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Laguna Hills High

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Laguna Hills High ranks 703 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Laguna Hills High is a mid-sized public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,300 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified district, notable for its high graduation rate of over 96% and a student population where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school excels at helping students graduate, its academic performance, especially in math, is a significant area for attention. Only about 31% of students are proficient in math, which is lower than the state average and notably lower than nearby schools like Trabuco Hills High (52%) and Tesoro High (65%). This has contributed to a decline in the school's statewide ranking over the past decade. It's important to note that Laguna Hills High serves a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds than many of these comparison schools, which often face different community challenges.

The school's higher-than-average per-student spending compared to peers raises questions about how effectively resources are being used to boost academic results. Performance also varies considerably for different student groups, and rates of chronic absenteeism are above the district average. Compared to alternative schools in the district like Silverado High, Laguna Hills High is performing better, but the comparison highlights district-wide opportunities to support high-need students more effectively.

1,317

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,055

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25401 Paseo de Valencia
Laguna Hills, CA 92653-5395

(949) 770-5447

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Laguna Hills High:

Elementary:	Lomarena Elementary
	San Joaquin Elementary
	Valencia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

29.8%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Saddleback Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg54%

California avg41%

703^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified

377^th of 1,543Saddleback Valley 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	64.3	703 of 2162	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	602 of 2159	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	451 of 2170	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	461 of 2123	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	281 of 1290	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	313 of 2133	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	368 of 2017	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	89.3	216 of 2021	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	91.5	158 of 2039	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	194 of 1994	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	80.8	126 of 2426	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	80.4	138 of 2354	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	164 of 2367	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	81.3	121 of 2281	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	78.6	132 of 2238	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	97 of 2117	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	64 of 2063	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	78.9	134 of 1968	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	83.5	57 of 1901	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.8	53 of 1653	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	190 of 585	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	285 of 573	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	316 of 591	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	268 of 581	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	258 of 582	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	260 of 581	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.4	243 of 1161	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	161 of 555	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	190 of 1117	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	88 of 1052	91.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	621 of 1085	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	172 of 1064	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	204 of 1044	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	88 of 467	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	346 of 941	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	166 of 938	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	505 of 1906	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	726 of 1915	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	381 of 1915	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	388 of 1858	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	289 of 1054	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	315 of 1833	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	353 of 1760	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	881 of 1900	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	720 of 1902	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	514 of 1917	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	663 of 1861	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	504 of 1814	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	535 of 1742	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	141 of 410	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	206 of 328	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.2	58 of 299	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	113 of 290	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1056 of 2013	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	1029 of 2026	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.4	472 of 2030	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	756 of 1943	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	323 of 1126	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	424 of 1937	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	516 of 1862	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	833 of 1942	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	529 of 1948	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	463 of 1963	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	495 of 1916	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	244 of 1122	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	320 of 1880	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	376 of 1834	79.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	166 of 183	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	139 of 190	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	177 of 577	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	327 of 574	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	266 of 541	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	171 of 515	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	64 of 422	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	95 of 366	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	392 of 1252	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	940 of 1216	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	413 of 1197	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	598 of 1155	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.1	371 of 1173	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	363 of 1193	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	282 of 1204	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	170 of 1222	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	131 of 1173	88.8%	★★★★☆

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)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)68th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2024)9th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 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 (2025)
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
Laguna Hills High	Public	9-12	25401 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-5447	1,317	62	21.3	58.5%	392 (29.8%)	13 (1.0%)	715 (54.3%)	106 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	64.3	703^rd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%		67.7	602^nd of 2159 public high schools	72.1%	101	36.3		35.9	54.5	54.5	31.2	31.2	$20,055	$19,126	$929
Mission Viejo High	Public	9-12	25025 Chrisanta Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-7722	1,566	71	22.1	40.9%	753 (48.1%)	30 (1.9%)	526 (33.6%)	132 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (7.4%)	86	285^th of 2162 public high schools	86.8%		84.9	328^th of 2159 public high schools	84.8%	43	55.5	7.1	53.5	69.4	69.4	45.6	45.6	$19,842	$18,914	$928
Esperanza Education Center	Public	7-12	25121 Pradera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-5470	80	8	10.6	51.3%	40 (50.0%)	1 (1.3%)	29 (36.3%)	8 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Silverado High	Public	9-12	25632 Peter A. Hartman Way	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8800	200	22	9.1	86.5%	30 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	153 (76.5%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	10	2021^st of 2162 public high schools	6.5%		12.1	1938^th of 2159 public high schools	10.2%	83	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.9	14.9	1.4	1.4	$43,624	$41,430	$2,194
Aliso Niguel High	Public	9-12	28000 Wolverine Way	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-5590	2,563	109	23.5	33.1%	1,262 (49.2%)	23 (0.9%)	553 (21.6%)	444 (17.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	269 (10.5%)	92.9	149^th of 2162 public high schools	93.1%		92.8	167^th of 2159 public high schools	92.3%	18	63.4	29.4	62.6	78.0	78.0	52.5	52.5	$18,007	$17,020	$987
El Toro High	Public	9-12	25255 Toledo Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-6333	1,902	89	21.4	50.2%	612 (32.2%)	28 (1.5%)	855 (45.0%)	267 (14.0%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	124 (6.5%)	77.3	459^th of 2162 public high schools	78.8%		83.2	358^th of 2159 public high schools	83.4%	101	42.9	16.7	41.8	64.5	64.5	40.0	40.0	$18,633	$17,706	$927
Capistrano Valley High	Public	9-12	26301 Via Escolar	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 364-6100	1,991	91	21.7	40.5%	894 (44.9%)	27 (1.4%)	621 (31.2%)	204 (10.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	233 (11.7%)	90.7	187^th of 2162 public high schools	91.4%		87	280^th of 2159 public high schools	87.0%	93	57.2		57.0	74.8	74.8	50.8	50.8	$18,521	$17,482	$1,039
Trabuco Hills High	Public	9-12	27501 Mustang Run	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-1934	2,475	107	23.0	37.3%	1,081 (43.7%)	25 (1.0%)	718 (29.0%)	425 (17.2%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	218 (8.8%)	89.3	212^th of 2162 public high schools	90.2%		84	345^th of 2159 public high schools	84.0%	133	50.1		49.3	76.2	76.2	51.9	51.9	$17,131	$16,204	$927
Tesoro High	Public	9-12	1 Tesoro Creek Rd.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5310	2,030	89	22.6	23.4%	1,136 (56.0%)	28 (1.4%)	327 (16.1%)	322 (15.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (10.3%)	97.1	52^nd of 2162 public high schools	97.6%		94.9	114^th of 2159 public high schools	94.7%	62	72.3	28.1	69.5	89.9	89.9	64.9	64.9	$18,058	$17,026	$1,032
Laguna Beach High	Public	9-12	625 Park Ave.	Laguna Beach	92651	Orange County	Laguna Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 497-7750	815	47	17.3	17.1%	594 (72.9%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (11.3%)	57 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	93.4	133^rd of 2162 public high schools	93.8%		97.4	57^th of 2159 public high schools	97.4%	76	56.9		56.9	79.3	79.3	59.5	59.5	$46,016	$45,064	$952

Frequently Asked Questions about Laguna Hills High

What schools feed into Laguna Hills High?

Laguna Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lomarena Elementary
Elementary : San Joaquin Elementary
Elementary : Valencia Elementary

What district is Laguna Hills High in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Laguna Hills High?

Students at Laguna Hills High are 54% Hispanic, 30% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Laguna Hills High a good school?

Laguna Hills High ranks 703^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Laguna Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,317 students attended Laguna Hills High.

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