Total enrollment
22,665
-512 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
34 schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
California · 22,665 students · 4 cities
Across the district, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified runs 34 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 22,665 California students (about 667 per school).
4-year change in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
34
+2 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #82 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,665 | #43 of 587 | #335 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 34 | #39 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #433 of 587 | #8,810 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.2% | #409 of 587 | #4,879 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #96 of 530 | #696 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from Golden Elementary at 90.3% proficient to Melrose Elementary at 24.9%, a gap of 65.4 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 34 district schools that reported both years went from 25,725 to 22,665 students (down 12%) and from 978 to 997 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified is a compact California school district running 34 schools with combined enrollment near 22,665.
Looking at the level breakdown, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified covers 21 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 667 in this district, above the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 23,177 students to 22,665. The school count climbed from 32 to 34 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.