Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005988
Carl Harvey Elementary
1635 South Center St., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 430-6200 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
20.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
246 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
4%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
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
18.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 19.6% | 30.4% | 43.5% |
| Math | 6.5% | 12.3% | 31.9% | 49.3% |
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 | 26.1% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.2% | 20.3% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 19.9% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 33.5% | 32.7% |
| 2017-18 | 28.9% | 35.9% |
| 2016-17 | 23.7% | 25.7% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Carl Harvey Elementary
Carl Harvey Elementary's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Harvey Elementary this school | 268 | 91.8% | 21.6% |
| Grayson Elementary Westley | 266 | 92.5% | 14.6% |
| Marianna Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 281 | 92.2% | 35.3% |
| Park Avenue Elementary Cudahy | 274 | 94.2% | 23.3% |
| Pomona Elementary Costa Mesa | 264 | 94.3% | 29.1% |
| Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens | 297 | 92.6% | 27.6% |
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 Carl Harvey Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,430 of 5,151 | #363 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #4,409 of 5,172 ▼ 266 | #362 of 382 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #4,377 of 5,172 ▲ 262 | #357 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #3,166 of 5,116 | #228 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #5,016 of 5,915 | #386 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,216 of 5,352 | #49 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #5,260 of 5,354 | #388 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #864 of 5,625 | #42 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.2% | #249 of 3,837 | #27 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
268
-104 (-28%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 268 | 13.1 | 20.5:1 | 92% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 14.1 | 20.6:1 | 87% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 16.2 | 19.9:1 | 84% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 14 | 26.6:1 | 93% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 15 | 28.0:1 | 90% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 94% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | N/A | N/A | 93% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 86% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 153 | 17 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Harvey Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (420 to 268); teachers down 13% (15 to 13.1).
About Carl Harvey Elementary
Santa Ana, California, is home to Carl Harvey Elementary, a small elementary school. Federal data show 268 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The 51 schools of Santa Ana Unified, including Carl Harvey Elementary, enroll 35,993 students.
By race and ethnicity, Carl Harvey Elementary is 98% Hispanic. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. The school's 20.5:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 92%. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, lower than here.
Carl Harvey Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of California public elementary schools.
Carl Harvey Elementary is 4.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.6% versus 25.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Orange County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Carl Harvey Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Carl Harvey Elementary is closest to Gerald P. Carr Intermediate, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Carl Harvey Elementary places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 372 to 268, a 28% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 26.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.5:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Carl Harvey ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carl Harvey Elementary?
Carl Harvey Elementary enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-05.
Is Carl Harvey Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carl Harvey Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl Harvey Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carl Harvey Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carl Harvey Elementary?
Carl Harvey Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Carl Harvey Elementary public or private?
Carl Harvey Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Ana Unified.
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