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Best Public Schools in Fullerton, CA

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At a glance

Schools

18,906

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBeechwood Elementary91^st of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rolling Hills Elementary up 307 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Sierra High (Alternative) 10.8 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The supplied list for Fullerton, California, includes 26 schools—18 elementary, three middle and five high schools—serving elementary through high-school grades, including K–6 and K–8 schools and alternative high schools. The most important finding for families is how much results vary even within a grade group: elementary schools span 54 percentage points in ELA, 61 in math and 57 in science from highest to lowest.

Among conventional high schools, Troy High led with 86% proficiency in ELA, 76% in math and 75% in science; Fullerton Union High had 61%, 34% and 32%. Troy was 36, 37 and 39 points above California, respectively, while Fullerton Union was 11 points above the state in ELA but 4 points below in math and science. Robert C. Fisler led elementary schools in ELA and math at 82% and 81%; Beechwood led in science at 69%. D. Russell Parks led middle schools in all three subjects, while Nicolas Junior High had the lowest middle-school results. The alternative schools differ from conventional high schools: La Vista High scored 11% in ELA, 9% in math and 6% in science; La Sierra High had 67% in science, with ELA and math scores suppressed.

Group averages mostly declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: elementary results fell 1 point in ELA, less than 1 in math and 1 in science; conventional high-school averages fell 2 points in ELA and math and 1 in science. Middle-school science rose 1 point, while ELA fell 1 and math was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings placed Beechwood at the 98th percentile, Fisler at the 95th and Laguna Road at the 93rd. The reported low-income measure, free/reduced lunch eligible, was for 2024–2025: 28% at Beechwood and 81% at Maple Elementary. These figures provide context, not an explanation of school results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Acacia Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Acacia Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7700	661	21	31.4	33.3%	217 (32.8%)	13 (2.0%)	182 (27.5%)	185 (28.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	93.3	460^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.1%		95.4	294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%	166	59.0				59.0	72.1	82.9	71.4	79.6				76.2	82.1	78.3	63.0	70.0				73.3	96%	0%	$18,468	$304	$18,164
Commonwealth Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Commonwealth Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7705	268	12	22.3	76.5%	16 (6.0%)	4 (1.5%)	227 (84.7%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	30.2	3982^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	31.5%		26.9	4229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%	247	21.6				21.6	36.7	41.7	37.8	23.4				34.0	36.7	33.3	29.7	19.2				28.7	97%	0%	$21,387	$1,027	$20,360
Fern Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 West Fern Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7710	372	15	24.8	59.7%	91 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (51.1%)	50 (13.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	56.2	2254^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.3%		58.4	2148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%	106	33.9				33.9	52.5	41.1	48.4	59.6				50.0	46.8	37.5	39.7	46.8				42.5	94%	0%	$19,684	$499	$19,185
Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts	Public	K-6	732 Barris Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7715	610	23	26.5	39.7%	244 (40.0%)	8 (1.3%)	253 (41.5%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	78	1215^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.1%		84.7	935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%	280	51.2				51.2	52.6	51.9	66.7	70.3				61.1	56.6	45.6	59.8	65.4				57.4	≥ 98%		$18,013	$304	$17,709
Hermosa Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	400 East Hermosa Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7720	302	12	25.1	48.7%	62 (20.5%)	4 (1.3%)	173 (57.3%)	44 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	79	1174^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.2	1272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%	98	45.8				45.8	68.2	60.0	58.3	73.0				64.6	65.9	54.3	47.9	56.8				56.1	≥ 98%		$20,788	$304	$20,484
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Public	7-8	1700 East Wilshire Dr.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7765	820	37	22.0	62.6%	160 (19.5%)	21 (2.6%)	525 (64.0%)	67 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	57.4	988^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.9%		53.8	1083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	60.8%	95		31.7			31.7					54.8	51.9		53.4					41.7	35.7		38.8			$18,841	$304	$18,537
Laguna Road Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West Laguna Rd.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7725	623	21	30.3	22.6%	53 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.7%)	445 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	93.7	429^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.6%		96.4	204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%	225	60.2				60.2	67.9	79.1	78.4	87.5				78.1	71.4	83.6	67.1	77.5				74.3	≥ 99%		$18,169	$304	$17,865
Nicolas Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 West Olive Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7775	539	30	18.2	82.6%	19 (3.5%)	10 (1.9%)	470 (87.2%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	28.1	1903^rd of 2740 public middle schools	30.5%		29.7	1842^nd of 2761 public middle schools	33.3%	61		19.8			19.8					41.7	33.5		37.7					23.2	20.8		22.0			$20,245	$899	$19,346
Orangethorpe Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Brookhurst Rd.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7730	489	22	22.1	77.7%	41 (8.4%)	7 (1.4%)	383 (78.3%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	28.9	4092^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	29.7%		30.7	3907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%	185	32.6				32.6	25.8	37.9	45.7	38.0				36.3	21.0	27.3	19.6	19.7				22.0	93%	0%	$19,668	$1,001	$18,667
Pacific Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7735	607	27	22.4	70.7%	52 (8.6%)	11 (1.8%)	495 (81.5%)	27 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	36.8	3451^st of 5817 public elementary schools	40.7%		34.4	3625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%	174	22.1				22.1	38.4	34.9	42.7	44.9				39.9	37.0	44.1	20.3	23.2				31.9	98%	0%	$17,577	$815	$16,762
