Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s 21 public elementary schools run from the 14th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 21 schools
from 14th to 99th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Golden Elementary: 99th percentile, Strong
Woodsboro Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
Bryant Ranch Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
Lakeview Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
Fairmont Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
Linda Vista Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
Rose Drive Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
Sierra Vista Elementary: 88th percentile, Strong
Glenknoll Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
Mabel M. Paine Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
John O. Tynes Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
Travis Ranch: 84th percentile, Strong
Brookhaven Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
Van Buren Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
Charles Wagner Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
Morse Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
Ruby Drive Elementary: 54th percentile, Solid
Melrose Elementary: 53rd percentile, Solid
Glenview Elementary: 53rd percentile, Solid
Topaz Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
Rio Vista Elementary: 14th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
5Solid
14Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 7 schools
from 36th to 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Kraemer Middle: 95th percentile, Strong
Parkview: 93rd percentile, Strong
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle: 91st percentile, Strong
Yorba Linda Middle: 87th percentile, Strong
Travis Ranch: 86th percentile, Strong
Orange County School of Computer Science: 67th percentile, Solid
Valadez Middle School Academy: 36th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
5Strong
High · 6 schools
from 44th to 87th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Yorba Linda High: 87th percentile, Strong
El Dorado High: 84th percentile, Strong
Parkview: 82nd percentile, Strong
Esperanza High: 81st percentile, Strong
Valencia High: 75th percentile, Strong
Buena Vista Virtual Academy: 44th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
5Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 32 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.
The average elementary school in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified had 11 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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified score highest?
Kraemer Middle is highest, at the 95th percentile.
That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average middle school in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified had 14 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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified score highest?
Yorba Linda High is highest, at the 87th percentile.
That’s higher than 87 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
Highest in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average high school in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.
Where does Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified spent $17,635 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction66%
Instruction support12%
Student services8%
Administration4%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$246.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 133 funded actions in 9 goals. That’s 63% of its $389.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 253 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 84% of the money. The plan itself puts 96% of it toward staff.
Districtwide Staffing $197.7 million
Maintain class size ratios in TK/K $5.9 million
Career Technical Education (CTE) $3.5 million
130 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
40 of the plan’s 133 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $0.2 million
Math $0.7 million
Catch-up help $5.5 million
English learners $4.4 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Teacher Collaboration and Intervention Design$2.4 million
ELD Instruction and Support$1.8 million
Learning Recovery Programs$1.5 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
For English learners, low-income students and foster youth: For 2025–26, it planned $26.9 million and estimates it spent $26.9 million, within 1% of the plan.
$26.9 million spent (estimated)$26.9 million planned
What changed
The total is $2.5 million (1%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Districtwide Staffing, which went from $203.8 million to $197.7 million.
Largest cuts
Districtwide Staffing−$6.0 million
Behavioral Intervention and Support−$1.1 million
Professional Development, Training, and Task Forces−$850,162
Largest increases
Instructional Materials, Supplies, and Services+$1.8 million
Additional Health Support at High Impact Sites+$683,850
Learning Recovery Programs+$644,527
New in the 2026–27 plan
Maintain class size ratios in TK/K$5.9 million
Applied Studies Pathway$2.5 million
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8
68%
68%
no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8
57%
58%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8
14 in 100
14 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoals 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8
0.6%
0.7%
up 0.1 pts
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25English learners · Goal 3
9%
8%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25English learners · Goal 3
9%
11%
up 2 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolEnglish learners · Goal 3
21 in 100
21 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceEnglish learners · Goal 3
1.4%
1.5%
up 0.1 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolFoster youth · Goal 6
50 in 100
43 in 100
7 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceFoster youth · Goal 6
13.1%
17.9%
up 4.8 pts
Goal 9 isn’t shown because it tracks named schools.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Districtwide Staffing · $197,741,713
Maintain class size ratios in TK/K · $5,941,623
Career Technical Education (CTE) · $3,532,846
The full plan9 goals, 114 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($246.5 million).
Where does the money go?
82% to Goal 2. Each segment is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a segment to open its goal.
Districtwide Staffing · $197.7 million · −$6.0 million
Districtwide Staffing is 80% of the plan.
Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title
fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
small actions drawn together
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1PYLUSD will provide innovative, rigorous, and relevant educational experiences that empower students to…$3.2 million1% of action budgets
“PYLUSD will provide innovative, rigorous, and relevant educational experiences that empower students to become responsible, ethical, and contributing citizens” p. 32 ↗
College/Career CA Dashboard Indicator and Percentage of Students Indicated as Preparedp. 33 ↗
Baseline
Districtwide 2022-2023 (55.8%) = High
Target for year 3
Districtwide 2025- 2026 (61.8%) = High
11 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2 · Maintenance of Progress GoalPYLUSD will continue to provide the necessary resources, skills, and opportunities for all students to meet…$200.9 million82% of action budgets
“PYLUSD will continue to provide the necessary resources, skills, and opportunities for all students to meet or exceed grade level expectations” p. 41 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $205.8 million (−$4.9 million)
Largest funded actions
Districtwide Staffing$197.7 millionaction 2.1 · p. 186 ↗
Instructional Materials, Supplies, and Services$2.5 millionaction 2.3 · p. 186 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $220,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Professional Development, Training, and Task Forces$0.3 millionaction 2.2 · p. 186 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $203,746 is state funding counted toward those services
Resource Distribution$0.3 millionaction 2.5 · p. 186 ↗
College/Career CA Dashboard Indicator and Percentage of Students Indicated as Preparedp. 42 ↗
Baseline
Districtwide 2022-2023 (55.8%) = High
Target for year 3
Districtwide 2025- 2026 (61.8%) = High
12 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3PYLUSD will close the academic achievement gap for English Learner (EL) students$4.9 million2% of action budgets
20 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.6 million (+$239,801) · p. 48 ↗
Largest funded actions
ELD Instruction and Support$1.8 millionaction 3.7 · p. 187 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Guided Language Acquisition and Design (GLAD)$0.6 millionaction 3.18 · p. 188 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $144,200 is state funding counted toward those services
ELD Teacher Support$0.4 millionaction 3.8 · p. 187 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $203,027 is state funding counted toward those services
Bilingual Aides$0.4 millionaction 3.3 · p. 186 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
English Language Assessment Center$0.4 millionaction 3.10 · p. 187 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $268,528 is state funding counted toward those services
15 more funded actions in this goal
Bilingual Community Liaisons · action 3.12 · p. 188 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Administrative Support · action 3.13 · p. 188 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Additional EL Sections at Secondary Schools · action 3.2 · p. 186 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) · action 3.5 · p. 187 ↗$0.2 million
Melrose Literacy Coach · action 3.14 · p. 188 ↗$0.1 million
Needs-Responsive Schools · action 3.20 · p. 189 ↗$0.1 million
Additional Instructional Materials for EL Support · action 3.6 · p. 187 ↗$0.1 million
ELD Coordination · action 3.16 · p. 188 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Translation Services · action 3.9 · p. 187 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
EL Progress Monitoring and Intervention · action 3.15 · p. 188 ↗under $0.1 million
English Learner Master Plan · action 3.19 · p. 188 ↗under $0.1 million
Special Education Staff Training · action 3.4 · p. 186 ↗under $0.1 million
District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) and English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Groups · action 3.11 · p. 187 ↗under $0.1 million
English Language Development (ELD) Professional Development · action 3.1 · p. 186 ↗under $0.1 million
English Learner Snapshot · action 3.21 · p. 189 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
ELD Instruction and Support+$0.5 million$1.2 million → $1.8 million · p. 187 ↗
Guided Language Acquisition and Design (GLAD)+$383,033$185,000 → $568,033 · p. 188 ↗
English Learner Master Plan−$221,220$240,351 → $19,131 · p. 188 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
ELD Teacher Support · $449,671 → $375,206 · p. 187 ↗−$74,465
Bilingual Aides · $384,363 → $363,955 · p. 186 ↗−$20,408
English Language Assessment Center · $344,494 → $351,156 · p. 187 ↗+$6,662
Bilingual Community Liaisons · $336,403 → $337,598 · p. 188 ↗+$1,195
Administrative Support · $199,176 → $223,219 · p. 188 ↗+$24,043
Additional EL Sections at Secondary Schools · $175,223 → $220,431 · p. 186 ↗+$45,208
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) · $285,096 → $175,000 · p. 187 ↗−$110,096
English Learner Sections at Secondary Schools$389,516action 4.2 · p. 189 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
OCDE LTEL Network$303,975action 4.5 · p. 189 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Academic Progress Check-ins$132,207action 4.10 · p. 190 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $8,670 is state funding counted toward those services
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 62 ↗.
