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What's one thing Heroes Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531012200
Heroes Elementary
1111 Civic Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 558-5501 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
23.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
379 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
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
27.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.2pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 17.3% | 29.7% | 43.1% |
| Math | 6.3% | 17.5% | 27.7% | 48.5% |
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 | 27.2% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 24.1% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 24.4% |
| 2017-18 | 27.8% | 15.5% |
| 2016-17 | 21.9% | 14.8% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Heroes Elementary
Heroes Elementary's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes Elementary this school | 396 | 95.7% | 27.0% |
| State Street Elementary South Gate | 396 | 95.2% | 29.3% |
| S Ben Benavidez Elementary Parlier | 409 | 95.6% | 28.7% |
| Ohlone Elementary Watsonville | 391 | 96.7% | 14.2% |
| Mathew J Brletic Elementary Parlier | 407 | 95.3% | 22.5% |
| Liberty Boulevard Elementary South Gate | 410 | 96.8% | 35.4% |
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 Heroes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,864 of 5,151 | #326 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #3,904 of 5,172 ▼ 22 | #337 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #4,246 of 5,172 ▼ 849 | #352 of 382 ▼ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #994 of 5,116 | #72 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #3,745 of 5,915 | #294 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,148 of 5,352 | #161 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #5,223 of 5,354 | #384 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #354 of 5,625 | #11 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #369 of 3,837 | #42 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
396
-82 (-17%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 396 | 17.1 | 23.2:1 | 96% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 20.5 | 21.1:1 | 86% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 21.5 | 20.2:1 | 89% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 18 | 26.6:1 | 93% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 21 | 28.3:1 | 95% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 22 | 28.4:1 | 97% (608) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | N/A | N/A | 97% (681) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heroes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (595 to 396); teachers down 19% (21 to 17.1).
About Heroes Elementary
Heroes Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Santa Ana, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 396 students enrolled.
The 51 schools in Santa Ana Unified enroll 35,993 students altogether, Heroes Elementary among them.
Heroes Elementary's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. Heroes Elementary's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 23.2 students per teacher and 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Heroes Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 23.5% for a school in California with Heroes Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Heroes Elementary posts 27.0%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The nearest public school is Wilson Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Heroes Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
Heroes Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Heroes Elementary's enrollment declined from 478 in 2020-21 to 396 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.6:1 to 23.2:1.
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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
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,519 students
- Saddleback HighHigh · 1,451 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
Other Heroes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Heroes Elementary. Heroes Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Heroes Elementary SchoolHoschton, GA · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.4 mi · 422
- George Washington Carver Elementary0.4 mi · 429
- Scholarship Prep - Orange County0.6 mi · 615
- Middle College High0.6 mi · 448
- Nova Academy Early College High0.6 mi · 288
- Willard Intermediate0.6 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Heroes ElementaryHow large is Heroes Elementary?
Heroes Elementary enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Heroes Elementary serve?
Heroes Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Heroes Elementary?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Heroes Elementary.
How diverse is Heroes Elementary?
Heroes Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Heroes Elementary?
Heroes Elementary is overseen by Santa Ana Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.