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Richland Continuation High

Q: Is Richland Continuation High a good school?

Richland Continuation High ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Richland Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Richland Continuation High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Richland Continuation High?

Students at Richland Continuation High are 86% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 9-12

2113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

Richland Continuation High is a small, alternative public high school serving 165 students in grades 9-12 within the Orange Unified School District, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school serves a vulnerable population and receives substantial resources to do so, with per-student spending of $23,169 and a very low student-teacher ratio of 11-to-1, both significantly higher than nearby comprehensive high schools like El Modena High and Villa Park High. However, it faces a profound challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 77.5%, which is many times higher than the district average and fundamentally impacts learning. Academic proficiency rates in core subjects are very low, and its statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom percentiles.

It is important to view these outcomes in the context of the school's mission to re-engage students at high risk of dropping out. For comparison, Orange High, located less than half a mile away with a nearly identical rate of economically disadvantaged students, achieves much higher proficiency and graduation rates, highlighting differences in school models and student needs. While Richland's graduation rate of 82.6% is below average, it represents success with its specific population. The school shows notable variation in serving different groups, with its work with English Language Learners ranking significantly higher than its overall performance, suggesting potential strengths in that area.

165

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,169

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 North Lemon St.
Orange, CA 92867-6611

(714) 997-6167

District: Orange Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

White:

5.5%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,113^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	8.1	2113 of 2162	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2003 of 2159	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1843 of 2170	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1873 of 2123	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1216 of 1290	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1994 of 2133	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1853 of 2017	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	1913 of 2021	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	1821 of 2039	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	1731 of 1994	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.8	1748 of 2426	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1954 of 2354	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	1863 of 2367	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1575 of 2281	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.1	1774 of 2238	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	1753 of 2117	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	1230 of 2063	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.7	1159 of 1968	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.4	911 of 1901	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	19.4	1302 of 1653	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	873 of 1161	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	877 of 1117	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1050 of 1052	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	616 of 1085	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	814 of 1064	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	867 of 1044	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	398 of 467	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	747 of 941	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	892 of 938	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1873 of 1906	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1835 of 1915	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1701 of 1915	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1694 of 1858	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1034 of 1054	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1734 of 1833	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1713 of 1760	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1860 of 1900	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1773 of 1902	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1607 of 1917	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1607 of 1861	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1716 of 1814	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1603 of 1742	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	408 of 410	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1978 of 2013	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1880 of 2026	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1675 of 2030	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1681 of 1943	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1049 of 1126	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1841 of 1937	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1682 of 1862	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1883 of 1942	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1761 of 1948	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1599 of 1963	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1737 of 1916	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1051 of 1122	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1754 of 1880	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1663 of 1834	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.6	1167 of 1222	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1142 of 1173	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+13 vs school

White (2019)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-44 vs state

Science2%-30 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Richland Continuation High	Public	9-12	615 North Lemon St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6167	165	14	11.4	87.9%	9 (5.5%)	4 (2.4%)	142 (86.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	8.1	2113^th of 2162 public high schools	2.3%		11	2003^rd of 2159 public high schools	7.2%	110			2.6		2.4			5.0	5.0			0.0	0.0	$23,169	$1,261	$21,908
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
Unity Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1937 West Chapman Ave.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Unity Middle College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 473-0723	57	5	11.2	59.6%	8 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (75.4%)	3 (5.3%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	22.5	1639^th of 2162 public high schools	24.2%		21.9	1654^th of 2159 public high schools	23.4%	15								9.1	9.1			18.2	18.2	$29,743	$6,509	$23,234
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 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
Katella High	Public	9-12	2200 East Wagner Ave.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3621	2,326	96	24.1	91.7%	80 (3.4%)	32 (1.4%)	2,101 (90.3%)	88 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	39.6	1270^th of 2162 public high schools	41.3%		40.8	1227^th of 2159 public high schools	43.2%	43			24.5		24.2			45.3	45.3			13.3	13.3	$17,249	$1,117	$16,132
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
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 17th St.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2775	427	19	22.4	74.7%	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	411 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.5	899^th of 2162 public high schools	58.4%		55.2	873^rd of 2159 public high schools	59.6%	26		23.4		32.1	27.8			59.8	59.8			15.0	15.0	$19,571	$1,033	$18,538
Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,346	130	18.0	15.8%	537 (22.9%)	17 (0.7%)	487 (20.8%)	1,019 (43.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	246 (10.5%)	96.9	59^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		98.2	37^th of 2159 public high schools	98.3%	22	68.3	63.7			65.5	83.6	81.7	85.1	83.7	73.1	73.9	65.5	69.9
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1530 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3900	448	22	20.0	86.4%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	405 (90.4%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	96.6	66^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		98.1	40^th of 2159 public high schools	98.1%	26			67.7		67.7			97.0	97.0			53.5	53.5	$22,679	$826	$21,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Richland Continuation High

What is the racial makeup of Richland Continuation High?

Students at Richland Continuation High are 86% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Richland Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Richland Continuation High.

What district is Richland Continuation High in?

Orange Unified

Is Richland Continuation High a good school?

Richland Continuation High ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California high schools.

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