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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 592 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. ACCESS Juvenile Hall leads the list at 9.7%, against a median of 0.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

592

Orange County, California

Top % Black

9.7%

Median % Black

0.8%

MOST BLACK · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	ACCESS Juvenile Hall	Costa Mesa, CA	Orange County Department of Education	186	18	9.7%
2	Juliette Low School of the Arts	Anaheim, CA	Magnolia Elementary	475	45	9.5%
3	Culverdale Elementary	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	558	37	6.6%
4	Holder Elementary	Buena Park, CA	Savanna Elementary	445	27	6.1%
5	Arthur F. Corey Elementary	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	341	18	5.3%
6	Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy	Anaheim, CA	Magnolia Elementary	521	25	4.8%
7	Northwood Elementary	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	508	24	4.7%
8	Vibrant Minds Charter	Anaheim, CA	Vibrant Minds Charter District	245	11	4.5%
9	Lord Baden-Powell	Anaheim, CA	Magnolia Elementary	248	11	4.4%
10	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	633	28	4.4%
11	El Camino Real Continuation High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	142	6	4.2%
12	George Key	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	124	5	4.0%
13	Steve Luther Elementary	La Palma, CA	Cypress Elementary	403	16	4.0%
14	Clara J. King Elementary	Cypress, CA	Cypress Elementary	431	17	3.9%
15	University Park Elementary	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	509	20	3.9%
16	Orange County Special Education	Costa Mesa, CA	Orange County Department of Education	331	13	3.9%
17	Carl E. Gilbert Elementary	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	490	19	3.9%
18	Hansen Elementary	Anaheim, CA	Savanna Elementary	416	16	3.9%
19	South Lake Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	652	25	3.8%
20	Orangeview Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	612	23	3.8%
21	A. E. Arnold Elementary	Cypress, CA	Cypress Elementary	560	21	3.8%
22	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,983	74	3.7%
23	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	890	33	3.7%
24	La Vista High (Continuation)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	298	11	3.7%
25	Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	365	13	3.6%
26	College View Elementary	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View	337	12	3.6%
27	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	2,915	103	3.5%
28	Loara Elementary	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Elementary	511	18	3.5%
29	Walt Disney	Anaheim, CA	Magnolia Elementary	560	19	3.4%
30	Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Anaheim, CA	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	210	7	3.3%
31	Helen Estock Elementary	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	456	15	3.3%
32	Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Elementary	644	20	3.1%
33	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,188	37	3.1%
34	Tustin Ranch Elementary	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	520	16	3.1%
35	James A. Whitaker Elementary	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	559	17	3.0%
36	Cypress High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	2,685	80	3.0%
37	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,446	43	3.0%
38	Westpark Elementary	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	876	26	3.0%
39	Mattie Lou Maxwell	Anaheim, CA	Magnolia Elementary	577	17	3.0%
40	Brywood Elementary	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	578	17	2.9%
41	Capistrano Union High	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	103	3	2.9%
42	Westmont Elementary	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Elementary	622	18	2.9%
43	Santiago Charter Middle	Orange, CA	Santiago Charter Middle District	1,137	32	2.8%
44	Back Bay High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	143	4	2.8%
45	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	2,776	76	2.7%
46	Cerritos Elementary	Anaheim, CA	Savanna Elementary	368	10	2.7%
47	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	1,144	31	2.7%
48	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	1,627	44	2.7%
49	Dale Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,002	27	2.7%
50	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	860	23	2.7%

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