Goal 5PYLUSD will close the academic achievement gap for Socio-Economically Disadvantaged (SED) students$3.7 million2% of action budgets
11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.0 million (−$282,598) · p. 70 ↗
Largest funded actions
Elementary School Counselors at High Impact Sites$1.6 millionaction 5.6 · p. 191 ↗
Additional Administrative Support at High Impact Sites$1.0 millionaction 5.8 · p. 191 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program$0.8 millionaction 5.9 · p. 191 ↗
McKinney Vento Support Staff$0.1 millionaction 5.1 · p. 190 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $103,860 is state funding counted toward those services
Additional Transportation Supportunder $0.1 millionaction 5.7 · p. 191 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
6 more funded actions in this goal
McKinney Vento Classified Support · action 5.3 · p. 190 ↗under $0.1 million
McKinney Vento Program Support · action 5.4 · p. 190 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Elementary Math Fellows & Title I Teaching Collaboration · action 5.14 · p. 192 ↗under $0.1 million
Melrose Family Resource Center / Health Clinics · action 5.13 · p. 192 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
McKinney Vento Tutoring · action 5.2 · p. 190 ↗under $0.1 million
Family Literacy and Math Nights · action 5.5 · p. 190 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Elementary School Counselors at High Impact Sites+$0.5 million$1.1 million → $1.6 million · p. 191 ↗
McKinney Vento Support Staff−$322,046$442,866 → $120,820 · p. 190 ↗
Additional Transportation Support−$257,500$292,500 → $35,000 · p. 191 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Additional Administrative Support at High Impact Sites · $966,971 → $975,009 · p. 191 ↗+$8,038
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program · $933,017 → $815,571 · p. 191 ↗−$117,446
McKinney Vento Classified Support · $28,279 · p. 190 ↗new or renamed
McKinney Vento Program Support · $179,214 → $18,415 · p. 190 ↗−$160,799
Elementary Math Fellows & Title I Teaching Collaboration · $20,057 → $18,000 · p. 192 ↗−$2,057
Melrose Family Resource Center / Health Clinics · $16,573 · p. 192 ↗new or renamed
Collaboration with Child Welfare Agencies$273,577action 6.4 · p. 193 ↗
Mentoring Services for FY$167,725action 6.2 · p. 193 ↗
Professional Development for Staff$76,010action 6.6 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Trauma-Informed Practices$63,688action 6.3 · p. 193 ↗
Tutoring Services for FY$54,989action 6.1 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
2 more funded actions in this goal
Family and Caregiver Engagement · action 6.5 · p. 193 ↗$14,916
Foster Youth Enrollment · action 6.7 · p. 193 ↗$13,424
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Professional Development for Staff+$42,227$33,783 → $76,010 · p. 193 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Collaboration with Child Welfare Agencies · $273,577 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
Mentoring Services for FY · $167,725 → $167,725 · p. 193 ↗unchanged
Trauma-Informed Practices · $63,688 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
Tutoring Services for FY · $54,989 → $54,989 · p. 193 ↗unchanged
Family and Caregiver Engagement · $14,916 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
Foster Youth Enrollment · $13,424 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 8 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 81 ↗.
Goal 7PYLUSD will close the academic achievement gap for all Unduplicated Pupils (UPs) through districtwide and…$26.0 million11% of action budgets
“PYLUSD will close the academic achievement gap for all Unduplicated Pupils (UPs) through districtwide and schoolwide actions” p. 88 ↗
39 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $21.8 million (+$4.2 million)
Largest funded actions
Maintain class size ratios in TK/K$5.9 millionaction 7.3 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Career Technical Education (CTE)$3.5 millionaction 7.33 · p. 196 ↗
Teacher Collaboration and Intervention Design$2.4 millionaction 7.1 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Mental Health Support and Resources for Students and Families at Secondary Sites$2.2 millionaction 7.9 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
District Leadership$2.0 millionaction 7.17 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
34 more funded actions in this goal
Learning Recovery Programs · action 7.30 · p. 196 ↗$1.5 million
District Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSA) · action 7.16 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.3 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.4 million
Additional Health Support at High Impact Sites · action 7.13 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.4 million
Site Discretionary Funding for UPs · action 7.11 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
GEAR UP Program · action 7.27 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $279,372 is state funding counted toward those services$0.5 million
College and Career Technicians · action 7.19 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $483,513 is state funding counted toward those services$0.5 million
