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The highest-poverty public high schools in Orange County, California

95 public high schools in Orange County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Vista Meridian Global Academy leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 69.0% 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

Top % FRL

99.2%

Median % FRL

69.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Vista Meridian Global Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	High	260	99.2%
2	Cesar E. Chavez High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	350	97.1%
3	College and Career Preparatory Academy	Fountain Valley, CA	Orange County Department of Education	High	168	96.4%
4	Anaheim High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	2,667	94.2%
5	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,451	94.0%
6	Lorin Griset Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	283	93.6%
7	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,539	92.4%
8	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,430	92.4%
9	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,664	92.1%
10	Katella High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	2,326	91.7%
11	Marie L. Hare High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	218	91.7%
12	Hillview High (Continuation)	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	142	91.5%
13	Valley High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,908	91.4%
14	Magnolia High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,608	90.7%
15	Santa Ana High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	2,505	90.6%
16	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,682	90.6%
17	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,446	89.9%
18	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,466	89.6%
19	Century High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,519	89.6%
20	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,687	89.2%
21	Nova Academy Early College High	Santa Ana, CA	Nova Academy Early College High District	High	288	88.9%
22	Gilbert High (Continuation)	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	543	88.2%
23	Polaris High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	623	88.0%
24	La Vista High (Continuation)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	298	87.9%
25	Richland Continuation High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	165	87.9%
26	Orange High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	1,728	86.9%
27	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	1,627	86.8%
28	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,439	86.6%
29	Silverado High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	200	86.5%
30	Middle College High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	448	86.4%
31	Bolsa Grande High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,701	86.2%
32	Westminster High	Westminster, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,529	85.9%
33	Capistrano Union High	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	103	84.5%
34	Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Anaheim, CA	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	High	210	84.3%
35	Estancia High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	976	83.9%
36	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,148	82.3%
37	Segerstrom High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	2,376	80.6%
38	Back Bay High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	143	79.7%
39	El Camino Real Continuation High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	142	78.9%
40	Ocean View High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	1,154	78.2%
41	Valley Vista High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	263	77.2%
42	La Quinta High	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,041	76.2%
43	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Santa Ana, CA	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	High	427	74.7%
44	Samueli Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Samueli Academy District	High	842	74.3%
45	Costa Mesa High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	1,730	73.2%
46	La Sierra High (Alternative)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	236	70.3%
47	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,983	69.5%
48	El Modena High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	1,795	69.0%
49	Hope	Buena Park, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	231	68.8%
50	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	2,411	67.3%

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