Orange · Orange County

Schools in Orange

Orange’s 18 public elementary schools run from the 23rd to the 90th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 18 schools

from 23rd to 90th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Chapman Hills Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Orange County Classical Academy: 86th percentile, Strong
  • Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy: 84th percentile, Strong
  • McPherson Magnet: 84th percentile, Strong
  • Linda Vista Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • La Veta Elementary: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Palmyra GATE Magnet: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Taft Elementary: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • California iInspire Academy: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Sycamore Elementary: 47th percentile, Developing
  • West Orange Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Olive Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Cambridge Elementary: 40th percentile, Developing
  • Esplanade Elementary: 39th percentile, Developing
  • Handy Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
  • Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter: 29th percentile, Developing
  • Prospect Elementary: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
9Developing
2Solid
6Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 6 schools

from 44th to 88th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • McPherson Magnet: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Orange County Classical Academy: 80th percentile, Strong
  • OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Santiago Charter Middle: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • Portola Middle: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Yorba Middle: 44th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
3Strong

High · 3 schools

from 28th to 67th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy: 67th percentile, Solid
  • El Modena High: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Orange High: 28th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 3 of the 24 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Orange

26 listed public schools with mapped locations.

Open full map →

Loading school locations…

Percentile among California schools at the same level

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

The school lists on this page are also available without the map.

Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Orange score highest?

Chapman Hills Elementary is highest, at the 90th percentile.

That’s higher than 90 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Orange

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

Show the other 15 elementary schools
Context

The average Orange elementary school had 12 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 Orange score highest?

McPherson Magnet is highest, at the 88th percentile.

That’s higher than 88 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Orange

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

Show the other 3 middle schools
Context

The average Orange 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 Orange score highest?

OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy is highest, at the 67th percentile.

That’s higher than 67 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Orange

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

Context

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

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Richland Continuation HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • OUSD Community DayCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

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

Which places nearby can you look at next?

School districts

More places (7)

ZIP codes

Before kindergarten

Common questions

Which public schools in Orange rank highest?

Elementary: Chapman Hills Elementary, 90th percentile (Strong). Middle: McPherson Magnet, 88th percentile (Strong). High: OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy, 67th percentile (Solid). 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 Orange 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.
More questions (3)

Are the public schools in Orange good?

Orange’s 18 public elementary schools run from the 23rd to the 90th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong, 2 Solid, 9 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Orange’s 6 public middle schools run from the 44th to the 88th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 1 Solid and 2 Developing. Orange’s 3 public high schools run from the 28th to the 67th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Solid and 1 Developing. 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 Orange compare with California?

The average Orange elementary school had 12 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 Orange 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 Orange high school had 22 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 Orange 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.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.