Schools · Fullerton
Fullerton, CA schools
Fullerton’s public schools score well above California’s averages: 66% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide, and 88% of high schoolers graduate on time against 87.6%. Kids attend one of 17 schools through grade 8, then one of 5 middle schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A−
Fullerton’s School Grade: A-
The public schools Fullerton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
ATest scoresC+Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (558)Better than 88%
High confidence. Built on 2,907 tested students and a graduating class of 3,435; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Fullerton kids go to school
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading (Fullerton Joint Union High)66%
State average 48.5%
Reading (grades K–8, Fullerton Elementary)15%
State average 48.5%
Math (Fullerton Joint Union High)51%
State average 33.4%
Math (grades K–8, Fullerton Elementary)5%
State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)
Graduation · class of 2020
88% graduate on time
Graduation rate
88%
CA: 87.6%
Graduating class
3,435
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #407 of 720 CA towns →
Districts
Two districts serve Fullerton
Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 8 schools · 12,597 students
$17,606 per studentCA $21,206A-Fullerton Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 20 schools · 11,247 students
$17,732 per studentCA $21,206D-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 35 schools in Fullerton
Showing 1–30 of 35 schools
Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 892 students
PublicBeechwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 872 students
PublicSunset Lane ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 700 students
D-PublicAcacia ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 661 students
PublicLaguna Road ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 623 students
PublicGolden Hill School for Creative & Performing ArtsElementary · Grades K–6 · 610 students
CPublicPacific Drive ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 607 students
D-PublicRaymond ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 598 students
PublicRolling Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 554 students
D-PublicOrangethorpe ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 489 students
PublicRichman ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 470 students
D-PublicTopaz ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 404 students
PublicValencia Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 398 students
PublicFern Drive ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 372 students
PublicMaple ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 315 students
PublicWoodcrest ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 303 students
CPublicHermosa Drive ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 302 students
D-PublicCommonwealth ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 268 students
D-PublicSt. Juliana Falconieri SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 272 students
PrivateArborland Montessori-Hughes CampusElementary · Grades PK–8 · 204 students
PrivateIvycrest Montessori Private School - ChapmanElementary · Grades K–6 · 95 students
PrivateStepping Stones AcademyElementary · Grades K · 21 students
PrivateKids Adventure Learning CenterElementary · Grades K · 18 students
PrivateD. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 854 students
PublicLadera Vista Junior High School of the ArtsMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 820 students
CPublicNicolas Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 539 students
PublicTroy HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,504 students
A+PublicSunny Hills HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,337 students
APublicFullerton Union HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,880 students
APublicLa Vista High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 298 students
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.