Is Rosita Elementary a good school?

Rosita Elementary ranks 1819 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rosita Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 332 students attended Rosita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rosita Elementary?

Students at Rosita Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 29% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rosita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : James Irvine Intermediate

Rosita Elementary

Summary:

Rosita Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 347 students in grades K-6 and part of the Garden Grove Unified School District. While the district is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating, Rosita Elementary faces several challenges, including lower-than-average student performance and high chronic absenteeism.

Rosita Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 53.04% in ELA and 45.86% in Math, compared to the district's 59.43% and 49.15%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 6th grade Math, where proficiency rates are around 35-46%, compared to the district's 46-54% and the state's 34-35%. Additionally, Rosita Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.1% in 2017-2018 to 27.7% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

However, Rosita Elementary does have some bright spots. The school has a strong performance in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools in this category for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school's male students and Hispanic students perform better than their female and Asian counterparts, respectively, in recent years. While Rosita Elementary's performance is generally lower than nearby Morningside Elementary, Susan B. Anthony Elementary, and Excelsior Elementary, it does outperform some nearby schools, such as Heritage Elementary and Woodbury Elementary, in certain grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-6

4726 Hazard Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2537

(714) 663-6418

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1819^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,185

Students who attend Rosita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

James Irvine Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio: 25.4

Number of students: 332

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

Asian:

28.9%

White:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rosita Elementary ranks better than 69% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 25^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.9. (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 (69%), Asian (28.9%), White (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rosita Elementary is 25.4. 36 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rosita Elementary employs 13 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rosita Elementary is $12,185. 25 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rosita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rosita Elementary 1819^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rosita Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rosita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	64.74	1502^nd	4809	68.8%
2005	67.98	1424^th	4822	70.5%
2006	60.18	1735^th	4818	64.0%
2007	58.32	1911^th	5113	62.6%
2008	41.30	2866^th	5113	43.9%
2009	46.11	2704^th	5193	47.9%
2010	59.79	1995^th	5314	62.5%
2011	57.73	2152^nd	5377	60.0%
2012	55.11	2324^th	5390	56.9%
2013	51.34	2599^th	5530	53.0%
2015	48.37	2535^th	5611	54.8%
2016	49.14	2531^st	5614	54.9%
2017	63.46	1863^rd	5692	67.3%
2018	60.13	2032^nd	5662	64.1%
2019	59.00	2126^th	5789	63.3%
2022	58.30	2110^th	5883	64.1%
2023	53.79	2352^nd	5874	60.0%
2024	64.90	1819^th	5862	69.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.89	272^nd	3246	91.6%
2019	87.05	216^th	3275	93.4%
2022	86.39	209^th	3311	93.7%
2023	72.84	426^th	3250	86.9%
2024	95.73	48^th	3160	98.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.40	851^st	5084	83.3%
2019	78.94	766^th	5173	85.2%
2022	74.93	960^th	5264	81.8%
2023	70.58	1193^rd	5374	77.8%
2024	76.81	979^th	5511	82.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.69	2049^th	5413	62.1%
2019	56.66	2135^th	5492	61.1%
2022	61.64	1868^th	5635	66.9%
2023	58.20	2027^th	5617	63.9%
2024	59.46	1979^th	5605	64.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.54	1647^th	2585	36.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.58	2000^th	5431	63.2%
2019	59.65	1970^th	5510	64.2%
2022	53.03	2285^th	5663	59.7%
2023	46.80	2633^rd	5650	53.4%
2024	67.48	1636^th	5636	71.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.93	813^th	1071	24.1%
2019	36.46	846^th	1149	26.4%
2022	47.55	753^rd	1154	34.7%
2023	51.23	731^st	1190	38.6%
2024	56.05	666^th	1203	44.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rosita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.84	1495^th	4830	69.0%
2019	62.63	1547^th	4963	68.8%
2022	51.73	2087^th	5084	58.9%
2023	43.96	2619^th	5098	48.6%
2024	63.91	1479^th	5102	71.0%

