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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Wallace R. Davis Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531007198
Wallace R. Davis Elementary
1405 French St., Santa Ana, CA 92701 · (714) 564-2200 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
387 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 99 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 313% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
3%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wallace R. Davis Elementary→Saddleback High
Based on grade levels within Santa Ana Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.1pp since 2014
Math
24.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 18.7% | 26.2% | 41.7% |
| Math | 12.2% | 12.7% | 28.6% | 46.6% |
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 | 32.1% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.7% | 31.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.1% | 21.4% |
| 2018-19 | 21.2% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 18.9% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 17.2% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Wallace R. Davis Elementary
Wallace R. Davis Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace R. Davis Elementary this school | 413 | 93.7% | 30.4% |
| Mains Elementary Calexico | 408 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
| Willow Elementary South Gate | 420 | 93.3% | 45.0% |
| Morningside Elementary San Fernando | 408 | 94.1% | 26.6% |
| Rose Avenue Elementary Oxnard | 424 | 94.3% | 25.2% |
| Academia Moderna Walnut Park | 408 | 93.6% | N/A |
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 Wallace R. Davis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,456 of 5,151 | #311 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #3,781 of 5,172 ▼ 661 | #329 of 382 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,772 of 5,172 ▼ 716 | #323 of 382 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,278 of 5,116 | #233 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #3,524 of 5,915 | #279 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,930 of 5,352 | #80 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #5,279 of 5,354 | #394 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #611 of 5,625 | #27 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #416 of 3,837 | #48 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
413
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 413 | 19.1 | 21.7:1 | 94% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 18.2 | 22.2:1 | 90% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 21.3 | 19.6:1 | 87% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 17 | 26.5:1 | 95% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 21 | 29.1:1 | 95% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 25 | 27.3:1 | 98% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | N/A | N/A | 96% (736) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 42 | 19.7:1 | 94% (777) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallace R. Davis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (610 to 413); teachers down 9% (21 to 19.1).
About Wallace R. Davis Elementary
Among the schools in Santa Ana, California, is Wallace R. Davis Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 413 students.
The district, Santa Ana Unified, operates 51 schools serving 35,993 students.
About 98% of the student body at Wallace R. Davis Elementary is Hispanic. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Wallace R. Davis Elementary employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.7:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 94% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Wallace R. Davis Elementary 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.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wallace R. Davis Elementary is +5.8 points: 30.4% actual, 24.6% predicted.
Orange County has about 3,165,820 residents, and 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 Wallace R. Davis Elementary, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is OCSA, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wallace R. Davis Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Wallace R. Davis Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 38 students since 2020-21, to 413. By 2024-25, the school had 21.7 students per teacher, compared with 26.5 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wallace R. Davis Elementary. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Ana Unified
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,519 students
- Saddleback HighHigh · 1,451 students
Other schools in Santa Ana
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- OCSAHigh · 2,346 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- OCSA0.3 mi · 2,346
- El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy0.4 mi · 980
- Orange County Educational Arts Academy0.4 mi · 643
- Willard Intermediate0.5 mi · 390
- Garfield Elementary0.6 mi · 428
- Advanced Learning Academy0.6 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace R. Davis ElementaryHow many students attend Wallace R. Davis Elementary?
Wallace R. Davis Elementary enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-06.
Is Wallace R. Davis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wallace R. Davis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Wallace R. Davis Elementary have?
Wallace R. Davis Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Wallace R. Davis Elementary?
Student demographics at Wallace R. Davis Elementary are roughly 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Wallace R. Davis Elementary in?
Wallace R. Davis Elementary is part of Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.