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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 68 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Ocean View High leads the list at -10.8pp, against a median of +1.1pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Orange County, California

Best 3-yr change

-10.8pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.1pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Ocean View High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	1,154	42.2%	31.4%	-10.8pp
2	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	2,915	69.8%	59.4%	-10.5pp
3	University High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	2,307	72.9%	62.6%	-10.3pp
4	Sonora High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	1,779	62.0%	52.5%	-9.5pp
5	Portola High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	2,693	77.3%	69.0%	-8.3pp
6	Foothill High	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	2,126	63.7%	55.8%	-7.9pp
7	Edison High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	2,049	67.4%	61.0%	-6.4pp
8	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,451	30.9%	24.8%	-6.1pp
9	El Toro High	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,902	58.2%	52.2%	-6.0pp
10	Laguna Hills High	Laguna Hills, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,317	48.2%	42.9%	-5.3pp
11	Northwood High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	2,244	80.4%	75.5%	-4.9pp
12	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	2,563	70.0%	65.3%	-4.7pp
13	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	1,682	34.8%	30.3%	-4.6pp
14	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,539	25.5%	21.9%	-3.6pp
15	Dana Hills High	Dana Point, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,725	58.9%	55.4%	-3.5pp
16	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,466	31.2%	28.3%	-2.9pp
17	Bolsa Grande High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	1,701	62.1%	59.4%	-2.6pp
18	Cypress High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	2,685	61.3%	58.7%	-2.5pp
19	Capistrano Valley High	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,991	65.3%	62.8%	-2.5pp
20	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	3,171	74.0%	71.4%	-2.5pp
21	Marina High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	1,997	61.9%	59.8%	-2.1pp
22	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	2,645	61.4%	59.9%	-1.5pp
23	Anaheim High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	2,667	25.8%	24.7%	-1.1pp
24	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,983	57.6%	56.6%	-0.9pp
25	Esperanza High	Anaheim, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	1,393	58.3%	57.8%	-0.6pp
26	Trabuco Hills High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	2,475	64.6%	64.1%	-0.5pp
27	Costa Mesa High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	1,730	40.0%	39.6%	-0.3pp
28	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	2,411	57.4%	57.1%	-0.3pp
29	San Clemente High	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	2,740	64.4%	64.5%	+0.0pp
30	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,315	96.4%	96.5%	+0.1pp
31	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,446	29.6%	30.0%	+0.5pp
32	Orange High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	1,728	25.3%	25.9%	+0.6pp
33	Katella High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	2,326	28.4%	29.3%	+0.9pp
34	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	2,776	70.8%	72.0%	+1.1pp
35	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	2,106	62.3%	63.5%	+1.2pp
36	Villa Park High	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	2,023	42.0%	43.3%	+1.2pp
37	Brea Olinda High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	1,676	58.0%	60.1%	+2.1pp
38	Woodbridge High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	2,232	66.8%	69.1%	+2.3pp
39	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	1,664	41.2%	43.5%	+2.4pp
40	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	2,504	80.0%	82.6%	+2.5pp
41	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	2,148	56.7%	59.3%	+2.6pp
42	El Modena High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	1,795	39.6%	42.5%	+2.8pp
43	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,566	54.7%	57.5%	+2.8pp
44	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	1,627	39.5%	42.2%	+2.8pp
45	Irvine High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	1,964	64.8%	67.9%	+3.0pp
46	Westminster High	Westminster, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	2,529	53.1%	56.3%	+3.2pp
47	Santa Ana High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	2,505	24.8%	28.2%	+3.4pp
48	La Habra High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	1,881	35.5%	39.0%	+3.5pp
49	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	1,439	44.7%	48.3%	+3.5pp
50	San Juan Hills High	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	2,641	64.2%	67.8%	+3.6pp

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