Summary:
This analysis looks at three elementary schools serving grades K-8 in the Santa Ana 92706 zip code, a high-need community where over three-quarters of students at each school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among these schools, Scholarship Prep - Orange County stands out for having the strongest performance in English and Math and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.5%. While Santiago Elementary leads in science proficiency, both it and Wilson Elementary face a significant challenge in this subject area, with rates well below state averages. It's noteworthy that Scholarship Prep achieves these academic results while having the largest class sizes and lowest per-student spending of the three.
Overall, the two schools in the Santa Ana Unified district, Santiago and Wilson, consistently perform better than their district's average. Wilson Elementary operates with the smallest class sizes and highest per-student funding but has the lowest overall state ranking of the three. Parents should note that middle school math scores decline across all schools, and Santiago shows a particular drop in 8th-grade English proficiency.
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