Fountain Valley · Orange County

Schools in Fountain Valley

In Fountain Valley, 8 of 8 public elementary schools sit at or above the 50th percentile among California elementary schools we score; 1 of 3 public high schools does (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 8 schools

from 57th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Ethan B. Allen Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Courreges (Roch) Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Gisler (Robert) Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Cox (James H.) Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • James Monroe Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
3Solid
5Strong

Middle · 3 schools

from 54th to 98th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Fulton (Harry C.) Middle: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Masuda (Kazuo) Middle: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Vista View Middle: 54th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
2Strong

High · 3 schools

from 20th to 92nd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Fountain Valley High: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Los Amigos High: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Coast High: 20th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Fountain Valley

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Fountain Valley score highest?

Ethan B. Allen Elementary is highest, at the 98th percentile.

That’s higher than 98 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Fountain Valley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Fountain Valley elementary school had 8 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Fountain Valley score highest?

Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is highest, at the 98th percentile.

That’s higher than 98 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Fountain Valley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average Fountain Valley middle school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Fountain Valley score highest?

Fountain Valley High is highest, at the 92nd percentile.

That’s higher than 92 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Fountain Valley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Fountain Valley HighHuntington Beach Union High · Broad base
    92ndStrongScope Score 78
  • Los Amigos HighGarden Grove Unified
    49thDevelopingScope Score 55
  • Coast HighHuntington Beach Union High · Check how it admits students.
    20thNeeds SupportScope Score 46
Context

The average Fountain Valley high school had 19 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • Valley Vista HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

2 private schools have a Fountain Valley address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Fountain Valley rank highest?

Elementary: Ethan B. Allen Elementary, 98th percentile (Strong). Middle: Fulton (Harry C.) Middle, 98th percentile (Strong). High: Fountain Valley High, 92nd percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Fountain Valley decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Fountain Valley good?

Fountain Valley’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 57th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Strong and 3 Solid. Fountain Valley’s 3 public middle schools run from the 54th to the 98th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 1 Solid. Fountain Valley’s 3 public high schools run from the 20th to the 92nd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Fountain Valley compare with California?

The average Fountain Valley elementary school had 8 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Fountain Valley middle school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Fountain Valley high school had 19 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Fountain Valley address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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