El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy

El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy, a roomy primary school in Santa Ana, California, operated by El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District, educates 980 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 111% above the state mean of about 465.

El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District is the operating authority for El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Orange County Educational Arts Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy operates from a city-core location. As a public charter, El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.