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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Orange County, California, drawn from 69 qualifying public high schools. Oxford Academy leads the list at 98.5%, against a median of 68.3% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

98.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

68.3%

BEST IN READING · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,315	98.5%
2	Tesoro High	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,030	89.9%
3	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,504	87.1%
4	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	964	84.8%
5	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	High	2,776	82.6%
6	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	3,171	80.6%
7	Sunny Hills High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,337	80.5%
8	El Dorado High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,998	79.8%
9	San Juan Hills High	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,641	79.7%
10	La Quinta High	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,041	79.7%
11	Laguna Beach High	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	High	815	79.3%
12	Northwood High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,244	79.0%
13	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,563	78.0%
14	Canyon High	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	High	2,183	77.8%
15	Woodbridge High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,232	77.5%
16	Pacifica High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,634	77.4%
17	Trabuco Hills High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	2,475	76.2%
18	Yorba Linda High	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,631	76.1%
19	Portola High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,693	75.2%
20	Capistrano Valley High	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	1,991	74.8%
21	Irvine High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	1,964	74.3%
22	San Clemente High	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,740	74.0%
23	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,983	73.5%
24	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	High	2,915	73.0%
25	Edison High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,049	72.7%
26	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,148	72.1%
27	Westminster High	Westminster, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,529	71.6%
28	Dana Hills High	Dana Point, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	1,725	71.0%
29	Esperanza High	Anaheim, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,393	70.7%
30	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	2,106	70.6%
31	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,566	69.3%
32	Brea Olinda High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	High	1,676	69.3%
33	Bolsa Grande High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,701	69.1%
34	Newport Harbor High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	2,084	68.7%
35	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	2,411	68.3%
36	Sonora High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,779	68.1%
37	Cypress High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	2,685	68.0%
38	Foothill High	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	High	2,126	67.6%
39	Marina High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	1,997	67.0%
40	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,645	66.2%
41	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,687	65.5%
42	El Toro High	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,902	64.5%
43	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,439	63.7%
44	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,880	63.0%
45	Estancia High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	976	63.0%
46	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,430	62.7%
47	University High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,307	62.5%
48	Segerstrom High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	2,376	61.7%
49	El Modena High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	1,795	60.4%
50	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	1,627	60.3%

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