Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001876
Rosita Elementary
4726 Hazard Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 663-6418 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
25.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
273 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 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
44%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
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
38.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.7% | 18.3% | 26.3% | 29.7% |
| Math | 16.0% | 22.9% | 25.1% | 36.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 40.2% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 39.6% |
| 2018-19 | 51.7% | 50.2% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 44.9% |
| 2016-17 | 52.6% | 45.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 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 Rosita Elementary
Rosita Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosita Elementary this school | 305 | 89.5% | 45.8% |
| Schmitt Elementary Westminster | 314 | 87.6% | 32.2% |
| Roosevelt Elementary San Gabriel | 365 | 87.4% | 32.0% |
| Cahuenga Elementary Los Angeles | 355 | 86.8% | 48.2% |
| Jellick Elementary Rowland Heights | 376 | 91.2% | 35.6% |
| Wakeham Elementary Garden Grove | 307 | 85.0% | 42.3% |
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 Rosita Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #2,014 of 5,151 | #233 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,374 of 5,172 ▼ 608 | #254 of 382 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,552 of 5,172 ▼ 859 | #263 of 382 ▼ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #805 of 5,116 | #55 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #4,717 of 5,915 | #374 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,531 of 5,352 | #268 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #3,171 of 5,354 | #258 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #1,155 of 5,625 | #55 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.7% | #226 of 3,837 | #23 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
305
-127 (-29%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 305 | 12.1 | 25.2:1 | 90% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 13.1 | 25.4:1 | 90% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 14.1 | 24.7:1 | 91% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 17 | 25.4:1 | 84% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 18.5 | 26.1:1 | 85% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 19 | 26.4:1 | 82% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | N/A | N/A | 84% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 33 | 24.3:1 | 72% (581) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 24 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (482 to 305); teachers down 35% (18.5 to 12.1).
About Rosita Elementary
Rosita Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Santa Ana, California. There are 305 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 34% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
A total of 64 schools make up Garden Grove Unified, with 36,994 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Rosita Elementary is 69% Hispanic. Other groups make up 29% Asian. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Rosita Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 273 students, or 90%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Among California public elementary schools, Rosita Elementary outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rosita Elementary does better than predicted by 18.7 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.8%; the prediction is 27.1%.
The school's county is Orange County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
R. F. Hazard Elementary is the nearest public school to Rosita Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rosita Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Rosita Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased by 29% across 4 years, from 432 in 2020-21 to 305 in 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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Frequently asked questions
About Rosita ElementaryHow many students attend Rosita Elementary?
Rosita Elementary enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rosita Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosita Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Rosita Elementary have?
Rosita Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
How diverse is Rosita Elementary?
Rosita Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rosita Elementary in?
Rosita Elementary is part of Garden Grove Unified.
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