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Tustin Memorial Elementary

Public Grades K-5

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tustin Memorial Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school with 613 students in Santa Ana's Tustin Unified district, consistently performing in the top 2-3% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with nearly 90% of students proficient in English and Math—significantly higher than both district and state averages. This excellence stands out even among nearby schools; for example, its proficiency rates are over 12 points higher than the next best-performing school, Arroyo Elementary, and dramatically higher than others like Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary. Furthermore, Tustin Memorial has an astonishingly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.1%, compared to much higher rates at schools such as Peters Canyon Elementary (9.4%) and Barbara Benson Elementary (19.5%).

Remarkably, the school achieves this with moderate per-student spending and a student body where economic need has increased, demonstrating that its success is driven by effective practices. It is particularly effective in supporting all students, ranking among the very best in the state for its results with economically disadvantaged students. This sustained excellence over more than a decade, coupled with its extraordinary attendance and equitable outcomes, makes Tustin Memorial a standout model within the district.

613

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,962

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12712 Browning Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705-3465

(714) 730-7546

District: Tustin Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.5%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tustin Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg56%

California avg41%

102^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	97.7	102 of 5857	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	109 of 5869	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	122 of 5859	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	148 of 5883	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	98 of 5789	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	118 of 5662	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	45 of 5692	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	78 of 5614	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.5	51 of 5611	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	60 of 5530	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	56 of 5390	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	96.4	42 of 5377	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	95.8	92 of 5314	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	93.9	235 of 5193	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	95.6	148 of 5113	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	95.0	221 of 5113	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	96.0	156 of 4818	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	93.4	305 of 4822	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	94.3	268 of 4809	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	116 of 1203	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	75 of 1205	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	91 of 1190	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	90 of 1154	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	30 of 1149	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	49 of 1071	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	173 of 5597	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	120 of 5612	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	112 of 5609	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	165 of 5635	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	174 of 5492	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	202 of 5413	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	24 of 5107	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	229 of 5107	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	573 of 5087	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	292 of 5084	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	106 of 4963	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	92 of 4830	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	5 of 5460	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	61 of 5517	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	460 of 5363	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	54 of 5628	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	119 of 5643	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	169 of 5638	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	156 of 5663	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	56 of 5510	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	57 of 5431	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	170 of 718	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	281 of 670	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.3	51 of 669	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	136 of 610	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	564 of 2598	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	589 of 2651	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	656 of 2661	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	419 of 2726	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	303 of 2834	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	231 of 2737	91.6%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+51 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Science62%+29 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Tustin Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Browning Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7546	613	22	27.8	22.5%	130 (21.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.3%)	322 (52.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (13.9%)	97.7	102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.6	109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	7	61.8	61.8	83.8	89.1	90.0	87.7	89.9	93.1	83.6	88.7							$14,962	$1,683	$13,279
Tustin Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	12950 Robinson Dr.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7580	520	20	26.0	61.3%	107 (20.6%)	16 (3.1%)	265 (51.0%)	84 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.7%)	67.4	1720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.8	1372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	348	39.3	39.3	42.4	58.5	64.4	55.3	48.8	58.1	45.6	50.8							$15,479	$1,769	$13,710
Barbara Benson Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Elizabeth Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7531	313	14	22.3	73.2%	43 (13.7%)	4 (1.3%)	222 (70.9%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	49.6	2617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		64	1877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	740	38.1	38.1	18.4	50.0	45.2	37.7	31.6	55.9	45.2	43.9	96.9					96.9	$16,610	$2,106	$14,504
Ladera Elementary	Public	K-5	2515 Rawlings Way	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7505	345	13	26.5	32.5%	81 (23.5%)	2 (0.6%)	101 (29.3%)	118 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	89.2	706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.6	925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	219	52.7	52.7	70.7	59.3	74.6	68.3	75.9	70.4	74.6	73.7							$16,610	$2,226	$14,384
Red Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Red Hill Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7543	436	17	25.6	28.9%	222 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	132 (30.3%)	36 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	94.4	372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.5	532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.9%	160	68.7	68.7	64.8	81.3	83.6	77.6	68.5	85.3	77.6	78.1	93.2	93.2					$15,366	$1,967	$13,399
Myford Elementary	Public	K-5	3181 Trevino Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1875	542	21	26.4	38.2%	109 (20.1%)	5 (0.9%)	140 (25.8%)	219 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.4%)	91.4	588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		92.7	523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	65	63.3	63.3	65.5	70.9	75.3	71.4	70.7	72.5	67.0	69.8							$14,914	$1,785	$13,129
Guin Foss Elementary	Public	K-5	18492 Vanderlip Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7552	395	16	25.4	61.5%	74 (18.7%)	3 (0.8%)	258 (65.3%)	35 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	69.4	1631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		68.4	1665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	34	32.9	32.9	72.9	50.0	55.1	57.8	83.3	57.1	40.0	57.5							$16,169	$1,928	$14,241
Peters Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	26900 Peters Canyon Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7540	399	17	24.1	31.3%	75 (18.8%)	7 (1.8%)	107 (26.8%)	161 (40.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	92.7	497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.5	667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	170	60.3	60.3	72.1	74.7	78.1	75.1	64.7	81.3	72.6	74.7							$14,928	$1,817	$13,111
Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-5	11112 Coronel Rd.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7381	585	21	27.8	14.5%	259 (44.3%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (22.9%)	82 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (18.6%)	96.2	221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.6	378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	157	71.0	71.0	78.8	79.2	81.9	80.0	85.0	80.2	72.0	78.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		$14,756	$1,751	$13,005
Hicks Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	3817 Viewpark	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1878	830	31	26.7	37.5%	175 (21.1%)	11 (1.3%)	129 (15.5%)	425 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.6%)	93.7	427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		94.1	426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	1	62.1	62.1	73.8	70.1	77.3	73.9	81.6	73.3	76.6	77.1	97.3		98.2	98.2	98.2		$15,123	$1,478	$13,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Tustin Memorial Elementary

Is Tustin Memorial Elementary a good school?

Yes! Tustin Memorial Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 102^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tustin Memorial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Tustin Memorial Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tustin Memorial Elementary?

Students at Tustin Memorial Elementary are 53% Asian, 21% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What district is Tustin Memorial Elementary in?

Tustin Unified

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