Guinn (James M.) Elementary

Guinn (James M.) Elementary operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Anaheim, California, one of the schools within Anaheim Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 600 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Anaheim Elementary runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 13,964 students. Guinn (James M.) Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Guinn (James M.) Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school records 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Guinn (James M.) Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Guinn (James M.) Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.5%; actual is 24.4%, a gap of -18.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows 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%. Guinn (James M.) Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Katella High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Guinn (James M.) Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Guinn (James M.) Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Guinn (James M.) Elementary's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 600). Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Guinn (James M.) Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.