Is Juarez (Benito) Elementary a good school?

Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks 3676 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 688 students attended Juarez (Benito) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Juarez (Benito) Elementary?

Students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Juarez (Benito) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : South Junior High High : Katella High

Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Summary:

Juarez (Benito) Elementary is a public elementary school located in Anaheim, California, serving 688 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Anaheim Elementary District, which is ranked 1218 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Juarez (Benito) Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 6.6% in 2017-2018 to 24.5% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores generally fall below the Anaheim Elementary District and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.55% to 41.46% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 23.8% to 33.14% and the state's 34.31% to 47.04%. While the school ranks highly for Special Education students and English Language Learners, it struggles with Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of California elementary schools.

Juarez (Benito) Elementary's performance is similar or slightly better than other nearby Anaheim Elementary District schools, such as Edison (Thomas) Elementary, Revere (Paul) Elementary, and Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary, which also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, one notable exception is Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary, which is located within the same district but significantly outperforms Juarez (Benito) Elementary and its peers. The high rates of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the free/reduced lunch percentages ranging from 49.27% to 72.2%, may be a significant factor contributing to the academic challenges faced by Juarez (Benito) Elementary and its peers within the Anaheim Elementary District.

Detail:

Public K-6

841 South Sunkist St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-4716

(714) 517-8923

District: Anaheim Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3676^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,284

Students who attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Junior High
High:	Katella High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 688

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.7%

White:

6.0%

Asian:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks worse than 62.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.02. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.7%), White (6%), Asian (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Anaheim Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Juarez (Benito) Elementary is 22.1, which is the 8^th best among 23 elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Juarez (Benito) Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Juarez (Benito) Elementary is $6,284, which is the lowest among 23 elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Juarez (Benito) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Juarez (Benito) Elementary 3676^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Juarez (Benito) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Anaheim Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Anaheim Elementary 1218^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Juarez (Benito) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.28	3755^th	4809	21.9%
2005	27.27	3461^st	4822	28.2%
2006	16.30	4267^th	4818	11.4%
2007	25.58	3887^th	5113	24.0%
2008	31.44	3489^th	5113	31.8%
2009	38.83	3122^nd	5193	39.9%
2010	40.55	3140^th	5314	40.9%
2011	51.90	2478^th	5377	53.9%
2012	49.15	2668^th	5390	50.5%
2013	48.95	2751^st	5530	50.3%
2015	34.93	3333^rd	5611	40.6%
2016	43.48	2872^nd	5614	48.8%
2017	41.76	2991^st	5692	47.5%
2018	31.74	3693^rd	5662	34.8%
2019	37.33	3364^th	5789	41.9%
2022	30.29	3851^st	5883	34.5%
2023	24.70	4391^st	5874	25.2%
2024	33.02	3676^th	5862	37.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.23	2169^th	3246	33.2%
2019	48.38	1326^th	3275	59.5%
2022	47.23	1350^th	3311	59.2%
2023	40.54	1768^th	3250	45.6%
2024	42.21	1670^th	3160	47.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.43	567^th	2420	76.6%
2024	57.21	784^th	2634	70.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.10	3763^rd	5084	26.0%
2019	36.98	3357^th	5173	35.1%
2022	28.63	3952^nd	5264	24.9%
2023	22.93	4460^th	5374	17.0%
2024	36.04	3443^rd	5511	37.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.51	4273^rd	5413	21.1%
2019	26.85	4087^th	5492	25.6%
2022	28.97	3831^st	5635	32.0%
2023	18.76	4817^th	5617	14.2%
2024	32.43	3605^th	5605	35.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.05	1101^st	2128	48.3%
2019	53.59	882^nd	2585	65.9%
2022	42.13	1011^th	2227	54.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.23	2964^th	5431	45.4%
2019	48.12	2558^th	5510	53.6%
2022	32.20	3597^th	5663	36.5%
2023	31.25	3666^th	5650	35.1%
2024	34.55	3442^nd	5636	38.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.71	711^th	1071	33.6%
2019	87.96	9^th	1149	99.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.56	3517^th	4830	27.2%
2019	38.07	3090^th	4963	37.7%
2022	34.71	3307^th	5084	35.0%
2023	28.90	3799^th	5098	25.5%
2024	41.39	2871^st	5102	43.7%

