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If you could change one rule at Hector G. Godinez, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,687
High
DISTRICT 1,256 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531012133
Hector G. Godinez
3002 Centennial Rd., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 433-6790 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,687 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,504 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 490 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 373 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 409 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 415 | 25% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 13 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 | 29.4% | 36.1% | 26.0% | 8.5% |
| Math | 12.6% | 19.0% | 27.8% | 40.6% |
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 | 65.5% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 63.9% | 26.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.7% | 27.1% |
| 2020-21 | 51.3% | 30.7% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 36.3% |
| 2017-18 | 46.7% | 33.4% |
| 2016-17 | 59.5% | 37.9% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 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 Hector G. Godinez
Hector G. Godinez's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector G. Godinez this school | 1,687 | 89.2% | 48.4% |
| Montebello High Montebello | 1,907 | 89.0% | 28.8% |
| Century High Santa Ana | 1,519 | 89.6% | 20.8% |
| Valley High Santa Ana | 1,908 | 91.4% | 23.6% |
| Hueneme High Oxnard | 1,913 | 91.2% | 24.4% |
| Bell Gardens High Bell Gardens | 2,046 | 87.0% | 26.0% |
Matched among California high 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 Hector G. Godinez ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #350 of 1,052 | #45 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #403 of 1,056 ▼ 38 | #45 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #349 of 1,056 ▼ 32 | #41 of 69 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #368 of 1,044 | #16 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,687 | #449 of 2,093 | #47 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #413 of 1,352 | #18 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #1,313 of 1,351 | #82 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #330 of 1,575 | #20 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #47 of 802 | #2 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,687
-722 (-30%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 2,538
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 27.1:1
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 | 1,687 | 88.3 | 19.1:1 | 89% (1,504) |
| 2023-24 | 1,792 | 88.7 | 20.2:1 | 76% (1,358) |
| 2022-23 | 2,026 | 95 | 21.3:1 | 72% (1,453) |
| 2020-21 | 2,409 | 89 | 27.1:1 | 86% (2,083) |
| 2017-18 | 2,540 | 97.5 | 26.1:1 | 85% (2,152) |
| 2015-16 | 2,622 | 100 | 26.2:1 | 96% (2,505) |
| 2010-11 | 2,538 | N/A | N/A | 81% (2,058) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hector G. Godinez.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (2,540 to 1,687); teachers down 9% (97.5 to 88.3).
About Hector G. Godinez
In Santa Ana, California, part of Orange County, Hector G. Godinez is a high school. In all, 1,687 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 101% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Santa Ana Unified is made up of 51 schools with 35,993 students in all.
The share of students at Hector G. Godinez who are Hispanic is 98%. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hector G. Godinez is 19.1:1, based on 88.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Hector G. Godinez counts 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hector G. Godinez lands at A, ahead of 86% of California public high schools.
Hector G. Godinez ranks in the top 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 48.4%. Predicted: 27.3%. Difference: 21.1 points.
In the surrounding county, Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hector G. Godinez, Orange County has 649 public schools.
The closest school to Hector G. Godinez is Valley High, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hector G. Godinez. On proficiency, Hector G. Godinez is ahead of the 27.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Hector G. Godinez enrolled 2,409 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,687. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (27.1:1).
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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 Santa Ana Unified
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,519 students
- Saddleback HighHigh · 1,451 students
- Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental IntermediateMiddle · 1,234 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
- Century HighHigh · 1,519 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High0.6 mi · 1,908
- Andrew Jackson Elementary0.6 mi · 493
- Diamond Elementary0.7 mi · 367
- Carl Harvey Elementary0.8 mi · 268
- Gerald P. Carr Intermediate0.8 mi · 886
- College and Career Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Hector G. GodinezHow large is Hector G. Godinez?
Hector G. Godinez enrolls approximately 1,687 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hector G. Godinez serve?
Hector G. Godinez serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hector G. Godinez have?
Hector G. Godinez employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hector G. Godinez?
At Hector G. Godinez, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hector G. Godinez?
Hector G. Godinez is overseen by Santa Ana Unified in Orange County.
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