Ocsa, Santa Ana CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ocsa

OCSA is a charter school serving grades seven through twelve in Santa Ana. It enrolls students from the seventh-grade cohort through high school completion, with enrollment distributed across all six grades. The school draws roughly a quarter of its students from a free-or-reduced-price lunch background, and the student body is diverse in composition, skewing toward Asian American enrollment with substantial Hispanic representation and meaningful numbers of white and multiracial students.

The school sits in the urban core of Orange County's county seat, a dense, gritty city marked by government anchors, manufacturing and logistics facilities, a richly Mexican-American and Vietnamese cultural texture, and now an active redevelopment phase bringing thousands of new housing units and mixed-use projects to downtown and surrounding areas. Housing values in the area are above the California median and rents have held relatively stable. The immediate Santa Ana neighborhood where OCSA sits combines civic institutions, historic residential stock, and increasingly mixed-use infill development.

On state testing, OCSA shows strength in English language arts, where proficiency runs solidly above where math and science sit. In English language arts across grades, proficiency is high. Math proficiency falls measurably lower, with the seventh and eighth grades both showing proficiency in the low-to-mid range. Science proficiency is the lowest of the three tested subjects. When those three results are averaged into an overall proficiency index, the school ranks in the top quartile among the other charter and traditional public schools in Orange County that have comparable testing data.

The school is a charter school, which means it operates under a charter approved by the state rather than as a district-governed school. Charter status carries implications for governance, autonomy, and the terms on which families enroll, though the data does not specify OCSA's particular charter terms, program focus, or enrollment model. The school's website was not available in the data provided, so details on curriculum, specialties, support services, or distinctive pedagogical approach could not be assessed here.

The school has not reported special-education enrollment rates, English-learner enrollment rates, or chronic absenteeism data. It also has no reported four-year graduation rate, which limits what can be said about high school completion outcomes. A parent may want to seek that information directly from the school, particularly if they have students approaching high school or those with identified learning differences. Similarly, discipline data and teacher staffing ratios were not available.

Santa Ana itself is in rapid transition. The city issued record numbers of building permits in recent years, and multiple large mixed-use and residential developments are underway or planned, including a major 41-acre urban village development. The Regional Transportation Center provides transit connections via Metrolink, Amtrak, and bus service, and a new streetcar line is planned to open in the coming years. Downtown has real walkability and street life, while outlying residential neighborhoods are car-dependent. The economic context shows stable rents, housing values above the state median, and steady employment, though mortgage rates remain elevated by historical standards.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

98.0%Cohort of 422 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 773%

School 73% · district not reported

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · district not reported

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 784%

School 84% · district not reported

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 882%

School 82% · district not reported

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Science

Grade 868%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income77%Higher-income85%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income77%Higher-income83%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income69%Higher-income74%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income63%Higher-income76%12 pp gap