Romero-Cruz Academy

827 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

Lydia Romero-Cruz Elementary, located on West Fifth Street in Santa Ana, California, is a public school serving the Santa Ana Unified School District. As a neighborhood-focused institution, it serves a diverse community of students, typically ranging from Transitional Kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is known for being part of a district that emphasizes bilingual education and comprehensive support services to help students navigate the challenges of a dense urban environment.

The school environment at Lydia Romero-Cruz is designed to foster both academic growth and social-emotional development. Like many schools in the Santa Ana Unified district, it focuses on integrating technology into the classroom while maintaining a strong commitment to literacy and mathematics proficiency. By providing a structured, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning space, the school aims to prepare its young learners for success in middle school and beyond, often acting as a community hub that engages families through various extracurricular and educational programs.

827

Total Students

47.4

Full-Time Teachers

17.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

95.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Romero-Cruz Academy
Demographic	Student Count
White	8
Hispanic	803
Black	2
Asian	11
American Indian	3

Hispanic
803 (97.1%)
Asian
11 (1.3%)
White
8 (1.0%)
American Indian
3 (0.4%)
Black
2 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Santa Ana Unified
Phone:	(714)480-2200
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	827
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	47.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	739
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	53

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 54

Grade 1 29

Grade 2 37

Grade 3 38

Grade 4 44

Grade 5 29

Grade 6 201

Grade 7 210

Grade 8 185