Is Arroyo Elementary a good school?

Yes. Arroyo Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Arroyo Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Arroyo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Elementary?

Students at Arroyo Elementary are 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 15% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Arroyo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arroyo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hewes Middle High : Foothill High

Arroyo Elementary

Summary:

Arroyo Elementary is a public elementary school located in Santa Ana, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 539 students. It is part of the Tustin Unified School District, which is ranked 404 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arroyo Elementary consistently outperforms the Tustin Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Arroyo Elementary had 76.92% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 61.39% for Tustin Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, Arroyo had 76.57% proficiency, compared to 52.15% for Tustin Unified and 35.54% for California. Arroyo Elementary has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10% of California elementary schools in recent years, and performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups.

When compared to the nearby schools in the Tustin Unified School District, such as Barbara Benson Elementary and Guin Foss Elementary, Arroyo Elementary stands out as a top-performing school. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggest that it may benefit from factors such as strong parental involvement, access to resources, and a stable student population, which could contribute to its exceptional academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

11112 Coronel Rd.
Santa Ana, CA 92705-2492

(714) 730-7381

District: Tustin Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,777

Students who attend Arroyo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hewes Middle
High:	Foothill High

Student/teacher ratio: 29.1

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arroyo Elementary ranks better than 93.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.56. (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 Student population at Arroyo Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46%), Hispanic (21.2%), two or more races (17.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 9.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arroyo Elementary is 29.1. 16 elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Arroyo Elementary employs 18.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arroyo Elementary is $9,777. 16 elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arroyo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Arroyo Elementary 378^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Arroyo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tustin Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tustin Unified 404^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arroyo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	95.41	215^th	4809	95.5%
2005	95.24	204^th	4822	95.8%
2006	95.88	166^th	4818	96.6%
2007	95.16	218^th	5113	95.7%
2008	94.93	192^nd	5113	96.2%
2009	94.37	201^st	5193	96.1%
2010	92.35	310^th	5314	94.2%
2011	94.07	181^st	5377	96.6%
2012	95.38	68^th	5390	98.7%
2013	93.09	248^th	5530	95.5%
2015	95.23	312^th	5611	94.4%
2016	95.06	309^th	5614	94.5%
2017	94.28	377^th	5692	93.4%
2018	90.62	598^th	5662	89.4%
2019	90.10	637^th	5789	89.0%
2022	92.67	547^th	5883	90.7%
2023	91.81	585^th	5874	90.0%
2024	94.56	378^th	5862	93.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	80.01	92^nd	610	84.9%
2023	80.81	95^th	669	85.8%
2024	77.23	141^st	669	78.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.63	515^th	2420	78.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	82.36	608^th	5173	88.2%
2023	81.10	735^th	5374	86.3%
2024	83.34	693^rd	5511	87.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.24	601^st	5413	88.9%
2019	89.86	571^st	5492	89.6%
2022	92.42	484^th	5635	91.4%
2023	93.05	432^nd	5617	92.3%
2024	92.48	463^rd	5605	91.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.86	104^th	2128	95.1%
2019	92.71	129^th	2585	95.0%
2022	99.93	6^th	2227	99.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.59	594^th	5431	89.1%
2019	87.89	692^nd	5510	87.4%
2022	91.51	536^th	5663	90.5%
2023	88.58	697^th	5650	87.7%
2024	94.31	330^th	5636	94.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.63	242^nd	1071	77.4%
2019	78.20	174^th	1149	84.9%
2022	68.26	427^th	1154	63.0%
2023	71.72	361^st	1190	69.7%
2024	82.58	103^rd	1203	91.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.90	280^th	4830	94.2%
2019	81.15	662^nd	4963	86.7%
2022	92.49	276^th	5084	94.6%
2023	95.13	163^rd	5098	96.8%
2024	89.71	361^st	5102	92.9%

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Rank History for White students at Arroyo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.92	793^rd	2737	71.0%
2019	66.47	960^th	2834	66.1%
2022	72.37	721^st	2726	73.6%
2023	62.71	1024^th	2662	61.5%
2024	77.70	505^th	2647	80.9%

