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Anaheim Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Anaheim.

Anaheim’s School Grade B better than 55% of California school districts

Students
13,822
Schools
23
Spent per student
$22,479
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$296.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Anaheim Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $296.9M, about $21,483 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Anaheim. Grade by grade →

K–629 schoolsOrange Unified School District
7–87 middle schoolsAnaheim Union High School District
9–127 high schoolsAnaheim Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.1% · 8,309 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 46.7% · 8,272 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at Anaheim Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,479 per student · 6% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 41%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 52%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
15,236’20
14,476’21
14,404’22
14,105’23
13,822’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 84%Asian 6%White 4%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

23 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Ponderosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
785 students25:1
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
740 students23:1
Ross (Betsy) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
731 students23:1
Edison (Thomas) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
705 students24:1
Mann (Horace) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
705 students25:1
Marshall (John) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
688 students22:1
Sunkist Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
665 students24:1
Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
663 students21:1
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
644 students23:1
Revere (Paul) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
622 students22:1
Westmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
622 students23:1
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
604 students24:1
Guinn (James M.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
600 students23:1
Barton (Clara) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
588 students24:1
Juarez (Benito) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
581 students21:1
Madison (James) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
553 students24:1
Orange Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
548 students23:1
Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
513 students23:1
Loara Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
511 students22:1
Price (Adelaide) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
507 students23:1
Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
487 students24:1
Olive Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
417 students21:1
Henry (Patrick) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
343 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.