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What's something Roosevelt Walker Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531006003
Roosevelt Walker Academy
501 South Halladay, Santa Ana, CA 92701 · (714) 564-1200 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
635 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 | 149 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
9%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
23.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 15.8% | 30.3% | 46.4% |
| Math | 6.0% | 9.5% | 36.6% | 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 | 23.3% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 27.1% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 19.9% | 18.7% |
| 2016-17 | 13.5% | 16.8% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Roosevelt Walker Academy
Roosevelt Walker Academy's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Walker Academy this school | 675 | 94.1% | 21.3% |
| Avenal Elementary Avenal | 654 | 94.6% | 14.9% |
| Eric White Elementary Selma | 630 | 94.3% | 28.8% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Madera | 659 | 93.3% | 22.8% |
| Sierra Preparatory Academy Santa Ana | 697 | 94.1% | 16.4% |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 Los Angeles | 711 | 94.4% | N/A |
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 Roosevelt Walker Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,464 of 5,151 | #364 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #4,705 of 5,172 ▼ 598 | #369 of 382 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #4,619 of 5,172 ▼ 382 | #369 of 382 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #700 of 5,116 | #45 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #872 of 5,915 | #61 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,524 of 5,352 | #117 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #5,016 of 5,354 | #362 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #569 of 5,625 | #22 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #724 of 1,139 | #32 of 55 |
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
675
-217 (-24%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,268
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 675 | 30.1 | 22.4:1 | 94% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 33.9 | 19.9:1 | 82% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 37.4 | 20.1:1 | 81% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 37 | 24.1:1 | 92% (821) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 93% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 29 | 23.9:1 | 96% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | N/A | N/A | 97% (821) |
| 2000-01 | 1,099 | 54 | 20.4:1 | 84% (923) |
| 1990-91 | 1,268 | 47 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Walker Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (639 to 675); teachers up 16% (26 to 30.1).
About Roosevelt Walker Academy
Roosevelt Walker Academy is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 675 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Roosevelt Walker Academy is in Santa Ana Unified, a district with 35,993 students across 51 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Roosevelt Walker Academy is 96% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 61 points above the 34% share among Orange County residents. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Roosevelt Walker Academy are from different groups.
There are 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Roosevelt Walker Academy, giving a ratio of 22.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. By family income, 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Roosevelt Walker Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of California public elementary schools.
Roosevelt Walker Academy posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.3%, compared with a predicted 24.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 649 public schools with about 430,458 students, including Roosevelt Walker Academy.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Edward B. Cole Academy, is the closest to Roosevelt Walker Academy. Roosevelt Walker Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 23.1%, higher than Roosevelt Walker Academy's 21.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 892 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 675 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 24.1:1 to 22.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 schools in Santa Ana
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- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- Edward B. Cole Academy0.4 mi · 431
- Garfield Elementary0.5 mi · 428
- Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate0.6 mi · 936
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.7 mi · 380
- REACH Academy0.7 mi · 36
- Franklin Elementary0.7 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Walker AcademyHow many students attend Roosevelt Walker Academy?
Roosevelt Walker Academy enrolls approximately 675 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Roosevelt Walker Academy serve?
Roosevelt Walker Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Walker Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Walker Academy is approximately 22.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roosevelt Walker Academy?
Roosevelt Walker Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Roosevelt Walker Academy in?
Roosevelt Walker Academy is part of Santa Ana Unified.
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