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Loara High

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Loara High ranks 1542 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Loara High is a public high school in Anaheim, California, serving 1,565 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Anaheim Union High School District, which is ranked 861 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loara High faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 36.07% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.5% for the district and 56.96% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-graders was just 7.76%, far below the district's 25.61% and the state's 30.5%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 86.2% to 94.1%, which is lower than nearby schools like Magnolia High, Anaheim High, and Savanna High. Additionally, Loara High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 30.0% in recent years.

The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with 83.16% to 91.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. While Loara High's performance is significantly better than that of Polaris High and Gilbert High (Continuation), the school's subgroup performance varies, with Asian and White students generally performing better than Hispanic and English Language Learner students. The school's performance for students with disabilities and homeless students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of California high schools.

1,539

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,873

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1765 West Cerritos Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804-6198

(714) 999-3677

District: Anaheim Union High

Feeder schools for Loara High:

Elementary:	Madison (James) Elementary
	Ross (Betsy) Elementary
	Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
Middle:	Ball Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

Asian:

10.3%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,542^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12High Schools in the Anaheim Union High

861^st of 1,543Anaheim Union High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1542 of 2162	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1432 of 2159	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1277 of 2170	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1217 of 2123	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	722 of 1290	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	884 of 2133	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1157 of 2017	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	1044 of 2021	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.8	829 of 2039	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	945 of 1994	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.4	621 of 2426	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	54.4	684 of 2354	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	55.7	648 of 2367	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	53.1	673 of 2281	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	48.7	778 of 2238	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.0	547 of 2117	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	255 of 2063	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	259 of 1968	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	70.0	253 of 1901	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	60.6	331 of 1653	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	420 of 585	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	337 of 573	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	391 of 591	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	332 of 581	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	200 of 582	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	435 of 581	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	850 of 1161	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	339 of 555	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	906 of 1117	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	927 of 1052	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	630 of 1085	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	714 of 1064	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	803 of 1044	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	254 of 467	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	545 of 941	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	554 of 938	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1515 of 1906	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1311 of 1915	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1117 of 1915	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1087 of 1858	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	651 of 1054	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	703 of 1833	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	1138 of 1760	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1431 of 1900	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1370 of 1902	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1218 of 1917	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1134 of 1861	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	728 of 1814	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	1102 of 1742	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	386 of 410	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	322 of 328	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	257 of 290	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1438 of 2013	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1279 of 2026	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1052 of 2030	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1034 of 1943	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	529 of 1126	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	590 of 1937	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1043 of 1862	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1315 of 1942	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1319 of 1948	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1244 of 1963	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1195 of 1916	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	664 of 1122	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	885 of 1880	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1060 of 1834	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	148 of 175	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	168 of 183	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	183 of 190	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	797 of 1252	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	971 of 1216	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	477 of 1197	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	928 of 1155	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	989 of 1173	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	801 of 1193	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1024 of 1204	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	756 of 1222	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	673 of 1173	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)28th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 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 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
Loara High	Public	9-12	1765 West Cerritos Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3677	1,539	71	21.7	92.4%	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1,260 (81.9%)	159 (10.3%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.4%)	27.4	1542^nd of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		32.7	1432^nd of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	110		17.8		17.7			36.1	36.1			7.8	7.8	$27,873	$26,480	$1,393
Polaris High	Public	7-12	1800 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3077	623	30	20.6	88.0%	64 (10.3%)	14 (2.2%)	501 (80.4%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	15.6	1785^th of 2162 public high schools	17.4%		26.6	1563^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	222		7.4	0.0	6.2			19.5	19.8			7.8	7.7	$11,547	$11,046	$501
Gilbert High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1800 Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3738	543	47	11.4	88.2%	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	487 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	10.8	1976^th of 2162 public high schools	8.6%		10.4	2047^th of 2159 public high schools	5.2%	71		2.1	8.1	3.8			8.0	8.0			1.9	1.9	$45,998	$44,458	$1,540
Magnolia High	Public	9-12	2450 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4221	1,608	74	21.6	90.7%	79 (4.9%)	26 (1.6%)	1,182 (73.5%)	273 (17.0%)	8 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	23 (1.4%)	51.6	1003^rd of 2162 public high schools	53.6%		51.4	974^th of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	29		27.7	0.0	26.8			53.6	53.6			22.3	22.3	$28,167	$26,562	$1,605
North Orange County Regional Occupational Program	Public	7-12	385 North Muller St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	North Orange County Regional Occupational Program-Adult	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 502-5800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	505 North Euclid St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 576-2714	210	7	28.2	84.3%	23 (11.0%)	7 (3.3%)	163 (77.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.2%)	17.4	1735^th of 2162 public high schools	19.8%		25.7	1575^th of 2159 public high schools	27.0%	160							25.8	25.8			4.5	4.5
Anaheim High	Public	9-12	811 West Lincoln Ave.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3717	2,667	114	23.4	94.2%	72 (2.7%)	24 (0.9%)	2,496 (93.6%)	44 (1.6%)	16 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.4%)	33.5	1414^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		37.9	1296^th of 2159 public high schools	40.0%	118		23.2	4.6	22.5			38.5	38.5			10.9	10.9	$23,472	$22,210	$1,262
Savanna High	Public	9-12	301 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4262	1,466	65	22.4	89.6%	61 (4.2%)	35 (2.4%)	1,215 (82.9%)	120 (8.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	37.8	1314^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		38.7	1276^th of 2159 public high schools	40.9%	38		22.8	26.3	23.0			44.3	44.3			12.4	12.4	$28,607	$27,152	$1,455
Garden Grove High	Public	9-12	11271 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6115	2,148	95	22.6	82.3%	87 (4.1%)	15 (0.7%)	1,102 (51.3%)	897 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	36 (1.7%)	84.8	315^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		82.3	367^th of 2159 public high schools	83.0%	52		46.7	14.3	45.9			72.1	72.1			46.5	46.5	$23,148	$21,700	$1,448
Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	195	10	19.1	77.9%	42 (21.5%)	10 (5.1%)	112 (57.4%)	26 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	83.7	343^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.1%		97.2	66^th of 2159 public high schools	96.9%	277	23.8	49.0		36.6	55.6	38.1	71.4	55.9	48.2	21.4	40.8	35.6	$22,376	$22,088	$288

Frequently Asked Questions about Loara High

What is the racial makeup of Loara High?

Students at Loara High are 82% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Loara High?

Loara High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Madison (James) Elementary
Elementary : Ross (Betsy) Elementary
Elementary : Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
Middle : Ball Junior High

What district is Loara High in?

Anaheim Union High

Is Loara High a good school?

Loara High ranks 1542^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Loara High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,539 students attended Loara High.

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