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El Modena High

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El Modena High ranks 641 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

El Modena High is a public high school serving about 1,800 students in grades 9-12 within the Orange Unified School District, known for its exceptionally strong graduation rate of over 98% and a supportive environment for a diverse student body.

The school has clear academic strengths, with student proficiency in English and Science consistently outperforming both the district and state averages. However, a significant area for growth is in mathematics, where proficiency is notably lower than at neighboring schools like Foothill High in the Tustin Unified district. While El Modena effectively keeps students on track to graduate, its rate of chronic absenteeism is higher than the district average, indicating a potential challenge with daily engagement that schools like Villa Park High are managing more effectively.

Compared to other local options, El Modena stands out as a successful comprehensive school, far outperforming continuation schools like Richland Continuation High. Its performance for specific student groups can vary from year to year, suggesting the school is continually adapting its support systems. Overall, El Modena High is a school that prioritizes student completion and success in many subjects, with a recognized need to strengthen its math program and improve daily attendance.

1,795

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,941

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3920 Spring St.
Orange, CA 92869-3599

(714) 997-6240

District: Orange Unified

Feeder schools for El Modena High:

Elementary:	Chapman Hills Elementary
	Esplanade Elementary
	Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science
	La Veta Elementary
	More...
	Linda Vista Elementary
	Panorama Elementary
	Prospect Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

16.8%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg50%

California avg41%

641^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange Unified 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	67.9	641 of 2162	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	490 of 2159	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	585 of 2170	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	672 of 2123	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	441 of 1290	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	575 of 2133	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	670 of 2017	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	658 of 2021	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.4	492 of 2039	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	611 of 1994	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.6	220 of 2426	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	76.2	200 of 2354	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	74.8	217 of 2367	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	75.0	200 of 2281	91.2%	★★★★★
2009	72.4	224 of 2238	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	77.2	164 of 2117	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	74.0	202 of 2063	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	76.2	176 of 1968	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	81.3	84 of 1901	95.6%	★★★★★
2004	76.8	98 of 1653	94.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	88.7	44 of 592	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	186 of 585	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	248 of 573	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	150 of 591	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	237 of 581	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	127 of 582	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	183 of 581	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	759 of 1161	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	307 of 555	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	198 of 1117	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	182 of 1052	82.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	401 of 1085	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	199 of 1064	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	32.8	735 of 1044	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	243 of 467	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	595 of 941	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	541 of 938	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	667 of 1906	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	616 of 1915	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	516 of 1915	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	676 of 1858	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	447 of 1054	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	503 of 1833	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	702 of 1760	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	561 of 1900	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	446 of 1902	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	606 of 1917	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	883 of 1861	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	627 of 1814	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	724 of 1742	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	44 of 410	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	672 of 2013	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	522 of 2026	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	608 of 2030	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	965 of 1943	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	652 of 1126	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	740 of 1937	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	814 of 1862	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	541 of 1942	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	389 of 1948	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	573 of 1963	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	611 of 1916	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	402 of 1122	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	615 of 1880	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	601 of 1834	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	689 of 1252	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.7	189 of 1216	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	199 of 1197	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	471 of 1155	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.1	124 of 1173	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	156 of 1193	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	277 of 1204	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	316 of 1222	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	292 of 1173	75.1%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2019)93rd percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+12 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
El Modena High	Public	9-12	3920 Spring St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6240	1,795	84	21.4	69.0%	301 (16.8%)	15 (0.8%)	1,319 (73.5%)	119 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	32 (1.8%)	67.9	641^st of 2162 public high schools	70.4%		74.3	490^th of 2159 public high schools	77.3%	151		45.1		44.9	60.4	60.4	24.6	24.6	$15,941	$1,182	$14,759
OUSD Community Day	Public	7-12	250 South Yorba St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 628-5479	4	2	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)									$29,226	$1,583	$27,643
Foothill High	Public	9-12	19251 Dodge Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7464	2,126	85	25.0	47.8%	774 (36.4%)	12 (0.6%)	989 (46.5%)	202 (9.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	131 (6.2%)	84.2	331^st of 2162 public high schools	84.7%		92.3	175^th of 2159 public high schools	91.9%	156		50.5		49.5	67.6	67.6	44.1	44.1	$15,777	$1,221	$14,556
Villa Park High	Public	9-12	18042 Taft Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8020	2,023	82	24.5	56.2%	540 (26.7%)	31 (1.5%)	1,123 (55.5%)	229 (11.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.5%)	67.2	653^rd of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		72.1	540^th of 2159 public high schools	75.0%	113		41.1		41.0	58.3	58.3	28.3	28.3	$15,741	$1,182	$14,559
Orange High	Public	9-12	525 North Shaffer St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6211	1,728	83	20.8	86.9%	99 (5.7%)	24 (1.4%)	1,486 (86.0%)	81 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.0%)	36.2	1354^th of 2162 public high schools	37.4%		28.9	1520^th of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	166		24.9	15.4	24.7	40.4	40.4	11.4	11.4	$16,140	$1,516	$14,624
Richland Continuation High	Public	9-12	615 North Lemon St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6167	165	14	11.4	87.9%	9 (5.5%)	4 (2.4%)	142 (86.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	8.1	2113^th of 2162 public high schools	2.3%		11	2003^rd of 2159 public high schools	7.2%	110		2.6		2.4	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	$23,169	$1,261	$21,908
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	$19,571	$1,033	$18,538
Unity Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1937 West Chapman Ave.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Unity Middle College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 473-0723	57	5	11.2	59.6%	8 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (75.4%)	3 (5.3%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	22.5	1639^th of 2162 public high schools	24.2%		21.9	1654^th of 2159 public high schools	23.4%	15					9.1	9.1	18.2	18.2	$29,743	$6,509	$23,234
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	$102,532	$693	$101,839
Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,627	68	23.9	86.8%	104 (6.4%)	44 (2.7%)	1,335 (82.1%)	99 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	31 (1.9%)	58.7	855^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		65.6	640^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	215		31.1	11.8	30.4	60.3	60.3	24.2	24.2	$16,551	$1,450	$15,101

Frequently Asked Questions about El Modena High

What is the racial makeup of El Modena High?

Students at El Modena High are 73% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into El Modena High?

El Modena High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chapman Hills Elementary
Elementary : Esplanade Elementary
Elementary : Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science
Elementary : La Veta Elementary
Elementary : Linda Vista Elementary
Elementary : Panorama Elementary
Elementary : Prospect Elementary

How many students attend El Modena High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,795 students attended El Modena High.

Is El Modena High a good school?

El Modena High ranks 641^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is El Modena High in?

Orange Unified

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