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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified


At a glance
285thof 1,530 California districts▼ 14
Better than 81% of California districts
1301 East Orangethorpe Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870-5302
·(714) 986-7000·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2026
2026: better than 81.4% of districts
34
Schools
22,665
Students
12
5-star schools
Top rankedGolden Elementary15th of 5,817 California elementary schools
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Biggest riser
John O. Tynes Elementary up 510 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
George Key 11.4 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
1★
3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified includes 34 schools: 21 elementary, five middle, five high and three alternative schools, serving families across the Placentia-Yorba Linda area. The reported 2025–26 all-grades proficiency results span 83 percentage points in ELA, 90 in mathematics and 79 in science, from Golden Elementary to El Camino Real Continuation High. Because this range includes different school types, it is not a like-for-like comparison; the most important finding is that results vary sharply from school to school.

Golden Elementary is the clearest standout, with 90% proficiency in ELA, 90% in mathematics and 83% in science—about 40, 52 and 47 points above state rates, respectively. El Camino Real Continuation High is at the other end, with 7% in ELA, 0% in mathematics and 4% in science, below state rates by 42, 38 and 32 points. Among comprehensive high schools, Yorba Linda High leads in 11th grade, at 79% ELA, 65% mathematics and 61% science; Fairmont Elementary, Bryant Ranch Elementary, Lakeview Elementary and Glenknoll Elementary also stand out for strong results across subjects.

Across 33 schools with scores in both years, average results were effectively flat in ELA and mathematics and rose 3 points in science from 2024–25 to 2025–26; state rates rose by less than a point, 1 point and 3 points, respectively, so the schools’ average position slipped by about 1 point in each subject. Individual changes differ: John O. Tynes Elementary gained 8 points in ELA, 5 in mathematics and 11 in science, while Lakeview Elementary’s science result fell 21 points as its other subjects edged up. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Tynes rose from 67 to 78 over three ranking years, while Topaz Elementary fell from 49 to 32. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 66% at Tynes and 82% at Ruby Drive Elementary; Tynes’ student–teacher ratio was 22.2. These figures describe school differences, not what caused them.

Ranking:
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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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