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Best public schools in Placentia, CA

18 public schools in Placentia: 9 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high · 3 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

9 schools in Placentia, best first
1
Golden Elementary 99.7
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 803 students
ELA 91%Math 89%Science 84%
#13 of 4,688 in California
2
Sierra Vista Elementary 93.3
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 474 students
ELA 80%Math 74%Science 74%
#313 of 4,688 in California
3
Brookhaven Elementary 88.7
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 460 students
ELA 76%Math 71%Science 55%
#528 of 4,688 in California
4
Charles Wagner Elementary 83.8
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 429 students
ELA 76%Math 62%Science 48%
#758 of 4,688 in California
5
Van Buren Elementary 79.0
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 567 students
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 42%
#983 of 4,688 in California
6
Morse Elementary 67.2
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 382 students
ELA 55%Math 47%Science 41%
#1,536 of 4,688 in California
7
John O. Tynes Elementary 66.8
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 640 students
ELA 53%Math 49%Science 42%
#1,555 of 4,688 in California
8
Ruby Drive Elementary 43.7
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-6 · 380 students
ELA 42%Math 34%Science 21%
#2,638 of 4,688 in California
9
Melrose Elementary 25.6
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-5 · 379 students
ELA 29%Math 27%Science 19%
#3,487 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

3 schools in Placentia, best first
1
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle 86.8
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades 7-8 · 613 students
ELA 74%Math 56%Science 56%
#175 of 1,326 in California
2
Kraemer Middle 84.9
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades 7-8 · 915 students
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 54%
#201 of 1,326 in California
3
Valadez Middle School Academy 31.1
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades 6-8 · 557 students
ELA 40%Math 17%Science 15%
#914 of 1,326 in California

High schools

3 schools in Placentia, best first
1
El Dorado High 90.9
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,009 students
ELA 80%Math 51%Science 50%
#157 of 1,729 in California
2
Valencia High 82.4
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,424 students
ELA 68%Math 46%Science 45%
#304 of 1,729 in California
3
El Camino Real Continuation High 18.1
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades 9-12 · 150 students
ELA 12%Math 5%Science 8%
#1,416 of 1,729 in California

Combined schools

3 schools in Placentia, best first
1
Parkview 95.9
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-12 · 176 students
ELA 62%Math 62%Science 56%
#24 of 569 in California
2
Buena Vista Virtual Academy 94.1
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-12 · 144 students
ELA 71%Math 49%Science 40%
#34 of 569 in California
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George Key —
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified · Grades K-12 · 129 students
No published test results

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