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Yorba Linda High

Public Grades 9-12

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 92% of California high schools

Summary

Yorba Linda High is a public high school serving 1,584 students in grades 9-12 in Yorba Linda, California. The school is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is ranked 271 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yorba Linda High consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, with strong academic performance. In 2024-2025, 76.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, significantly higher than the district (71.42%) and state (56.96%) averages. In mathematics, 54.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, again outperforming the district (47.66%) and state (30.5%) averages. The school's graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 95.9% over the past few years, are also consistently high, and its dropout rates are low, ranging from 0.7% to 8.9%.

Compared to nearby schools, Valencia High and El Dorado High, Yorba Linda High generally outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics. When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Brea Olinda High and Canyon High, Yorba Linda High maintains a competitive edge in most areas, though some schools also demonstrate strong academic performance.

1,631

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,041

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19900 Bastanchury Rd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886-8417

(714) 986-7500

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Feeder schools for Yorba Linda High:

Elementary:	Bryant Ranch Elementary
	Fairmont Elementary
	Mabel M. Paine Elementary
	Travis Ranch

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

Asian:

32.7%

Hispanic:

21.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

California avg41%

173^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	91.5	173 of 2162	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	219 of 2159	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	183 of 2170	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	218 of 2123	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	181 of 1290	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	123 of 2133	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	139 of 2017	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	111 of 2021	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	128 of 2039	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	130 of 1994	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	7 of 2426	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	92.5	14 of 2354	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	58 of 2367	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	91.3	22 of 2281	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	143 of 585	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	129 of 573	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	137 of 591	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	215 of 581	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	150 of 582	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	209 of 581	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	878 of 1161	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	422 of 555	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.0	96 of 1117	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	44.7	461 of 1052	56.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	84.3	39 of 467	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	16 of 938	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	168 of 1906	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	120 of 1915	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	186 of 1915	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	165 of 1858	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	152 of 1054	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	119 of 1833	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	107 of 1760	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	142 of 1900	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	72.5	435 of 1902	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	217 of 1917	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	177 of 1861	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	68 of 1814	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	73 of 1742	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	173 of 2013	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	110 of 2026	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	226 of 2030	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	121 of 1943	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	115 of 1126	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	79 of 1937	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	135 of 1862	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	175 of 1942	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	263 of 1948	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	155 of 1963	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	299 of 1916	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	182 of 1122	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	136 of 1880	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	153 of 1834	91.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	32 of 175	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	19 of 183	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	22 of 190	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	13 of 168	92.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	276 of 577	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	101 of 574	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	22 of 541	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	19 of 422	95.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	478 of 1252	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	165 of 1216	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.1	686 of 1197	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	404 of 1155	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	342 of 1173	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	297 of 1193	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	431 of 1204	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	258 of 1222	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	229 of 1173	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science54%+21 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
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	$20,041	$19,236	$805
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yorba Linda High

What district is Yorba Linda High in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What schools feed into Yorba Linda High?

Yorba Linda High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryant Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Fairmont Elementary
Elementary : Mabel M. Paine Elementary
Elementary : Travis Ranch

How many students attend Yorba Linda High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,631 students attended Yorba Linda High.

What is the racial makeup of Yorba Linda High?

Students at Yorba Linda High are 39% White, 33% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Yorba Linda High a good school?

Yes. Yorba Linda High ranks in the top 8.0% of California high schools.

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