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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 10.4%, against a median of 53.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
381
Orange County, California
Best % Proficient
10.4%
Median % Proficient
53.9%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Romero-Cruz AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.8%82710.4%
2Pio Pico ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.0%50111.7%
3Lowell ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.1%42613.4%
4Ponderosa ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary67.4%78514.7%
5Taft ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary85.3%40814.8%
6Lincoln (Abraham) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary86.8%74014.8%
7Helen Estock ElementaryTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary93.6%45616.0%
8Henry (Patrick) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary85.4%34316.3%
9Sierra Preparatory AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%69716.4%
10Martin Luther King Jr. ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary97.4%45716.6%
11Franklin ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.2%34318.2%
12Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary91.9%46818.3%
13McFadden Institute of TechnologySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary90.2%1,07418.4%
14Manuel Esqueda ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.3%81118.8%
15Sycamore Magnet AcademyTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary87.2%1,08518.8%
16Monroe ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary88.5%21720.6%
17Orange Grove ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary77.7%54821.0%
18Roosevelt Walker AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%67521.3%
19Carl Harvey ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary91.8%26821.6%
20Carl E. Gilbert ElementaryBuena Park, CABuena Park ElementaryElementary93.9%49021.9%
21Sunkist ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary84.2%66522.1%
22Guinn (James M.) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary62.2%60022.6%
23Cambridge ElementaryOrange, CAOrange UnifiedElementary85.5%41522.9%
24Olive Street ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary76.7%41723.1%
25John F. Kennedy ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary96.3%38023.8%
26Washington ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.7%52924.0%
27Kinoshita ElementarySan Juan Capistrano, CACapistrano UnifiedElementary91.4%30224.1%
28Roosevelt (Theodore) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary57.3%66324.2%
29Valencia Park ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary85.4%39824.2%
30Martin R. Heninger ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.5%78324.4%
31Wilson ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary94.1%32324.6%
32Marshall (John) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary82.1%68824.6%
33Ross (Betsy) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary66.3%73124.8%
34Garfield ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary92.8%42824.8%
35Melrose ElementaryPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary94.1%35424.9%
36Thomas A. Edison ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary92.8%33225.2%
37Westmont ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary69.5%62225.6%
38Woodcrest ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary81.2%30325.6%
39Walnut ElementaryLa Habra, CALa Habra City ElementaryElementary90.8%44625.6%
40Edison (Thomas) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary61.3%70525.7%
41Maple ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary81.0%31525.9%
42James A. Whitaker ElementaryBuena Park, CABuena Park ElementaryElementary91.9%55925.9%
43Diamond ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary93.7%36726.3%
44Whittier ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary89.4%45426.4%
45Monte Vista ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary98.3%34826.4%
46Robert Heideman ElementaryTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary97.0%50226.4%
47Oak View ElementaryHuntington Beach, CAOcean ViewElementary98.0%45826.4%
48Fairhaven ElementarySanta Ana, CAOrange UnifiedElementary88.4%42126.4%
49Madison ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%74926.6%
50George Washington Carver ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary93.2%42926.6%
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