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Esperanza High

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Esperanza High ranks 346 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 84% of California high schools

Summary

Esperanza High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,400 students in Anaheim, California, and is part of the high-performing Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district.

The school is a strong choice, particularly known for its exceptional 97.8% graduation rate and outstanding support for students who need it most, such as those in special education or experiencing homelessness; it achieves academic results that often surpass schools with similar student demographics. While its English Language Arts scores are notably strong, math scores are an area for growth, and the school has seen a recent dip in its statewide ranking even as graduation rates improved. Compared to peers like Valencia High and El Dorado High within the same district, Esperanza holds its own, offering a compelling mix of high completion rates and targeted support.

Parents should note the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the district average, though lower than the state, and it spends more per student than some neighboring schools in the Orange Unified district, such as Villa Park High. Overall, Esperanza High provides a consistently successful educational environment within a top-tier district, effectively preparing the vast majority of its students for graduation.

1,393

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,425

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1830 North Kellogg Dr.
Anaheim, CA 92807-1218

(714) 986-7540

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Feeder schools for Esperanza High:

Elementary:	Glenknoll Elementary
	Glenview Elementary
	Linda Vista Elementary
	Woodsboro Elementary
Middle:	Orange County School of Computer Science

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

White:

35.6%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg59%

California avg41%

346^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

271^st of 1,543Placentia-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
2025	83.6	346 of 2162	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	190 of 2159	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	239 of 2170	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	227 of 2123	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	278 of 1290	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	243 of 2133	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	287 of 2017	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	92.8	134 of 2021	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	213 of 2039	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	253 of 1994	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.1	77 of 2426	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	47 of 2354	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	51 of 2367	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	38 of 2281	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.2	15 of 2238	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	19 of 2117	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	20 of 2063	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	26 of 1968	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	89.8	27 of 1901	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	54 of 1653	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	259 of 585	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.9	44 of 573	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	144 of 591	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	103 of 581	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	286 of 582	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	251 of 581	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	82 of 1161	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	58.0	147 of 555	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	48 of 1117	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	83 of 1052	92.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	365 of 1085	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	385 of 941	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	290 of 938	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	404 of 1906	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	124 of 1915	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	162 of 1915	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	220 of 1858	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	256 of 1054	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	262 of 1833	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	239 of 1760	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	714 of 1900	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.4	232 of 1902	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	336 of 1917	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	192 of 1861	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	243 of 1814	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	476 of 1742	72.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	68 of 410	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	20 of 328	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	6 of 290	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	362 of 2013	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	265 of 2026	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	193 of 2030	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	245 of 1943	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	299 of 1126	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	354 of 1937	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	414 of 1862	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	281 of 1942	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	239 of 1948	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	344 of 1963	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	225 of 1916	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	267 of 1122	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	245 of 1880	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	321 of 1834	82.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	85 of 175	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	45 of 183	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	29 of 190	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	70 of 168	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	75 of 577	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	238 of 574	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	268 of 541	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.5	43 of 515	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	58.3	185 of 422	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	169 of 1252	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	93 of 1216	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.0	235 of 1197	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	166 of 1155	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	150 of 1173	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	208 of 1193	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	285 of 1204	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	255 of 1222	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	214 of 1173	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-28 vs school

Military Connected (2025)51st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 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 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
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	$19,425	$1,052	$18,373
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	$15,490	$1,195	$14,295
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	$32,802	$7,547	$25,255
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%)	91.5	173^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.0%		90.2	219^th of 2159 public high schools	89.9%	46	55.4		54.1	76.1	76.1	54.9	54.9	$18,587	$963	$17,624
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%)	90	196^th of 2162 public high schools	90.9%		86.3	299^th of 2159 public high schools	86.2%	103	50.3		50.2	79.8	79.8	50.5	50.5	$17,313	$984	$16,329
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
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%)	82.7	368^th of 2162 public high schools	83.0%		86.7	287^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	81	45.2	20.0	44.6	68.3	68.3	45.9	45.9	$17,959	$965	$16,994
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%)	12.4	1897^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		14.2	1842^nd of 2159 public high schools	14.7%	55	3.2	23.1	4.7	13.3	13.3	3.8	3.8	$30,155	$3,848	$26,307
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%)	65.5	679^th of 2162 public high schools	68.6%		66	634^th of 2159 public high schools	70.6%	45	35.3		35.3	55.6	55.6	33.3	33.3	$25,477	$1,487	$23,990
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%)	97.9	36^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%		97.9	45^th of 2159 public high schools	97.9%	9	75.3		75.3	87.1	87.1	78.0	78.0	$17,384	$974	$16,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza High

What schools feed into Esperanza High?

Esperanza High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glenknoll Elementary
Elementary : Glenview Elementary
Elementary : Linda Vista Elementary
Elementary : Woodsboro Elementary
Middle : Orange County School of Computer Science

Is Esperanza High a good school?

Esperanza High ranks 346^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Esperanza High in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

How many students attend Esperanza High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,393 students attended Esperanza High.

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza High?

Students at Esperanza High are 42% Hispanic, 36% White, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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