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Orange High

Orange UnifiedOrangeOrange County92867
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
842 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,748 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
87%
Teachers
81 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic86.2%
White5.5%
Asian3.4%
Black1.5%
Other3.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Orange High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard8.6%
Met Standard17.3%
Below Standard74.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Orange High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 16.8 points below the Orange Unified district average of 25.4%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.6% exceeded — 10.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.8%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
8.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
25.9%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
29.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
4.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
842
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th42112.8%27.6%29.9%29.7%40.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th4214.3%7.1%22.3%66.3%11.4%

Nearby schools

5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.6

Middle College High
Santa Ana Unified · 3.4 mi
71.3
Villa Park High
Orange Unified · 2.3 mi
48.5
El Modena High
Orange Unified · 2.1 mi
47.5
Katella High
Anaheim Union High · 2.9 mi
32.9
Richland Continuation High
Orange Unified · 0.4 mi
12.9
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score