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Enrollment
1,880
High
DISTRICT 1,575 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 061476001810
Fullerton Union High
201 East Chapman Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832 · (714) 626-3801 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,880 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public high schools
- B+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.
- 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
26.0:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,180 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 501 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 482 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 456 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 441 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
63.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.0pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.6% | 30.5% | 18.4% | 18.6% |
| Math | 16.4% | 20.8% | 22.4% | 40.4% |
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 | 63.0% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 30.7% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 34.4% |
| 2021-22 | 57.1% | 25.9% |
| 2020-21 | 68.5% | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 61.8% | 32.1% |
| 2017-18 | 54.9% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 37.2% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Fullerton Union High
Fullerton Union High's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton Union High this school | 1,880 | 62.8% | 49.0% |
| El Diamante High Visalia | 1,890 | 62.6% | 47.2% |
| East Union High Manteca | 1,524 | 62.4% | 33.4% |
| Sonora High La Habra | 1,779 | 66.5% | 54.1% |
| Piner High Santa Rosa | 1,434 | 64.4% | 27.1% |
| El Modena High Orange | 1,795 | 69.0% | 44.2% |
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 Fullerton Union High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #341 of 1,052 | #43 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #311 of 1,056 ▲ 50 | #42 of 69 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #399 of 1,056 ▼ 62 | #44 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #185 of 1,044 | #6 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,880 | #355 of 2,093 | #40 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #1,275 of 1,352 | #78 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #675 of 1,351 | #45 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #993 of 1,575 | #54 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #552 of 802 | #58 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
1,880
-35 (-2%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,530
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 1,880 | 72.2 | 26.0:1 | 63% (1,180) |
| 2023-24 | 1,848 | 73.4 | 25.2:1 | 61% (1,120) |
| 2022-23 | 1,880 | 75.1 | 25.0:1 | 63% (1,188) |
| 2020-21 | 1,915 | 74 | 25.9:1 | 42% (795) |
| 2017-18 | 2,024 | 70.7 | 28.6:1 | 53% (1,070) |
| 2015-16 | 2,110 | 73 | 28.9:1 | 57% (1,211) |
| 2010-11 | 2,143 | N/A | N/A | 50% (1,081) |
| 2000-01 | 1,867 | 72 | 25.9:1 | 5% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 1,530 | 66 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fullerton Union High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,024 to 1,880); teachers up 2% (70.7 to 72.2).
About Fullerton Union High
Fullerton Union High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Fullerton, California. Total enrollment is 1,880 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 124% larger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Fullerton Joint Union High has a total of 8 schools and 12,597 students, Fullerton Union High among them.
Hispanic students are 67% of those enrolled at Fullerton Union High. The next largest groups are 17% White, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Fullerton Union High comes to 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 26.0:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. On the income side, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Fullerton Union High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of California public high schools.
Fullerton Union High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.0% is 6.2 points above the 42.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Orange County show that the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Maple Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Fullerton Union High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fullerton Union High ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Fullerton Union High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,915 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,880.
This page collects posts and questions about Fullerton Union High, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 schools in Fullerton
- Troy HighHigh · 2,504 students
- Sunny Hills HighHigh · 2,337 students
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
- Ladera Vista Junior High School of the ArtsMiddle · 820 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Elementary0.7 mi · 315
- Raymond Elementary0.8 mi · 598
- Richman Elementary1.0 mi · 470
- Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts1.0 mi · 610
- Woodcrest Elementary1.4 mi · 303
- Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts1.4 mi · 820
Frequently asked questions
About Fullerton Union HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fullerton Union High?
Fullerton Union High enrolls approximately 1,880 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fullerton Union High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fullerton Union High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fullerton Union High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fullerton Union High is approximately 26.0:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fullerton Union High?
Fullerton Union High reports a student body of 17% White, 67% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fullerton Union High in?
Fullerton Union High is part of Fullerton Joint Union High.
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