Thomas A. Edison Elementary

As a close-knit elementary campus in Santa Ana, California, Thomas A. Edison Elementary educates 332 students from grades K through 5, operated by Santa Ana Unified. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Santa Ana Unified runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 35,993 students. Thomas A. Edison Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Thomas A. Edison Elementary logs that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at school resources, Thomas A. Edison Elementary lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Thomas A. Edison Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thomas A. Edison Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Thomas A. Edison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cesar E. Chavez High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas A. Edison Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 20.7%.

Thomas A. Edison Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 39%: 544 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.2:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.