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Arnold O. Beckman High

Public Grades 9-12

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

Arnold O. Beckman High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 for 2,776 students in Irvine, operating within the Tustin Unified School District.

The school consistently ranks among the very best in California, placing in the top 6% of all high schools, and it achieves this excellence while effectively supporting a diverse student body. Remarkably, Beckman has maintained its elite academic standing even as the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased significantly, demonstrating that its success is accessible to students from various economic backgrounds. Its graduation rate is consistently above 95%, chronic absenteeism is low, and student proficiency in English, math, and science far exceeds both district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Beckman stands out. It significantly outperforms other comprehensive high schools in Tustin Unified like Foothill High and Tustin High in key metrics like math proficiency, and it competes favorably with elite schools in the neighboring Irvine Unified district, such as Northwood High and Woodbridge High. This strong performance is achieved with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some peers with lower outcomes.

2,776

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,247

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3588 Bryan Ave.
Irvine, CA 92602-1347

(714) 734-2900

District: Tustin Unified

Feeder schools for Arnold O. Beckman High:

Elementary:	Hicks Canyon Elementary
	Ladera Elementary
	Myford Elementary
	Orchard Hills
	More...
	Peters Canyon Elementary
	Tustin Ranch Elementary
Middle:	Pioneer Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.6%

Hispanic:

27.9%

White:

18.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓96% 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 school69%

District avg56%

California avg41%

86^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin 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	95.6	86 of 2162	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	58 of 2159	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	139 of 2170	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	113 of 2123	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	102 of 1290	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	137 of 2133	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	99 of 2017	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	91 of 2021	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	92 of 2039	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	88 of 1994	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	82 of 2426	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	83 of 2354	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.7	139 of 2367	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	115 of 2281	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	78.1	142 of 2238	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	80.7	115 of 2117	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	79.0	136 of 2063	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	83 of 1968	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	83.6	55 of 1901	97.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	256 of 523	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.1	38 of 517	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	36.0	303 of 521	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	97.8	6 of 522	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	76 of 592	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	67 of 582	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	32 of 585	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	41 of 573	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	100 of 591	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	133 of 581	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	160 of 582	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	81 of 581	86.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.5	85 of 1161	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	82 of 555	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	132 of 1117	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	196 of 1052	81.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.6	24 of 1085	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	47.3	396 of 1064	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	160 of 1044	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	96.2	12 of 467	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	87 of 941	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	33 of 938	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	78 of 1906	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	39 of 1915	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	159 of 1915	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	112 of 1858	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	91 of 1054	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	138 of 1833	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	94 of 1760	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	369 of 1900	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	115 of 1902	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	63.4	599 of 1917	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	346 of 1861	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	427 of 1814	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	354 of 1742	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	113 of 2013	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	71 of 2026	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	297 of 2030	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	216 of 1943	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	205 of 1126	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	339 of 1937	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	216 of 1862	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	99 of 1942	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	83 of 1948	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	125 of 1963	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	111 of 1916	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	103 of 1122	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	142 of 1880	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	112 of 1834	93.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	14 of 175	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	11 of 183	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	31 of 190	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	56 of 168	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	34 of 577	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	72 of 574	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	15 of 541	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	152 of 515	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	45 of 422	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	47 of 366	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	235 of 1252	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	179 of 1216	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	150 of 1197	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	178 of 1155	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	116 of 1173	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	234 of 1193	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	213 of 1204	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	259 of 1222	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	126 of 1173	89.3%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Science64%+31 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, May 12, 2011

