How does Orchard Hills compare to other elementary schools in Irvine?

Orchard Hills has a SchoolScope composite score of 76.5/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 62% of students exceed standard, with a total of 4,666 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Orchard Hills?

62.4% of students at Orchard Hills exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 84.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Orchard Hills?

4.6% of students at Orchard Hills are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

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Q: Is Orchard Hills improving or declining?

Orchard Hills's proficiency rate increases by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Tustin Unified Irvine Orange County 92602

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

4,666 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,371 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

29:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

22%

Teachers

48 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 8.3%

White 17.2%

Asian 62.1%

Black 0.7%

Other 11.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Orchard Hills
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	62.4%
Met Standard	21.6%
Below Standard	16.0%

Exceeded

62.4%

Met

21.6%

Below

16.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "84% proficient" for Orchard Hills and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

62.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 41.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.1 points above the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.4 points higher (vs 50.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

62.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

84.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+7.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

4,666

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	90	60.0%	20.0%	7.8%	12.2%	80.0%
4th	90	58.9%	25.6%	10.0%	5.6%	84.4%
5th	134	62.7%	26.9%	6.0%	4.5%	89.5%
6th	310	58.4%	26.8%	8.7%	6.1%	85.2%
7th	293	53.9%	25.6%	12.3%	8.2%	79.5%
8th	238	55.9%	30.7%	7.6%	5.9%	86.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	91	65.9%	18.7%	7.7%	7.7%	84.6%
4th	94	64.9%	23.4%	8.5%	3.2%	88.3%
5th	138	79.0%	10.1%	6.5%	4.3%	89.1%
6th	317	66.3%	16.7%	9.5%	7.6%	83.0%
7th	295	62.4%	16.6%	11.2%	9.8%	79.0%
8th	243	62.5%	17.7%	10.7%	9.1%	80.3%