Private special-education school · nonsectarian · Concord, California
Orion Academy
9–12 · 30 students, not counting pre-K (2025–26)
Orion Academy is a private school for students in special education. California private schools don’t take the state tests, so there are no results we can fairly compare. We don’t score or rank private schools.
Common questions
How long is the school day?
6.5 hours in the 2021–22 federal survey. Ask for current hours and care. Evidence ↓
How do I apply?
Call (925) 377-0789 and ask which grades have openings, how to apply and by when. Evidence ↓
What are the free public options nearby?
Your assigned public high school depends on your address; the nearest are listed below, each placed among California’s public high schools on spring 2025 tests. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
How big is it?
30 students, not counting pre-K, in the private school affidavit the school files with the state (California Department of Education), 2025–26. Evidence ↓
What does a year cost?
Ask the school for the total yearly cost, including fees, and how financial aid works.
Does Orion Academy have state test results?
No. Private schools in California don’t take the state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Orion Academy to score. Evidence ↓
Life at school
What would my child’s day be like?
The school reported a 6.5-hour day in 2021–22.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
- School typeSpecial-education school with no religious affiliationNCES survey 2021–22
Ask: What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
Students
Who goes to Orion Academy?
In 2025–26, the school reported 30 students to the state.
CDE private school affidavit, 2025–26
The count leaves out pre-K.
Ask: How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
Source recordsNCES survey · ZIP-area census
| Grades | 9–12 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 30 K–12 and ungraded students |
| Students | Coeducational |
| School day | 6.5 hours |
| Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| School type | Special-education school with no religious affiliation (NCES term: “Nonsectarian (Special Education)”) |
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $82,479 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 29% |
| ZIP-area population | 37,381 |
| Median age | 35.0 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 94520 →
The ZIP area comes from the school’s directory address; it does not verify where the campus is.
Public options
What are the free public options nearby?
Three district or charter high schools sit within 3 miles.
Public schools · straight-line distance from this school’s address
High
- Mt. Diablo High0.6 mi
- College Park High2.0 mi
- Concord High2.6 mi
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
District schools are assigned by your home address. Charters run their own admissions.
Public schools at other levels (6)Elementary · Middle
Elementary
- Meadow Homes Elementary0.6 mi
- Heights Elementary1.0 mi
- Wren Avenue Elementary1.1 mi
Middle
- Valley View Middle2.0 mi
- Oak Grove Middle2.3 mi
- El Dorado Middle2.3 mi
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Next steps
How do I visit Orion Academy, and what should I ask?
Questions for your visit
- How do students come to the school? Ask whether districts place students here through a special-education plan (IEP), or families apply directly.
- Which therapies and services are part of the day? Ask how many students each adult works with.
More questions to ask (10) and the map
- How many students leave each year, and why? If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
- Where do students go after they finish here? Ask for the list of colleges and other paths recent graduates went on to.
- What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there? Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
- Who accredits the school? Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.
- What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
- How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
- How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
- Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
- How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
- What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
Location and visiting
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Data sources: CDE Private School Affidavit · U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
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