D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	854	36	23.6	47.7%	124 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	332 (38.9%)	325 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.7%)	84.2	386^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.9%		90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%	128		47.3			47.3					69.6	67.9		68.7					59.6	53.9		56.5			$18,790	$304	$18,486
Raymond Elementary	Public	K-6	517 North Raymond Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7740	598	21	28.4	57.2%	107 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	444 (74.2%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	70.6	1551^st of 5817 public elementary schools	73.3%		75.5	1353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%	198	35.4				35.4	45.0	64.0	62.2	68.7				60.0	61.3	61.3	36.6	47.0				51.3	97%	1%	$15,875	$691	$15,184
Richman Elementary	Public	K-6	700 South Richman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7745	470	18	26.1	77.2%	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (81.5%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	43.4	3027^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.0%		46.6	2791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%	236	21.0				21.0	34.3	32.3	50.0	47.4				40.7	37.3	40.3	41.9	38.6				39.5	92%	0%	$19,079	$789	$18,290
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1460 East Rolling Hills Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7795	554	24	22.9	52.7%	177 (31.9%)	8 (1.4%)	262 (47.3%)	55 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	56.1	2257^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.2%		50.4	2564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%	307	41.5				41.5	45.5	49.2	58.5	53.3				51.4	44.2	44.1	38.5	28.6				38.5	≥ 98%		$18,511	$304	$18,207
Sunset Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2030 Sunset Ln.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7750	700	24	29.7	41.9%	60 (8.6%)	8 (1.1%)	179 (25.6%)	424 (60.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	84.3	947^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.7%		88.8	727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%	220	55.8				55.8	51.5	62.4	72.6	79.2				66.1	58.7	62.4	63.2	70.8				63.6	≥ 99%		$18,701	$304	$18,397
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	398	13	30.6	85.4%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (90.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	24.7	4415^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.4	4552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%	137	14.0				14.0	15.9	40.8	35.1	36.0				32.5	20.9	28.0	21.1	26.0				24.0	≥ 98%		$20,714	$982	$19,732
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	455 West Baker Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7760	303	12	24.5	81.2%	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	273 (90.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	20.2	4792^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	17.6%		20.6	4777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%	15	11.1				11.1	21.2	46.7	26.7	30.3				30.5	25.0	24.1	15.6	18.2				20.1	92%	0%	$19,288	$841	$18,447
Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	244 East Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7590	315	11	27.8	81.0%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	21.4	4688^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.4%		22.5	4632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%	56	14.0				14.0	28.9	25.0	32.0	22.6				27.9	37.8	21.9	18.0	22.6				25.3	97%	0%	$29,107	$817	$28,290
Beechwood Elementary	Public	K-8	780 Beechwood Ave.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2850	872	33	26.3	28.0%	175 (20.1%)	7 (0.8%)	215 (24.7%)	404 (46.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.6%)	97.6	91^st of 5817 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.2	135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%	44	76.5	61.6			68.6	79.2	84.9	86.7	82.5	84.9	70.5		81.3	87.5	79.8	83.7	82.5	79.3	67.0		79.6	94%	6%	$19,002	$304	$18,698
Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	95.4	294^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.9%		97	155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%	139	59.8	75.0			67.5	70.5	73.7	81.2	82.7	89.8	92.3		81.9	86.3	83.0	77.5	82.7	73.5	84.6		81.3	≥ 99%		$18,744	$304	$18,440
Fullerton Union High	Public	9-12	201 East Chapman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-3801	1,880	72	26.0	62.8%	320 (17.0%)	18 (1.0%)	1,265 (67.3%)	142 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (6.4%)	62.6	759^th of 2135 public high schools	64.4%		70.7	588^th of 2162 public high schools	72.8%	171			32.1		31.8							60.7	60.7							34.5	34.5			$20,643	$699	$19,944
La Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	909 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	298	22	13.4	87.9%	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.7%)	264 (88.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12.2	1833^rd of 2135 public high schools	14.1%		12.4	1897^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%	64			6.5		6.4							11.0	11.0							8.5	8.5			$34,802	$768	$34,034
Sunny Hills High	Public	9-12	1801 Lancer Way	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4201	2,337	93	25.2	48.5%	229 (9.8%)	32 (1.4%)	793 (33.9%)	1,137 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	139 (5.9%)	90.7	191^st of 2135 public high schools	91.1%		94	122^nd of 2162 public high schools	94.4%	69			54.8		54.8							77.7	77.7							61.1	61.1			$19,479	$649	$18,830
Troy High	Public	9-12	2200 East Dorothy Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4401	2,504	108	23.1	39.7%	275 (11.0%)	27 (1.1%)	710 (28.4%)	1,301 (52.0%)	5 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	167 (6.7%)	97.2	45^th of 2135 public high schools	97.9%		97.9	36^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%	9			75.4		75.4							85.5	85.5							75.5	75.5			$20,560	$690	$19,870
La Sierra High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	951 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	236	22	10.8	70.3%	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (75.8%)	20 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)					66.7																			$31,926	$3,614	$28,312
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 993-9977	404	20	20.0	84.9%	20 (5.0%)	10 (2.5%)	357 (88.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	30.3	3980^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.6%		37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%	600	21.6				21.6	16.3	34.6	39.2	46.3				34.5	18.4	19.6	21.6	44.4				26.2	92%	0%	$21,164	$1,441	$19,723

Cities Near Fullerton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Placentia	1.3 mi	18	192^nd
Brea	1.99 mi	10	105^th
Anaheim	2.55 mi	76	510^th
Yorba Linda	3.13 mi	12	80^th
La Habra	3.27 mi	14	363^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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