This is my high school and I know what its like. We have more AP exam takers than Foothill High and Tustin High combined!!! Go Patriots! Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Arnold O. Beckman High	Public	9-12	3588 Bryan Ave.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-2900	2,776	105	26.3	44.5%	507 (18.3%)	76 (2.7%)	774 (27.9%)	1,237 (44.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	165 (5.9%)	95.6	86^th of 2162 public high schools	96.0%		97.4	58^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	28		64.2		64.0				82.6	82.6				61.3	61.3	$15,247	$1,182	$14,065
Irvine High	Public	9-12	4321 Walnut Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7000	1,964	79	24.7	22.6%	400 (20.4%)	39 (2.0%)	316 (16.1%)	1,045 (53.2%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	151 (7.7%)	89.8	202^nd of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		90.3	216^th of 2159 public high schools	90.0%	14		50.5	15.8	49.0				74.3	74.3				61.5	61.5	$16,298	$526	$15,772
Hillview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1701 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7356	142	11	12.6	91.5%	7 (4.9%)	3 (2.1%)	124 (87.3%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	9.7	2030^th of 2162 public high schools	6.1%		10.5	2042^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.4%	12		3.7		3.4				9.1	9.1				1.9	1.9	$23,494	$2,267	$21,227
Northwood High	Public	9-12	4515 Portola Pkwy.	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7200	2,244	86	25.9	18.8%	390 (17.4%)	42 (1.9%)	190 (8.5%)	1,406 (62.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	199 (8.9%)	95.9	82^nd of 2162 public high schools	96.2%		93.1	154^th of 2159 public high schools	92.9%	72		68.5		68.3				79.0	79.0				72.0	72.0	$13,989	$406	$13,583
Legacy Magnet Academy	Public	6-12	15500 Legacy Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2088	964	37	26.2	32.5%	200 (20.7%)	8 (0.8%)	244 (25.3%)	398 (41.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (11.4%)	96.6	65^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		99	18^th of 2159 public high schools	99.2%	47	74.5	65.6		71.5	82.6	88.2	81.5	89.7	84.8	74.5	66.5	74.5	59.4	69.9	$14,798	$1,265	$13,533
Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,627	68	23.9	86.8%	104 (6.4%)	44 (2.7%)	1,335 (82.1%)	99 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	31 (1.9%)	58.7	855^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		65.6	640^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	215		31.1	11.8	30.4				60.3	60.3				24.2	24.2	$16,551	$1,450	$15,101
Creekside High	Public	9-12	3387 Barranca Pkwy.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	78	9	8.3	62.8%	18 (23.1%)	10 (12.8%)	33 (42.3%)	7 (9.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.5%)	22.4	1643^rd of 2162 public high schools	24.0%		13.9	1854^th of 2159 public high schools	14.1%	211								18.2	18.2				15.2	15.2	$44,567	$600	$43,967
Irvine Adult Transition Programs	Public	12	311 West Yale Loop	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	117	11	11.1	17.1%	35 (29.9%)	2 (1.7%)	21 (17.9%)	50 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								(n/a)															$3,702	$283	$3,419
Woodbridge High	Public	9-12	2 Meadowbrook	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 786-1104	2,232	94	23.7	24.5%	737 (33.0%)	54 (2.4%)	321 (14.4%)	862 (38.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	239 (10.7%)	94.3	113^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		89.9	231^st of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	118		64.6	40.9	63.7				77.5	77.5				60.7	60.7	$15,333	$453	$14,880
Foothill High	Public	9-12	19251 Dodge Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7464	2,126	85	25.0	47.8%	774 (36.4%)	12 (0.6%)	989 (46.5%)	202 (9.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	131 (6.2%)	84.2	331^st of 2162 public high schools	84.7%		92.3	175^th of 2159 public high schools	91.9%	156		50.5		49.5				67.6	67.6				44.1	44.1	$15,777	$1,221	$14,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Arnold O. Beckman High

What is the racial makeup of Arnold O. Beckman High?

Students at Arnold O. Beckman High are 45% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Arnold O. Beckman High?

Arnold O. Beckman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hicks Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Ladera Elementary
Elementary : Myford Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Hills
Elementary : Peters Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Tustin Ranch Elementary
Middle : Pioneer Middle

Is Arnold O. Beckman High a good school?

Yes! Arnold O. Beckman High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 86^th of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend Arnold O. Beckman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,776 students attended Arnold O. Beckman High.

What district is Arnold O. Beckman High in?

Tustin Unified

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