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El Camino Real Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2092^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

El Camino Real Continuation High is a 142-student school serving grades 9–12 in Placentia, within the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified area. Its reported chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 83%, compared with 18% statewide and 14% districtwide; the next-highest nearby rate was 78% at La Vista High (Continuation). The clearest concern, however, is proficiency: the school’s results are far below state and district levels in all three tested subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, El Camino Real is near the bottom in every tested subject: its 2025–2026 proficiency was 7% in English language arts, 0% in math and 4% in science. Those results trail the state by 42, 38 and 32 percentage points, respectively, and the district by 60, 57 and 48 points. Its English result was second-lowest among nearby schools with scores, while its math and science results were the lowest. Science is relatively closest to state and district results, but still ranked lowest locally. Graduation offers a more mixed picture: the school’s 82% rate was below the state’s 88% and district’s 97%, but above rates at nearby alternative schools La Vista High (74%) and La Sierra High (Alternative) (70%).

Results have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell by 9 percentage points, math by 2 and science by 5, while the gaps to the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 15th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025 to the 2nd percentile and 0 stars in 2025–2026; nearby schools’ reported percentiles ranged from 14 to 98. The school’s 13.5 students per teacher was the third-lowest local ratio, while 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the third-highest share among ten nearby schools with that measure. A historical subgroup result stands out: in 2022–2023, English Language Learner Students ranked at the 31st percentile in SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school served that group, compared with the schoolwide 15th percentile; the latest subgroup rankings show no similarly large advantage.

142

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,850

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1351 East Orangethorpe Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870-5302

(714) 986-7060

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.2%

White:

12.0%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school4%

District avg60%

California avg42%

2,092^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

285^th of 1,530Placentia-Yorba Linda 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	7.4	2092 of 2135	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1842 of 2162	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1895 of 2159	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1837 of 2170	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1670 of 2123	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	835 of 1290	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1747 of 2133	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1536 of 2017	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1591 of 2021	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1904 of 2039	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	1588 of 1994	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1454 of 2426	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.8	1476 of 2354	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.8	1507 of 2367	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.0	1532 of 2281	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.6	1206 of 2238	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.2	1652 of 2117	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	1352 of 2063	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.5	1403 of 1968	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	1395 of 1901	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	1274 of 1653	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	831 of 1085	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	734 of 1064	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	773 of 1044	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	1845 of 1864	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1719 of 1906	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1662 of 1915	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1788 of 1915	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1559 of 1858	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1417 of 1833	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1454 of 1760	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1852 of 1880	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1675 of 1900	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1785 of 1902	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1681 of 1917	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1503 of 1861	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1510 of 1814	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1361 of 1742	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	375 of 410	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	311 of 328	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	218 of 290	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	1967 of 1997	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	1747 of 2013	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1749 of 2026	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1756 of 2030	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1533 of 1943	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	717 of 1126	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1710 of 1937	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1400 of 1862	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	1846 of 1930	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1643 of 1942	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1777 of 1948	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1591 of 1963	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1516 of 1916	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	797 of 1122	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1606 of 1880	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1395 of 1834	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.6	1165 of 1222	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1036 of 1173	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)

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2019)5th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Science4%-32 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 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 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 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%)	7.4	2092^nd of 2135 public high schools	2.0%		13.8	1842^nd of 2162 public high schools	14.8%	250	2.5		4.3	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	$39,850	$38,408	$1,442
Valencia High	Public	9-12	500 North Bradford Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-4970	2,411	110	21.9	67.3%	202 (8.4%)	27 (1.1%)	1,592 (66.0%)	526 (21.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	51 (2.1%)	77.2	464^th of 2135 public high schools	78.3%		82.7	368^th of 2162 public high schools	83.0%	96	44.1		43.8	67.0	67.0	42.9	42.9	$19,029	$18,224	$805
El Dorado High	Public	9-12	1651 North Valencia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7580	1,998	80	24.9	35.5%	682 (34.1%)	30 (1.5%)	801 (40.1%)	394 (19.7%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	74 (3.7%)	88.2	237^th of 2135 public high schools	88.9%		90	196^th of 2162 public high schools	90.9%	41	54.6	33.3	54.1	76.6	76.6	51.2	51.2	$18,182	$17,346	$836
Esperanza High	Public	9-12	1830 North Kellogg Dr.	Anaheim	92870	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%)	80.3	402^nd of 2135 public high schools	81.2%		83.6	346^th of 2162 public high schools	84.0%	56	46.4		45.7	66.8	66.8	47.9	47.9	$22,409	$21,604	$805
La Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	909 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	298	22	13.4	87.9%	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.7%)	264 (88.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12.2	1833^rd of 2135 public high schools	14.1%		12.4	1897^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%	64	6.5		6.4	11.0	11.0	8.5	8.5	$49,776	$49,008	$768
La Sierra High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	951 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	236	22	10.8	70.3%	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (75.8%)	20 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)			66.7					$41,178	$37,564	$3,614
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	269^th of 2135 public high schools	87.4%		86.3	275^th of 2162 public high schools	87.3%	6	55.8		55.3	74.9	74.9	45.2	45.2	$15,432	$14,300	$1,132
Troy High	Public	9-12	2200 East Dorothy Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4401	2,504	108	23.1	39.7%	275 (11.0%)	27 (1.1%)	710 (28.4%)	1,301 (52.0%)	5 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	167 (6.7%)	97.2	45^th of 2135 public high schools	97.9%		97.9	36^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%	9	75.4		75.4	85.5	85.5	75.5	75.5	$21,370	$20,680	$690
Yorba Linda High	Public	9-12	19900 Bastanchury Rd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7500	1,631	64	25.5	28.0%	636 (39.0%)	18 (1.1%)	348 (21.3%)	533 (32.7%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	84 (5.2%)	93.2	129^th of 2135 public high schools	94.0%		91.5	173^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.0%	44	61.1		60.8	78.7	78.7	64.6	64.6	$20,041	$19,236	$805
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

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino Real Continuation High

What district is El Camino Real Continuation High in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

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El Camino Real Continuation High ranks in the bottom 2.0% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Real Continuation High?

Students at El Camino Real Continuation High are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend El Camino Real Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 142 students attended El Camino Real Continuation High.

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