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Villa Park High

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Villa Park High ranks 653 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Villa Park High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,023 students in the community of Villa Park, California, as part of the Orange Unified School District.

The school is a solid, middle-performing option in the area, with a very high 99% graduation rate that is a notable strength. Academically, it shows a mixed profile: science scores are relatively strong, but math proficiency is a significant area for improvement, lagging behind both the district and state averages. The school provides particularly effective support for students in special education. When compared to nearby schools, Villa Park generally performs better than Orange High but trails higher-performing schools like Canyon High and Foothill High in academic rankings.

Parents should note that the school's overall state ranking has seen a slight decline in recent years. Its performance in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds has also decreased, which the school will need to address. However, with per-student spending in the mid-range compared to peers, the school demonstrates good efficiency in achieving its excellent graduation outcomes, even as it works to improve test scores in key subjects.

2,023

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,694

Per pupil spending ?

56.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18042 Taft Ave.
Villa Park, CA 92861-4148

(714) 532-8020

District: Orange Unified

Feeder schools for Villa Park High:

Elementary:	Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy
	Nohl Canyon Elementary
	Serrano Elementary
	Taft Elementary
	More...
	Villa Park Elementary
Middle:	Cerro Villa Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

White:

26.7%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg50%

California avg41%

653^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	67.2	653 of 2162	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	540 of 2159	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	600 of 2170	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	693 of 2123	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	429 of 1290	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	717 of 2133	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	454 of 2017	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	546 of 2021	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	432 of 2039	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	453 of 1994	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	356 of 2426	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	300 of 2354	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	66.0	377 of 2367	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	284 of 2281	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.0	304 of 2238	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	232 of 2117	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	209 of 2063	89.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	203 of 1968	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	71.0	234 of 1901	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	72.2	156 of 1653	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	240 of 585	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	191 of 573	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	180 of 591	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	124 of 581	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	222 of 582	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	257 of 581	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	982 of 1161	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	269 of 555	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	410 of 1117	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	221 of 1052	79.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	629 of 1085	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	667 of 1064	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	255 of 1044	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	130 of 467	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	213 of 941	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	480 of 938	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	622 of 1906	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	489 of 1915	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	576 of 1915	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	651 of 1858	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	454 of 1054	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	641 of 1833	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	528 of 1760	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	777 of 1900	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	684 of 1902	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	786 of 1917	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	898 of 1861	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	917 of 1814	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.0	492 of 1742	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	879 of 2013	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	605 of 2026	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	684 of 2030	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	959 of 1943	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	584 of 1126	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	834 of 1937	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	446 of 1862	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	601 of 1942	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	531 of 1948	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	555 of 1963	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	644 of 1916	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	359 of 1122	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	735 of 1880	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.2	378 of 1834	79.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	294 of 577	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	367 of 574	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	385 of 541	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	352 of 515	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	290 of 422	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	136 of 366	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	192 of 1252	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	431 of 1216	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	483 of 1197	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	482 of 1155	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	442 of 1173	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	342 of 1193	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	39.6	723 of 1204	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	706 of 1222	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	459 of 1173	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 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 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
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	$15,694	$14,562	$1,132
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	$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)
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	$16,060	$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%)	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	$36,921	$35,502	$1,419
Canyon High	Public	9-12	220 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8000	2,183	85	25.7	31.5%	888 (40.7%)	30 (1.4%)	576 (26.4%)	546 (25.0%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	125 (5.7%)	86.3	275^th of 2162 public high schools	87.3%		93	158^th of 2159 public high schools	92.7%	117	47.3	10.0	46.0	77.8	77.8	46.0	46.0	$15,432	$14,300	$1,132
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	$18,867	$17,944	$923
Esperanza High	Public	9-12	1830 North Kellogg Dr.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7540	1,393	65	21.4	44.9%	496 (35.6%)	16 (1.1%)	589 (42.3%)	211 (15.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (5.3%)	83.6	346^th of 2162 public high schools	84.0%		91.5	190^th of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	156	45.4		44.9	70.7	70.7	44.8	44.8	$22,409	$21,604	$805
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
El Camino Real Continuation High	Public	9-12	1351 East Orangethorpe Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7060	142	10	13.5	78.9%	17 (12.0%)	6 (4.2%)	111 (78.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	13.8	1842^nd of 2162 public high schools	14.8%		12.9	1895^th of 2159 public high schools	12.2%	53	7.9	9.1	8.1	11.9	11.9	5.1	5.1	$39,850	$38,408	$1,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa Park High

What schools feed into Villa Park High?

Villa Park High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy
Elementary : Nohl Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Serrano Elementary
Elementary : Taft Elementary
Elementary : Villa Park Elementary
Middle : Cerro Villa Middle

What is the racial makeup of Villa Park High?

Students at Villa Park High are 56% Hispanic, 27% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Villa Park High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,023 students attended Villa Park High.

What district is Villa Park High in?

Orange Unified

Is Villa Park High a good school?

Villa Park High ranks 653^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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