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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005996
Martin Elementary
939 West Wilshire, Santa Ana, CA 92707 · (714) 480-8000 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- B+Beats 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
23.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
414 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
3%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
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.1pp since 2014
Math
24.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 19.3% | 17.0% | 50.9% |
| Math | 8.6% | 16.3% | 27.1% | 48.0% |
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 | 32.1% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 27.8% | 31.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 30.6% |
| 2018-19 | 35.4% | 33.9% |
| 2017-18 | 29.6% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.7% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Martin Elementary
Martin Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Elementary this school | 443 | 93.5% | 30.4% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary Santa Ana | 429 | 93.2% | 26.6% |
| Gabilan Elementary Soledad | 456 | 92.5% | 33.7% |
| Garfield Elementary Santa Ana | 428 | 92.8% | 24.8% |
| Terra Bella Elementary Terra Bella | 455 | 93.4% | 33.4% |
| Willow Elementary South Gate | 420 | 93.3% | 45.0% |
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 Martin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,459 of 5,151 | #312 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #3,778 of 5,172 ▼ 992 | #328 of 382 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,770 of 5,172 ▼ 259 | #322 of 382 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #922 of 5,116 | #65 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #3,121 of 5,915 | #238 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,197 of 5,352 | #166 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #5,308 of 5,354 | #395 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #644 of 5,625 | #30 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #333 of 3,837 | #37 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
443
-131 (-23%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 1,560
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 443 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 93% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 22.2 | 22.5:1 | 83% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 24.3 | 20.4:1 | 80% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 22 | 26.1:1 | 91% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 24 | 28.1:1 | 91% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 29 | 25.2:1 | 94% (683) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | N/A | N/A | 97% (733) |
| 2000-01 | 1,105 | 56 | 19.7:1 | 82% (908) |
| 1990-91 | 1,560 | 56 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (674 to 443); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About Martin Elementary
Martin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Santa Ana, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 443 students.
Martin Elementary reports to Santa Ana Unified, which has 51 schools and 35,993 students.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Martin Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 19 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Roughly 93% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Martin Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 38% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 24.8%. Martin Elementary scores 30.4%.
Orange County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Martin Elementary shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Vista Meridian Global Academy is about 0.4 miles from Martin Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Martin Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 30.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Martin Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 443 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 574. The ratio was 26.1:1 in 2020-21 and 23.3:1 in 2024-25.
Martin Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other Martin Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 7 states are named Martin Elementary. Martin Elementary is the 7th largest of the 12.
- Martin ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA · 370 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolLake in the Hills, IL · 776 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 654 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolFlowery Branch, GA · 628 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolWEATHERFORD, TX · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Meridian Global Academy0.4 mi · 260
- Pio Pico Elementary0.5 mi · 501
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.5 mi · 457
- Lowell Elementary0.5 mi · 426
- Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate0.6 mi · 584
- Franklin Elementary0.6 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Martin ElementaryHow many students attend Martin Elementary?
Martin Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Martin Elementary serve?
Martin Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Martin Elementary?
Student demographics at Martin Elementary are roughly 99% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Martin Elementary?
Martin 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.