Schools by Reading Proficiency in Santa Ana (2025)
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 71 schools in Santa Ana, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.
- 183OcsaSanta Ana · Charter HighReading · math: 89% · 81%
- 280Tustin Memorial ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 88% · 84%
- 373Panorama ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 77% · 73%
- 459Foothill HighSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 77% · 52%
- 575Arroyo ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 70% · 75%
- 667Hewes MiddleSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 67% · 64%
- 758Guin Foss ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 67% · 61%
- 839Nova Academy Early College HighSanta Ana · Charter HighReading · math: 67% · 32%
- 950R. F. Hazard ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 66% · 61%
- 1051Jim Thorpe FundamentalSanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 63% · 55%
- 1161Red Hill ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 62% · 54%
- 1241Samueli AcademySanta Ana · Charter HighReading · math: 62% · 37%
- 1353El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts AcademySanta Ana · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 59% · 48%
- 1449John Muir Fundamental ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 58% · 53%
- 1536Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.Santa Ana · Charter HighReading · math: 57% · 32%
- 1643Scholarship Prep - Orange CountySanta Ana · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 54% · 61%
- 1738Rosita ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 52% · 50%
- 1843Loma Vista ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 51% · 47%
- 1940Orange County Educational Arts AcademySanta Ana · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 51% · 39%
- 2033Hector G. GodinezSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 50% · 36%
- 2130Segerstrom HighSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 50% · 30%
- 2238Franklin ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 57%
- 2335Newhope ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 47%
- 2431Douglas MacArthur Fundamental IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 45% · 37%
- 2524Stephen R. Fitz IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 44% · 27%
- 2633Greenville Fundamental ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 43% · 44%
- 2729Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 43% · 37%
- 2831Edward B. Cole AcademySanta Ana · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 42%
- 2924Santiago ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 40% · 26%
- 3023Wilson ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 39% · 33%
- 3122Adams ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 32%
- 3222Diamond ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 36% · 37%
- 3320Martin ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 35% · 33%
- 3418Heritage ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 35% · 31%
- 3519Garfield ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 35% · 30%
- 3614Vista Heritage Global AcademySanta Ana · Charter MiddleReading · math: 35% · 18%
- 3719Century HighSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 35% · 12%
- 3820Carl Harvey ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 33% · 31%
- 3917Madison ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 33% · 29%
- 4023George Washington Carver ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 42%
- 4116Edward Russell ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 29%
- 4218Romero-Cruz AcademySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 27%
- 4315Vista Condor Global AcademySanta Ana · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 27%
- 4416Andrew Jackson ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 25%
- 4515Pio Pico ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 24%
- 4614Martin R. Heninger ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 31% · 25%
- 4717Saddleback HighSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 31% · 22%
- 4815Monte Vista ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 30% · 28%
- 4912Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 30% · 15%
- 5014Santa Ana HighSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 30% · 13%
- 5115Thomas A. Edison ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 29% · 26%
- 5213Heroes ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 29% · 24%
- 5314Fairhaven ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 29% · 22%
- 5416John F. Kennedy ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 32%
- 5512Lowell ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 19%
- 5615Valley HighSanta Ana · Public HighReading · math: 28% · 14%
- 5714Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 27%
- 5813Fremont ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 25%
- 5912Manuel Esqueda ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 22%
- 6018Jefferson ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 26% · 30%
- 6112Roosevelt Walker AcademySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 26% · 25%
- 6211Gerald P. Carr IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 25% · 17%
- 6317Taft ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 24% · 17%
- 6418Monroe ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 27%
- 6511Martin Luther King Jr. ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 22%
- 6613Wallace R. Davis ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 28%
- 6712McFadden Institute of TechnologySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 23%
- 688Washington ElementarySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 17%
- 6910Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 21% · 12%
- 709Sierra Preparatory AcademySanta Ana · Public ElementaryReading · math: 19% · 9%
- 7111Willard IntermediateSanta Ana · Public MiddleReading · math: 11% · 4%
| # | School | Sector | Reading · math | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocsa Santa Ana · High · Grades 7–12 | Charter | 89% · 81% | 83.0 Top 10% | 81% Math proficiency | 2,346 |
| 2 | Tustin Memorial Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88% · 84% | 80.4 Top 10% | 84% Math proficiency | 613 |
| 3 | Panorama Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 77% · 73% | 73.4 Top 25% | 73% Math proficiency | 408 |
| 4 | Foothill High Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 77% · 52% | 59.3 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 2,126 |
| 5 | Arroyo Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 70% · 75% | 75.3 Top 25% | 75% Math proficiency | 585 |
| 6 | Hewes Middle Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 67% · 64% | 66.7 Top 50% | 64% Math proficiency | 929 |
| 7 | Guin Foss Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 67% · 61% | 57.6 Top 50% | 61% Math proficiency | 395 |
| 8 | Nova Academy Early College High Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 67% · 32% | 39.4 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 288 |
| 9 | R. F. Hazard Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 66% · 61% | 49.5 Lower 50% | 61% Math proficiency | 383 |
| 10 | Jim Thorpe Fundamental Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 63% · 55% | 50.8 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 738 |
| 11 | Red Hill Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 62% · 54% | 61.1 Top 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 436 |
| 12 | Samueli Academy Santa Ana · High · Grades 7–12 | Charter | 62% · 37% | 40.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 842 |
| 13 | El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 59% · 48% | 52.6 Top 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 980 |
| 14 | John Muir Fundamental Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 58% · 53% | 49.1 Lower 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 557 |
| 15 | Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 57% · 32% | 35.7 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 427 |
| 16 | Scholarship Prep - Orange County Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 54% · 61% | 43.2 Lower 50% | 61% Math proficiency | 615 |
| 17 | Rosita Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 52% · 50% | 37.9 Lower 50% | 50% Math proficiency | 305 |
| 18 | Loma Vista Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 51% · 47% | 43.1 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 433 |
