Is Andrew Jackson Elementary a good school?

Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks 4252 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Andrew Jackson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 500 students attended Andrew Jackson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Jackson Elementary?

Students at Andrew Jackson Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Andrew Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Valley High

Andrew Jackson Elementary

Summary:

Andrew Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 545 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Andrew Jackson Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments, high chronic absenteeism rates, and underperformance compared to nearby schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are notably lower than the district and state averages, and its performance is particularly weak for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When compared to other nearby schools, Andrew Jackson Elementary performs similarly or slightly worse on most academic metrics. For example, Diamond Elementary, located just 0.65 miles away, outperforms Andrew Jackson Elementary on state assessments. However, schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District, such as Edward Russell Elementary and Newhope Elementary, significantly outperform Andrew Jackson Elementary on state assessments, despite serving a similarly high-need student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

1143 South Nakoma Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92704-3030

(714) 431-3700

District: Santa Ana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4252^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,889

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 500

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

Asian:

3.4%

American Indian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks worse than 72.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.42. (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 (95.8%), Asian (3.4%), American Indian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Andrew Jackson Elementary is 20.3, which is the 13^th best among 34 elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Andrew Jackson Elementary employs 24.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Andrew Jackson Elementary is $7,889, which is the 10^th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Andrew Jackson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Andrew Jackson Elementary 4252^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Andrew Jackson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Santa Ana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Ana Unified 1241^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Andrew Jackson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.02	4616^th	4809	4.0%
2005	12.59	4482^nd	4822	7.1%
2006	16.12	4282^nd	4818	11.1%
2007	12.45	4801^st	5113	6.1%
2008	35.04	3265^th	5113	36.1%
2009	43.78	2830^th	5193	45.5%
2010	47.71	2708^th	5314	49.0%
2011	43.01	3028^th	5377	43.7%
2012	41.31	3179^th	5390	41.0%
2013	31.95	3899^th	5530	29.5%
2015	28.88	3790^th	5611	32.5%
2016	27.79	3944^th	5614	29.7%
2017	20.44	4659^th	5692	18.1%
2018	15.70	5032^nd	5662	11.1%
2019	20.10	4788^th	5789	17.3%
2022	16.60	5209^th	5883	11.5%
2023	24.08	4448^th	5874	24.3%
2024	26.42	4252^nd	5862	27.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.95	2660^th	3246	18.1%
2019	29.43	2543^rd	3275	22.4%
2022	40.73	1753^rd	3311	47.1%
2023	47.93	1298^th	3250	60.1%
2024	39.46	1860^th	3160	41.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.57	1883^rd	2420	22.2%
2024	35.39	1535^th	2634	41.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.54	4290^th	5084	15.6%
2019	30.43	3841^st	5173	25.7%
2022	22.79	4436^th	5264	15.7%
2023	32.16	3721^st	5374	30.8%
2024	33.15	3681^st	5511	33.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.76	150^th	336	55.4%
2024	57.78	118^th	364	67.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.56	4874^th	5413	10.0%
2019	21.12	4533^rd	5492	17.5%
2022	18.01	4889^th	5635	13.2%
2023	27.40	4024^th	5617	28.4%
2024	27.55	4017^th	5605	28.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.74	1722^nd	2128	19.1%
2019	24.18	2116^th	2585	18.1%
2022	35.73	1246^th	2227	44.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.64	4772^nd	5431	12.1%
2019	20.62	4609^th	5510	16.4%
2022	16.72	5050^th	5663	10.8%
2023	21.99	4540^th	5650	19.6%
2024	26.27	4147^th	5636	26.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Andrew Jackson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.29	4161^st	4830	13.9%
2019	27.26	3884^th	4963	21.7%
2022	22.21	4337^th	5084	14.7%
2023	33.50	3433^rd	5098	32.7%
2024	36.89	3194^th	5102	37.4%

