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Magnolia High

Q: Is Magnolia High a good school?

Magnolia High ranks 1003 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1003^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

Magnolia High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,600 students in grades 9-12 within the Anaheim Union High district, showing a consistent five-year trend of academic improvement in a challenging economic context.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where it outperforms similar district schools like Loara High and Savanna High, and it excels in supporting English Language Learners. Its 93.5% graduation rate is strong, though a 30% chronic absenteeism rate is a significant concern that impacts student engagement. Mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, mirroring a broader challenge across the district's traditional high schools.

Interesting comparisons show that while Magnolia is improving within its district, a school in a neighboring district, Rancho Alamitos High in Garden Grove Unified, achieves higher scores with a similar student population. Additionally, the nearby Cambridge Virtual Academy shows very different outcomes, including much lower absenteeism, highlighting how educational models can vary. Magnolia's upward trajectory is promising, but addressing math performance and attendance are key priorities for its continued progress.

1,608

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,622

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 West Ball Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92804-5298

(714) 220-4221

District: Anaheim Union High

Feeder schools for Magnolia High:

Elementary:	Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy
	Dr. Jonas E. Salk
	Esther L. Walter
	Lord Baden-Powell
	More...
	Mattie Lou Maxwell
	Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
	Walt Disney
Middle:	Dale Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

Asian:

17.0%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,003^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	51.6	1003 of 2162	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	974 of 2159	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1108 of 2170	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1343 of 2123	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	786 of 1290	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1483 of 2133	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1289 of 2017	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	1022 of 2021	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.3	1084 of 2039	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.8	1073 of 1994	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1267 of 2426	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	1116 of 2354	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	31.1	1281 of 2367	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1154 of 2281	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1244 of 2238	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	873 of 2117	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.9	725 of 2063	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	517 of 1968	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	53.6	527 of 1901	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	44.0	603 of 1653	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	428 of 585	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	338 of 573	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	493 of 591	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	526 of 581	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	549 of 582	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	500 of 581	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	689 of 1161	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	322 of 555	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	783 of 1117	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	615 of 1052	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	239 of 1085	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	240 of 1064	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.8	457 of 1044	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	142 of 467	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	508 of 941	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	468 of 938	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	849 of 1906	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1055 of 1915	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1081 of 1915	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1280 of 1858	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	720 of 1054	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1307 of 1833	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1243 of 1760	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1082 of 1900	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	939 of 1902	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	965 of 1917	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1203 of 1861	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1285 of 1814	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1132 of 1742	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	135 of 410	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	171 of 328	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	79 of 299	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	32.8	200 of 290	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	758 of 2013	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	781 of 2026	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	946 of 2030	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	1191 of 1943	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	602 of 1126	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1330 of 1937	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1137 of 1862	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1004 of 1942	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	795 of 1948	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	984 of 1963	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1211 of 1916	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	711 of 1122	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1336 of 1880	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1170 of 1834	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	152 of 175	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	146 of 183	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	100 of 190	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	707 of 1252	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	420 of 1216	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	450 of 1197	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	825 of 1155	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	900 of 1173	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	692 of 1193	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1079 of 1204	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1018 of 1222	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1028 of 1173	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

Military Connected (2025)13th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, November 16, 2014

I'm 14 years of age, currently living the life of an 8th grader at Dale JHS. Since 7th grade, I've had my mind set on going to Magnolia High School since my older brother had graduated there. When my classmates and friends ask me what high school I'm going to and I reply Magnolia, they instantly look down on me and try to convince me to go elsewhere due to the low rankings of graduates at Magnolia. They think I'm gonna turn into some drug addict and a bad student or something. I, right now, are getting decent grades; A's and B's..And I don't think going to a school with a bad image will change that. It really depends on the student. If the student tries hard then obviously they will get good grades. I honestly think Magnolia is a great school and can't wait to spend my high school life there. :) One thing I would like to suggest to Magnolia though is that I hope they would widen their foreign language choices and add mandarin~ Hehe :D Close Quote

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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 (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	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
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	$19,622	$1,549	$18,073
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	$22,424	$371	$22,053
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	$18,986	$1,296	$17,690
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	541^st of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	67		35.8	36.4	35.8			63.7	63.7			32.8	32.8	$21,177	$2,557	$18,620
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	$28,355	$1,589	$26,766
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	$12,859	$462	$12,397
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	$20,265	$1,367	$18,898
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)
Western High	Public	9-12	501 South Western Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4040	1,446	66	21.8	89.9%	109 (7.5%)	43 (3.0%)	1,105 (76.4%)	143 (9.9%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (2.1%)	39.4	1278^th of 2162 public high schools	40.9%		48.3	1049^th of 2159 public high schools	51.4%	229		22.7	18.2	22.6			44.1	44.1			16.0	16.0	$19,678	$1,274	$18,404
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		11.5	1973^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.6%	93		7.3	0.0	6.5			18.0	18.0			2.5	2.5	$19,382	$1,333	$18,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia High

Is Magnolia High a good school?

Magnolia High ranks 1003^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia High?

Students at Magnolia High are 74% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Magnolia High in?

Anaheim Union High

How many students attend Magnolia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,608 students attended Magnolia High.

What schools feed into Magnolia High?

Magnolia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy
Elementary : Dr. Jonas E. Salk
Elementary : Esther L. Walter
Elementary : Lord Baden-Powell
Elementary : Mattie Lou Maxwell
Elementary : Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Elementary : Walt Disney
Middle : Dale Junior High

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