Additional Intervention Support at Valencia High School · action 7.5 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Mental Health Support and Resources for Students and Families at Elementary Sites · action 7.10 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
High School Credit Recovery Programs · action 7.28 · p. 196 ↗$0.3 million
Tier I Intervention · action 7.4 · p. 193 ↗$0.3 million
Professional Development for Core Content Curriculum and Instruction · action 7.25 · p. 196 ↗$0.3 million
Additional Support Staff at High Impact Sites · action 7.12 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Instructional Aides for Physical Education · action 7.14 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Math Intervention Support for UPs · action 7.6 · p. 194 ↗$0.2 million
Counselors at High Impact High Schools · action 7.31 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Student Study Team and 504 Plan Coordination · action 7.26 · p. 196 ↗$0.2 million
Professional Development focused on needs of EL, SED, and FY · action 7.7 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $30,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Library Support at High Schools · action 7.15 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Secondary Intervention Classrooms · action 7.32 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
School and District Attendance Review Teams · action 7.24 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Dual Enrollment · action 7.36 · p. 197 ↗$0.1 million
PYLUSD Induction Program · action 7.8 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Collaborative Task Forces · action 7.22 · p. 195 ↗$0.1 million
SPSA Development · action 7.37 · p. 197 ↗$0.1 million
Administrative Support · action 7.18 · p. 195 ↗$0.1 million
Data Dashboard and Analysis System · action 7.21 · p. 195 ↗$0.1 million
Site-level Awareness · action 7.39 · p. 197 ↗$0.1 million
Professional Learning Communities PD · action 7.2 · p. 193 ↗under $0.1 million
Attendance Tracking and Early Intervention · action 7.23 · p. 195 ↗under $0.1 million
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support · action 7.20 · p. 195 ↗under $0.1 million
Suicide Prevention · action 7.29 · p. 196 ↗under $0.1 million
Parent Engagement · action 7.34 · p. 197 ↗under $0.1 million
Dual Language Academy · action 7.35 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Interpretation Services · action 7.38 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Mental Health Support and Resources for Students and Families at Secondary Sites−$0.8 million$3.0 million → $2.2 million · p. 194 ↗
Additional Health Support at High Impact Sites+$0.7 million$0.7 million → $1.4 million · p. 195 ↗
Learning Recovery Programs+$0.6 million$0.8 million → $1.5 million · p. 196 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Maintain class size ratios in TK/K · $5.9 million · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
Career Technical Education (CTE) · $3.1 million → $3.5 million · p. 196 ↗+$0.4 million
Teacher Collaboration and Intervention Design · $3.0 million → $2.4 million · p. 193 ↗−$0.6 million
District Leadership · $2.5 million → $2.0 million · p. 195 ↗−$0.5 million
District Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSA) · $1.2 million → $1.4 million · p. 195 ↗+$0.2 million
Site Discretionary Funding for UPs · $636,238 → $657,655 · p. 194 ↗+$21,417
GEAR UP Program · $486,718 → $522,648 · p. 196 ↗+$35,930
College and Career Technicians · $478,134 → $515,794 · p. 195 ↗+$37,660
Additional Intervention Support at Valencia High School · $406,453 → $419,629 · p. 193 ↗+$13,176
Mental Health Support and Resources for Students and Families at Elementary Sites · $204,000 → $307,892 · p. 194 ↗+$103,892
High School Credit Recovery Programs · $219,233 → $301,043 · p. 196 ↗+$81,810
Tier I Intervention · $301,019 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
Professional Development for Core Content Curriculum and Instruction · $175,483 → $283,000 · p. 196 ↗+$107,517
Additional Support Staff at High Impact Sites · $285,675 → $266,611 · p. 194 ↗−$19,064
Instructional Aides for Physical Education · $240,617 → $222,292 · p. 195 ↗−$18,325
Math Intervention Support for UPs · $499,535 → $211,817 · p. 194 ↗−$287,718
Counselors at High Impact High Schools · $276,097 → $174,733 · p. 196 ↗−$101,363
Student Study Team and 504 Plan Coordination · $174,473 → $174,473 · p. 196 ↗unchanged
Professional Development focused on needs of EL, SED, and FY · $189,946 → $170,452 · p. 194 ↗−$19,494
Library Support at High Schools · $157,122 → $157,417 · p. 195 ↗+$295
SPSA Development · $77,365 → $73,801 · p. 197 ↗−$3,565
Administrative Support · $114,954 → $62,856 · p. 195 ↗−$52,098
Data Dashboard and Analysis System · $57,319 · p. 195 ↗new or renamed
Site-level Awareness · $51,587 · p. 197 ↗new or renamed
Professional Learning Communities PD · $24,868 → $47,136 · p. 193 ↗+$22,268
Attendance Tracking and Early Intervention · $22,576 · p. 195 ↗new or renamed
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support · $19,032 → $19,032 · p. 195 ↗unchanged
Suicide Prevention · $16,974 → $16,974 · p. 196 ↗unchanged
Parent Engagement · $129,000 → $8,209 · p. 197 ↗−$120,791
Dual Language Academy · $7,000 → $7,000 · p. 197 ↗unchanged
Interpretation Services · $4,000 → $4,000 · p. 197 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 88 ↗.
