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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001877
Edward Russell Elementary
600 South Jackson St., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 663-6151 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
32.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
439 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 54% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
27.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
21.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 17.4% | 24.3% | 48.1% |
| Math | 7.2% | 14.5% | 26.8% | 51.5% |
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 | 27.7% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 25.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 23.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.2% | 24.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 20.9% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Edward Russell Elementary
Edward Russell Elementary's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Russell Elementary this school | 473 | 92.8% | 26.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Santa Ana | 468 | 91.9% | 18.3% |
| Terra Bella Elementary Terra Bella | 455 | 93.4% | 33.4% |
| Roseland Elementary Santa Rosa | 471 | 94.3% | 32.1% |
| Julien Hathaway Elementary Oxnard | 451 | 91.8% | 23.5% |
| Newhall Elementary Newhall | 493 | 93.5% | 27.9% |
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 Edward Russell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,889 of 5,151 | #330 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,139 of 5,172 ▼ 552 | #347 of 382 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #4,209 of 5,172 ▼ 624 | #351 of 382 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #1,002 of 5,116 | #73 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #2,754 of 5,915 | #210 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 32.1:1 | #5,334 of 5,352 | #397 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #5,019 of 5,354 | #363 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #732 of 5,625 | #35 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #2,733 of 3,837 | #246 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
473
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
32.1:1
was 28.6:1
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 | 473 | 14.8 | 32.1:1 | 93% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 18.5 | 25.5:1 | 96% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 94% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 16 | 28.6:1 | 96% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 95% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 25 | 27.8:1 | 93% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | N/A | N/A | 95% (623) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 38 | 21.7:1 | 92% (761) |
| 1990-91 | 801 | 31 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward Russell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (524 to 473); teachers down 30% (21 to 14.8).
About Edward Russell Elementary
Edward Russell Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California. It has an enrollment of 473 students in kindergarten through 6.
Edward Russell Elementary is one of the 64 schools that make up Garden Grove Unified (36,994 students in total).
The share of Hispanic students at Edward Russell Elementary is 96%. Other groups include 2% White and 2% Asian. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Edward Russell Elementary scores 9%.
For every teacher at Edward Russell Elementary, there are about 32.1 students; the school has 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 93%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
On the allk12 Grade, Edward Russell Elementary lands at C, ahead of 27% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Edward Russell Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 26.7% actual against 25.2% predicted.
In Orange County, median household income comes to about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County counts 649 public schools with about 430,458 students.
Among nearby public schools, College and Career Preparatory Academy is closest at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Edward Russell Elementary is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Edward Russell Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 473 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 457. The ratio was 28.6:1 in 2020-21 and 32.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Edward Russell Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified
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- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Santa Ana
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- OCSAHigh · 2,346 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- College and Career Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 168
- Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana0.6 mi · 524
- Andrew Jackson Elementary0.6 mi · 493
- Newhope Elementary0.8 mi · 334
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 468
- Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate0.8 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Edward Russell ElementaryHow large is Edward Russell Elementary?
Edward Russell Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades KG-06.
Is Edward Russell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edward Russell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Edward Russell Elementary?
Approximately 32.1:1 students per teacher at Edward Russell Elementary.
How diverse is Edward Russell Elementary?
Edward Russell Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Edward Russell Elementary in?
Edward Russell Elementary is part of Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.