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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Esperanza High this year?
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Enrollment
1,393
High
DISTRICT 1,515 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004758
Esperanza High
1830 North Kellogg Dr., Anaheim, CA 92807 · (714) 986-7540 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,393 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of California public high schools
- A-Test 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.
- CThree-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
21.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
626 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 | 317 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 318 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 395 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 363 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%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
70.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.3pp since 2014
Math
44.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.5% | 32.2% | 17.2% | 12.1% |
| Math | 22.4% | 22.4% | 19.0% | 36.2% |
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 | 70.7% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | 73.8% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 47.1% |
| 2020-21 | 63.5% | 48.1% |
| 2018-19 | 74.8% | 53.1% |
| 2017-18 | 67.6% | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 85.2% | 55.8% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Esperanza High
Esperanza High's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza High this school | 1,393 | 44.9% | 60.4% |
| University City High San Diego | 1,465 | 48.9% | 61.7% |
| El Toro High Lake Forest | 1,902 | 50.2% | 52.5% |
| Foothill High Santa Ana | 2,126 | 47.8% | 59.8% |
| College Park High Pleasant Hill | 1,948 | 40.5% | 52.5% |
| Westmont High Campbell | 1,682 | 42.0% | 58.8% |
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 Esperanza High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #171 of 1,052 | #26 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #219 of 1,056 ▼ 66 | #35 of 69 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #232 of 1,056 ▼ 100 | #29 of 69 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #348 of 1,044 | #25 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,393 | #609 of 2,093 | #63 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #755 of 1,352 | #32 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #210 of 1,351 | #19 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #1,227 of 1,575 | #66 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #259 of 802 | #28 of 71 |
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
1,393
-100 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 2,330
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 1,393 | 64.9 | 21.5:1 | 45% (626) |
| 2023-24 | 1,406 | 67.6 | 20.8:1 | 43% (609) |
| 2022-23 | 1,436 | 70.8 | 20.3:1 | 39% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 1,493 | 70 | 21.3:1 | 40% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 1,664 | 68.2 | 24.4:1 | 22% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 1,732 | 72 | 24.1:1 | 20% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 2,177 | N/A | N/A | 10% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 2,983 | 123 | 24.3:1 | 4% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 2,330 | 95 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Esperanza High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,664 to 1,393); teachers down 5% (68.2 to 64.9).
About Esperanza High
Esperanza High is a high-enrollment high school found in Anaheim, California. Federal data show 1,393 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 66% bigger than that mark.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified has 22,665 students spread across 34 schools.
Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at Esperanza High, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 15% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
There are 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.5:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. Of all students at Esperanza High, 45% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Esperanza High lands at A-, ahead of 81% of California public high schools.
A school with Esperanza High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 53.2%. Esperanza High scores 60.4%, 7.2 points above that line.
Orange County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Esperanza High shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Glenview Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Esperanza High is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Esperanza High is City: Large.
Enrollment was 1,393 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,493.
People who know Esperanza High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other Esperanza High schools
One other US public school is named Esperanza High. Esperanza High is the largest of the 2.
- Esperanza HighCutler, CA · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Glenview Elementary0.5 mi · 601
- Linda Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 387
- Glenknoll Elementary0.9 mi · 390
- Crescent Elementary1.3 mi · 805
- Orange County School of Computer Science1.3 mi · 753
- Fairmont Elementary1.4 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Esperanza HighHow large is Esperanza High?
Esperanza High enrolls approximately 1,393 students in grades 09-12.
Is Esperanza High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Esperanza High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Esperanza High?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Esperanza High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Esperanza High?
At Esperanza High, the student body is approximately 36% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Esperanza High?
Esperanza High is overseen by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.