Goal 8PYLUSD will provide focused actions to address academic achievement, engagement, and school climate for…$4.6 million2% of action budgets
“PYLUSD will provide focused actions to address academic achievement, engagement, and school climate for specific student groups and sites” p. 109 ↗
17 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.8 million (−$192,332)
Largest funded actions
Behavioral Intervention and Support$2.2 millionaction 8.1 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Mental Health Support$0.8 millionaction 8.2 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Behavioral Support and Supervision$0.3 millionaction 8.3 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $178,056 is state funding counted toward those services
High School Co-taught Algebra 1A and 1B Courses$0.3 millionaction 8.13 · p. 198 ↗
ATSI Collaboration$0.2 millionaction 8.14 · p. 198 ↗
12 more funded actions in this goal
Engagement of Parents of Students with Disabilities · action 8.16 · p. 198 ↗$0.2 million
Additional Academic Support for Melrose Elementary · action 8.17 · p. 198 ↗$0.2 million
Districtwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports · action 8.8 · p. 198 ↗$0.1 million
College and Career Readiness · action 8.15 · p. 198 ↗$0.1 million
Implement Attendance Strategies in IEPs · action 8.9 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
Professional Development for Educators · action 8.12 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
Attendance and Student Services Support · action 8.4 · p. 197 ↗under $0.1 million
Attendance Monitoring and Analysis · action 8.5 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
Attendance Recovery Program · action 8.6 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
School Attendance Review Teams (SART) and District Attendance Review Teams (DART) · action 8.7 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
Flexible Scheduling and Accommodations · action 8.11 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
Community Engagement via Parent Education · action 8.10 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Behavioral Intervention and Support−$1.1 million$3.3 million → $2.2 million · p. 197 ↗
Districtwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports+$130,000$10,000 → $140,000 · p. 198 ↗
Mental Health Support+$19,265$750,512 → $769,777 · p. 197 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Behavioral Support and Supervision · $297,644 → $296,724 · p. 197 ↗−$920
High School Co-taught Algebra 1A and 1B Courses · $280,000 → $280,000 · p. 198 ↗unchanged
ATSI Collaboration · $246,220 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
Engagement of Parents of Students with Disabilities · $221,598 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
Additional Academic Support for Melrose Elementary · $150,000 → $157,380 · p. 198 ↗+$7,380
College and Career Readiness · $131,569 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
Implement Attendance Strategies in IEPs · $46,428 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
Professional Development for Educators · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 198 ↗unchanged
Attendance and Student Services Support · $20,318 · p. 197 ↗new or renamed
Attendance Monitoring and Analysis · $18,286 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
Attendance Recovery Program · $16,458 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
School Attendance Review Teams (SART) and District Attendance Review Teams (DART) · $14,812 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
Flexible Scheduling and Accommodations · $13,424 → $4,400 · p. 198 ↗−$9,024
Community Engagement via Parent Education · $912 · p. 198 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 18 measures · 2 quoted
District Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Ratep. 121 ↗
Goal 9 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalImplement focused actions during the 2025–26 school year to improve academic achievement for Hispanic…$1.5 million1% of action budgets
“Implement focused actions during the 2025–26 school year to improve academic achievement for Hispanic, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, English Learner, and Long-Term English Learner student groups, with targeted support for El Camino Real Continuation High School. These efforts will be measured by improvements in CA Dashboard indicators and will include enhanced staffing and evidence-based strategies to address the unique needs of these student populations, with the overarching goal of accelerating academic growth and closing performance gaps” p. 132 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.1 million (+$410,863)
Largest funded actions
Class Size Reduction$740,492action 9.1 · p. 198 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Targeted Intervention$270,917action 9.9 · p. 200 ↗
Counseling Support and Academic Guidance$190,208action 9.4 · p. 199 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 22,698 students
1Hispanic or Latino46%
2White26%
3Asian19%
4Two or more races5%
5Filipino2%
6Black or African American1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
45%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 10,206 of 22,541 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 53% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (925 of 1,743 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Golden Elementary, 99th percentile (Strong). Middle: Kraemer Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). High: Yorba Linda High, 87th 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 the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified good?
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s 21 public elementary schools run from the 14th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 14 Strong, 5 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s 7 public middle schools run from the 36th to the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Developing. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s 6 public high schools run from the 44th to the 87th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 5 Strong 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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified had 11 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 middle school in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified had 20 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.
How much does Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified spend per student?
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified spent $17,635 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $246.5 million into 133 funded actions in 9 goals, 63% of its $389.9 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $200.9 million, 82% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
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 governed and funded by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
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.