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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 85 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Orange County Workforce Innovation High leads the list at 28.3:1, against a median of 22.2:1 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 Students/teacher

28.3:1

Median Students/teacher

22.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Anaheim, CA	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	High	210	28.3:1
2	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	3,171	27.3:1
3	Cypress High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	2,685	26.8:1
4	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	High	2,776	26.4:1
5	Portola High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,693	26.4:1
6	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	964	26.2:1
7	University High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,307	26.1:1
8	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,880	26.0:1
9	Northwood High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,244	25.9:1
10	Canyon High	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	High	2,183	25.7:1
11	Yorba Linda High	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,631	25.5:1
12	Sunny Hills High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,337	25.2:1
13	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	High	2,915	25.0:1
14	Foothill High	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	High	2,126	25.0:1
15	El Dorado High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,998	24.9:1
16	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,315	24.9:1
17	Vista Meridian Global Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	High	260	24.7:1
18	Irvine High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	1,964	24.7:1
19	Villa Park High	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	High	2,023	24.6:1
20	Katella High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	2,326	24.2:1
21	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	1,627	23.9:1
22	Segerstrom High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	2,376	23.9:1
23	Sonora High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,779	23.8:1
24	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,983	23.8:1
25	Woodbridge High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,232	23.8:1
26	San Clemente High	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,740	23.6:1
27	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,563	23.5:1
28	La Habra High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,881	23.5:1
29	Anaheim High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	2,667	23.4:1
30	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,645	23.4:1
31	La Quinta High	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,041	23.4:1
32	San Juan Hills High	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,641	23.2:1
33	Westminster High	Westminster, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,529	23.2:1
34	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,504	23.2:1
35	Trabuco Hills High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	2,475	23.0:1
36	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,682	23.0:1
37	Tesoro High	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,030	22.7:1
38	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,148	22.7:1
39	Newport Harbor High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	2,084	22.6:1
40	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,466	22.5:1
41	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Santa Ana, CA	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	High	427	22.4:1
42	Marina High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	1,997	22.4:1
43	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,566	22.2:1
44	Pacifica High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,634	22.2:1
45	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	2,411	21.9:1
46	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	2,106	21.9:1
47	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,446	21.9:1
48	Capistrano Valley High	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	1,991	21.8:1
49	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,539	21.8:1
50	Magnolia High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,608	21.7:1

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