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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007064
Santiago Hills Elementary
29 Christamon West, Irvine, CA 92620 · (949) 936-6000 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test 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.
- 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
28.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
68 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
85.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.7pp since 2014
Math
88.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 68.0% | 17.7% | 7.6% | 6.7% |
| Math | 70.1% | 18.4% | 8.5% | 3.0% |
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 | 85.7% | 88.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.7% | 86.9% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 82.3% |
| 2021-22 | 84.5% | 81.6% |
| 2018-19 | 87.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017-18 | 86.3% | 84.1% |
| 2016-17 | 83.1% | 81.9% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Santiago Hills Elementary
Santiago Hills Elementary's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Hills Elementary this school | 548 | 12.4% | 86.5% |
| Alder Creek Elementary Folsom | 568 | 9.7% | 73.5% |
| Eastwood Elementary Irvine | 647 | 15.6% | 69.8% |
| Mangini Ranch Elementary Folsom | 598 | 14.2% | 80.2% |
| Silver Oak Elementary San Jose | 469 | 8.7% | 79.9% |
| Foster City Elementary Foster City | 624 | 12.0% | 75.9% |
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 Santiago Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #53 of 5,151 | #5 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #40 of 5,172 ▲ 28 | #5 of 382 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #88 of 5,172 ▲ 3 | #14 of 382 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,984 of 5,116 | #140 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,893 of 5,915 | #140 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.8:1 | #5,286 of 5,352 | #376 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #2,672 of 5,354 | #218 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #5,413 of 5,625 | #393 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #2,654 of 3,837 | #240 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-63 (-10%) vs 2017
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
28.8:1
was 26.8:1
% White
15%
was 20%
% Hispanic
7%
was 11%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
67%
was 55%
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 | 548 | 19 | 28.8:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 19 | 29.5:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 19 | 28.9:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 22.8 | 26.8:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | N/A | N/A | 6% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 29 | 22.8:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 21 | 29.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santiago Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (611 to 548); teachers down 17% (22.8 to 19).
About Santiago Hills Elementary
Santiago Hills Elementary is an elementary school in Irvine, California, reachable at (949) 936-6000. The school's 548 students are in kindergarten through 6.
Irvine Unified runs 44 schools with a combined 37,948 students. Santiago Hills Elementary is one of them.
Santiago Hills Elementary is 67% Asian by enrollment. The remaining students are 15% White, 10% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Orange County, the Asian share is about 22%. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Santiago Hills Elementary and a ratio of 28.8:1. This ratio sits 6.5 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 12% of students. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Santiago Hills Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Santiago Hills Elementary, the prediction is 72.3% and the result is 86.5%.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: 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 Santiago Hills Elementary, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
Eastwood Elementary is the public school closest to Santiago Hills Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Santiago Hills Elementary places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 63 students since 2017-18, to 548. The student mix also changed: the Asian share increased from 55% to 67%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 26.8:1 to 28.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Santiago Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Santiago Hills Elementary?
Santiago Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Santiago Hills Elementary serve?
Santiago Hills Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santiago Hills Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santiago Hills Elementary is approximately 28.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santiago Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Santiago Hills Elementary are roughly 15% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 67% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Santiago Hills Elementary?
Santiago Hills Elementary is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.