Best Public Schools in Orange, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Santiago Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	515 N. Rancho Santiago Blvd.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Santiago Middle District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6366	1,026	40	25.7	59.6%	205 (20.0%)	16 (1.6%)	739 (72.0%)	43 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.9%)	41.5	1397^th of 2715 public middle schools	48.5%					(n/a)		26.0							42.7	43.2						30.6	31.2
Unity Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1937 W. Chapman Ave.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Unity Middle College High District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(714) 473-0723	103	4	18.2	60.2%	21 (20.4%)	1 (1.0%)	56 (54.4%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20 (19.4%)	60.3	734^th of 2133 public high schools	65.6%					(n/a)			26.1								60.9							26.1
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1130 E. Walnut Ave.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 483-9808	120	6	9.6	63.3%	23 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (64.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	16 (13.3%)								(n/a)																			94.1	94.1	94.1	94.1	94.1	94.1
Orange County Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 E. Walnut Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange County Classical Academy District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(916) 705-9538																			(n/a)
California Elementary	Public	K-6	1080 N. CA St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6104	599	21	29.4	86.5%	31 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	562 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28.4	4066^th of 5789 public elementary schools	29.8%		29.1	3908^th of 5662 public elementary schools	31.0%	158	12.5				39.6	47.4	48.9					15.8	30.9	19.3					96.9						$5,454
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	425 N. Cambridge	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6103	531	17	29.0	73.8%	50 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	463 (87.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	11.5	5485^th of 5789 public elementary schools	5.3%		17.9	4857^th of 5662 public elementary schools	14.2%	628	13.4				19.4	25.0	19.5	29.7				8.1	15.6	11.0	17.2										$5,388
El Modena High	Public	9-12	3920 Spring St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 997-6240	2,114	97	21.7	47.9%	473 (22.4%)	29 (1.4%)	1,395 (66.0%)	158 (7.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	54 (2.6%)	68.2	575^th of 2133 public high schools	73.0%		66.6	670^th of 2017 public high schools	66.8%	95			29.1	32.0							62.8							27.4							$5,445
Esplanade Elementary	Public	K-6	381 N. Esplanade St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6157	353	13	27.0	91.5%	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	329 (93.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15	5246^th of 5789 public elementary schools	9.4%		20.5	4635^th of 5662 public elementary schools	18.1%	611	10.4				17.4	35.6	27.1	34.6				17.0	13.3	8.3	22.2										$6,334
Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-6	515 W. Fletcher St.	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 997-6181	451	16	28.4	37.3%	87 (19.3%)	3 (0.7%)	215 (47.7%)	104 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.9%)	62	1971^st of 5789 public elementary schools	66.0%		55.1	2282^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	59.7%	311	43.6				62.7	53.1	56.5	51.2				57.6	46.9	32.3	41.9										$5,084
Handy Elementary	Public	K-6	860 N. Handy St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6183	445	16	29.1	90.8%	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	414 (93.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	46.1	2814^th of 5789 public elementary schools	51.4%		50.9	2524^th of 5662 public elementary schools	55.4%	290	30.4				47.5	62.7	55.8	38.2				34.4	67.8	23.1	17.4				92.0	94.7		92.0	94.7	93.3	$6,030
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science	Public	K-6	4319 E. Jordan Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6187	379	18	22.5	84.7%	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	354 (93.4%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	32.3	3750^th of 5789 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.6	3428^th of 5662 public elementary schools	39.5%	322	18.0				21.4	33.3	47.5	54.6				26.2	26.7	27.9	37.0				94.4				94.4		$5,949
La Veta Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 E. La Veta Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 997-6155	601	24	27.5	50.4%	98 (16.3%)	11 (1.8%)	435 (72.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.0%)	49.8	2604^th of 5789 public elementary schools	55.0%		48.9	2618^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.8%	14	31.5				40.5	49.5	47.2	53.4				46.8	42.9	33.3	40.7				92.1	93.4		92.1	93.4	92.1	$5,494
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 N. Cannon St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 997-6201	440	21	20.7	23.2%	175 (39.8%)	2 (0.5%)	181 (41.1%)	52 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	77.3	1280^th of 5789 public elementary schools	77.9%		79.3	1168^th of 5662 public elementary schools	79.4%	112	41.3				57.7	64.4	68.3	67.7				65.4	52.5	46.0	72.3										$4,843
Orange High	Public	9-12	525 N. Shaffer St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6211	1,769	82	21.1	72.7%	119 (6.7%)	23 (1.3%)	1,507 (85.2%)	97 (5.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.0%)	36.7	1297^th of 2133 public high schools	39.2%		43.9	1146^th of 2017 public high schools	43.2%	151			15.5	17.6							37.1							12.2							$5,890
Palmyra Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 E. Palmyra Ave.	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6207	397	17	23.1	65.7%	37 (9.3%)	7 (1.8%)	322 (81.1%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	64.8	1851^st of 5789 public elementary schools	68.0%		52.4	2417^th of 5662 public elementary schools	57.3%	566	50.0				54.2	49.2	66.7	61.0				41.7	42.4	51.9	45.8				92.9	92.9		94.6	96.4	94.6	$5,548
