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.