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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Placentia, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Placentia 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 55.6% Exceeded Standard, compared to 20.1% 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 Golden Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 80.7 70.9% 89.8% 3.2% 0.0%
2 Sierra Vista Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 69.1 48.1% 76.6% 6.0% 0.0%
3 Brookhaven Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 67.5 47.9% 73.7% 6.3% 0.0%
4 Parkview
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 61.0 37.5% 62.4% 14.0% 0.0%
5 Van Buren Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 58.5 37.3% 64.5% 13.6% 0.7%
6 Charles Wagner Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 56.3 36.3% 67.9% 11.1% 0.2%
7 John O. Tynes Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 54.7 30.6% 50.6% 17.7% 0.2%
8 Morse Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 52.9 26.8% 52.1% 13.6% 0.0%
9 Buena Vista Virtual Academy
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 48.8 24.6% 53.3% 30.6% 0.0%
10 Melrose Elementary
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
 Orange 44.9 8.9% 27.2% 16.3% 0.0%

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