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Best High Schools in Zip Code 92870

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Schools

5,944

Students

Top rankedEl Dorado High237^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 92870 has four high schools serving grades 9–12 in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district: three comprehensive high schools and one continuation high school. The clearest difference is between the three comprehensive schools, whose proficiency results are much closer together, and El Camino Real Continuation High, whose results are far lower.

El Dorado High stands out at the top: in 2025–2026, 77% of students were proficient in ELA, 51% in math, and 54% in science—the highest results in each subject. It led the next-highest school by 10 points in ELA, 3 in math, and 8 in science, and exceeded state results by 27, 13, and 18 points, respectively. At the other end, El Camino Real Continuation High had 7% proficiency in ELA, 0% in math, and 4% in science. Its results were 60, 43, and 40 points below the next-lowest school in those subjects. Completion indicators also differ: El Dorado High graduated 99% of students, compared with 82% at El Camino Real Continuation High.

Recent results show no single trend across the schools: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all three comprehensive schools’ ELA results fell, while El Dorado High and Esperanza High improved in math and science; Valencia High and El Camino Real Continuation High declined in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked El Dorado High in the 89th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the 78th for Valencia High, the 81st for Esperanza High, and the 2nd for El Camino Real Continuation High. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 36% at El Dorado High, 45% at Esperanza High, 67% at Valencia High, and 79% at El Camino Real Continuation High; these figures are context, not an explanation of results. Because the continuation school serves a different school context, its results should not be treated as directly equivalent to those of the comprehensive high schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	7.4	2094^th of 2137 public high schools	2.0%		13.8	1842^nd of 2162 public high schools	14.8%	252	2.5		4.3	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	$39,850	$38,408	$1,442
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%)	88.2	237^th of 2137 public high schools	88.9%		90	196^th of 2162 public high schools	90.9%	41	54.6	33.3	54.1	76.6	76.6	51.2	51.2	$18,182	$17,346	$836
Esperanza High	Public	9-12	1830 North Kellogg Dr.	Anaheim	92870	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%)	80.3	402^nd of 2137 public high schools	81.2%		83.6	346^th of 2162 public high schools	84.0%	56	46.4		45.7	66.8	66.8	47.9	47.9	$22,409	$21,604	$805
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%)	77.2	464^th of 2137 public high schools	78.3%		82.7	368^th of 2162 public high schools	83.0%	96	44.1		43.8	67.0	67.0	42.9	42.9	$19,029	$18,224	$805

Cities Near Zip Code 92870

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Placentia	0.16 mi	18	189^th
Fullerton	1.18 mi	26	270^th
Yorba Linda	1.51 mi	12	69^th
Anaheim	2.29 mi	76	507^th
Orange	2.5 mi	31	383^rd

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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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