Edward B. Cole Academy

Edward B. Cole Academy is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Santa Ana, California, run under Edward B. Cole Academy District, with 431 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Edward B. Cole Academy is a school of Edward B. Cole Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Edward B. Cole Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Edward B. Cole Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that median household income runs about $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Edward B. Cole Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Walker Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edward B. Cole Academy.

Edward B. Cole Academy operates from a metropolitan location. Edward B. Cole Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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