Rosita Elementary

As a cozy elementary school in Santa Ana, California, Rosita Elementary enrolls 305 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Garden Grove Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Garden Grove Unified comprises 64 schools with combined enrollment of 36,994 students; Rosita Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Rosita Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rosita Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 26.2%; actual is 49.5%, +23.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that median household earnings sit near $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Rosita Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

R. F. Hazard Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosita Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rosita Elementary has declined 37%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025.

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