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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 Rosita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	56	5	221	328	3	n/a	n/a	613
1989	30	10	233	296	2	n/a	n/a	571
1990	23	8	214	352	0	n/a	n/a	597
1991	29	7	209	377	0	n/a	n/a	622
1992	33	5	215	393	2	n/a	n/a	648
1993	41	5	221	412	2	n/a	n/a	681
1994	29	3	224	397	3	n/a	n/a	656
1995	27	5	221	418	3	n/a	n/a	674
1996	27	5	221	418	3	n/a	n/a	674
1997	21	9	202	479	1	n/a	n/a	712
1998	19	8	205	478	1	n/a	n/a	711
1999	19	8	230	487	0	n/a	n/a	744
2000	13	5	230	503	3	n/a	n/a	754
2001	15	6	236	545	1	n/a	n/a	803
2002	12	4	231	500	0	n/a	n/a	747
2003	12	4	231	500	0	n/a	n/a	747
2004	9	2	211	484	0	n/a	n/a	706
2005	12	1	213	462	0	n/a	n/a	688
2006	4	1	197	443	0	n/a	n/a	645
2007	3	1	208	449	0	n/a	n/a	661
2008	5	1	193	453	n/a	n/a	n/a	652
2009	7	1	200	474	0	5	1	688
2010	6	1	210	457	0	5	1	680
2011	13	1	209	456	0	2	0	681
2012	11	1	203	416	1	3	0	635
2013	11	3	194	420	1	4	0	633
2014	7	2	160	392	0	6	2	569
2015	7	1	162	367	0	7	2	546
2016	6	0	145	341	0	5	4	501
2017	9	1	151	325	0	6	5	497
2018	7	0	142	322	1	7	3	482
2019	7	0	142	320	1	6	4	480
2020	6	0	142	342	1	5	4	500
2021	7	0	128	290	1	2	4	432
2022	7	0	112	253	1	1	4	378
2023	5	0	97	243	1	0	1	347
2024	3	1	96	229	1	0	2	332

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 Rosita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	613	24.0	25.5	n/a
1989	571	22.4	25.4	n/a
1990	597	24.0	24.8	n/a
1991	622	24.0	25.9	n/a
1992	648	24.4	26.5	75
1993	681	25.0	27.2	77.2
1994	656	24.4	26.9	77.9
1995	674	24.6	27.4	75.8
1996	674	24.6	27.4	75.8
1997	712	31.0	23.0	79.4
1998	711	31.0	22.9	76.9
1999	744	32.0	23.3	79.2
2000	754	31.0	24.3	75.3
2001	803	33.0	24.3	72.4
2002	747	33.0	22.6	74.3
2003	747	33.0	22.6	74.3
2004	706	30.0	23.5	78.3
2005	688	29.0	23.7	85.6
2006	645	28.0	23.0	69.6
2007	661	29.0	22.8	64.9
2008	652	29.0	22.5	82.4
2009	688	29.0	22.9	80.1
2010	680	29.5	23.0	84.1
2011	681	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	635	25.0	25.4	n/a
2013	633	23.0	27.5	81
2014	569	21.0	27.0	88.4
2015	546	20.0	27.3	88.8
2016	501	20.0	25.0	82.4
2017	497	19.0	26.1	82.7
2018	482	18.5	26.0	84.6
2019	480	17.2	27.8	84.2
2020	500	n/a	n/a	87.4
2021	432	17.0	25.4	83.8
2022	378	16.1	23.3	83.6
2023	347	14.0	24.6	91.4
2024	332	13.0	25.4	89.8

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 Rosita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	613	24.0	25.5	n/a
1989	571	22.4	25.4	n/a
1990	597	24.0	24.8	n/a
1991	622	24.0	25.9	n/a
1992	648	24.4	26.5	75
1993	681	25.0	27.2	77.2
1994	656	24.4	26.9	77.9
1995	674	24.6	27.4	75.8
1996	674	24.6	27.4	75.8
1997	712	31.0	23.0	79.4
1998	711	31.0	22.9	76.9
1999	744	32.0	23.3	79.2
2000	754	31.0	24.3	75.3
2001	803	33.0	24.3	72.4
2002	747	33.0	22.6	74.3
2003	747	33.0	22.6	74.3
2004	706	30.0	23.5	78.3
2005	688	29.0	23.7	85.6
2006	645	28.0	23.0	69.6
2007	661	29.0	22.8	64.9
2008	652	29.0	22.5	82.4
2009	688	29.0	22.9	80.1
2010	680	29.5	23.0	84.1
2011	681	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	635	25.0	25.4	n/a
2013	633	23.0	27.5	81
2014	569	21.0	27.0	88.4
2015	546	20.0	27.3	88.8
2016	501	20.0	25.0	82.4
2017	497	19.0	26.1	82.7
2018	482	18.5	26.0	84.6
2019	480	17.2	27.8	84.2
2020	500	n/a	n/a	87.4
2021	432	17.0	25.4	83.8
2022	378	16.1	23.3	83.6
2023	347	14.0	24.6	91.4
2024	332	13.0	25.4	89.8

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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