Summary:
ZIP code 92808 has three Orange Unified schools: El Rancho Charter (grades 7–8), Running Springs Academy (K–8), and Canyon Rim Elementary (K–6). In 2025–2026, all three exceeded state proficiency results in ELA, math, and science: the schools’ averages were 73% in ELA, 65% in math, and 57% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Because the schools serve different grade spans, these all-grade figures are broad comparisons. The biggest difference among the schools is in science, where Canyon Rim is well behind the other two.
El Rancho stands out in ELA and science, with 79% proficient in ELA and 68% in science; its science result is 3 points above Running Springs, the next-highest school. Running Springs leads in math at 68%, 3 points above El Rancho. Canyon Rim is the clear science outlier at 39%—25 points below Running Springs and 28 below El Rancho, though still 3 points above the state. In common grades 3–6, Running Springs also leads Canyon Rim in ELA in every grade; math is more mixed, with Running Springs’ largest advantage in grade 5 at 30 points.
Compared with 2024–2025, the group’s average lead over the state narrowed by 3 points in ELA, 3 in math, and 2 in science. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide percentiles are 95th for El Rancho, 90th for Running Springs, and 81st for Canyon Rim; Canyon Rim’s percentile fell from 86th the prior year, while El Rancho remained at 95th. Context figures do not point to a simple explanation for score differences: student–teacher ratios range from 25.8 at Running Springs to 29.9 at El Rancho, and in 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 30%–32% at each school. Chronic absenteeism was below both district and state rates at all three schools, ranging from 6% at El Rancho to 8% at Running Springs.
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