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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92628

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ZIP code 92628 has four Orange County Department of Education schools: three alternative schools and one high school, serving grades K–12 overall, with enrollments from 168 to 1,315. They are [ACCESS County Community](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102410567/school.aspx), [Orange County Special Education](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102407991/school.aspx), [ACCESS Juvenile Hall](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102409236/school.aspx) and [College and Career Preparatory Academy](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102413959/school.aspx). The schools share the [Orange County Department of Education](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/district/91024/search.aspx), which SchoolDigger rates at three stars and ranks 467th of 968 districts. Reported school averages are about 10% proficient in ELA, 5% in math and 11% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%; the gaps are 40, 33 and 25 percentage points, respectively. ELA and math averages include three schools because one school’s results are suppressed; science includes all four. The main takeaway is that reported proficiency is well below state levels in every subject, even though science is the relative strength.

The top school varies by subject. [ACCESS County Community](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102410567/school.aspx) leads reported all-grades ELA at 13%, about 5 points above [Orange County Special Education](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102407991/school.aspx), the lowest at 8%. [Orange County Special Education](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102407991/school.aspx) leads math at 11%; [ACCESS Juvenile Hall](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102409236/school.aspx) is lowest at 2%. In science, [College and Career Preparatory Academy](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102413959/school.aspx) leads at 20%, while [ACCESS Juvenile Hall](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102409236/school.aspx) is lowest at 6%. The science leader is about 12 points above the other three schools’ average, but still below the state rate. Non-test measures also differ: [College and Career Preparatory Academy](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102413959/school.aspx) has the highest graduation rate (67%) and lowest dropout rate (12%), but highest chronic absenteeism (73%). [ACCESS Juvenile Hall](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102409236/school.aspx) has the lowest absenteeism (7%) and highest dropout rate (62%).

Average results improved modestly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: about 1 percentage point in ELA, 2 in math and 4 in science. The change was not uniform: [ACCESS County Community](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102410567/school.aspx) declined in all three subjects, while [Orange County Special Education](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102407991/school.aspx) made the largest gains, including 9 points in science. Other factors may help families distinguish the schools: student–teacher ratios range from 6.8 at [ACCESS Juvenile Hall](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102409236/school.aspx) to 24 at [College and Career Preparatory Academy](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102413959/school.aspx). For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 85% at [ACCESS County Community](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102410567/school.aspx), 47% at [Orange County Special Education](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102407991/school.aspx) and 96% at [College and Career Preparatory Academy](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102413959/school.aspx); [ACCESS Juvenile Hall](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9102409236/school.aspx) reported 51% directly certified for free meals that year, a different measure. These figures offer context, not a simple performance ranking.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orange County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 966-4129	331	47	7.0	47.1%	75 (22.7%)	13 (3.9%)	169 (51.1%)	52 (15.7%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)			0.0	8.7					0.0			7.9					8.3			10.5
ACCESS Juvenile Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 935-7651	186	27	6.8	—	12 (6.5%)	18 (9.7%)	142 (76.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)			3.7	6.3							4.6	8.0							0.0	2.0			$82,866	$3,832	$79,034
ACCESS County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6404	1,315	67	19.6	85.4%	131 (10.0%)	32 (2.4%)	1,036 (78.8%)	47 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	51 (3.9%)								(n/a)		4.4	8.2	7.7					10.0	14.3	12.6	13.0					5.3	9.1	1.5	2.9			$65,834	$3,832	$62,002
College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15872 South Harbor Blvd. Bldg A	Fountain Valley	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	168	7	24.0	96.4%	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)			20.0	20.0																			$44,874	$3,939	$40,935

Cities Near Zip Code 92628

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Costa Mesa	0.62 mi	30	364^th
Newport Beach	0.88 mi	10	122^nd
Huntington Beach	2.84 mi	31	142^nd
Corona Del Mar	3.71 mi	2	58^th
Fountain Valley	4.01 mi	16	159^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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