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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Orange County, California

Across Orange County, California, 85 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Hope leads the list at 7.7:1, against a median of 22.2:1 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 Students/teacher

7.7:1

Median Students/teacher

22.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Hope	Buena Park, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	231	7.7:1
2	Silverado High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	200	9.2:1
3	La Sierra High (Alternative)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	236	10.8:1
4	Gilbert High (Continuation)	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	543	11.4:1
5	La Vista High (Continuation)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	298	13.4:1
6	Marie L. Hare High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	218	13.9:1
7	Century High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,519	16.3:1
8	Lorin Griset Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	283	16.4:1
9	Cesar E. Chavez High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	350	16.4:1
10	Laguna Beach High	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	High	815	17.4:1
11	Valley High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,908	17.9:1
12	OCSA	Santa Ana, CA	OCSA District	High	2,346	18.1:1
13	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,451	18.5:1
14	Estancia High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	976	18.5:1
15	Valley Vista High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	263	18.8:1
16	Ocean View High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	1,154	18.9:1
17	Nova Academy Early College High	Santa Ana, CA	Nova Academy Early College High District	High	288	19.0:1
18	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,687	19.1:1
19	Costa Mesa High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	1,730	19.5:1
20	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,439	19.5:1
21	Santa Ana High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	2,505	19.7:1
22	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,664	19.9:1
23	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,430	20.0:1
24	Middle College High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	448	20.1:1
25	Polaris High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	623	20.7:1
26	Bolsa Grande High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,701	20.8:1
27	Orange High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	1,728	20.8:1
28	Samueli Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Samueli Academy District	High	842	21.3:1
29	Brea Olinda High	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	High	1,676	21.3:1
30	Laguna Hills High	Laguna Hills, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,317	21.4:1
31	El Modena High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	1,795	21.4:1
32	Esperanza High	Anaheim, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,393	21.5:1
33	El Toro High	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,902	21.5:1
34	Dana Hills High	Dana Point, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	1,725	21.6:1
35	Edison High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,049	21.7:1
36	Magnolia High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,608	21.7:1
37	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,539	21.8:1
38	Capistrano Valley High	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	1,991	21.8:1
39	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,446	21.9:1
40	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	2,106	21.9:1
41	Valencia High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	2,411	21.9:1
42	Pacifica High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,634	22.2:1
43	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,566	22.2:1
44	Marina High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	1,997	22.4:1
45	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Santa Ana, CA	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	High	427	22.4:1
46	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,466	22.5:1
47	Newport Harbor High	Newport Beach, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	2,084	22.6:1
48	Garden Grove High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,148	22.7:1
49	Tesoro High	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,030	22.7:1
50	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	1,682	23.0:1

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