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Orange County schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 539 schools in Orange County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 47.6%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
501Walnut Elementary
La Habra · La Habra City Elementary
Elementary25.7%-21.9pp
502Roosevelt Walker Academy
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary25.6%-22.0pp
503Oak View Elementary
Huntington Beach · Ocean View
Elementary25.5%-22.1pp
504Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
Buena Park · Buena Park Elementary
Elementary25.2%-22.4pp
505Commonwealth Elementary
Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary
Elementary25.1%-22.5pp
506Brookhurst Junior High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
Middle24.6%-23.0pp
507Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary24.4%-23.2pp
508Orange Grove Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary24.4%-23.2pp
509Century High
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
High24.1%-23.5pp
510John F. Kennedy Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary23.8%-23.9pp
511Olive Street Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary23.8%-23.9pp
512Melrose Elementary
Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Elementary23.5%-24.1pp
513James A. Whitaker Elementary
Buena Park · Buena Park Elementary
Elementary23.5%-24.1pp
514Sycamore Magnet Academy
Tustin · Tustin Unified
Elementary23.1%-24.5pp
515Sunkist Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary22.0%-25.6pp
516Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Middle21.6%-26.0pp
517San Juan Elementary
San Juan Capistrano · Capistrano Unified
Elementary21.4%-26.2pp
518Franklin Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary21.3%-26.3pp
519Carl Harvey Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary21.2%-26.4pp
520South Junior High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
Middle21.0%-26.6pp
521Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary20.9%-26.7pp
522Manuel Esqueda Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary20.8%-26.9pp
523McFadden Institute of Technology
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary20.2%-27.4pp
524Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary19.7%-27.9pp
525Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary19.4%-28.2pp
526Monroe Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary19.1%-28.6pp
527Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Middle18.4%-29.2pp
528Ball Junior High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
Middle18.4%-29.3pp
529Ponderosa Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary18.2%-29.4pp
530Sycamore Junior High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
Middle17.9%-29.7pp
531Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary17.6%-30.0pp
532Sierra Preparatory Academy
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary17.0%-30.6pp
533Lowell Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary15.1%-32.5pp
534Pio Pico Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary14.8%-32.9pp
535Helen Estock Elementary
Tustin · Tustin Unified
Elementary14.5%-33.1pp
536Henry (Patrick) Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary14.1%-33.6pp
537Willard Intermediate
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Middle14.0%-33.6pp
538Taft Elementary
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary13.7%-33.9pp
539Romero-Cruz Academy
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary10.1%-37.5pp

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.