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Canyon High

Q: Is Canyon High a good school?

Canyon High ranks 275 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Canyon High is a large, consistently high-performing public high school (grades 9-12) serving over 2,100 students in Anaheim within the Orange Unified School District.

The school stands out for its exceptional English Language Arts scores and a stellar 97.9% graduation rate, consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of all California high schools. It significantly outperforms other high schools in its own district, such as Orange High and El Modena High, particularly in English proficiency. Canyon also maintains lower chronic absenteeism than many peers, indicating a strong school culture. However, its mathematics performance, while solid, is an area where it trails some top schools in the neighboring Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, like Yorba Linda High.

Notably, Canyon High achieves its excellent results very efficiently, spending less per student than similarly-ranked schools in other districts. Recent data shows some declines in performance for specific student subgroups that the school will need to address. Overall, Canyon High is a premier choice in the area, known for its stability and strong college-preparatory outcomes, especially in language arts.

2,183

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,490

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 South Imperial Hwy.
Anaheim, CA 92807-3945

(714) 532-8000

District: Orange Unified

Feeder schools for Canyon High:

Elementary:	Anaheim Hills Elementary
	Canyon Rim Elementary
	Crescent Elementary
	Imperial Elementary
	More...
	Running Springs Academy
Middle:	El Rancho Charter

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Asian:

25.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

California avg41%

275^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	275 of 2162	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	158 of 2159	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	211 of 2170	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	390 of 2123	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	226 of 1290	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	194 of 2133	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	288 of 2017	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	385 of 2021	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	90.5	181 of 2039	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	198 of 1994	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	70.8	291 of 2426	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.1	348 of 2354	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	233 of 2367	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	77.8	165 of 2281	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	73.7	209 of 2238	90.7%	★★★★★
2008	75.6	184 of 2117	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	78.0	149 of 2063	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	81.2	108 of 1968	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	76.3	138 of 1901	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	75.0	120 of 1653	92.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	63.4	182 of 582	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	223 of 585	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	106 of 573	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	95 of 591	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	222 of 581	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	79 of 582	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	172 of 581	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.2	51 of 1161	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	70 of 555	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	163 of 1117	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	118 of 1052	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	251 of 1906	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	105 of 1915	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	204 of 1915	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	397 of 1858	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	203 of 1054	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	182 of 1833	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	233 of 1760	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	308 of 1900	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	221 of 1902	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	196 of 1917	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	420 of 1861	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	274 of 1814	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	511 of 1742	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	475 of 2013	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	169 of 2026	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	327 of 2030	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	444 of 1943	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	511 of 1126	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	230 of 1937	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	377 of 1862	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	282 of 1942	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	200 of 1948	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	215 of 1963	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	337 of 1916	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	224 of 1122	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	246 of 1880	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	337 of 1834	81.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	140 of 577	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	108 of 574	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	58 of 541	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	27.1	395 of 515	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	121 of 422	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	140 of 366	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	171 of 1252	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	230 of 1216	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	151 of 1197	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	439 of 1155	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	282 of 1173	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	364 of 1193	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	608 of 1204	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	458 of 1222	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	435 of 1173	62.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2018)69th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canyon High	Public	9-12	220 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8000	2,183	85	25.7	31.5%	888 (40.7%)	30 (1.4%)	576 (26.4%)	546 (25.0%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	125 (5.7%)	86.3	275^th of 2162 public high schools	87.3%		93	158^th of 2159 public high schools	92.7%	117	47.3	10.0	46.0	77.8	77.8	46.0	46.0	$15,490	$1,195	$14,295
Esperanza High	Public	9-12	1830 North Kellogg Dr.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7540	1,393	65	21.4	44.9%	496 (35.6%)	16 (1.1%)	589 (42.3%)	211 (15.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (5.3%)	83.6	346^th of 2162 public high schools	84.0%		91.5	190^th of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	156	45.4		44.9	70.7	70.7	44.8	44.8	$19,425	$1,052	$18,373
Villa Park High	Public	9-12	18042 Taft Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8020	2,023	82	24.5	56.2%	540 (26.7%)	31 (1.5%)	1,123 (55.5%)	229 (11.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.5%)	67.2	653^rd of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		72.1	540^th of 2159 public high schools	75.0%	113	41.1		41.0	58.3	58.3	28.3	28.3	$15,741	$1,182	$14,559
El Camino Real Continuation High	Public	9-12	1351 East Orangethorpe Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7060	142	10	13.5	78.9%	17 (12.0%)	6 (4.2%)	111 (78.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	13.8	1842^nd of 2162 public high schools	14.8%		12.9	1895^th of 2159 public high schools	12.2%	53	7.9	9.1	8.1	11.9	11.9	5.1	5.1	$32,802	$7,547	$25,255
Yorba Linda High	Public	9-12	19900 Bastanchury Rd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7500	1,631	64	25.5	28.0%	636 (39.0%)	18 (1.1%)	348 (21.3%)	533 (32.7%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	84 (5.2%)	91.5	173^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.0%		90.2	219^th of 2159 public high schools	89.9%	46	55.4		54.1	76.1	76.1	54.9	54.9	$18,587	$963	$17,624
El Modena High	Public	9-12	3920 Spring St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6240	1,795	84	21.4	69.0%	301 (16.8%)	15 (0.8%)	1,319 (73.5%)	119 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	32 (1.8%)	67.9	641^st of 2162 public high schools	70.4%		74.3	490^th of 2159 public high schools	77.3%	151	45.1		44.9	60.4	60.4	24.6	24.6	$15,941	$1,182	$14,759
OUSD Community Day	Public	7-12	250 South Yorba St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 628-5479	4	2	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)								$29,226	$1,583	$27,643
El Dorado High	Public	9-12	1651 North Valencia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7580	1,998	80	24.9	35.5%	682 (34.1%)	30 (1.5%)	801 (40.1%)	394 (19.7%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	74 (3.7%)	90	196^th of 2162 public high schools	90.9%		86.3	299^th of 2159 public high schools	86.2%	103	50.3		50.2	79.8	79.8	50.5	50.5	$17,313	$984	$16,329
Orange High	Public	9-12	525 North Shaffer St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6211	1,728	83	20.8	86.9%	99 (5.7%)	24 (1.4%)	1,486 (86.0%)	81 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.0%)	36.2	1354^th of 2162 public high schools	37.4%		28.9	1520^th of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	166	24.9	15.4	24.7	40.4	40.4	11.4	11.4	$16,140	$1,516	$14,624
Valencia High	Public	9-12	500 North Bradford Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-4970	2,411	110	21.9	67.3%	202 (8.4%)	27 (1.1%)	1,592 (66.0%)	526 (21.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	51 (2.1%)	82.7	368^th of 2162 public high schools	83.0%		86.7	287^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	81	45.2	20.0	44.6	68.3	68.3	45.9	45.9	$17,959	$965	$16,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon High

How many students attend Canyon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,183 students attended Canyon High.

Is Canyon High a good school?

Canyon High ranks 275^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Canyon High in?

Orange Unified

What is the racial makeup of Canyon High?

Students at Canyon High are 41% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Canyon High?

Canyon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anaheim Hills Elementary
Elementary : Canyon Rim Elementary
Elementary : Crescent Elementary
Elementary : Imperial Elementary
Elementary : Running Springs Academy
Middle : El Rancho Charter

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