Elementary Schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Summary:

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district encompasses 21 elementary schools serving grades K-8 in a Southern California community that shows a wide range of academic performance and student demographics.

Standout high-performing schools include Golden Elementary, which ranks among the very best in the state, along with Lakeview Elementary and Fairmont Elementary, all earning 5-star ratings. On the other end of the spectrum, schools like Melrose Elementary, Rio Vista Elementary, and Topaz Elementary face significant academic challenges and have much lower rankings.

Key factors influencing school performance include chronic absenteeism, with top schools like Golden Elementary having rates under 4%, while struggling schools have rates as high as 27.7%. Interestingly, higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, as seen at Topaz Elementary. The district overall outperforms state averages, but parents should note the significant performance differences between schools and consider factors like attendance trends and grade-level math scores, which tend to dip in middle grades.

District Detail

1301 East Orangethorpe Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870-5302

(714) 986-7000

SchoolDigger Rank:
271^st of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 22,665

Primary Schools: 21
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 North Brookhaven Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7110	482	23	20.9	27.4%	168 (34.9%)	11 (2.3%)	164 (34.0%)	116 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	92.1	543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		95.4	310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	233																					54.6		54.6	73.5	67.7	79.6	83.3			76.0	77.9	61.8	70.9	74.7			71.4							$17,900	$897	$17,003
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	5241 Fairmont Blvd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7130	794	32	25.0	23.2%	286 (36.0%)	5 (0.6%)	172 (21.7%)	268 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (7.7%)	95.7	259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.1	255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	4																					64.7		64.7	76.6	85.7	80.2	82.1			81.1	80.7	76.8	69.8	75.0			75.5	97.0	97.0	97.8	97.0	97.0	97.8	$16,272	$1,133	$15,139
Glenknoll Elementary	Public	K-6	6361 Glenknoll Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7140	390	17	22.8	28.7%	167 (42.8%)	2 (0.5%)	122 (31.3%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.7%)	89.7	675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		94	433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	242																					52.7		52.7	60.8	86.7	72.7	77.3			74.8	65.5	88.3	58.2	63.6			69.6	95.2			96.8		96.8	$16,436	$1,092	$15,344
Glenview Elementary	Public	K-6	1775 Glenview Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7150	601	25	23.8	49.9%	111 (18.5%)	5 (0.8%)	445 (74.0%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	42.1	3064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		48.6	2639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	425	9.6	8.5	3.3	2.4	6.1	25.0	10.2	18.3	9.8	16.0	11.5	10.2	0.0	17.1	9.0	5.8	8.5	3.3	2.4	5.2	27.7		27.7	40.0	39.8	39.4	54.1			42.5	40.7	30.1	22.9	44.3			33.3	98.3						$16,129	$897	$15,232
Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	98.9	14^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	12^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	2																					83.7		83.7	84.8	91.1	91.8	92.1			90.5	90.2	89.1	89.3	89.4			89.4							$16,668	$897	$15,771
John O. Tynes Elementary	Public	K-6	735 Stanford	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-5550	591	27	22.2	65.8%	52 (8.8%)	6 (1.0%)	389 (65.8%)	118 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	65.9	1793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		62.3	1966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	173																					42.1		42.1	48.0	52.6	51.1	59.7			52.9	40.5	57.0	52.3	43.6			48.6	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6	96.8	98.4	$18,600	$1,110	$17,490
Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	19	19.7	69.1%	45 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	263 (68.8%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	65	1837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		76.1	1335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	502																					41.3		41.3	43.1	76.9	47.8	57.9			55.4	43.4	66.7	37.0	45.6			47.2							$17,721	$869	$16,852
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 North Rio Vista St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7240	647	29	22.6	83.9%	35 (5.4%)	12 (1.9%)	563 (87.0%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	23.9	4504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.6	4062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	442																					12.2		12.2	38.3	32.7	26.5				32.4	40.6	13.1	16.3				22.9							$17,723	$528	$17,195
Ruby Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Ruby Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1921	373	18	20.1	82.3%	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	332 (89.0%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40	3221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	3048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	173																					21.2		21.2	43.5	31.4	43.1	52.9			41.8	38.3	39.2	30.8	22.9			33.5	94.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$18,876	$842	$18,034