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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 Arroyo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	455	0	45	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1989	473	4	55	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1990	450	4	74	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1991	446	1	78	44	3	n/a	n/a	0	572
1992	482	5	79	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1993	471	3	64	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1994	479	2	51	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
1995	479	7	62	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	563
1996	479	7	62	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	563
1997	484	49	38	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	573
1998	526	6	51	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1999	566	4	55	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	669
2000	597	6	57	41	1	n/a	n/a	1	703
2001	615	7	60	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	736
2002	442	3	48	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	528
2003	442	3	48	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	528
2004	477	1	53	30	2	n/a	n/a	7	570
2005	450	2	48	29	1	n/a	n/a	11	541
2006	457	3	41	31	4	n/a	n/a	16	552
2007	460	4	41	40	4	n/a	n/a	17	566
2008	467	4	35	44	3	n/a	n/a	0	553
2009	468	4	38	42	3	3	31	0	589
2010	460	5	41	58	3	1	18	0	586
2011	455	6	54	71	2	1	20	0	609
2012	444	5	61	70	1	1	26	0	608
2013	443	6	56	80	1	0	32	0	618
2014	453	3	66	88	1	0	29	0	640
2015	436	3	65	83	0	0	35	0	622
2016	425	2	69	96	0	0	48	0	640
2017	403	0	84	101	0	0	59	0	647
2018	375	1	80	104	0	0	52	0	612
2019	358	1	92	115	0	0	74	0	640
2020	331	1	91	122	0	2	88	0	635
2021	268	1	84	126	0	1	82	0	562
2022	244	1	75	108	0	0	84	0	512
2023	248	2	79	114	0	0	96	0	539

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 Arroyo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	18.0	28.6	n/a
1989	550	20.0	27.5	n/a
1990	567	20.0	28.3	n/a
1991	572	20.0	28.6	n/a
1992	596	20.3	29.3	3.2
1993	581	21.0	27.7	6.5
1994	577	21.0	27.5	5.5
1995	563	21.0	26.8	2.7
1996	563	21.0	26.8	2.7
1997	573	26.0	22.0	1.7
1998	613	28.6	21.4	2.3
1999	669	30.5	21.9	2.2
2000	703	32.0	22.0	2.6
2001	736	33.6	21.9	2
2002	528	25.0	21.1	0.4
2003	528	25.0	21.1	0.4
2004	570	25.0	22.8	0.9
2005	541	24.0	22.5	1.1
2006	552	24.0	23.0	0.7
2007	566	25.0	22.6	1.8
2008	553	26.0	21.3	2
2009	589	26.0	21.8	1.9
2010	586	22.0	26.6	1.5
2011	609	n/a	n/a	2.6
2012	608	19.0	32.0	n/a
2013	618	19.5	31.6	4.5
2014	640	20.0	32.0	3.6
2015	622	20.0	31.1	3.5
2016	640	21.0	30.4	4.4
2017	647	23.0	28.1	5.3
2018	612	22.5	27.2	7.8
2019	640	22.0	29.0	8.1
2020	635	n/a	n/a	8.5
2021	562	21.0	26.7	8.9
2022	512	19.0	26.9	7.2
2023	539	18.5	29.1	9.1

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 Arroyo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	18.0	28.6	n/a
1989	550	20.0	27.5	n/a
1990	567	20.0	28.3	n/a
1991	572	20.0	28.6	n/a
1992	596	20.3	29.3	3.2
1993	581	21.0	27.7	6.5
1994	577	21.0	27.5	5.5
1995	563	21.0	26.8	2.7
1996	563	21.0	26.8	2.7
1997	573	26.0	22.0	1.7
1998	613	28.6	21.4	2.3
1999	669	30.5	21.9	2.2
2000	703	32.0	22.0	2.6
2001	736	33.6	21.9	2
2002	528	25.0	21.1	0.4
2003	528	25.0	21.1	0.4
2004	570	25.0	22.8	0.9
2005	541	24.0	22.5	1.1
2006	552	24.0	23.0	0.7
2007	566	25.0	22.6	1.8
2008	553	26.0	21.3	2
2009	589	26.0	21.8	1.9
2010	586	22.0	26.6	1.5
2011	609	n/a	n/a	2.6
2012	608	19.0	32.0	n/a
2013	618	19.5	31.6	4.5
2014	640	20.0	32.0	3.6
2015	622	20.0	31.1	3.5
2016	640	21.0	30.4	4.4
2017	647	23.0	28.1	5.3
2018	612	22.5	27.2	7.8
2019	640	22.0	29.0	8.1
2020	635	n/a	n/a	8.5
2021	562	21.0	26.7	8.9
2022	512	19.0	26.9	7.2
2023	539	18.5	29.1	9.1

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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