Orange County Workforce Innovation High

Orange County Workforce Innovation High is a secondary school of one-room-style scale in Anaheim, California, run under Orange County Workforce Innovation High District, instructing 210 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 75% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Orange County Workforce Innovation High answers to Orange County Workforce Innovation High District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orange County Workforce Innovation High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Orange County Workforce Innovation High has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Orange County Workforce Innovation High is one.

The closest other public school is Westmont Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orange County Workforce Innovation High.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, Orange County Workforce Innovation High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, members of the Orange County Workforce Innovation High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.