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Rank History for White students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	41.61	1803^rd	2834	36.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Juarez (Benito) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	470	7	80	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	647
1989	471	7	78	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1990	440	12	69	142	2	n/a	n/a	0	665
1991	410	19	92	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
1992	399	26	71	248	1	n/a	n/a	0	745
1993	374	21	80	287	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1994	347	24	92	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
1995	328	25	86	376	6	n/a	n/a	0	821
1996	328	25	86	376	6	n/a	n/a	0	821
1997	319	17	73	223	3	n/a	n/a	0	635
1998	260	14	74	555	3	n/a	n/a	0	906
1999	225	13	71	607	4	n/a	n/a	0	920
2000	223	12	75	792	4	n/a	n/a	0	1106
2001	215	14	80	788	3	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2002	179	14	71	798	3	n/a	n/a	1	1066
2003	179	14	71	798	3	n/a	n/a	1	1066
2004	155	13	64	794	2	n/a	n/a	1	1029
2005	123	10	68	754	3	n/a	n/a	9	967
2006	93	19	42	737	1	n/a	n/a	0	892
2007	88	16	41	711	0	n/a	n/a	7	863
2008	77	10	65	611	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	763
2009	72	11	63	625	0	7	14	0	792
2010	72	11	69	669	2	4	3	0	830
2011	71	4	65	526	1	4	7	0	678
2012	69	6	67	584	1	3	7	0	737
2013	83	4	70	573	2	5	6	0	743
2014	73	11	65	604	3	2	12	0	770
2015	69	7	62	579	1	1	11	0	730
2016	77	5	65	607	0	2	8	0	764
2017	62	5	59	624	0	2	17	0	769
2018	72	7	56	645	0	2	25	0	807
2019	76	5	47	687	1	2	23	0	841
2020	72	4	46	716	1	6	19	0	864
2021	56	5	38	655	1	5	17	0	777
2022	46	6	45	586	1	5	16	0	705
2023	41	8	36	576	1	0	26	0	688

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Juarez (Benito) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	647	24.0	26.9	n/a
1989	685	24.0	28.5	n/a
1990	665	24.0	27.7	n/a
1991	707	26.0	27.1	n/a
1992	745	26.4	28.2	19.9
1993	762	27.0	28.2	35.6
1994	790	27.5	28.7	37.8
1995	821	30.5	26.9	42.3
1996	821	30.5	26.9	42.3
1997	635	28.5	22.3	34.6
1998	906	44.5	20.4	40.9
1999	920	41.5	22.2	52.1
2000	1106	49.5	22.3	52.1
2001	1100	48.5	22.7	76.5
2002	1066	46.0	23.2	71.1
2003	1066	46.0	23.2	71.1
2004	1029	50.0	20.6	70.3
2005	967	46.5	20.8	73.4
2006	892	40.0	22.3	73.7
2007	863	38.5	22.4	75.8
2008	763	37.5	20.3	66.7
2009	792	34.5	21.7	68.1
2010	830	34.2	24.2	74
2011	678	n/a	n/a	65.3
2012	737	27.6	26.6	n/a
2013	743	28.1	26.3	70
2014	770	25.5	30.1	63.5
2015	730	26.0	28.0	64.9
2016	764	27.0	28.2	57.9
2017	769	29.0	26.5	61.9
2018	807	30.3	26.5	64.4
2019	841	31.7	26.4	68
2020	864	n/a	n/a	65.2
2021	777	32.0	24.2	72.2
2022	705	33.0	21.3	62.3
2023	688	31.0	22.1	49.3

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 Juarez (Benito) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	647	24.0	26.9	n/a
1989	685	24.0	28.5	n/a
1990	665	24.0	27.7	n/a
1991	707	26.0	27.1	n/a
1992	745	26.4	28.2	19.9
1993	762	27.0	28.2	35.6
1994	790	27.5	28.7	37.8
1995	821	30.5	26.9	42.3
1996	821	30.5	26.9	42.3
1997	635	28.5	22.3	34.6
1998	906	44.5	20.4	40.9
1999	920	41.5	22.2	52.1
2000	1106	49.5	22.3	52.1
2001	1100	48.5	22.7	76.5
2002	1066	46.0	23.2	71.1
2003	1066	46.0	23.2	71.1
2004	1029	50.0	20.6	70.3
2005	967	46.5	20.8	73.4
2006	892	40.0	22.3	73.7
2007	863	38.5	22.4	75.8
2008	763	37.5	20.3	66.7
2009	792	34.5	21.7	68.1
2010	830	34.2	24.2	74
2011	678	n/a	n/a	65.3
2012	737	27.6	26.6	n/a
2013	743	28.1	26.3	70
2014	770	25.5	30.1	63.5
2015	730	26.0	28.0	64.9
2016	764	27.0	28.2	57.9
2017	769	29.0	26.5	61.9
2018	807	30.3	26.5	64.4
2019	841	31.7	26.4	68
2020	864	n/a	n/a	65.2
2021	777	32.0	24.2	72.2
2022	705	33.0	21.3	62.3
2023	688	31.0	22.1	49.3

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.

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