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What's one thing Andrew Jackson Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005990
Andrew Jackson Elementary
1143 South Nakoma Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 431-3700 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
449 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 18.1% | 19.8% | 49.4% |
| Math | 10.4% | 16.6% | 26.6% | 46.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 22.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.7% | 14.2% |
| 2018-19 | 31.3% | 25.5% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 22.9% |
| 2016-17 | 23.9% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andrew Jackson Elementary
Andrew Jackson Elementary's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson Elementary this school | 493 | 91.1% | 28.4% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio | 490 | 90.4% | 19.0% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Santa Ana | 468 | 91.9% | 18.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Sanger | 488 | 89.8% | 41.7% |
| Edward Russell Elementary Santa Ana | 473 | 92.8% | 26.7% |
| Harrington Elementary Oxnard | 513 | 90.1% | 29.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,708 of 5,151 | #320 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,539 of 5,172 ▼ 83 | #318 of 382 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #3,905 of 5,172 ▼ 184 | #332 of 382 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #567 of 5,116 | #27 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #2,528 of 5,915 | #191 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,470 of 5,352 | #109 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #5,135 of 5,354 | #376 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #964 of 5,625 | #47 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #161 of 3,837 | #16 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
493
-147 (-23%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 493 | 22.1 | 22.3:1 | 91% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 24.6 | 20.3:1 | 86% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 83% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 89% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 28 | 29.1:1 | 86% (697) |
| 2015-16 | 992 | 34 | 29.2:1 | 95% (938) |
| 2010-11 | 1,141 | N/A | N/A | 96% (1,094) |
| 2000-01 | 1,310 | 62 | 21.1:1 | 83% (1,090) |
| 1990-91 | 1,217 | 44 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (814 to 493); teachers down 21% (28 to 22.1).
About Andrew Jackson Elementary
Families in Santa Ana, California, are served by Andrew Jackson Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 493 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Santa Ana Unified serves 35,993 students across 51 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Andrew Jackson Elementary, with 97% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% Asian. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Andrew Jackson Elementary comes in at 6%.
Federal staffing data show 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Andrew Jackson Elementary and a ratio of 22.3:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 91% of students. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
The allk12 Grade for Andrew Jackson Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.2%. Andrew Jackson Elementary scores 28.4%.
Andrew Jackson Elementary is located in Orange County, where median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Andrew Jackson Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 430,458 students.
The closest other public school is College and Career Preparatory Academy, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.4% against a local average of 27.8%.
Andrew Jackson Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students declined from 640 to 493 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 24.6 in 2020-21 to 22.3 in 2024-25.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Andrew Jackson Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Andrew Jackson Elementary. Andrew Jackson Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Andrew Jackson ElementaryIndio, CA · 750 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementarySelma, CA · 640 students
- Andrew Jackson Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 566 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementaryOld Hickory, TN · 493 students
- Andrew Jackson Elementary SchoolKingsport, TN · 430 students
Nearby schools
- College and Career Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 168
- Edward Russell Elementary0.6 mi · 473
- Hector G. Godinez0.6 mi · 1,687
- Diamond Elementary0.7 mi · 367
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 468
- Monte Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Andrew Jackson ElementaryHow many students attend Andrew Jackson Elementary?
Andrew Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 493 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Andrew Jackson Elementary serve?
Andrew Jackson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Andrew Jackson Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Andrew Jackson Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andrew Jackson Elementary?
At Andrew Jackson Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
What district is Andrew Jackson Elementary in?
Andrew Jackson Elementary is part of Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.