Dana Hills High

Located at 33333 Golden Lantern, in Dana Point, California, Dana Hills High is a well-populated 9-12 campus that hosts 1,725 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Capistrano Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Dana Hills High sits 106% above that benchmark.

Dana Hills High is one of 58 schools operated by Capistrano Unified, a district that instructs 40,251 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dana Hills High shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 35% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Dana Hills High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Dana Hills High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 55%.

With demographic context factored in, Dana Hills High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Dana Hills High is one.

Richard Henry Dana Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dana Hills High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 33%: 2,588 students in 2018 compared to 1,725 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Dana Hills High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.