B+
Orange Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Anaheim, Orange and Villa Park, and parts of Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Yorba Linda.
Students
23,790
Schools
41
Spent per student
$16,406
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$8.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Orange Unified School District
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of California districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts above the state
- Spends 23% less per student than the CA average
- 24 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020
- Debt of $8.4M, about $355 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12Long Beach Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency39%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,406 per student · 23% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 39%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,363’20
25,121’21
24,740’22
24,238’23
23,790’24
Down 6.2% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 57%White 22%Asian 13%Two or more races 6%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
41 public schools.
McPherson Magnet
863 students26:1
Crescent Elementary
805 students29:1
California iInspire Academy
699 students28:1
Lampson Elementary
676 students27:1
Running Springs Academy
C643 students26:1
Villa Park Elementary
604 students29:1
Nohl Canyon Elementary
524 students28:1
Serrano Elementary
524 students25:1
Canyon Rim Elementary
509 students27:1
Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy
493 students22:1
Anaheim Hills Elementary
D−476 students28:1
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science
430 students24:1
Palmyra GATE Magnet
C429 students22:1
Fairhaven Elementary
C421 students23:1
Cambridge Elementary
415 students23:1
West Orange Elementary
410 students28:1
La Veta Elementary
D−408 students26:1
Panorama Elementary
408 students26:1
Imperial Elementary
389 students22:1
Taft Elementary
387 students26:1
Handy Elementary
377 students24:1
Sycamore Elementary
357 students22:1
Prospect Elementary
D−332 students23:1
Chapman Hills Elementary
D−321 students27:1
Olive Elementary
C−319 students21:1
Linda Vista Elementary
289 students23:1
Esplanade Elementary
C288 students22:1
Orange Unified Pre-K SDC
0 students
El Rancho Charter
A1,144 students30:1
Cerro Villa Middle
D−747 students26:1
Portola Middle
422 students21:1
Yorba Middle
C418 students18:1
Canyon High
A−2,183 students26:1
Villa Park High
B+2,023 students25:1
El Modena High
B+1,795 students21:1
Orange High
B1,728 students21:1
Richland Continuation High
D165 students11:1
OUSD Community Day
4 students2:1
OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy
A+229 students16:1
Canyon Hills
C109 students16:1
OUSD Home Sch
A−27 students13:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Garden Grove Unified School DistrictFountain Valley, Stanton, Westminster
$21,521per student
Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictCosta Mesa, Fountain Valley, Seal Beach
$18,463per student
Anaheim Union High School DistrictBuena Park, Los Alamitos, Stanton
$20,079per student
Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictBrea, Buena Park, Fullerton
$17,606per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.