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Best public schools in Orange, CA

29 public schools in Orange: 16 elementary · 3 middle · 5 high · 1 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Orange, best first
1
Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy 78.7
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 497 students
ELA 67%Math 60%Science 45%
#997 of 4,688 in California
2
Chapman Hills Elementary 76.9
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 346 students
ELA 68%Math 53%Science 45%
#1,082 of 4,688 in California
3
La Veta Elementary 69.9
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 456 students
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 54%
#1,410 of 4,688 in California
4
Linda Vista Elementary 68.9
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 314 students
ELA 60%Math 51%Science 32%
#1,457 of 4,688 in California
5
Palmyra GATE Magnet 62.2
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 425 students
ELA 54%Math 41%Science 37%
#1,771 of 4,688 in California
6
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science 54.4
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 413 students
ELA 50%Math 41%Science 22%
#2,136 of 4,688 in California
7
Taft Elementary 51.6
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 436 students
ELA 41%Math 43%Science 26%
#2,268 of 4,688 in California
8
West Orange Elementary 51.5
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 353 students
ELA 52%Math 34%Science 23%
#2,272 of 4,688 in California
9
California iInspire Academy 47.6
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 692 students
ELA 44%Math 35%Science 23%
#2,455 of 4,688 in California
10
Prospect Elementary 44.6
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 358 students
ELA 43%Math 31%Science 24%
#2,596 of 4,688 in California
11
Sycamore Elementary 44.2
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 366 students
ELA 40%Math 37%Science 19%
#2,615 of 4,688 in California
12
Handy Elementary 43.4
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 373 students
ELA 41%Math 32%Science 24%
#2,652 of 4,688 in California
13
Olive Elementary 40.5
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 327 students
ELA 39%Math 28%Science 28%
#2,788 of 4,688 in California
14
Esplanade Elementary 25.0
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 281 students
ELA 35%Math 26%Science 10%
#3,515 of 4,688 in California
15
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter 12.4
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District · Grades K-6 · Charter · 200 students
ELA 27%Math 15%Science 16%
#4,105 of 4,688 in California
16
Cambridge Elementary 9.8
Orange Unified · Grades K-6 · 426 students
ELA 25%Math 16%Science 13%
#4,227 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

3 schools in Orange, best first
1
Santiago Charter Middle 64.6
Santiago Charter Middle District · Grades 7-8 · Charter · 1,098 students
ELA 53%Math 34%Science 33%
#470 of 1,326 in California
2
Yorba Middle 47.0
Orange Unified · Grades 7-8 · 416 students
ELA 47%Math 26%Science 18%
#703 of 1,326 in California
3
Portola Middle 44.2
Orange Unified · Grades 7-8 · 577 students
ELA 39%Math 26%Science 24%
#740 of 1,326 in California

High schools

5 schools in Orange, best first
1
El Modena High 68.7
Orange Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,914 students
ELA 60%Math 25%Science 45%
#541 of 1,729 in California
2
Orange High 36.8
Orange Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,748 students
ELA 40%Math 11%Science 25%
#1,093 of 1,729 in California
3
Unity Middle College High 27.4
Unity Middle College High District · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 55 students
ELA 9%Math 18%
#1,255 of 1,729 in California
4
Richland Continuation High 2.7
Orange Unified · Grades 9-12 · 186 students
ELA 5%Math 0%Science 2%
#1,682 of 1,729 in California
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Orange Unified · Grades 7-12 · 10 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Orange
1
McPherson Magnet 91.4
Orange Unified · Grades K-8 · 853 students
ELA 74%Math 56%Science 52%
#96 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

4 schools in Orange, best first
1
Orange County Classical Academy 96.7
Orange County Classical Academy District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 568 students
ELA 71%Math 66%Science 47%
#19 of 569 in California
2
OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy 91.5
Orange Unified · Grades K-12 · 243 students
ELA 59%Math 48%Science 43%
#49 of 569 in California
3
Explore Academy 41.4
Explore Academy District · Grades K-12 · Charter
ELA 28%Math 15%Science 37%
#334 of 569 in California
4
OUSD Home Sch 23.8
Orange Unified · Grades K-12 · 40 students
ELA 26%Math 8%Science 9%
#434 of 569 in California

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