Best Public Schools in La Habra, CA

Summary:

The city of La Habra, California is home to 14 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, spread across three school districts: Fullerton Joint Union High, La Habra City Elementary, and Lowell Joint. The schools serve a diverse student population, with Hispanic students making up the majority across the district.

Among the standout schools in La Habra, Sonora High School ranks 219 out of 2,335 California high schools and has a 5-star rating, with the highest test scores in the district. El Portal Elementary also stands out, ranking 1,183 out of 5,848 California elementary schools with a 4-star rating and the highest test scores among the elementary schools. Additionally, Macy Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the Lowell Joint district, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance, with some schools, such as Walnut Elementary and Las Lomas Elementary, having significantly lower test scores compared to the district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at certain schools, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve student attendance and engagement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2023)							CAST Science (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
La Habra High	Public	9-12	801 West Highlander Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-5200	2,054	84	24.5	63.0%	262 (12.8%)	25 (1.2%)	1,687 (82.1%)	45 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	27 (1.3%)	54.9	763^rd of 2348 public high schools	67.5%		49.4	945^th of 2123 public high schools	55.5%	182										22.6	22.2							57.3	57.3							27.9	27.9						$7,567
Sonora High	Public	9-12	401 South Palm St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-2003	1,730	73	23.7	60.3%	179 (10.3%)	27 (1.6%)	1,253 (72.4%)	143 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (7.2%)	86.5	220^th of 2348 public high schools	90.6%		84.1	294^th of 2123 public high schools	86.2%	74										47.1	47.0							75.7	75.7							46.9	46.9						$7,979
El Cerrito Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 North Hillside St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2340	428	19	23.0	76.4%	38 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	352 (82.2%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	47.7	2659^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.7%		45.2	2786^th of 5883 public elementary schools	52.6%	127								32.3			32.3	48.3	34.0	35.4	33.3				37.8	50.0	45.3	34.9	26.4				38.9	91.4		95.1	96.3		$11,782
Imperial Middle	Public	6-8	1450 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2344	460	24	18.9	78.7%	24 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	403 (87.6%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	35.7	1608^th of 2802 public middle schools	42.6%		44.3	1330^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.5%	278									15.9		15.9				27.8	39.9	36.6		35.6				18.5	28.1	25.6		24.8						$11,089
Ladera Palma Elementary	Public	K-6	2151 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2348	572	24	23.7	66.6%	22 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	526 (92.0%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	47.8	2654^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.8%		53.7	2360^th of 5883 public elementary schools	59.9%	294	5.3	4.8	11.4	31.3			11.3	31.4			31.4	33.0	32.3	41.4	58.3				39.4	43.6	46.7	26.1	37.5				38.8	97.8					$10,864
Las Lomas Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Las Lomas Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2353	404	17	23.7	89.1%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (92.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	22.2	4639^th of 5874 public elementary schools	21.0%		20.2	4834^th of 5883 public elementary schools	17.8%	195								14.3			14.3	28.1	20.3	32.7	29.6				27.2	31.6	20.3	8.2	18.5				20.1						$13,314
Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2356	560	24	23.3	76.3%	60 (10.7%)	7 (1.3%)	423 (75.5%)	41 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	59.6	2076^th of 5874 public elementary schools	64.7%		54.9	2302^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	60.9%	226								39.2			39.2	40.0	36.3	55.7					43.5	56.7	42.2	46.8					48.7	96.5	97.4	98.3	96.5	98.3	$11,347
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 East Whittier Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2359	451	18	24.9	72.5%	31 (6.9%)	3 (0.7%)	366 (81.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.2%)	45.1	2816^th of 5874 public elementary schools	52.1%		47.4	2675^th of 5883 public elementary schools	54.5%	141								31.1			31.1	28.2	40.0	37.8	41.2				36.7	47.9	43.1	35.1	23.2				37.3						$10,315
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-6	625 North Walnut St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2369	470	21	22.3	90.9%	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	426 (90.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	27.1	4166^th of 5874 public elementary schools	29.1%		23.9	4455^th of 5883 public elementary schools	24.3%	289								21.9			21.9	23.9	20.8	31.3	41.5				29.1	20.9	26.4	22.2	22.6				22.9	96.1		98.0	98.0		$10,425
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	716 East La Habra Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2374	605	30	19.8	82.3%	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	551 (91.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	49.6	1177^th of 2802 public middle schools	58.0%		48.5	1221^st of 2740 public middle schools	55.4%	44					2.4	18.2	10.5		28.2		28.2					46.9	49.0		48.0					25.0	23.8		24.4						$10,442
Arbolita Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2352	402	16	25.1	87.6%	19 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	347 (86.3%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	37	3352^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	42.9%		20.9	4766^th of 5883 public elementary schools	19.0%	1414								28.1			28.1	41.7	29.0	42.9	16.7				32.7	48.3	31.6	26.8	15.3				30.5						$10,907
Macy Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 West Russell St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4231	418	19	21.7	45.0%	108 (25.8%)	2 (0.5%)	259 (62.0%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	51.9	2442^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	58.4%		61.8	1951^st of 5883 public elementary schools	66.8%	491								34.0			34.0	52.5	39.4	43.4	38.9				42.4	55.0	33.8	34.0	37.5				38.6	96.1					$6,585
Olita Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Briercliff Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4251	433	18	23.7	54.5%	75 (17.3%)	4 (0.9%)	293 (67.7%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.5%)	51.9	2443^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	58.4%		57.5	2151^st of 5883 public elementary schools	63.4%	292								25.0			25.0	37.7	33.3	48.1	59.7				45.3	37.0	32.7	28.9	55.6				39.3						$7,610
El Portal Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Nada St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4211	488	20	24.1	58.4%	93 (19.1%)	4 (0.8%)	325 (66.6%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	79.4	1191^st of 5874 public elementary schools	79.7%		76.8	1329^th of 5883 public elementary schools	77.4%	138								43.5			43.5	71.7	50.7	66.3	59.4				61.8	68.5	57.5	45.7	55.4				55.3						$6,390

Cities Near La Habra

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whittier	1.49 mi	44	339^th
La Mirada	2.67 mi	10	289^th
Fullerton	2.75 mi	26	263^rd
Hacienda Heights	2.95 mi	18	319^th
Brea	3.18 mi	10	160^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.