Elementary school (grades K-5) · Santa Ana, CA

Scholarship Prep - Orange County

Federal NCES profile for Scholarship Prep - Orange County, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060175414060Charter school
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
9
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Scholarship Prep - Orange County earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#44 of 51
elementary schools in Santa Ana · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
22.8:1
students per teacher
80.1%
free-lunch eligible

Scholarship Prep - Orange County has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Scholarship Prep - Orange County ranks #44 of 51 elementary schools in Santa Ana, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+14 students YoY

Scholarship Prep - Orange County held near 657 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+14 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 27.2 → 23.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+14 students YoY 060175414060 · Santa Ana, CA Elementary · MID · CHARTER

615 enr · 22.8:1 · 80.1% lunch · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Dardanelle Primary School (615 students)

Scholarship Prep - Orange County held near 657 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+14 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 27.2 → 23.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Scholarship Prep - Orange County compares

Scholarship Prep - Orange County held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22.8:1 ▲ 6% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 80.1% ▲ 44% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 615 top 31% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

22.8:1
Leaner classes than 9% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
615
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
80.1%
free-lunch eligible - 44% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
22.8:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 61% in California - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
14.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$20,210
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 615 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 95.8%
Asian 1.5%
White 1.0%
Two or More 0.7%
African American 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 95.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.2, Scholarship Prep - Orange County is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Scholarship Prep District reports $20,210 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Santa Ana

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Scholarship Prep - Orange County

How many students attend Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

Scholarship Prep - Orange County has 615 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Santa Ana, CA. CCD year-over-year: 643 (2022-23) → 657 (2023-24), nearly flat (+14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

The student-teacher ratio at Scholarship Prep - Orange County is 22.8:1, which is 6% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 45% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

80.1% of students at Scholarship Prep - Orange County are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

The largest demographic group at Scholarship Prep - Orange County is Hispanic or Latino at 95.8% of enrollment, in Santa Ana, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Scholarship Prep - Orange County?

Scholarship Prep - Orange County has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Scholarship Prep - Orange County rank among elementary schools in Santa Ana?

By Resource Investment Index, Scholarship Prep - Orange County ranks #44 of 51 elementary schools in Santa Ana, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Santa Ana on the city page.

What other schools are in Scholarship Prep District?

None; Scholarship Prep District is a single-school charter district, and Scholarship Prep - Orange County is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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