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Polaris High

Public Grades 7-12

1785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

Polaris High is a public school serving grades 7-12 with about 623 students in Anaheim, part of the Anaheim Union High district, where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Recent data shows the school is facing significant academic hurdles, particularly in mathematics where only about 8% of students are proficient, which is much lower than the district and state averages and represents a sharp decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years. While the school reports an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 0%, it operates with notably less funding per student compared to nearby schools like Magnolia High and Savanna High, and its academic performance varies widely for different groups of students.

Despite these academic struggles, Polaris High maintains a strong graduation rate of over 93%. Interesting comparisons show that Cambridge Virtual Academy, a nearby online school in the same district, achieves much higher test scores, while Rancho Alamitos High in the neighboring Garden Grove Unified district, serving a similar community, also performs significantly better academically, suggesting district policies and educational models can influence outcomes.

623

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,859

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 West Ball Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92804-5516

(714) 220-3077

District: Anaheim Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

White:

10.3%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,785^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	2624 of 2783	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2552 of 2781	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1428 of 2740	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	96.1	37 of 894	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	26.6	1939 of 2715	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	2060 of 2179	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	1290 of 2005	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1807 of 1999	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	1771 of 1804	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.9	1678 of 1777	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	1692 of 1769	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	1419 of 2509	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	98.1	14 of 738	98.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	2240 of 2388	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2116 of 2374	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1285 of 2359	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	2072 of 2531	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.0	736 of 2458	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	99.0	8 of 721	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	88.6	69 of 763	91.0%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1785 of 2162	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1563 of 2159	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1259 of 2170	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1587 of 2123	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	896 of 1290	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	948 of 2133	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	1450 of 2017	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	1369 of 2021	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	1279 of 2039	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1429 of 1994	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1285 of 2426	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	1152 of 2354	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.6	900 of 2367	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	717 of 2281	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.5	483 of 2238	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	44.2	817 of 2117	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.1	982 of 2063	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	26.2	1208 of 1968	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.5	843 of 1901	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	30.6	914 of 1653	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	1010 of 1085	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	472 of 1064	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	836 of 1044	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	241 of 467	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1620 of 1906	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1478 of 1915	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1270 of 1915	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1522 of 1858	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	762 of 1054	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1381 of 1760	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1563 of 1900	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1479 of 1902	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1247 of 1917	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1417 of 1861	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	271 of 290	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1634 of 2013	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1519 of 2026	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1321 of 2030	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1457 of 1943	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	886 of 1126	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1617 of 1942	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1404 of 1948	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	981 of 1963	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.2	1438 of 1916	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	887 of 1122	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1058 of 1155	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	984 of 1173	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	786 of 1193	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1063 of 1204	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2021)91st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2022)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)6th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2022)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

Science6%-27 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 (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
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
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
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)
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	$80,389	$462	$79,927
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
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	$18,090	$1,225	$16,865
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Polaris High

How many students attend Polaris High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Polaris High.

What district is Polaris High in?

Anaheim Union High

Is Polaris High a good school?

Polaris High ranks in the bottom 17.4% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Polaris High?

Students at Polaris High are 80% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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