Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005984
Thomas A. Edison Elementary
2063 Orange Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92707 · (714) 433-6900 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary 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.
- B+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
20.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
308 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
31.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.1pp since 2014
Math
20.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.4% | 20.7% | 26.7% | 42.2% |
| Math | 3.7% | 17.0% | 25.9% | 53.3% |
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 | 31.1% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 25.6% | 24.9% |
| 2017-18 | 25.3% | 18.7% |
| 2016-17 | 17.9% | 15.9% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Thomas A. Edison Elementary
Thomas A. Edison Elementary's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Edison Elementary this school | 332 | 92.8% | 25.2% |
| Hope Street Elementary Huntington Park | 338 | 93.2% | 28.6% |
| Aspire Titan Academy Huntington Park | 333 | 93.7% | N/A |
| O'Melveny Elementary San Fernando | 345 | 93.6% | 45.3% |
| King-Chavez Primary Academy San Diego | 344 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary Costa Mesa | 344 | 93.3% | 39.4% |
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 Thomas A. Edison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #4,055 of 5,151 | #346 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,230 of 5,172 ▲ 48 | #353 of 382 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,865 of 5,172 ▼ 153 | #329 of 382 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,468 of 5,116 | #89 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #4,464 of 5,915 | #352 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,300 of 5,352 | #53 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #5,263 of 5,354 | #390 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #737 of 5,625 | #36 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #170 of 3,837 | #17 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
332
-104 (-24%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 979
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 332 | 16.1 | 20.7:1 | 93% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 18.4 | 18.8:1 | 82% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 20.1 | 17.8:1 | 72% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 87% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 20 | 27.2:1 | 85% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 22 | 26.7:1 | 95% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | N/A | N/A | 87% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 1,008 | 49 | 20.6:1 | 87% (878) |
| 1990-91 | 979 | 36 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas A. Edison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (544 to 332); teachers down 20% (20 to 16.1).
About Thomas A. Edison Elementary
Thomas A. Edison Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Santa Ana, California. The school's enrollment of 332 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Santa Ana Unified includes 51 schools. Together they enroll 35,993 students.
About 98% of the student body at Thomas A. Edison Elementary is Hispanic. Among people living in Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 16.1 full-time equivalents, or about 20.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.7:1 here. About 93% of students, or 308, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Thomas A. Edison Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Thomas A. Edison Elementary would be expected to post about 25.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.2%.
Across Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The closest public school, Cesar E. Chavez High, is about 0.2 miles from Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Thomas A. Edison Elementary places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Thomas A. Edison Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Thomas A. Edison Elementary's enrollment dropped from 436 in 2020-21 to 332 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 24.2:1 to 20.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomas A. Edison Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Other Thomas A. Edison Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Thomas A. Edison Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Thomas A. Edison ElementaryAntioch, TN · 731 students
- Thomas A. Edison Elementary SchoolWESTMONT, NJ · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar E. Chavez High0.2 mi · 350
- Manuel Esqueda Elementary0.4 mi · 811
- Monroe Elementary0.4 mi · 217
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 529
- Madison Elementary0.8 mi · 749
- Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate0.9 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas A. Edison ElementaryHow many students attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary?
Thomas A. Edison Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-05.
Is Thomas A. Edison Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas A. Edison Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas A. Edison Elementary?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Thomas A. Edison Elementary.
How diverse is Thomas A. Edison Elementary?
Thomas A. Edison Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Thomas A. Edison Elementary in?
Thomas A. Edison Elementary is part of Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.