Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana
Santa Ana · CA · Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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ACCESS Juvenile Hall → Orange County Special Education → Richland Continuation High → Marie L. Hare High → Vista Meridian Global Academy → Orange County Workforce Innovation High → Hope → Lorin Griset Academy →📋 At a glance
- 📚 8 AP courses offered — Strong
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: 54th percentile nationally
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 90% (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 54th percentile nationally with 8 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ACCESS Juvenile Hall, Orange County Special Education, Richland Continuation High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
54th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 524 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $16,980 per student in district revenue, the 18 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $305,640/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCESS Juvenile Hall Costa Mesa |
Public | 3.1 | 169 | -5.6% |
| Orange County Special Education Costa Mesa |
Public | 5.2 | 185 | -6.6% |
| Richland Continuation High Orange |
Public | 4.8 | 165 | -12.7% |
| Marie L. Hare High Garden Grove |
Public | 4.9 | 218 | -2.2% |
| Vista Meridian Global Academy Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 260 | +50.3% |
| Orange County Workforce Innovation High Anaheim |
Public · charter | 6.8 | 210 | +1.9% |
| Hope Buena Park |
Public | 9.4 | 190 | -9.1% |
| Lorin Griset Academy Santa Ana |
Public | 1.0 | 283 | +1.8% |