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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 Andrew Jackson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	27	42	150	800	0	n/a	n/a	0	1019
1989	18	38	147	828	0	n/a	n/a	0	1031
1990	12	14	261	897	0	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1991	5	5	273	934	0	n/a	n/a	0	1217
1992	9	9	158	1056	0	n/a	n/a	0	1232
1993	10	6	149	920	0	n/a	n/a	0	1085
1994	4	4	157	933	0	n/a	n/a	0	1098
1995	8	10	143	948	0	n/a	n/a	0	1109
1996	8	10	143	948	0	n/a	n/a	0	1109
1997	5	9	117	946	0	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1998	7	5	100	974	0	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1999	12	9	106	1000	0	n/a	n/a	18	1145
2000	9	8	100	1100	0	n/a	n/a	16	1233
2001	5	9	104	1192	0	n/a	n/a	0	1310
2002	9	5	67	1228	0	n/a	n/a	0	1309
2003	9	5	67	1228	0	n/a	n/a	0	1309
2004	1	0	36	1164	1	n/a	n/a	0	1202
2005	4	7	49	1064	0	n/a	n/a	0	1124
2006	7	5	49	1022	0	n/a	n/a	0	1083
2007	6	4	47	1078	0	n/a	n/a	1	1136
2008	7	6	35	1091	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1139
2009	5	8	35	1127	0	1	2	0	1178
2010	5	5	42	1064	0	0	0	0	1116
2011	6	4	52	1073	2	1	3	0	1141
2012	6	3	48	1071	0	1	1	0	1130
2013	8	3	53	1057	0	1	1	0	1123
2014	9	2	47	1063	1	3	1	0	1126
2015	10	0	42	1006	4	2	1	0	1065
2016	10	3	38	930	7	3	1	0	992
2017	9	1	35	856	4	2	4	0	911
2018	8	1	32	764	4	2	3	0	814
2019	6	1	17	715	4	2	0	0	745
2020	4	1	19	641	5	1	1	0	672
2021	3	1	19	610	4	3	0	0	640
2022	1	0	17	541	7	0	0	0	566
2023	1	0	18	522	4	0	0	0	545
2024	1	0	17	479	3	0	0	0	500

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 Andrew Jackson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1019	39.0	26.1	n/a
1989	1031	39.0	26.4	n/a
1990	1184	40.5	29.2	n/a
1991	1217	44.0	27.6	n/a
1992	1232	44.7	27.5	78.7
1993	1085	39.0	27.8	84.1
1994	1098	36.0	30.5	85.7
1995	1109	38.5	28.8	84.9
1996	1109	38.5	28.8	84.9
1997	1077	41.0	26.3	86.3
1998	1086	46.0	23.6	88.7
1999	1145	47.0	24.4	86.1
2000	1233	54.0	22.8	88.3
2001	1310	62.8	20.9	83.2
2002	1309	52.5	24.9	87.1
2003	1309	52.5	24.9	87.1
2004	1202	56.7	21.2	90.1
2005	1124	48.8	23.0	87.4
2006	1083	48.0	22.6	83.4
2007	1136	52.5	21.6	90.3
2008	1139	58.0	19.6	93.1
2009	1178	55.5	20.5	95.9
2010	1116	45.0	24.8	96.3
2011	1141	n/a	n/a	95.9
2012	1130	43.5	25.9	n/a
2013	1123	38.5	29.1	99.7
2014	1126	39.5	28.5	95.8
2015	1065	40.0	26.6	89.7
2016	992	34.0	29.1	94.6
2017	911	33.0	27.6	90
2018	814	28.0	29.0	85.6
2019	745	27.0	27.5	87.2
2020	672	n/a	n/a	88.7
2021	640	26.0	24.6	88.9
2022	566	26.4	21.4	66.1
2023	545	29.0	18.7	82.8
2024	500	24.5	20.3	86.4

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 Andrew Jackson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1019	39.0	26.1	n/a
1989	1031	39.0	26.4	n/a
1990	1184	40.5	29.2	n/a
1991	1217	44.0	27.6	n/a
1992	1232	44.7	27.5	78.7
1993	1085	39.0	27.8	84.1
1994	1098	36.0	30.5	85.7
1995	1109	38.5	28.8	84.9
1996	1109	38.5	28.8	84.9
1997	1077	41.0	26.3	86.3
1998	1086	46.0	23.6	88.7
1999	1145	47.0	24.4	86.1
2000	1233	54.0	22.8	88.3
2001	1310	62.8	20.9	83.2
2002	1309	52.5	24.9	87.1
2003	1309	52.5	24.9	87.1
2004	1202	56.7	21.2	90.1
2005	1124	48.8	23.0	87.4
2006	1083	48.0	22.6	83.4
2007	1136	52.5	21.6	90.3
2008	1139	58.0	19.6	93.1
2009	1178	55.5	20.5	95.9
2010	1116	45.0	24.8	96.3
2011	1141	n/a	n/a	95.9
2012	1130	43.5	25.9	n/a
2013	1123	38.5	29.1	99.7
2014	1126	39.5	28.5	95.8
2015	1065	40.0	26.6	89.7
2016	992	34.0	29.1	94.6
2017	911	33.0	27.6	90
2018	814	28.0	29.0	85.6
2019	745	27.0	27.5	87.2
2020	672	n/a	n/a	88.7
2021	640	26.0	24.6	88.9
2022	566	26.4	21.4	66.1
2023	545	29.0	18.7	82.8
2024	500	24.5	20.3	86.4

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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