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What's the most underrated thing about Anaheim High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,667
High
DISTRICT 1,433 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000169
Anaheim High
811 West Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, CA 92805 · (714) 999-3717 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,667 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
2,511 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 658 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 725 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 659 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 625 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
10.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 24.9% | 25.6% | 36.0% |
| Math | 2.8% | 8.1% | 19.3% | 69.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 11.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.2% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 11.2% |
| 2020-21 | 45.1% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.4% | 15.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.2% | 14.2% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anaheim High
Anaheim High's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim High this school | 2,667 | 94.2% | 25.5% |
| Fontana High Fontana | 2,534 | 95.3% | 45.4% |
| Alisal High Salinas | 2,742 | 95.2% | 37.3% |
| Phineas Banning Senior High Wilmington | 2,422 | 91.5% | 35.4% |
| Arvin High Arvin | 2,653 | 96.5% | 28.9% |
| James A. Garfield Senior High Los Angeles | 2,237 | 92.8% | 44.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anaheim High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #911 of 1,052 | #64 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #947 of 1,056 ▼ 80 | #67 of 69 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #916 of 1,056 ▼ 72 | #65 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #308 of 1,044 | #23 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,667 | #71 of 2,093 | #7 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,044 of 1,352 | #57 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #1,211 of 1,351 | #75 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #158 of 1,575 | #4 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #313 of 802 | #36 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,667
-110 (-4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,985
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,667 | 113.8 | 23.4:1 | 94% (2,511) |
| 2023-24 | 2,734 | 120.6 | 22.7:1 | 92% (2,524) |
| 2022-23 | 2,750 | 131.1 | 21.0:1 | 92% (2,543) |
| 2020-21 | 2,777 | 114 | 24.4:1 | 92% (2,556) |
| 2017-18 | 3,115 | 115.1 | 27.1:1 | 87% (2,722) |
| 2015-16 | 3,164 | 111 | 28.5:1 | 83% (2,639) |
| 2010-11 | 3,463 | N/A | N/A | 78% (2,690) |
| 2000-01 | 2,388 | 92 | 26.0:1 | 76% (1,818) |
| 1990-91 | 1,985 | 80 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anaheim High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (3,115 to 2,667); teachers down 1% (115.1 to 113.8).
About Anaheim High
As a high-enrollment high school, Anaheim High serves students in Anaheim, California. School enrollment was 2,667 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 218% above that.
Anaheim High belongs to Anaheim Union High, a district of 21 schools and 26,076 students.
Anaheim High's enrollment is 94% Hispanic. The school is also 3% White. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Anaheim High is 113.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 94% of students, or 2,511, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Anaheim High is C-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 24.4% for a school in California with Anaheim High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Anaheim High posts 25.5%.
In the county around the school, Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The school nearest to Anaheim High is Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Anaheim High is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Anaheim High declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 2,777 to 2,667 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
Other schools in Anaheim
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- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
- Western HighHigh · 1,446 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary0.5 mi · 604
- Ross (Betsy) Elementary0.6 mi · 731
- Epic California Academy0.6 mi · 1,022
- Westmont Elementary0.8 mi · 622
- Price (Adelaide) Elementary0.8 mi · 507
- Loara Elementary0.9 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Anaheim HighHow large is Anaheim High?
Anaheim High enrolls approximately 2,667 students in grades 09-12.
Is Anaheim High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anaheim High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Anaheim High?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Anaheim High.
What is the student diversity at Anaheim High?
Student demographics at Anaheim High are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Anaheim High?
Anaheim High is overseen by Anaheim Union High in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.