| 19 | Orange County Educational Arts Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 51% · 39% | 40.0 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 643 |
| 20 | Hector G. Godinez Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 50% · 36% | 33.1 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 1,687 |
| 21 | Segerstrom High Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 50% · 30% | 29.6 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 2,376 |
| 22 | Franklin Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 47% · 57% | 38.1 Lower 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 343 |
| 23 | Newhope Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 47% · 47% | 34.9 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 334 |
| 24 | Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 45% · 37% | 31.3 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 1,005 |
| 25 | Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 44% · 27% | 24.4 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 534 |
| 26 | Greenville Fundamental Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 43% · 44% | 33.0 Lower 50% | 44% Math proficiency | 817 |
| 27 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 43% · 37% | 28.6 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 1,234 |
| 28 | Edward B. Cole Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Charter | 42% · 42% | 30.5 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 431 |
| 29 | Santiago Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 40% · 26% | 23.7 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 906 |
| 30 | Wilson Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 39% · 33% | 22.9 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 422 |
| 31 | Adams Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 37% · 32% | 21.9 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 320 |
| 32 | Diamond Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 36% · 37% | 21.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 367 |
| 33 | Martin Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 35% · 33% | 19.8 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 443 |
| 34 | Heritage Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 35% · 31% | 17.7 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 376 |
| 35 | Garfield Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 35% · 30% | 18.6 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 428 |
| 36 | Vista Heritage Global Academy Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–9 | Charter | 35% · 18% | 13.7 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 369 |
| 37 | Century High Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 35% · 12% | 18.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 1,519 |
| 38 | Carl Harvey Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 33% · 31% | 19.8 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 268 |
| 39 | Madison Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 33% · 29% | 17.2 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 749 |
| 40 | George Washington Carver Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 32% · 42% | 22.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 429 |
| 41 | Edward Russell Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 32% · 29% | 15.8 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 473 |
| 42 | Romero-Cruz Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 32% · 27% | 17.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 827 |
| 43 | Vista Condor Global Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Charter | 32% · 27% | 14.5 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 357 |
| 44 | Andrew Jackson Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 32% · 25% | 15.8 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 493 |
| 45 | Pio Pico Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–7 | Public | 32% · 24% | 14.5 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 501 |
| 46 | Martin R. Heninger Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 31% · 25% | 14.4 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 783 |
| 47 | Saddleback High Santa Ana · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 31% · 22% | 17.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 1,451 |
| 48 | Monte Vista Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 30% · 28% | 14.9 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 348 |
| 49 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 30% · 15% | 11.5 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 936 |
| 50 | Santa Ana High Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 30% · 13% | 14.0 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 2,505 |
| 51 | Thomas A. Edison Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 29% · 26% | 14.9 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 332 |
| 52 | Heroes Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 29% · 24% | 12.5 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 396 |
| 53 | Fairhaven Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 29% · 22% | 13.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 421 |
| 54 | John F. Kennedy Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 28% · 32% | 16.1 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 380 |
| 55 | Lowell Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 28% · 19% | 11.7 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 56 | Valley High Santa Ana · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 28% · 14% | 14.9 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 1,908 |
| 57 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 27% | 14.4 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 468 |
| 58 | Fremont Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 25% | 12.6 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 394 |
| 59 | Manuel Esqueda Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 27% · 22% | 11.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 811 |
| 60 | Jefferson Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 26% · 30% | 17.8 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 616 |
| 61 | Roosevelt Walker Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 26% · 25% | 12.3 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 675 |
| 62 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 25% · 17% | 11.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 886 |
| 63 | Taft Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 24% · 17% | 16.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 408 |
| 64 | Monroe Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22% · 27% | 17.8 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 217 |
| 65 | Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22% · 22% | 10.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 457 |
| 66 | Wallace R. Davis Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 21% · 28% | 12.6 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 413 |
| 67 | McFadden Institute of Technology Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 21% · 23% | 12.4 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 1,074 |
| 68 | Washington Elementary Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21% · 17% | 8.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 529 |
| 69 | Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 21% · 12% | 9.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 584 |
| 70 | Sierra Preparatory Academy Santa Ana · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 19% · 9% | 9.3 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 697 |
| 71 | Willard Intermediate Santa Ana · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11% · 4% | 11.1 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 390 |
Ocsa in Santa Ana leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Santa Ana with Reading · math 89% · 81%. Of the 71 schools shown, 61 are public, 10 are charter.
For the full picture see the wider California schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Santa Ana page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Ocsa in Santa Ana, California ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Santa Ana with Reading · math 89% · 81% (Enrollment: 2,346).
How are schools by reading proficiency in Santa Ana ranked?
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
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