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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 20.8%, against a median of 57.7% 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

20.8%

Median % Proficient

57.7%

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	20.8%
2	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	92.4%	1,539	23.2%
3	Orange High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	86.9%	1,728	23.4%
4	Valley High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	91.4%	1,908	23.6%
5	Anaheim High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	94.2%	2,667	25.5%
6	Santa Ana High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	90.6%	2,505	27.5%
7	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	89.6%	1,466	28.0%
8	Katella High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	91.7%	2,326	29.2%
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	31.7%
11	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	94.0%	1,451	32.0%
12	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	90.6%	1,682	32.8%
13	Magnolia High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	90.7%	1,608	37.4%
14	Costa Mesa High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	73.2%	1,730	38.9%
15	La Habra High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	65.1%	1,881	39.9%
16	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	92.1%	1,664	40.3%
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	43.1%
19	Tustin High	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	86.8%	1,627	43.4%
20	El Modena High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	69.0%	1,795	44.2%
21	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	92.4%	1,430	44.9%
22	Villa Park High	Villa Park, CA	Orange Unified	High	56.2%	2,023	45.3%
23	Segerstrom High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	80.6%	2,376	46.9%
24	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	89.2%	1,687	48.4%
25	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	86.6%	1,439	48.4%
26	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	62.8%	1,880	49.0%
27	El Toro High	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	50.2%	1,902	52.5%
28	Westminster High	Westminster, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	85.9%	2,529	53.6%
29	Sonora High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	66.5%	1,779	54.1%
30	Newport Harbor High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	42.7%	2,084	55.6%
31	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	40.9%	1,566	55.8%
32	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	67.3%	2,411	57.2%
33	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	33.8%	2,645	57.5%
34	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	82.3%	2,148	57.6%
35	John F. Kennedy High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	69.5%	1,983	57.7%
36	Bolsa Grande High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	86.2%	1,701	57.8%
37	Brea Olinda High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	High	41.6%	1,676	58.0%
38	Capistrano Valley High	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	40.5%	1,991	59.7%
39	Trabuco Hills High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	37.3%	2,475	59.7%
40	Foothill High	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	High	47.8%	2,126	59.8%
41	Dana Hills High	Dana Point, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	42.0%	1,725	60.0%
42	Cypress High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	60.8%	2,685	60.4%
43	Esperanza High	Anaheim, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	44.9%	1,393	60.4%
44	Edison High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	27.3%	2,049	60.7%
45	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	High	16.4%	2,915	62.1%
46	Marina High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	46.8%	1,997	62.2%
47	San Clemente High	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	37.6%	2,740	62.6%
48	El Dorado High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	35.5%	1,998	63.0%
49	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	22.9%	2,106	63.4%
50	Canyon High	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	High	31.5%	2,183	63.4%

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