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Enrollment
1,964
High
DISTRICT 1,662 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007059
Irvine High
4321 Walnut Ave., Irvine, CA 92604 · (949) 936-7000 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,964 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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.
- BThree-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
24.7:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
443 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 527 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 479 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 456 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 502 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
74.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
61.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 6 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 | 45.3% | 28.9% | 13.2% | 12.5% |
| Math | 34.6% | 26.9% | 18.0% | 20.5% |
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 | 74.3% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 60.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.3% | 62.9% |
| 2021-22 | 68.7% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.6% | 69.6% |
| 2018-19 | 75.6% | 67.6% |
| 2017-18 | 66.4% | 60.6% |
| 2016-17 | 76.9% | 65.3% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Irvine High
Irvine High's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine High this school | 1,964 | 22.6% | 66.8% |
| Northwood High Irvine | 2,244 | 18.8% | 72.3% |
| Dublin High Dublin | 2,771 | 16.9% | 73.9% |
| Portola High Irvine | 2,693 | 17.6% | 71.9% |
| University High Irvine | 2,307 | 23.0% | 66.0% |
| Homestead High Cupertino | 2,224 | 15.9% | 73.1% |
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 Irvine High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #105 of 1,052 | #13 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #81 of 1,056 ▼ 7 | #11 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #177 of 1,056 ▲ 47 | #21 of 69 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #469 of 1,044 | #24 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,964 | #307 of 2,093 | #36 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,179 of 1,352 | #68 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #284 of 1,351 | #22 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,464 of 1,575 | #89 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #654 of 802 | #66 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,964
-91 (-4%) vs 2017
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 2,179
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 26.2:1
% White
20%
was 26%
% Hispanic
16%
was 12%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
53%
was 54%
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 | 1,964 | 79.5 | 24.7:1 | 23% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 1,951 | 76 | 25.7:1 | 24% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 1,862 | 76.7 | 24.3:1 | 21% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 2,055 | 78.5 | 26.2:1 | 26% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 1,877 | N/A | N/A | 16% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 1,975 | 79 | 25.0:1 | 6% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 2,179 | 92 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irvine High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,055 to 1,964); teachers up 1% (78.5 to 79.5).
About Irvine High
Irvine High, a large high school, is located in Irvine, California. The student body numbers 1,964 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Irvine Unified has 37,948 students in 44 schools, and Irvine High is one of those schools.
Asian students make up a majority at Irvine High, at 53%. Smaller groups are 20% White, 16% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 22% Asian. Irvine High's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1 at Irvine High, with 79.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 24.7:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 23% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Irvine High is A-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Irvine High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.8% and a predicted 66.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The closest public school, Greentree Elementary, is about 0.5 miles from Irvine High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Irvine High ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Irvine High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2017-18, when Irvine High had 2,055 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,964. By 2024-25, 20% of students were White, compared with 26% in 2017-18. The number of students per teacher fell from 26.2 to 24.7 over 7 years.
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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 Irvine Unified
- Portola HighHigh · 2,693 students
- University HighHigh · 2,307 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 2,244 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,232 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
- Woodbury ElementaryElementary · 1,095 students
Other schools in Irvine
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
- Portola HighHigh · 2,693 students
- University HighHigh · 2,307 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 2,244 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,232 students
- Orchard HillsElementary · 1,373 students
Nearby schools
- Greentree Elementary0.5 mi · 434
- Irvine International Academy0.5 mi · 530
- College Park Elementary0.6 mi · 430
- Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 58
- Northwood Elementary0.7 mi · 508
- Brywood Elementary0.8 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Irvine HighHow many students attend Irvine High?
Irvine High enrolls approximately 1,964 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Irvine High serve?
Irvine High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Irvine High?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Irvine High.
What is the student diversity at Irvine High?
Student demographics at Irvine High are roughly 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 53% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Irvine High in?
Irvine High is part of Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.