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Ocsa

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

OCSA (Orange County School of the Arts) is a highly selective public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in downtown Santa Ana, with an enrollment of over 2,300 students and a consistent record as one of the top-performing schools in California.

The school stands out dramatically from others in the area, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide with proficiency rates far above state averages, a near-perfect graduation rate, and very low chronic absenteeism. This contrasts sharply with many nearby schools, such as Lorin Griset Academy or REACH Academy, which face significant challenges. OCSA's unique model combines rigorous academics with intensive arts training through an audition-based admissions process, which attracts a highly motivated student body within the OCSA District.

Notably, OCSA achieves these exceptional results with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating an efficient and effective educational approach that benefits all student subgroups. While its selective nature makes it a rare opportunity in the region, its sustained excellence over time makes it a standout compared to other local options like Samueli Academy or schools within the Santa Ana Unified district.

2,346

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,188

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 North Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-3608

(714) 560-9000

District: OCSA District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.4%

White:

22.9%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

California avg41%

Middle school

66^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

59^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 1,543OCSA District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	66 of 2761	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	76 of 2783	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	81 of 2781	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	39 of 2740	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	27 of 894	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	15 of 2715	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	118 of 739	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	58 of 743	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	68 of 715	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	44 of 733	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	18 of 745	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	86 of 2533	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	98 of 2551	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	78 of 2531	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	45 of 2509	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	30 of 738	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	18 of 2380	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	47 of 2395	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	128 of 2388	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	73 of 2374	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	20 of 2359	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	9 of 2213	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	20 of 2542	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	33 of 2579	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	44 of 2531	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	84 of 2458	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	12 of 721	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	23 of 2369	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	61 of 2534	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	36 of 2552	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	92 of 2538	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	67 of 2527	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	25 of 763	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	18 of 2407	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	151 of 726	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	45 of 701	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	64 of 677	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	33 of 665	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	32 of 554	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	3 of 1552	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	137 of 1531	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	113 of 1520	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	62 of 1537	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	94 of 1543	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	62 of 1555	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	29 of 1602	98.2%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	59 of 2162	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	37 of 2159	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	27 of 2170	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	16 of 2123	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	65 of 1290	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	32 of 2133	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	90 of 585	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	60 of 573	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	44 of 591	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	28 of 581	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	40 of 582	93.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	9 of 1161	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	3 of 555	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	6 of 1117	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	60 of 1906	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	31 of 1915	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	24 of 1915	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	16 of 1858	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	78 of 1054	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	19 of 1833	99.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	110 of 1900	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	33 of 1902	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	34 of 1917	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	29 of 1861	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	38 of 1814	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	96 of 2013	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	24 of 2026	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	44 of 2030	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	99 of 1943	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	40 of 1126	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	30 of 1937	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	47 of 1942	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	47 of 1948	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	23 of 1963	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	43 of 1916	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	62 of 1122	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	68 of 1880	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	36 of 577	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	29 of 574	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	24 of 541	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	25 of 515	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	75 of 422	82.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	27 of 1252	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	33 of 1216	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	27 of 1197	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	60 of 1155	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	40 of 1173	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	44 of 1193	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	19 of 1204	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	42 of 1222	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science65%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,346	130	18.0	15.8%	537 (22.9%)	17 (0.7%)	487 (20.8%)	1,019 (43.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	246 (10.5%)	96.9	59^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		98.2	37^th of 2159 public high schools	98.3%	22	68.3	63.7			65.5	83.6	81.7	85.1	83.7	73.1	73.9	65.5	69.9	$43,188	$42,968	$220
Nova Academy Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	500 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Nova Academy Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	288	15	19.0	88.9%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	271 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	32.3	1441^st of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		49.6	1009^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	432				27.3	27.3			31.5	31.5			2.2	2.2
Santa Ana High	Public	9-12	520 West Walnut	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-4900	2,505	127	19.7	90.6%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,474 (98.8%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	33.7	1408^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		33.2	1418^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	10			17.4	0.0	16.9			41.6	41.6			14.8	14.8	$27,618	$26,612	$1,006
REACH Academy	Public	6-12	1325 East 4th St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-1800	36	7	4.9	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0				6.3				6.3
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1530 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3900	448	22	20.0	86.4%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	405 (90.4%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	96.6	66^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		98.1	40^th of 2159 public high schools	98.1%	26			67.7		67.7			97.0	97.0			53.5	53.5	$21,517	$20,830	$687
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 17th St.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2775	427	19	22.4	74.7%	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	411 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.5	899^th of 2162 public high schools	58.4%		55.2	873^rd of 2159 public high schools	59.6%	26		23.4		32.1	27.8			59.8	59.8			15.0	15.0
Vista Meridian Global Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 S. Bristol St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	260	11	24.7	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	252 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)		5.7			5.2			23.6	23.6			0.0	0.0	$40,596	$39,752	$844
Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	283	17	16.3	93.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2024^th of 2162 public high schools	6.4%		9.8	2084^th of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	60			2.9		2.7			11.6	11.6			2.4	2.4	$36,289	$35,616	$673
Century High	Public	9-12	1401 South Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 568-7000	1,519	93	16.3	89.6%	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,450 (95.5%)	42 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	28.9	1503^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		20.7	1688^th of 2159 public high schools	21.8%	185			13.5		13.4			33.2	33.2			17.0	17.0	$28,861	$27,956	$905
Samueli Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1901 North Fairview St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Samueli Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 619-0245	842	40	21.2	74.3%	43 (5.1%)	9 (1.1%)	691 (82.1%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	63.9	718^th of 2162 public high schools	66.8%		53.5	919^th of 2159 public high schools	57.4%	201	15.7		38.6		27.9	61.7	35.9	57.8	52.5	33.1	16.8	25.9	25.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocsa

How many students attend Ocsa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,346 students attended Ocsa.

What district is Ocsa in?

OCSA District

What is the racial makeup of Ocsa?

Students at Ocsa are 43% Asian, 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

Is Ocsa a good school?

Yes! Ocsa is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 59^th of 2162 California high schools.

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