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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92870


At a glance
30
Schools
19,621
Students
9
5-star schools
Top rankedGolden Elementary15th of 5,817 California elementary schools
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Biggest riser
John O. Tynes Elementary up 510 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
George Key 11.4 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

ZIP code 92870 has 30 schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District: 19 elementary, four middle, four high and three alternative schools. Across the 29 schools with test results, equal-weight averages were 14 points above the state in ELA, 15 points in math and 13 points in science. The most important takeaway is that these above-state averages mask very large differences from one school to another.

Golden Elementary leads all three subjects, with 90% proficient in ELA, 90% in math and 83% in science. Its results are 27, 38 and 35 points above the averages of the other schools with results, respectively; SchoolDigger ranks it 15th of 5,804 schools, in the 100th percentile, with five stars. At the other end, El Camino Real Continuation High has 7% ELA, 0% math and 4% science—59, 56 and 47 points below the other-school averages. It is a continuation high school, so its results are not a direct comparison with conventional high schools. Other subject leaders include Buena Vista Virtual Academy in ELA (84%), Linda Vista Elementary in math (77%) and Woodsboro Elementary in science (74%).

From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school average was essentially unchanged in ELA, fell 1 point in math and rose 3 points in science. State results rose too, narrowing the area’s ELA and math leads while leaving its science gap nearly unchanged. School-level changes varied: John O. Tynes Elementary gained 8 points in ELA, while Rose Drive Elementary fell 8 points in math and gained 21 in science. Income and class-size figures also vary: Golden reports 24% free/reduced lunch eligible (school year 2024–2025) and a 26.4 student–teacher ratio, while Melrose Elementary reports 94% eligible; these are observations, not explanations for test results. These school averages give equal weight to schools with different grade spans, and George Key has no test results.

Ranking:
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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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