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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Orange County, California, drawn from 68 qualifying public high schools. Century High leads the list at 16.5%, against a median of 55.9% 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

Best % Proficient

16.5%

Median % Proficient

55.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Century High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	89.6%	1,519	16.5%
2	Valley High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	91.4%	1,908	17.9%
3	Orange High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	86.9%	1,728	20.9%
4	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	92.4%	1,539	24.5%
5	Anaheim High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	94.2%	2,667	26.4%
6	Santa Ana High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	90.6%	2,505	26.8%
7	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	89.6%	1,466	27.6%
8	Katella High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	91.7%	2,326	29.1%
9	Ocean View High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	78.2%	1,154	31.5%
10	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	89.9%	1,446	33.4%
11	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	94.0%	1,451	33.9%
12	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	90.6%	1,682	35.3%
13	Magnolia High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	90.7%	1,608	36.8%
14	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	92.1%	1,664	37.0%
15	Costa Mesa High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	73.2%	1,730	38.0%
16	La Habra High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	65.1%	1,881	40.9%
17	Laguna Hills High	Laguna Hills, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	58.5%	1,317	42.8%
18	Estancia High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	83.9%	976	43.5%
19	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	92.4%	1,430	43.5%
20	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	86.8%	1,627	44.5%
21	El Modena High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	69.0%	1,795	45.9%
22	Villa Park High	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	High	56.2%	2,023	47.3%
23	Segerstrom High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	80.6%	2,376	47.3%
24	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	62.8%	1,880	47.8%
25	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	89.2%	1,687	48.3%
26	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	86.6%	1,439	48.6%
27	Westminster High	Westminster, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	85.9%	2,529	50.9%
28	El Toro High	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	50.2%	1,902	52.8%
29	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	40.9%	1,566	54.1%
30	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	33.8%	2,645	55.0%
31	Trabuco Hills High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	37.3%	2,475	55.3%
32	Newport Harbor High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	42.7%	2,084	55.5%
33	Sonora High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	66.5%	1,779	55.6%
34	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	82.3%	2,148	55.9%
35	Brea Olinda High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	High	41.6%	1,676	56.0%
36	Bolsa Grande High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	86.2%	1,701	56.1%
37	Capistrano Valley High	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	40.5%	1,991	56.6%
38	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	67.3%	2,411	57.4%
39	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	69.5%	1,983	58.8%
40	Woodbridge High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	24.5%	2,232	59.0%
41	Edison High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	27.3%	2,049	60.3%
42	San Clemente High	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	37.6%	2,740	60.7%
43	El Dorado High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	35.5%	1,998	60.8%
44	Cypress High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	60.8%	2,685	62.0%
45	Yorba Linda High	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	28.0%	1,631	62.5%
46	Esperanza High	Anaheim, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	44.9%	1,393	63.0%
47	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	22.9%	2,106	63.4%
48	Foothill High	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	High	47.8%	2,126	63.7%
49	Pacifica High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	51.2%	1,634	64.0%
50	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	33.1%	2,563	64.1%

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