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Taft Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

500 West Keller, Santa Ana, CA 92707 · (714) 431-7700 · Part of Santa Ana Unified School District

Santa Ana’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of California school districts

Students
408
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Taft Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Santa Ana kids: 14 middle schools

On the path

Where Santa Ana kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Taft ElementaryYou are here
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

500 West Keller, Santa Ana

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten90
Grade 152
Grade 245
Grade 361
Grade 471
Grade 551
Grade 638
Enrollment over time
493’20
439’21
429’22
400’23
408’24

Down 17.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%Asian 4%White 4%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taft Elementary from Santa Ana families.

Other schools in Santa Ana Unified School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Santa Ana’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.