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What's the vibe like in the hallways at El Dorado High right now?
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Enrollment
1,998
High
DISTRICT 1,515 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004757
El Dorado High
1651 North Valencia Ave., Placentia, CA 92870 · (714) 986-7580 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,998 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
710 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 522 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 520 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 523 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 433 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
50.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.4% | 34.4% | 10.8% | 9.5% |
| Math | 24.8% | 25.7% | 22.5% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 79.7% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | 71.7% | 45.1% |
| 2020-21 | 74.7% | 48.4% |
| 2018-19 | 76.3% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 48.2% |
| 2016-17 | 76.0% | 55.4% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 45.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like El Dorado High
El Dorado High's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado High this school | 1,998 | 35.5% | 63.0% |
| Claremont High Claremont | 2,065 | 34.5% | 62.8% |
| Buchanan High Clovis | 2,551 | 35.2% | 69.2% |
| Branham High San Jose | 1,820 | 31.4% | 66.4% |
| Westmont High Campbell | 1,682 | 42.0% | 58.8% |
| Pioneer High San Jose | 1,393 | 30.8% | 58.9% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where El Dorado High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #149 of 1,052 | #21 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #168 of 1,056 ▼ 8 | #26 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #104 of 1,056 ▲ 83 | #8 of 69 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #274 of 1,044 | #14 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,998 | #288 of 2,093 | #32 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #1,207 of 1,352 | #71 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #174 of 1,351 | #13 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #1,353 of 1,575 | #77 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #262 of 327 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,998
-6 (0%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,487
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,998 | 80.1 | 24.9:1 | 36% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 2,009 | 79.8 | 25.2:1 | 36% (718) |
| 2022-23 | 2,034 | 80.5 | 25.3:1 | 33% (676) |
| 2020-21 | 2,004 | 80 | 25.1:1 | 36% (716) |
| 2017-18 | 1,955 | 79.5 | 24.6:1 | 26% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 1,910 | 74 | 25.8:1 | 21% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 2,232 | N/A | N/A | 12% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 2,011 | 84 | 23.9:1 | 5% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 1,487 | 65 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Dorado High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,955 to 1,998); teachers up 1% (79.5 to 80.1).
About El Dorado High
El Dorado High is the name of a large high school in Placentia, California. Enrollment totals 1,998 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 138% above the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified has 34 schools; together they serve 22,665 students.
The biggest share of students at El Dorado High, 40%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 34% White, 20% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Teacher count: 80.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 24.9:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 36%. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
El Dorado High holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of California public high schools.
Test results at El Dorado High are 4.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.0% actual, 58.7% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
The closest school to El Dorado High is Charles Wagner Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 63.0% is below the 69.5% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,004 to 1,998, a small change.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at El Dorado High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Yorba Linda HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Esperanza HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Golden ElementaryElementary · 834 students
Other schools in Placentia
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Golden ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- John O. Tynes ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Van Buren ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Other El Dorado High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named El Dorado High. El Dorado High is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- El Dorado HighPlacerville, CA · 1,135 students
- El Dorado High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 2,109 students
- EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOLEL DORADO, AR · 1,235 students
- El Dorado HighEl Dorado, KS · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Wagner Elementary0.2 mi · 440
- Brookhaven Elementary0.4 mi · 482
- Morse Elementary0.5 mi · 382
- Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle0.8 mi · 566
- George Key0.8 mi · 124
- Buena Vista Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About El Dorado HighHow many students attend El Dorado High?
El Dorado High enrolls approximately 1,998 students in grades 09-12.
Is El Dorado High an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Dorado High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does El Dorado High have?
El Dorado High employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the student diversity at El Dorado High?
Student demographics at El Dorado High are roughly 34% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is El Dorado High public or private?
El Dorado High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.