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 North Placentia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7270	454	18	25.7	33.7%	107 (23.6%)	10 (2.2%)	199 (43.8%)	95 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.6	837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	512																					74.1		74.1	76.4	82.1	88.9	71.9			79.7	78.2	82.1	70.4	62.5			73.7							$16,432	$922	$15,510
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92831	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%)	37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.1	2990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	390																					26.8		26.8	32.7	34.0	52.7	47.9			41.8	8.9	29.4	28.6	36.7			25.5							$20,519	$1,703	$18,816
Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	1245 North Van Buren St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7100	538	26	20.4	42.9%	157 (29.2%)	5 (0.9%)	255 (47.4%)	75 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.4%)	83.6	982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.2	1104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	122																					42.3		42.3	64.1	67.6	64.7	68.1			66.2	63.1	71.2	53.5	63.8			63.0	95.3		98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$17,844	$915	$16,929
Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.4	1579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	715																					47.7		47.7	85.7	78.2	71.4	64.6			75.6	76.8	71.4	52.3	41.7			61.8							$18,404	$989	$17,415
Woodsboro Elementary	Public	K-6	7575 East Woodsboro Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7040	512	23	21.9	38.5%	121 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	181 (35.4%)	146 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (11.1%)	90.5	626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.9	702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	76																					55.3		55.3	70.0	64.5	70.6	87.7			73.0	72.9	67.0	63.5	86.4			72.1							$18,105	$921	$17,184
Travis Ranch	Public	K-8	5200 Via de la Escuela	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7460	1,197	52	22.8	23.0%	554 (46.3%)	10 (0.8%)	305 (25.5%)	211 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	114 (9.5%)	88.4	752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.7	829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	77																					56.6	57.4	57.0	75.0	71.3	68.6	68.6	74.7	72.7	72.0	75.0	62.1	61.5	58.2	53.9	66.7	61.4							$17,580	$1,048	$16,532
Mabel M. Paine Elementary	Public	K-5	4444 Plumosa Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7210	419	19	21.9	41.1%	119 (28.4%)	9 (2.1%)	111 (26.5%)	150 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	91.2	597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		93.4	480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	117																					53.5		53.5	75.0	75.9	67.2				72.8	78.1	76.3	65.5				73.5	91.4	92.5		93.6	92.5	92.5	$18,830	$1,075	$17,755
Rose Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Rose Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7250	372	16	23.7	37.6%	136 (36.6%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	72 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	92.7	501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	32																					49.0		49.0	79.7	80.4	80.4				80.1	84.6	78.4	58.8				74.9	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$17,271	$897	$16,374
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 South Ohio St.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7200	387	15	25.9	27.1%	201 (51.9%)	3 (0.8%)	99 (25.6%)	54 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	90.3	641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		93.9	437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	204																					54.7		54.7	67.7	77.2	66.0				70.3	83.1	82.5	56.6				74.9							$19,363	$897	$18,466
Bryant Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	24695 Paseo de Toronto	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7120	505	20	25.8	24.0%	163 (32.3%)	9 (1.8%)	139 (27.5%)	164 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	96.2	222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		97	162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	60																					68.5		68.5	82.2	78.1	84.9				81.8	83.3	75.3	75.3				78.4	94.9				95.9		$16,768	$897	$15,871
Melrose Elementary	Public	K-5	974 South Melrose St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7220	354	15	23.6	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	341 (96.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	4290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		21	4775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	485																					19.1		19.1	10.6	29.1	42.2				28.9	21.3	26.8	31.8				27.1							$17,966	$729	$17,237
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	17510 Lakeview Ave.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7190	381	17	22.3	22.3%	84 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	80 (21.0%)	178 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	95.4	296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.9	357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	61																					78.1		78.1	89.1	68.3	87.5				80.8	93.9	69.8	78.1				81.1							$18,836	$978	$17,858

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brea-Olinda Unified	1.7 mi	10	315^th
Fullerton Joint Union High	2.06 mi	8	473^rd
Fullerton Elementary	2.32 mi	20	474^th
Anaheim Elementary	3.64 mi	25	1272^nd
Anaheim Union High	3.95 mi	22	861^st

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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.