.2	24.6	27.9			23.3	90.7	93.5		92.8	92.1	92.1	$25,889	$1,087	$24,802
Sycamore Magnet Academy	Public	K-8	1402 Sycamore Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7360	1,085	43	25.1	87.2%	37 (3.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1,001 (92.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	14.3	5323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	5426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	103	5.2	11.5	3.1	0.0	0.0	5.5	20.8	15.4	14.1	7.7	10.5	15.8	5.2	16.7	1.6	7.7	10.5	8.6	3.1	10.3	3.1	3.9	0.0	4.8	9.4	7.3	8.1	21.9	15.8	27.1	25.2	29.6	29.6	25.7	29.2	13.7	15.0	11.0	13.2	14.0	15.3							$16,495	$2,174	$14,321
Helen Estock Elementary	Public	K-5	14741 North B St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7390	456	17	27.6	93.6%	21 (4.6%)	15 (3.3%)	376 (82.5%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11.6	5533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11.6	5579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	46																									5.4		5.4	21.3	18.6	23.6				21.4	19.0	12.5	13.0				14.8							$16,867	$2,025	$14,842
Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary	Public	K-5	1362 Mitchell Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7385	426	17	25.0	90.8%	16 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (85.9%)	27 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	31.3	3855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.6	3638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	217																									15.9		15.9	28.6	37.3	35.3				33.7	20.6	32.9	43.5				32.1							$16,347	$2,062	$14,285
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
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
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	15400 Lansdowne Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2066	567	21	27.0	32.5%	112 (19.8%)	5 (0.9%)	115 (20.3%)	261 (46.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (12.3%)	92	544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.8	764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	220																									67.5		67.5	75.6	69.8	80.7				75.3	74.4	62.7	68.7				68.7							$15,435	$1,711	$13,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Heideman Elementary

Is Robert Heideman Elementary a good school?

Robert Heideman Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Heideman Elementary?

Students at Robert Heideman Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Robert Heideman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Robert Heideman Elementary.

What district is Robert Heideman Elementary in?

Tustin Unified

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