Anaheim Union High School District
Public
Regional · 7 towns Grades 7–12 BSchool Grade
Middle and high school for Anaheim, Orange, Buena Park, Cypress, Stanton, La Palma and Los Alamitos, and parts of Garden Grove. Each town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
26,076Students enrolled
21Schools · + 10 feeders
7Towns served
$20,079Spent per student
22:1Student–teacher ratio
82%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–6
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy or Esther L. WalterDepends on your addressMagnolia Elementary School DistrictGrades K–6
Los Coyotes Elementary or George B. Miller Elementary or Steve Luther ElementaryDepends on your addressCentralia Elementary School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$20,079
per student each year · 5% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
29,148’20
28,368’21
27,706’22
27,149’23
26,076’24
Students
Hispanic · 69%17,921
Asian · 18%4,626
White · 8%2,067
Two or more races · 2%599
Black · 2%548
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%197
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Anaheim344,521 people · Grades K–8 at Crescent Elementary or Ponderosa Elementary and others
Orange138,266 people
Buena Park82,871 people
Cypress49,498 people · Grades K–6 at Margaret Landell Elementary or Frank Vessels Elementary and others
Stanton39,402 people · Grades K–6 at Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy or Esther L. Walter
La Palma15,272 people · Grades K–6 at Los Coyotes Elementary or George B. Miller Elementary and others
Los Alamitos11,794 people
Also covers small parts of Garden Grove.
Schools21 in district · 10 feeders
This district · grades 7–12
Lexington Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,188 students · Cypress
APublicSouth Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,159 students · Anaheim
CPublicSycamore Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,137 students · Anaheim
CPublicDale Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,002 students · Anaheim
BPublicWalker Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 890 students · La Palma
A-PublicBall Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 737 students · Anaheim
CPublicBrookhurst Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 724 students · Anaheim
CPublicOrangeview Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 612 students · Anaheim
B-PublicCypress HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,685 students · Cypress
APublicAnaheim HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,667 students · Anaheim
B-PublicKatella HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,326 students · Anaheim
B-PublicJohn F. Kennedy HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,983 students · La Palma
APublicMagnolia HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,608 students · Anaheim
B-PublicLoara HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,539 students · Anaheim
BPublicSavanna HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,466 students · Anaheim
B+PublicWestern HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,446 students · Anaheim
BPublicOxford AcademyHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,315 students · Cypress
A+PublicPolaris HighHigh · Grades 7–12 · 623 students · Anaheim
A-PublicGilbert High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 543 students · Anaheim
DPublicHopeHigh · Grades 7–12 · 231 students · Buena Park
PublicCambridge Virtual AcademyHigh · Grades 7–12 · 195 students · Anaheim
PublicFeeder schools · grades K–6 · each town's own district
A. E. Arnold ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 560 students · Cypress
CPublicClara J. King ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 431 students · Cypress
PublicFrank Vessels ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 650 students · Cypress
CPublicJuliet Morris ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 562 students · Cypress
D-PublicMargaret Landell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 662 students · Cypress
PublicGeorge B. Miller ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 502 students · La Palma
CPublicLos Coyotes ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 568 students · La Palma
PublicSteve Luther ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 403 students · La Palma
D-PublicEsther L. WalterElementary · Grades K–6 · 442 students · Anaheim
PublicRobert M. Pyles STEM AcademyElementary · Grades K–6 · 601 students · Stanton
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictFountain Valley · Seal Beach · Westminster · $18,463 per student
Long Beach Unified School DistrictLakewood · Long Beach · $21,042 per student
ABC Unified School DistrictCerritos · Hawaiian Gardens · $19,156 per student
Bellflower Unified School DistrictLakewood · $21,569 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.