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 El Modena.
K–828 schoolsThis district
827 middle schoolsThis district
85 middle schoolsThis 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.