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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Orange, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Orange based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 36.7% Exceeded Standard, compared to 18.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 La Veta Elementary
Orange Unified
Orange 61.1 34.8% 50.8% 15.1% 0.7%
2 McPherson Magnet
Orange Unified
Orange 60.8 35.9% 65.1% 5.1% 0.5%
3 Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy
Orange Unified
Orange 59.4 39.4% 63.2% 9.9% 0.4%
4 Chapman Hills Elementary
Orange Unified
Orange 57.4 30.7% 60.9% 8.2% 0.0%
5 Linda Vista Elementary
Orange Unified
Orange 54.8 21.9% 55.4% 6.0% 0.0%
6 OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy
Orange Unified
Orange 53.9 28.3% 55.9% 19.8% 0.0%
7 California iInspire Academy
Orange Unified
Orange 50.3 15.7% 39.1% 6.5% 0.0%
8 Palmyra GATE Magnet
Orange Unified
Orange 49.4 25.1% 47.4% 13.1% 0.2%
9 Taft Elementary
Orange Unified
Orange 49.0 15.5% 41.8% 14.3% 0.0%
10 West Orange Elementary
Orange Unified
Orange 46.5 15.3% 42.9% 20.6% 0.0%