Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531006000
Monte Vista Elementary
2116 West Monta Vista Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 558-5831 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
342 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
CA avg 47.1% . +15.6pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 35.6% . +12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
-181 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 26.4:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Monte Vista Elementary
Monte Vista Elementary is a compact elementary-level community in Santa Ana, California, one of the schools within Santa Ana Unified. The school enrolls 348 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.
Within Santa Ana Unified, which oversees 51 schools and 35,993 students, Monte Vista Elementary is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Monte Vista Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Orange County's rate of about 55%.
After controlling for student poverty, Monte Vista Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.9%; this one delivers 29.4%.
In the area at large, 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%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Monte Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Lorin Griset Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monte Vista Elementary. On composite proficiency, Monte Vista Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 21.6%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Monte Vista Elementary's enrollment has contracted 34% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 348). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.4:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Monte Vista Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
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- Century HighHigh · 1,519 students
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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
Nearby schools
- Lorin Griset Academy0.2 mi · 283
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 468
- Diamond Elementary0.7 mi · 367
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.7 mi · 457
- Gerald P. Carr Intermediate0.7 mi · 886
- Andrew Jackson Elementary0.8 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?
Monte Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
Is Monte Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monte Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Monte Vista Elementary have?
Monte Vista Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Monte Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Monte Vista Elementary are roughly 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?
Monte Vista Elementary is part of Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.