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The smallest public high schools in Orange County, California

This ranking covers the smallest public high schools in Orange County, California, drawn from 104 qualifying public high schools. Bridges Community Day leads the list at 12, against a median of 1,629 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

104

Orange County, California

Best Students

Median Students

1,629

SMALLEST · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Bridges Community Day	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	12
2	REACH Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	36
3	Brea Canyon High (Continuation)	Brea, CA	Brea-Olinda Unified	High	41
4	Monte Vista Independent Study	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	48
5	Unity Middle College High	Orange, CA	Unity Middle College High District	High	57
6	Creekside High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	78
7	Esperanza Education Center	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	80
8	OCASA College Prep	San Juan Capistrano, CA	OCASA College Prep District	High	83
9	Jordan Secondary Learning Center	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	97
10	Capistrano Union High	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	103
11	Irvine Adult Transition Programs	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	117
12	El Camino Real Continuation High	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	142
13	Hillview High (Continuation)	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	142
14	Back Bay High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	143
15	Coast High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	159
16	Richland Continuation High	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	High	165
17	College and Career Preparatory Academy	Fountain Valley, CA	Orange County Department of Education	High	168
18	Early College High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	177
19	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District	High	185
20	Silverado High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	200
21	Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Anaheim, CA	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	High	210
22	Marie L. Hare High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	218
23	Hope	Buena Park, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	231
24	La Sierra High (Alternative)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	236
25	Vista Meridian Global Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	High	260
26	Valley Vista High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	263
27	Lorin Griset Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	283
28	Nova Academy Early College High	Santa Ana, CA	Nova Academy Early College High District	High	288
29	La Vista High (Continuation)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	298
30	Cesar E. Chavez High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	350
31	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Santa Ana, CA	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	High	427
32	Middle College High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	448
33	Gilbert High (Continuation)	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	543
34	Polaris High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	623
35	Laguna Beach High	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	High	815
36	Samueli Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Samueli Academy District	High	842
37	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	964
38	Estancia High	Costa Mesa, CA	Newport-Mesa Unified	High	976
39	Ocean View High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	1,154
40	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,315
41	Laguna Hills High	Laguna Hills, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,317
42	Esperanza High	Anaheim, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	High	1,393
43	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,430
44	Rancho Alamitos High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,439
45	Western High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,446
46	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,451
47	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,466
48	Century High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	1,519
49	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,539
50	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	High	1,566

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