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El Modena High

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El Modena High ranks 684 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

El Modena High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Orange, California, in Orange Unified; it has 1,795 students. Its graduation rate is very high—99% in 2025–26, compared with 98% in the district and 88% statewide—but chronic absenteeism is higher than both benchmarks, at 21% versus 15% districtwide and 18% statewide. The clearest concern is math: only 25% of students were proficient, below both the state and district.

Results vary sharply by subject. In 2025–26, ELA proficiency was 61% at El Modena, 12 percentage points above the state and 2 above the district; science was 48%, 12 points above the state and 1 above the district. Math proficiency was 13 points below the state and 22 below the district. Among nearby comprehensive high schools with comparable results, El Modena was ahead of Orange High in ELA and science, but behind Tustin High, Foothill High and Villa Park High. In math, it was ahead of Orange only.

Science proficiency has improved steadily, rising 9 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while math gained just 1 point and fell further behind the state as that benchmark rose. SchoolDigger placed El Modena in the 68th statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, down from the 77th percentile in 2023–24; nearby, it ranked below Villa Park and Foothill but above Tustin and Orange. Its 21.4:1 student-teacher ratio was 1.0 lower than the average for nearby comprehensive high schools with reported figures. In 2024–25, 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, within the nearby-school range of 16%–94%. One notable group result is SchoolDigger’s ranking of its effectiveness for Special Education Students: 16th percentile in 2025–26, down from the 84th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 68th percentile. El Modena’s 12th-grade science score was suppressed and cannot be compared.

1,795

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,421

Per pupil spending ?

69.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg52%

California avg42%

684^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Orange Unified

473^rd of 1,530Orange 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
2026	66.5	684 of 2135	68.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	70.1	208 of 575	63.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.4	770 of 1864	58.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	63.0	627 of 1880	66.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.1	648 of 1997	67.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	69.8	540 of 1930	72.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	21.8	1043 of 1235	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	71.7	323 of 1130	71.4%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-4 vs school

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

Female (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science48%+12 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	66.5	684^th of 2135 public high schools	68.0%		67.9	641^st of 2162 public high schools	70.4%	43			47.9		48.0			61.2	61.2			25.4	25.4	$16,421	$15,274	$1,147
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)
Foothill High	Public	9-12	19251 Dodge Ave.	Santa Ana	92780	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%)	79.4	420^th of 2135 public high schools	80.3%		84.2	331^st of 2162 public high schools	84.7%	89			49.9		49.9			67.1	67.1			41.2	41.2	$18,867	$17,944	$923
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%)	72.5	565^th of 2135 public high schools	73.5%		67.2	653^rd of 2162 public high schools	69.8%	88			47.3		47.0			64.1	64.1			33.1	33.1	$15,694	$14,562	$1,132
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%)	34.4	1387^th of 2135 public high schools	35.0%		36.2	1354^th of 2162 public high schools	37.4%	33			26.5		26.3			38.9	38.9			14.2	14.2	$16,060	$14,636	$1,424
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%)	10.8	1904^th of 2135 public high schools	10.8%		8.1	2113^th of 2162 public high schools	2.3%	209			5.2		4.5			13.1	13.1			4.9	4.9	$36,921	$35,502	$1,419
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%)	66.3	688^th of 2135 public high schools	67.8%		56.5	899^th of 2162 public high schools	58.4%	211		36.8		32.0	34.1			74.6	74.6			23.7	23.7
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)
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%)	64.6	723^rd of 2135 public high schools	66.1%		58.7	855^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%	132			37.6	13.3	36.5			64.4	64.4			30.1	30.1	$22,147	$20,930	$1,217
Hillview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1701 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7356	142	11	12.6	91.5%	7 (4.9%)	3 (2.1%)	124 (87.3%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11.8	1852^nd of 2135 public high schools	13.3%		9.7	2030^th of 2162 public high schools	6.1%	178			4.9		4.5			24.2	24.2			0.0	0.0	$46,952	$45,958	$994

Frequently Asked Questions about El Modena High

How many students attend El Modena High?

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

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

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.

Is El Modena High a good school?

El Modena High ranks 684^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is El Modena High in?

Orange Unified

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