Canyon Hills

As a minimally staffed all-grades campus in Anaheim, California, Canyon Hills enrolls 109 students from grades K through 12, overseen by Orange Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 82% below the state mean of about 602.

Canyon Hills is one of 40 schools operated by Orange Unified, a district that works with 23,790 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Canyon Hills lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 26% White, 12% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Canyon Hills qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Canyon Hills is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Canyon High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Canyon Hills's enrollment has edged up 148% since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 109). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 52% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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