Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001866
Newhope Elementary
4419 West Regent Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92704 · (714) 663-6581 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
307 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
39.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
36.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 23.8% | 30.2% | 30.7% |
| Math | 10.0% | 26.3% | 28.9% | 34.7% |
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 | 39.1% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.2% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 47.4% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 45.8% | 36.1% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Newhope Elementary
Newhope Elementary's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newhope Elementary this school | 334 | 91.9% | 37.6% |
| Cortada Elementary El Monte | 322 | 92.9% | 40.6% |
| Santee Elementary San Jose | 318 | 89.9% | 14.4% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary San Jose | 300 | 90.3% | 24.2% |
| Albany Park Elementary Delano | 319 | 87.5% | 29.3% |
| Wilkerson Elementary El Monte | 325 | 90.2% | 43.8% |
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 Newhope Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #2,704 of 5,151 | #276 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #2,609 of 5,172 ▲ 66 | #265 of 382 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #3,015 of 5,172 ▼ 604 | #291 of 382 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,026 of 5,116 | #145 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #4,431 of 5,915 | #348 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #756 of 5,352 | #33 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #3,694 of 5,354 | #285 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #848 of 5,625 | #40 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,793 of 3,837 | #165 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
334
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 334 | 17.1 | 19.6:1 | 92% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 18.1 | 19.9:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 17.6 | 20.3:1 | 91% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 84% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 87% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 17 | 25.6:1 | 83% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | N/A | N/A | 89% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 32 | 22.0:1 | 70% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newhope Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (402 to 334); teachers unchanged (17 to 17.1).
About Newhope Elementary
Federal records list Newhope Elementary as an elementary school in Santa Ana, California. Enrolled students number 334 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Newhope Elementary is part of a district of 64 schools: Garden Grove Unified, with 36,994 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Newhope Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups make up 16% Asian. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Newhope Elementary operates with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.6:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 19.6:1 here. Newhope Elementary reports 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 37 points above the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Newhope Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Newhope Elementary is +11.9 points: 37.6% actual, 25.7% predicted.
Orange County has about 3,165,820 residents, and the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Newhope Elementary, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Newhope Elementary's average proficiency of 37.6% compares with 41.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 334 students in 2024-25, 41 fewer than the 375 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.6:1.
Community posts for Newhope Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Newhope ElementaryHow large is Newhope Elementary?
Newhope Elementary enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Newhope Elementary serve?
Newhope Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Newhope Elementary?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Newhope Elementary.
How diverse is Newhope Elementary?
Newhope Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Newhope Elementary?
Newhope Elementary is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.