Portola Middle	Public	6-8	270 N. Palm Dr.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6361	659	33	20.1	80.6%	24 (3.6%)	12 (1.8%)	553 (83.9%)	61 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	24.2	2017^th of 2715 public middle schools	25.7%		24.5	1841^st of 2480 public middle schools	25.8%	176		15.8						35.5	34.0	29.5					24.8	18.9	23.6								$6,138
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-6	379 N. Virage St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6271	408	17	24.6	73.5%	24 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	350 (85.8%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	56.6	2226^th of 5789 public elementary schools	61.5%		42.9	2962^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	47.7%	736	28.1				67.7	47.9	54.4	57.8				60.0	37.5	25.9	40.4				94.6						$5,178
Richland Continuation High	Public	9-12	615 N. Lemon St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 997-6167	159	18	11.4	64.8%	19 (11.9%)	3 (1.9%)	132 (83.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10.8	1994^th of 2133 public high schools	6.5%		10.1	1853^rd of 2017 public high schools	8.1%	141			2.0	0.0							6.9							0.0							$11,491
Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	340 N. Main St.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6277	402	19	22.8	77.4%	20 (5.0%)	7 (1.7%)	343 (85.3%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	31	3855^th of 5789 public elementary schools	33.4%		31.1	3739^th of 5662 public elementary schools	34.0%	116	14.3				45.0	32.8	50.8	34.8				37.7	31.0	19.1	30.4				92.7	92.7	94.6	92.7	92.7	92.7	$5,544
Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	1829 N. Cambridge	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6254	552	19	28.9	88.9%	31 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	504 (91.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	29	4013^th of 5789 public elementary schools	30.7%		25.1	4227^th of 5662 public elementary schools	25.3%	214	18.2				23.0	51.1	42.1	37.9				31.2	33.7	18.2	20.9										$5,672
West Orange Elementary	Public	K-6	243 S. Bush	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6283	387	16	26.3	69.8%	32 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	323 (83.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	60.8	2024^th of 5789 public elementary schools	65.0%		52.8	2397^th of 5662 public elementary schools	57.7%	373	40.3				50.9	64.2	60.5					51.8	37.7	39.0											$5,602
Yorba Middle	Public	6-8	935 N. Cambridge	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 997-6161	552	28	20.0	89.7%	31 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	507 (91.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	40.6	1430^th of 2715 public middle schools	47.3%		39.6	1375^th of 2480 public middle schools	44.6%	55		22.2						44.2	36.2	50.2					21.5	22.4	42.2								$5,606
McPherson Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-8	333 S. Prospect St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	Yes	No	No	(714) 997-6384	847	37	23.0	26.1%	269 (31.8%)	9 (1.1%)	431 (50.9%)	110 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.0%)	86.6	814^th of 5789 public elementary schools	85.9%		83.6	955^th of 5662 public elementary schools	83.1%	141	49.5	40.4			76.2	69.6	78.5	66.0	62.1	77.2		88.1	68.5	58.1	53.5	51.6	63.0		96.5						$5,766
Olive Elementary	Public	K-6	3038 N. Magnolia	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 637-8218	420	12	28.4	51.2%	63 (15.0%)	7 (1.7%)	305 (72.6%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	25.9	4279^th of 5789 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.5	3704^th of 5662 public elementary schools	34.6%	575	17.7				29.6	38.5	42.7	46.6				27.8	15.4	13.2	27.6				73.9	82.6	97.1		78.3	81.2	$5,812
Chapman Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	170 N. Aspen St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 532-8043	464	17	29.0	18.3%	200 (43.1%)	4 (0.9%)	168 (36.2%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.0%)	72	1518^th of 5789 public elementary schools	73.8%		73.2	1432^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	74.7%	86	24.2				69.4	76.1	53.2	69.2				79.2	59.2	22.6	65.4				90.3	95.2		91.9	95.2	93.6	$5,080
OUSD Community Day	Public	7-12	250 S. Yorba St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 628-5479	35	7	9.1	80.0%	8 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (65.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)								(n/a)																									$21,013
OUSD Home School	Public, Alternative	K-12	250 S. Yorba St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 628-5479	80	3	22.0	38.8%	32 (40.0%)	2 (2.5%)	40 (50.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)			37.5								44.4							16.7							$11,012
OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	250 S. Yorba	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 351-4470																			(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Ana	0.78 mi	93	604^th
Villa Park	2.4 mi	4	149^th
Tustin	2.55 mi	18	419^th
Costa Mesa	2.55 mi	28	402^nd
Garden Grove	3.2 mi	53	227^th

Best Public Schools in Orange, CA

McPherson Magnet

Linda Vista Elementary

Chapman Hills Elementary

El Modena High

Palmyra Elementary

Fletcher Elementary

West Orange Elementary

Unity Middle College High

Prospect Elementary

La Veta Elementary

Handy Elementary

Santiago Middle

Yorba Middle

Orange High

Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Sycamore Elementary

Taft Elementary

California Elementary

Olive Elementary

Portola Middle

Esplanade Elementary

Cambridge Elementary

Richland Continuation High

Orange County Classical Academy

OUSD Community Day

OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy

OUSD Home School

Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter

Cities Near Orange