Citrus Springs Charter

Located at 2121 North Grand Ave., in Santa Ana, California, Citrus Springs Charter is a compact unified-grade school that teaches 477 students (grades K through 12), part of Citrus Springs Charter District. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Citrus Springs Charter answers to Citrus Springs Charter District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Citrus Springs Charter reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Citrus Springs Charter has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Citrus Springs Charter is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Sierra Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Citrus Springs Charter.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, Citrus Springs Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.