How are the schools in Santa Ana, CA?

Santa Ana has 53 public schools in federal filings, 52 with enough reported data to grade. 77% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 42 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Santa Ana, CA?

EPA monitoring for Orange County recorded a median AQI of 52 with 46% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 15% of monitored CA counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Santa Ana, CA?

20 facilities in Santa Ana report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 31,899 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Is Santa Ana, CA safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Santa Ana.

City data / CA / Santa Ana

Santa Ana, CA: The Full Public Record

31,899 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 52 schools with federal incident records. All public record — compiled in one place for Santa Ana, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 53 schools in Santa Ana, including 13 high schools. 52 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 77% rate A or B.

A 22

B 18

C 11

D 1

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 32 bullying allegations, 77 weapon incidents.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

11 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 8 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 41 run gifted & talented programs, and 1 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

20 facilities in Santa Ana report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 31,899 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Styrene (31,871 lbs), Certain glycol ethers (3,081 lbs), Nitric acid (273 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Orange County recorded a median AQI of 52 in 2025, with good air on 46% of monitored days. 15% of monitored CA counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 14 fatal police shooting incidents in Santa Ana over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Santa Ana are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Every address in Santa Ana has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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