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What clubs or activities at Fairhaven Elementary are worth joining?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE UNIFIED·NCES 062865004428
Fairhaven Elementary
1415 East Fairhaven Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 997-6178 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
372 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
29.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 23.3% | 32.1% | 38.6% |
| Math | 5.1% | 16.2% | 31.0% | 47.7% |
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 | 29.3% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 25.9% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.5% | 16.8% |
| 2018-19 | 29.9% | 22.9% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 18.1% |
| 2016-17 | 29.1% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Fairhaven Elementary
Fairhaven Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven Elementary this school | 421 | 88.4% | 26.4% |
| E. J. Marshall Elementary Chino | 417 | 89.2% | 43.7% |
| Washington Colony Elementary Fresno | 414 | 88.4% | 35.9% |
| Highland Elementary Visalia | 438 | 87.2% | 24.0% |
| Beachy Avenue Elementary Arleta | 398 | 89.4% | 30.4% |
| Taft Elementary Orange | 387 | 88.9% | 42.4% |
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 Fairhaven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,915 of 5,151 | #334 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,177 of 5,172 ▼ 653 | #350 of 382 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #4,052 of 5,172 ▼ 320 | #340 of 382 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,246 of 5,116 | #161 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,415 of 5,915 | #270 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,932 of 5,352 | #144 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #4,331 of 5,354 | #328 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #1,291 of 5,625 | #61 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #1,030 of 3,837 | #106 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
421
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 421 | 18.4 | 22.9:1 | 88% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 17.5 | 23.5:1 | 91% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 18.8 | 23.7:1 | 64% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 74% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 86% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 21 | 27.8:1 | 84% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 66% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 65% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 22 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairhaven Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (551 to 421); teachers down 17% (22 to 18.4).
About Fairhaven Elementary
Fairhaven Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Santa Ana, California. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 421 students.
Orange Unified serves 23,790 students across 40 schools.
Hispanic students make up 88% of enrollment at Fairhaven Elementary. The remaining students are 5% White and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.9 students per teacher. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students. The 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 33 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Fairhaven Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.8%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
Citrus Springs Charter is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Fairhaven Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Fairhaven Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Fairhaven Elementary had 450 students, to 2024-25, when it had 421.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Citrus Springs Charter0.6 mi · 477
- Sierra Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 697
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- Advanced Learning Academy1.0 mi · 363
- Palmyra GATE Magnet1.0 mi · 429
- Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.1.0 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Fairhaven ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fairhaven Elementary?
Fairhaven Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Fairhaven Elementary serve?
Fairhaven Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairhaven Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairhaven Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairhaven Elementary?
At Fairhaven Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Fairhaven Elementary public or private?
Fairhaven Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orange Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.