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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Orange County, California, drawn from 534 qualifying public schools. Willard Intermediate leads the list at 10.4%, against a median of 55.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
534
Orange County, California
Best % Proficient
10.4%
Median % Proficient
55.0%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Willard IntermediateSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedMiddle97.2%39010.4%
2Romero-Cruz AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.8%82710.4%
3Pio Pico ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.0%50111.7%
4Sycamore Junior HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighMiddle94.7%1,13712.1%
5Lowell ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.1%42613.4%
6Ball Junior HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighMiddle92.7%73714.1%
7Ponderosa ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary67.4%78514.7%
8Taft ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary85.3%40814.8%
9Lincoln (Abraham) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary86.8%74014.8%
10Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedMiddle96.7%58414.9%
11Helen Estock ElementaryTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary93.6%45616.0%
12South Junior HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighMiddle92.1%1,15916.1%
13Henry (Patrick) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary85.4%34316.3%
14Sierra Preparatory AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%69716.4%
15Martin Luther King Jr. ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary97.4%45716.6%
16Brookhurst Junior HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighMiddle90.9%72417.6%
17Franklin ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.2%34318.2%
18Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary91.9%46818.3%
19McFadden Institute of TechnologySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary90.2%1,07418.4%
20Manuel Esqueda ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.3%81118.8%
21Sycamore Magnet AcademyTustin, CATustin UnifiedElementary87.2%1,08518.8%
22Gerald P. Carr IntermediateSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedMiddle96.4%88620.4%
23Monroe ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary88.5%21720.6%
24Century HighSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedHigh89.6%1,51920.8%
25Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedMiddle95.3%93621.0%
26Orange Grove ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary77.7%54821.0%
27Roosevelt Walker AcademySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.1%67521.3%
28Carl Harvey ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary91.8%26821.6%
29Carl E. Gilbert ElementaryBuena Park, CABuena Park ElementaryElementary93.9%49021.9%
30Sunkist ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary84.2%66522.1%
31Guinn (James M.) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary62.2%60022.6%
32Cambridge ElementaryOrange, CAOrange UnifiedElementary85.5%41522.9%
33Olive Street ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary76.7%41723.1%
34Loara HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighHigh92.4%1,53923.2%
35Orange HighOrange, CAOrange UnifiedHigh86.9%1,72823.4%
36Valley HighSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedHigh91.4%1,90823.6%
37John F. Kennedy ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary96.3%38023.8%
38Washington ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary95.7%52924.0%
39Kinoshita ElementarySan Juan Capistrano, CACapistrano UnifiedElementary91.4%30224.1%
40Roosevelt (Theodore) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary57.3%66324.2%
41Valencia Park ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton ElementaryElementary85.4%39824.2%
42Martin R. Heninger ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary94.5%78324.4%
43Wilson ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary94.1%32324.6%
44Marshall (John) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary82.1%68824.6%
45Ross (Betsy) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary66.3%73124.8%
46Garfield ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary92.8%42824.8%
47Melrose ElementaryPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary94.1%35424.9%
48Thomas A. Edison ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary92.8%33225.2%
49Orangeview Junior HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighMiddle88.9%61225.4%
50Anaheim HighAnaheim, CAAnaheim Union HighHigh94.2%2,66725.5%
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