Orange County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 85 schools in Orange County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladera Ranch Middle Ladera Ranch · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 82.8% | +35.1pp |
| 2 | Arroyo Vista Middle Rancho Santa Margarita · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 82.3% | +34.7pp |
| 3 | Oak Middle Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified | Middle | 81.8% | +34.1pp |
| 4 | Rancho San Joaquin Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 80.6% | +32.9pp |
| 5 | Sierra Vista Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 80.2% | +32.6pp |
| 6 | Vista del Mar Middle San Clemente · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 80.2% | +32.5pp |
| 7 | Hilton D. Bell Intermediate Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified | Middle | 79.7% | +32.1pp |
| 8 | Fulton (Harry C.) Middle Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary | Middle | 79.7% | +32.0pp |
| 9 | Masuda (Kazuo) Middle Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary | Middle | 79.1% | +31.5pp |
| 10 | Don Juan Avila Middle Aliso Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 78.9% | +31.3pp |
| 11 | Sarah McGarvin Intermediate Westminster · Garden Grove Unified | Middle | 78.8% | +31.2pp |
| 12 | El Rancho Charter Anaheim · Orange Unified | Middle | 78.7% | +31.1pp |
| 13 | Las Flores Middle Las Flores · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 77.7% | +30.1pp |
| 14 | Esencia Middle Rancho Mission Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 77.7% | +30.0pp |
| 15 | Lakeside Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 77.4% | +29.8pp |
| 16 | Jeffrey Trail Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 76.2% | +28.6pp |
| 17 | Fred Newhart Middle Mission Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 75.2% | +27.6pp |
| 18 | Thurston Middle Laguna Beach · Laguna Beach Unified | Middle | 74.8% | +27.2pp |
| 19 | Venado Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 74.4% | +26.8pp |
| 20 | Mesa View Middle Huntington Beach · Ocean View | Middle | 74.4% | +26.8pp |
| 21 | Aliso Viejo Middle Aliso Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 74.1% | +26.5pp |
| 22 | Pioneer Middle Tustin · Tustin Unified | Middle | 73.7% | +26.1pp |
| 23 | D. Russell Parks Junior High Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary | Middle | 72.7% | +25.1pp |
| 24 | South Lake Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 72.7% | +25.1pp |
| 25 | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified | Middle | 72.7% | +25.0pp |
| 26 | Yorba Linda Middle Yorba Linda · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Middle | 72.0% | +24.3pp |
| 27 | Niguel Hills Middle Laguna Niguel · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 71.4% | +23.8pp |
| 28 | Bernice Ayer Middle San Clemente · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 70.3% | +22.7pp |
| 29 | Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle Huntington Beach · Fountain Valley Elementary | Middle | 69.6% | +22.0pp |
| 30 | Kraemer Middle Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Middle | 69.4% | +21.8pp |
| 31 | Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Middle | 68.7% | +21.1pp |
| 32 | Donald S. Jordan Intermediate Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified | Middle | 67.8% | +20.2pp |
| 33 | La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo · Saddleback Valley Unified | Middle | 67.6% | +20.0pp |
| 34 | Isaac L. Sowers Middle Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach City Elementary | Middle | 67.3% | +19.7pp |
| 35 | Carl Hankey Middle Mission Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 66.9% | +19.2pp |
| 36 | Horace Ensign Intermediate Newport Beach · Newport-Mesa Unified | Middle | 66.2% | +18.6pp |
| 37 | Lexington Junior High Cypress · Anaheim Union High | Middle | 65.3% | +17.7pp |
| 38 | Ethel Dwyer Middle Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach City Elementary | Middle | 65.2% | +17.6pp |
| 39 | Brea Junior High Brea · Brea-Olinda Unified | Middle | 64.8% | +17.2pp |
| 40 | Marine View Middle Huntington Beach · Ocean View | Middle | 64.5% | +16.9pp |
| 41 | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita · Saddleback Valley Unified | Middle | 64.2% | +16.6pp |
| 42 | James Irvine Intermediate Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified | Middle | 63.3% | +15.7pp |
| 43 | Helen Stacey Middle Huntington Beach · Westminster | Middle | 62.9% | +15.3pp |
| 44 | Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest · Saddleback Valley Unified | Middle | 61.6% | +14.0pp |
| 45 | Louis Lake Intermediate Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified | Middle | 60.1% | +12.5pp |
| 46 | Orange County School of Computer Science Yorba Linda · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Middle | 58.5% | +10.9pp |
| 47 | Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified | Middle | 58.0% | +10.3pp |
| 48 | Warner Middle Westminster · Westminster | Middle | 55.3% | +7.7pp |
| 49 | Hewes Middle Santa Ana · Tustin Unified | Middle | 55.1% | +7.5pp |
| 50 | Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary | Middle | 54.2% | +6.6pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CAASPP % met or exceeded standard threshold on the latest available CAASPP English Language Arts test (school year 2023-24). Only public schools in Orange County, California with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the California statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full California ranking.