McFadden Institute of Technology

Located at 2701 South Raitt, in Santa Ana, California, McFadden Institute of Technology is an expansive elementary-level community that teaches 1,074 students (grades K through 8), operated by Santa Ana Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so McFadden Institute of Technology sits 131% larger than that benchmark.

Within Santa Ana Unified, which oversees 51 schools and 35,993 students, McFadden Institute of Technology is one campus in the system.

Demographically, McFadden Institute of Technology logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McFadden Institute of Technology tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $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%. McFadden Institute of Technology is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McFadden Institute of Technology. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McFadden Institute of Technology at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

McFadden Institute of Technology operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. McFadden Institute of Technology's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,205 (now 1,074). Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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