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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Orange County, California, drawn from 381 qualifying public elementary schools. Romero-Cruz Academy leads the list at 10.2%, against a median of 53.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
381
Orange County, California
Best % Proficient
10.2%
Median % Proficient
53.0%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Romero-Cruz AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.8%82710.2%
2Henry (Patrick) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary85.4%34312.3%
3Lowell ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.1%42612.4%
4Pio Pico ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.0%50113.3%
5Taft ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary85.3%40813.8%
6Helen Estock ElementaryTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary93.6%45614.0%
7Sierra Preparatory AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%69714.1%
8Ponderosa ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary67.4%78514.7%
9Lincoln (Abraham) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary86.8%74015.3%
10Martin Luther King Jr. ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary97.4%45716.8%
11McFadden Institute of TechnologySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary90.2%1,07417.1%
12Sycamore Magnet AcademyTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary87.2%1,08517.2%
13Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary91.9%46817.6%
14Manuel Esqueda ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.3%81117.8%
15Roosevelt (Theodore) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary57.3%66320.3%
16Monroe ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary88.5%21720.5%
17John F. Kennedy ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary96.3%38020.6%
18Carl Harvey ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary91.8%26820.7%
19Franklin ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.2%34321.2%
20Sunkist ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary84.2%66521.4%
21Valencia Park ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary85.4%39821.9%
22San Juan ElementarySan Juan Capistrano, CACapistrano UnifiedElementary73.4%66222.1%
23Orange Grove ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary77.7%54822.4%
24Melrose ElementaryPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary94.1%35422.6%
25Olive Street ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary76.7%41722.6%
26Carl E. Gilbert ElementaryBuena Park, CABuena Park ElementaryElementary93.9%49022.8%
27Roosevelt Walker AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%67523.2%
28Marshall (John) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary82.1%68823.4%
29Pomona ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary94.3%26423.6%
30Kinoshita ElementarySan Juan Capistrano, CACapistrano UnifiedElementary91.4%30223.7%
31Commonwealth ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary76.5%26823.8%
32Robert Heideman ElementaryTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary97.0%50223.9%
33Walnut ElementaryLa Habra, CALa Habra City ElementaryElementary90.8%44624.1%
34Whittier ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary89.4%45424.3%
35Guinn (James M.) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary62.2%60024.4%
36Washington ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.7%52924.5%
37Westmont ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary69.5%62224.7%
38Ross (Betsy) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary66.3%73124.9%
39Martin R. Heninger ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.5%78325.1%
40Maple ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary81.0%31525.1%
41W. R. Nelson ElementaryTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary87.2%46025.2%
42Wilson ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary94.1%32325.2%
43Cambridge ElementaryOrange, CAOrange UnifiedElementary85.5%41525.5%
44Thomas A. Edison ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary92.8%33225.5%
45Diamond ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary93.7%36725.9%
46Gauer (Melbourne A.) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary64.9%48725.9%
47George Washington Carver ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary93.2%42925.9%
48Esplanade ElementaryOrange, CAOrange UnifiedElementary94.8%28825.9%
49James A. Whitaker ElementaryBuena Park, CABuena Park ElementaryElementary91.9%55926.0%
50Edison (Thomas) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary61.3%70526.1%
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