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What's one thing Savanna High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,466
High
DISTRICT 1,433 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000187
Savanna High
301 North Gilbert St., Anaheim, CA 92801 · (714) 220-4262 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,466 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,314 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 371 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 350 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 389 | 27% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
44.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.7pp since 2014
Math
12.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.7pp 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 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.1% | 26.2% | 25.0% | 30.7% |
| Math | 4.8% | 7.5% | 16.6% | 71.1% |
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 | 44.3% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 10.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 13.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.7% | 15.8% |
| 2020-21 | 57.4% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 56.8% | 18.7% |
| 2017-18 | 41.6% | 15.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 15.4% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Savanna High
Savanna High's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savanna High this school | 1,466 | 89.6% | 28.0% |
| Buena Park High Buena Park | 1,682 | 90.6% | 32.8% |
| Tustin High Tustin | 1,627 | 86.8% | 43.4% |
| Western High Anaheim | 1,446 | 89.9% | 31.7% |
| Loara High Anaheim | 1,539 | 92.4% | 23.2% |
| La Sierra High Riverside | 1,514 | 87.9% | 33.4% |
Matched among California high 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 Savanna High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #858 of 1,052 | #62 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #909 of 1,056 ▼ 13 | #65 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #817 of 1,056 ▼ 37 | #58 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #209 of 1,044 | #16 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,466 | #581 of 2,093 | #58 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #928 of 1,352 | #46 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #976 of 1,351 | #62 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #312 of 1,575 | #18 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #103 of 802 | #8 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,466
-317 (-18%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,561
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 27.4:1
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 | 1,466 | 65.2 | 22.5:1 | 90% (1,314) |
| 2023-24 | 1,618 | 74.7 | 21.6:1 | 87% (1,405) |
| 2022-23 | 1,711 | 80.9 | 21.1:1 | 87% (1,497) |
| 2020-21 | 1,783 | 65 | 27.4:1 | 88% (1,570) |
| 2017-18 | 1,951 | 73.1 | 26.7:1 | 82% (1,592) |
| 2015-16 | 2,035 | 74 | 27.5:1 | 77% (1,568) |
| 2010-11 | 2,261 | N/A | N/A | 68% (1,528) |
| 2000-01 | 2,062 | 80 | 25.8:1 | 43% (881) |
| 1990-91 | 1,561 | 59 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Savanna High.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,951 to 1,466); teachers down 11% (73.1 to 65.2).
About Savanna High
As a large high school, Savanna High serves students in Anaheim, California. Its 1,466 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Savanna High reports to Anaheim Union High, which has 21 schools and 26,076 students.
At Savanna High, Hispanic students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 8% Asian, 4% White, and 2% Black. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Savanna High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
Teachers at Savanna High total 65.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.5:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 90%. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
Measured against California public high schools, Savanna High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Savanna High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.0% is within a point of the 27.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
Juliette Low School of the Arts is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Savanna High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 28.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Savanna High as City: Large.
Savanna High had 1,783 students in 2020-21 and 1,466 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 27.4:1 in 2020-21 to 22.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Savanna High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Anaheim Union High
- Cypress HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
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- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
Other schools in Anaheim
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Western HighHigh · 1,446 students
Other Savanna High schools
One other US public school is named Savanna High. Savanna High is the largest of the 2.
- Savanna High SchoolSavanna, OK · 130 students
Nearby schools
- Juliette Low School of the Arts0.4 mi · 475
- Dr. Peter Marshall0.6 mi · 714
- Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary0.6 mi · 487
- Brookhurst Junior High0.7 mi · 724
- Walt Disney0.7 mi · 560
- Mattie Lou Maxwell0.7 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Savanna HighHow large is Savanna High?
Savanna High enrolls approximately 1,466 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Savanna High serve?
Savanna High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Savanna High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Savanna High is approximately 22.5:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Savanna High?
Savanna High reports a student body of 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Savanna High?
Savanna High is overseen by Anaheim Union High in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.