Samueli Academy

Located at 1901 North Fairview St., in Santa Ana, California, Samueli Academy is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus that serves 842 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by Samueli Academy District.

Operationally, Samueli Academy answers to Samueli Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Samueli Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Samueli Academy has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Orange County reports that median household income runs about $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Samueli Academy is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Nearest neighbor: Leroy L. Doig Intermediate, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. Samueli Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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