Scholarship Prep Charter School: Cockroaches Where Your Kids Eat Lunch

1010 W 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706

Not the Kind of Bug You Learn About in Science Class

Parents send their kids to school expecting them to learn about insects in biology class. Not encounter them in the cafeteria.

Scholarship Prep Charter School in Santa Ana is under reinspection after inspectors found cockroach activity during a routine visit. A 3-week reinspection was conducted, and the result? Another reinspection scheduled for 4/23/26 — because the cockroach activity hasn't been fully eliminated yet.

That's right. They checked. The cockroaches were still there. They scheduled another check.

Why This One Hits Different

Restaurant cockroaches are gross. School cockroaches are a different conversation entirely. These are kids. They don't get to choose where they eat lunch. They don't have a Yelp app to check reviews. They just sit down at the table they're told to sit at and eat what's served.

The school is still operating while they work on the problem. The next reinspection is April 23.

The Bottom Line

We're not trying to panic anyone — cockroach activity doesn't mean cockroaches in the food. It means evidence of cockroaches in the facility, which could mean droppings, dead roaches, or live ones spotted. The school is working with pest control to resolve it.

But if your kid goes to Scholarship Prep, it might be worth packing a lunch until after that April 23 reinspection.

All data sourced from the Orange County Health Care Agency.