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Nova Academy High School
1010 West 17th St
Santa Ana CA, 92706, Orange County
Phone: 714-569-0948
Ranking: 
(826 out of 1,403, bottom 41%)*
(826 out of 1,403, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Santa Ana Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 20 | 17 | NA | NA | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 432 | 409 | 369 | 281 | 91 | 114 | 79 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 117 | 27.1% | 136 | 33.3% | 126 | 34.1% | 73 | 26.0% | 3 | 3.3% | 43 | 37.7% | 19 | 24.1% |
| Grade 10: | 135 | 31.3% | 112 | 27.4% | 82 | 22.2% | 86 | 30.6% | 40 | 44.0% | 30 | 26.3% | 16 | 20.3% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 25.5% | 73 | 17.8% | 93 | 25.2% | 72 | 25.6% | 28 | 30.8% | 22 | 19.3% | 19 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 70 | 16.2% | 88 | 21.5% | 68 | 18.4% | 50 | 17.8% | 20 | 22.0% | 19 | 16.7% | 25 | 31.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 169 | 39.1% | 165 | 40.3% | 152 | 41.2% | 97 | 34.5% | 33 | 36.3% | 46 | 40.4% | 29 | 36.7% |
| Female: | 263 | 60.9% | 244 | 59.7% | 217 | 58.8% | 184 | 65.5% | 58 | 63.7% | 68 | 59.6% | 46 | 58.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 418 | 96.8% | 388 | 94.9% | 343 | 93.0% | 265 | 94.3% | 89 | 97.8% | 109 | 95.6% | 75 | 94.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.3% |
| White: | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.5% | 1 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.8% | 3 | 3.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 304 | 70.4% | 315 | 77.0% | NA | NA | 232 | 82.6% | 72 | 79.1% | 84 | 73.7% | 64 | 81.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 15.5% | 53 | 13.0% | NA | NA | 31 | 11.0% | 16 | 17.6% | 21 | 18.4% | 5 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.55 | 20.87 | 22.10 | NA | NA | 8.88 | 12.10 | 12.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 70.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 74.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 79.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 78.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 76.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 77.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 0% | 16.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 0% | 20.0% | 28.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 63.0% | 48.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 74.0% | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.4 | 275.3 | 290.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.3 | 277.2 | 292.4 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 275.1 | 292.4 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.4 | 341.8 | 343.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.3 | 351.6 | 343.8 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 323.0 | 335.6 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 305.2 | 331.5 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 307 | 333 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 310.4 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 311.4 | 340.1 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.2 | 313.7 | 342.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 308.7 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 345.8 | 349.6 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 350.3 | 351.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 345.5 | 350.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.5 | 312.5 | 331.3 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 313.8 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 321.6 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 324.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 332.8 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 332.1 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 333.6 | 352.4 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 272.7 | 293.6 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.7 | 281 | 296.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.8 | 278.6 | 298.5 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 280.5 | 299.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 315.9 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 319.3 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 326 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 332.2 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 333.5 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 330.0 | 360.4 |
| 2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.8 | 308.1 | 323.3 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 304.3 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 314.1 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.1 | 316 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 321.5 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 326.1 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.0 | 320.6 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.2 | 270.3 | 290.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.9 | 281.7 | 294.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.2 | 284.7 | 296.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.5 | 290.9 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 274.5 | 294.6 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.2 | 329.6 | 357.9 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 305.3 | 323.5 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.3 | 310.2 | 326.9 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 314.3 | 330 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.6 | 321.1 | 332.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.3 | 321.5 | 334.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 307.6 | 327.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 305.3 | 327.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 311.8 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 319.4 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 324.1 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 331.9 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 327.2 | 344.8 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249.5 | 259.5 | 281 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259.1 | 258 | 281.7 |
| 2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 353 | 359.8 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.5 | 330.3 | 351.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 336.7 | 354.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 322.7 | 351.5 |
| 2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 315.8 | 329.6 |
| 2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 313.6 | 331.4 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 316.8 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.8 | 325.9 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 324.9 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 334 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 331.5 | 348.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.2 | 286.3 | 302 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.3 | 290.5 | 302.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 300.1 | 305.8 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 302.9 | 307.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 299.8 | 309.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 298.1 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.0 | 298.5 | 313.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 333.3 | 384.1 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 360.7 | 358.9 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 344.3 | 363.5 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 357.2 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 355.9 | 363.9 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.1 | 305.3 | 322.8 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 305.9 | 326.1 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 311.7 | 326.3 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 311.5 | 329.9 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 316.1 | 332.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 322.8 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 324.8 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 330.2 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 336.2 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.1 | 336.7 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 339.7 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.6 | 345.7 | 363.9 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 281.4 | 299.2 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 345.9 | 347.9 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 336.4 | 349 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.3 | 336.7 | 349.2 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264.2 | 300 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 308.2 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 312.6 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.9 | 320.1 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.5 | 323.8 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 324.6 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 326.8 | 334.1 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 286.5 | 313.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.3 | 292.4 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.6 | 302.6 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 306.7 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 319 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 299.7 | 325.2 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.1 | 312.1 | 335.6 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 313.3 | 340.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 314.9 | 343 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 322.4 | 347.2 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 323.8 | 351.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 328.9 | 354.9 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 327.3 | 354.0 |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 320 | 329.8 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 319 | 333 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 321.8 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 327.4 | 339.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 334.3 | 342.2 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.9 | 331.4 | 342.9 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 304.8 | 319.8 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 305.4 | 323.2 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 311.3 | 323.6 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 311.3 | 327.7 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 317.1 | 330.9 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 297.1 | 316.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 253.8 | 275.3 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 261.9 | 274.6 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.6 | 283.9 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 293.3 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.7 | 294.6 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.2 | 295.6 | 322.8 |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 353 | 355.2 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.3 | 330.7 | 359.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 336.7 | 362.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 323.8 | 360.2 |
| 2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.8 | 306.5 | 321.1 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 302.1 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 312.4 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.1 | 313.6 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.4 | 326.2 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 330.5 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.2 | 330.3 | 346.7 |
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* Nova Academy High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.