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Valencia High

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Valencia High ranks 368 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 83% of California high schools

Summary

Valencia High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,411 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 20% of California schools while serving a student population where over two-thirds qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's strength lies in achieving a very high graduation rate (95.1%) and solid academic outcomes, particularly in English, despite serving a community with greater economic need than many neighboring schools like El Dorado High or Brea Olinda High. However, comparisons show a notable gap in mathematics proficiency and a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism, which are key areas for potential improvement. When looking at schools with similar demographics, such as Katella High or Fullerton Union High, Valencia's academic performance is significantly stronger.

Overall, Valencia High delivers efficient and resilient results within its district context, though recent slight declines in its statewide ranking and the performance of some student subgroups are trends worth watching. The school spends less per student than some peers with similar or lower outcomes, such as Esperanza High, and its success in graduating students stands in contrast to the severe challenges faced by local continuation schools like El Camino Real Continuation High.

2,411

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,029

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 North Bradford Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870-4844

(714) 996-4970

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Feeder schools for Valencia High:

Elementary:	John O. Tynes Elementary
	Melrose Elementary
	Morse Elementary
	Rio Vista Elementary
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	Ruby Drive Elementary
	Van Buren Elementary
Middle:	Kraemer Middle
	Valadez Middle School Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.0%

Asian:

21.8%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg59%

California avg41%

368^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	82.7	368 of 2162	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	287 of 2159	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	212 of 2170	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	284 of 2123	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	222 of 1290	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	301 of 2133	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	226 of 2017	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.4	256 of 2021	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	279 of 2039	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	84.5	281 of 1994	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	66 of 2426	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	87 of 2354	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.7	120 of 2367	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	106 of 2281	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	77.9	146 of 2238	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	78.3	148 of 2117	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.9	120 of 2063	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	131 of 1968	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	79.3	101 of 1901	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	73.6	135 of 1653	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	20 of 585	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	13 of 573	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	14 of 591	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	20 of 581	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	24 of 582	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	37 of 581	93.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.9	396 of 1161	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	145 of 555	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	315 of 1117	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	233 of 1052	77.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	472 of 1085	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	170 of 1064	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	468 of 1044	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	186 of 467	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	194 of 941	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.2	422 of 938	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	357 of 1906	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	357 of 1915	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	227 of 1915	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	302 of 1858	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	188 of 1054	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	332 of 1833	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	277 of 1760	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	577 of 1900	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	406 of 1902	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	306 of 1917	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	585 of 1861	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	549 of 1814	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.8	267 of 1742	84.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	106 of 410	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	65 of 328	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	70 of 290	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	505 of 2013	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	365 of 2026	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	229 of 2030	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	380 of 1943	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	271 of 1126	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	560 of 1937	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	305 of 1862	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	320 of 1942	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	214 of 1948	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	189 of 1963	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	242 of 1916	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	211 of 1122	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	288 of 1880	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	162 of 1834	91.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	93 of 175	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	69 of 183	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	105 of 190	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	90 of 168	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	319 of 577	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	87.4	49 of 574	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	44.9	314 of 541	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	321 of 1252	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	460 of 1216	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	549 of 1197	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	55 of 1155	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	140 of 1173	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	94.6	41 of 1193	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	98 of 1204	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	98 of 1222	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	53 of 1173	95.5%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)97th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2025)47th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science45%+12 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
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	$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%)	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	$18,182	$17,346	$836
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	$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%)	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	$41,178	$37,564	$3,614
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	$21,370	$20,680	$690
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
Fullerton Union High	Public	9-12	201 East Chapman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-3801	1,880	72	26.0	62.8%	320 (17.0%)	18 (1.0%)	1,265 (67.3%)	142 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (6.4%)	70.7	588^th of 2162 public high schools	72.8%		73	523^rd of 2159 public high schools	75.8%	65	34.7	18.2	34.2	63.0	63.0	37.2	37.2	$21,527	$20,828	$699
Brea Canyon High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	689 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7882	41	7	5.9	43.9%	13 (31.7%)	2 (4.9%)	22 (53.7%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	12.8	1886^th of 2162 public high schools	12.8%		12	1954^th of 2159 public high schools	9.5%	68	10.0		9.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	$81,722	$78,938	$2,784
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
Brea Olinda High	Public	9-12	789 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7850	1,676	79	21.3	41.6%	408 (24.3%)	22 (1.3%)	657 (39.2%)	498 (29.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	83 (5.0%)	88.5	231^st of 2162 public high schools	89.3%		87.6	269^th of 2159 public high schools	87.5%	38	55.5		55.3	69.3	69.3	51.0	51.0	$23,421	$22,236	$1,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Valencia High

How many students attend Valencia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,411 students attended Valencia High.

What is the racial makeup of Valencia High?

Students at Valencia High are 66% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Valencia High a good school?

Valencia High ranks 368^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Valencia High in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What schools feed into Valencia High?

Valencia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John O. Tynes Elementary
Elementary : Melrose Elementary
Elementary : Morse Elementary
Elementary : Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary : Ruby Drive Elementary
Elementary : Van Buren Elementary
Middle : Kraemer Middle
Middle : Valadez Middle School Academy

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