Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Schools

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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.

1. A+ Parkview (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Valadez Middle School Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A- Yorba Linda High (High school, meets expectations)
4. A- El Dorado High (High school, exceeds expectations)
5. A- Valencia High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A- Buena Vista Virtual Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. B+ Esperanza High (High school, meets expectations)
8. B Fairmont Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
9. B Golden Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. D+ Charles Wagner Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (5)

• D+ El Camino Real Continuation High, Placentia
• A- El Dorado High, Placentia
• B+ Esperanza High, Anaheim
• A- Valencia High, Placentia
• A- Yorba Linda High, Yorba Linda

Middle and junior high schools (5)

• Bernardo Yorba Middle, Yorba Linda
• Col J K Tuffree Middle, Placentia
• Kraemer Middle, Placentia
• A+ Valadez Middle School Academy, Placentia
• Yorba Linda Middle, Yorba Linda

Elementary and primary schools (20)

• Brookhaven Elementary, Placentia
• Bryant Ranch Elementary, Yorba Linda
• D+ Charles Wagner Elementary, Placentia
• B Fairmont Elementary, Yorba Linda
• Glenknoll Elementary, Yorba Linda
• Glenview Elementary, Anaheim
• B Golden Elementary, Placentia
• F John O Tynes Elementary, Placentia
• Lakeview Elementary, Yorba Linda
• Linda Vista Elementary, Yorba Linda
• D+ Mabel M Paine Elementary, Yorba Linda
• Melrose Elementary, Placentia
• Morse Elementary, Placentia
• Rio Vista Elementary, Anaheim
• Rose Drive Elementary, Yorba Linda
• Ruby Drive Elementary, Placentia
• Sierra Vista Elementary, Placentia
• Topaz Elementary, Fullerton
• Van Buren Elementary, Placentia
• Woodsboro Elementary, Anaheim

Other schools and academies (4)

• A- Buena Vista Virtual Academy, Yorba Linda
• D- George Key, Placentia
• A+ Parkview, Placentia
• D- Travis Ranch, Yorba Linda

Cities and towns served (4)

• Placentia (17)
• Yorba Linda (12)
• Anaheim (4)
• Fullerton (1)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Orange County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 22,705 students with 966 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,048 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0630660
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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