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Orange Unified Schools
Orange Unified is a public school district in California, based in Orange County (Orange). SchoolGrade grades 40 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Orange Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Orange Unified
38 of 40 schools in Orange Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 13B: 8C: 12D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Orange Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Anaheim Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Crescent Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Nohl Canyon Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A El Rancho Charter (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Panorama Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Running Springs Academy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Villa Park Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Canyon High (High school, meets expectations)
- A Ousd Edge Virtual Academy (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Canyon Rim Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Orange Unified
High schools (5)
- A Canyon High, Anaheim
- B+ El Modena High, Orange
- C Orange High, Orange
- F Richland Continuation High, Orange
- B+ Villa Park High, Villa Park
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B+ Cerro Villa Middle, Villa Park
- C Portola Middle, Orange
- C Yorba Middle, Orange
Elementary and primary schools (22)
- A+ Anaheim Hills Elementary, Anaheim
- D- Cambridge Elementary, Orange
- A- Canyon Rim Elementary, Anaheim
- A- Chapman Hills Elementary, Orange
- A+ Crescent Elementary, Anaheim
- D Esplanade Elementary, Orange
- D Fairhaven Elementary, Santa Ana
- C Handy Elementary, Orange
- B+ Imperial Elementary, Anaheim
- B+ La Veta Elementary, Orange
- C- Lampson Elementary, Garden Grove
- B Linda Vista Elementary, Orange
- A+ Nohl Canyon Elementary, Anaheim
- C Olive Elementary, Orange
- B Palmyra Elementary, Orange
- A Panorama Elementary, Santa Ana
- C Prospect Elementary, Orange
- B+ Serrano Elementary, Villa Park
- C Sycamore Elementary, Orange
- C+ Taft Elementary, Orange
- A Villa Park Elementary, Villa Park
- C+ West Orange Elementary, Orange
Other schools and academies (10)
- C+ California Iinspire Academy, Orange
- Canyon Hills, Anaheim
- A El Rancho Charter, Anaheim
- A- Fletcher Mandarin Language And Gate Academy, Orange
- C+ Jordan Academy Of Language And Computer Science, Orange
- A- Mcpherson Magnet, Orange
- Ousd Community Day, Orange
- A Ousd Edge Virtual Academy, Orange
- D Ousd Home Sch, Orange
- A Running Springs Academy, Anaheim
Where Orange Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Orange (24)
- Anaheim (9)
- Villa Park (4)
- Santa Ana (2)
- Garden Grove (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Orange County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 24,266 students with 991 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,475 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0628650
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tustin Unified (28 schools, 7 mi)
- Irvine Unified (43 schools, 8 mi)
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified (34 schools, 9 mi)
- Corona-Norco Unified (52 schools, 10 mi)
- Santa Ana Unified (51 schools, 11 mi)
- Saddleback Valley Unified (33 schools, 12 mi)
- Chino Valley Unified (34 schools, 13 mi)
- Anaheim Elementary (24 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Orange Unified
How many schools are in Orange Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 40 public schools in Orange Unified, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Orange Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Orange, Anaheim, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Garden Grove.
How good are the schools in Orange Unified?
Across the 38 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 44.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.4%. 76% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Orange Unified?
24,266 students were enrolled in Orange Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 24.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Orange Unified?
Orange Unified is in California, based in Orange County, with its district office in Orange. Its boundary covers about 146 sq mi.