Public schools in Santa Ana, CA
Santa Ana has 79 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 16 high, 9 middle, 51 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 53,211 students. They are run by 17 districts and agencies; Santa Ana Unified runs 51 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 17 districts and agencies that run Santa Ana's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Santa Ana | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana Unified | 51 | 39,935 | $22,289 |
| Tustin Unified | 7 | 21,830 | $15,381 |
| Garden Grove Unified | 6 | 38,164 | $20,023 |
| Orange Unified | 2 | 24,764 | $15,133 |
| OCSA District | 1 | 2,252 | $20,223 |
| El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District | 1 | 956 | $17,490 |
| Samueli Academy District | 1 | 803 | $16,666 |
| a TK-8th Santa Ana charter school | 1 | 610 | $17,948 |
| Scholarship Prep District | 1 | 643 | $20,210 |
| Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District | 1 | 502 | $18,781 |
| Citrus Springs Charter District | 1 | 397 | $13,851 |
| Edward B. Cole Academy District | 1 | 438 | $19,192 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
16 high schools in Santa Ana, 18,760 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana High | 2,505 | 19.7 | 84.0% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Segerstrom High | 2,376 | 23.9 | 63.6% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Ocsa | 2,346 | 18.1 | 14.9% | OCSA District |
| Foothill High | 2,126 | 25.0 | 34.6% | Tustin Unified |
| Valley High | 1,908 | 17.9 | 85.4% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Hector G. Godinez | 1,687 | 19.1 | 78.4% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Century High | 1,519 | 16.3 | 82.5% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Saddleback High | 1,451 | 18.5 | 84.1% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Samueli Academy | 842 | 21.3 | 56.2% | Samueli Academy District |
| Middle College High | 448 | 20.1 | 76.1% | Santa Ana Unified |
The other 6 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. | 427 | 22.5 | 67.0% | Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District |
| Cesar E. Chavez High | 350 | 16.4 | 91.7% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Nova Academy Early College High | 288 | 19.0 | 77.4% | Nova Academy Early College High District |
| Lorin Griset Academy | 283 | 16.4 | 91.2% | Santa Ana Unified |
| College and Career Preparatory Academy | 168 | 24.0 | 87.5% | Orange County Department of Education |
| REACH Academy | 36 | 5.0 | 88.9% | Santa Ana Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
9 middle schools in Santa Ana, 6,867 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 1,234 | 21.4 | 80.1% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate | 1,005 | 22.4 | 65.3% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 936 | 20.5 | 84.0% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Hewes Middle | 929 | 25.2 | 30.7% | Tustin Unified |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 886 | 18.9 | 91.3% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate | 584 | 17.5 | 91.1% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate | 534 | 22.1 | 76.6% | Garden Grove Unified |
| Willard Intermediate | 390 | 14.3 | 94.6% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Vista Heritage Global Academy | 369 | 22.9 | 90.5% | Vista Heritage Global Academy District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
51 elementary schools in Santa Ana, 26,220 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFadden Institute of Technology | 1,074 | 19.4 | 81.2% | Santa Ana Unified |
| El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy | 980 | 20.7 | 41.7% | El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District |
| Santiago Elementary | 906 | 22.5 | 62.9% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Romero-Cruz Academy | 827 | 17.4 | 89.4% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Greenville Fundamental Elementary | 817 | 24.0 | 65.2% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Manuel Esqueda Elementary | 811 | 21.7 | 85.0% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Martin R. Heninger Elementary | 783 | 21.5 | 88.0% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Madison Elementary | 749 | 22.6 | 86.8% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Jim Thorpe Fundamental | 738 | 25.4 | 57.2% | Santa Ana Unified |
| Sierra Preparatory Academy | 697 | 17.3 | 87.1% | Santa Ana Unified |
The other 41 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 other schools in Santa Ana, 1,364 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana | 524 | 17.9 | 72.3% | Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District |
| Citrus Springs Charter | 477 | 21.5 | 55.3% | Citrus Springs Charter District |
| Advanced Learning Academy | 363 | 11.7 | 71.6% | Santa Ana Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Santa Ana's public schools compare with California's
The median Santa Ana school has 21.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 468 students (state 471).
| Santa Ana | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 21.7 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 468 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 92% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 18% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 79 Santa Ana schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Santa Ana
- Santa Ana UnifiedRuns 51 of Santa Ana's 79 public schools and spent $22,289 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,289
- Santa Ana High, the largest high school in Santa Ana2,505 students in 2024-25, 19.7 per teacher.2,505
- Compare Santa Ana Unified with Tustin UnifiedSanta Ana's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Santa Ana addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Santa Ana
How many public schools are in Santa Ana, CA?
79 public schools with an address in Santa Ana were open in 2024-25: 16 high, 9 middle, 51 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 53,211 students. 14 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana High, with 2,505 students in 2024-25 (Santa Ana Unified).Which districts run Santa Ana's schools?
Santa Ana Unified (51 schools), Tustin Unified (7 schools), Garden Grove Unified (6 schools), Orange Unified (2 schools), and 13 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25