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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92801


At a glance
14
Schools
7,632
Students
6
Districts
Top rankedCambridge Virtual Academy575th of 2,137 California high schools
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Biggest riser
Brookhurst Junior High up 159 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Henry (Patrick) Elementary 19 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 92801 include 13 campuses—nine elementary schools, one middle school and three high schools—with grades ranging from elementary through high school and 7,632 students enrolled. Results vary widely: in 2025–26, the average school scored 38% in ELA, 27% in math and 24% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important takeaway is that average results were about 11 percentage points below the state in ELA and math, and 12 points below in science.

Cambridge Virtual Academy leads the group in all three subjects, with 63% ELA, 50% math and 45% science—about 14, 12 and 9 points above the state, respectively. Among elementary schools, Dr. Peter Marshall leads in ELA and math at 54% and 48%, while Juliette Low School of the Arts is close behind at 53% and 43%; both are below the state in science. At the lower end, Henry (Patrick) Elementary has the lowest ELA and math results, at 26% and 12%, and Westmont Elementary has the lowest science result, at 12%.

From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the average school’s ELA result rose by about 1 percentage point, while math and science were essentially flat; state results rose about 1 point in math and 3 in science. Cambridge Virtual Academy also improved in all three subjects, including a 14-point math gain. SchoolDigger ranks it at the 73rd statewide percentile, compared with the 8th percentile for Henry Elementary and the 13th for Brookhurst Junior High. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–25 range from 65% at Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary to 91% at Brookhurst; these measures and school sizes do not neatly track results. Test-score trends cover 12 schools, as Orange County Workforce Innovation High has no 2025–26 scores.

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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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