Orange High

Set in Orange, California, Orange High is a heavily attended four-year high school, operated by Orange Unified. It instructs 1,728 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Orange High sits 106% larger than that benchmark.

Orange High is one of 40 schools operated by Orange Unified, a district that educates 23,790 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Orange High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). The remainder comes out to 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Orange High shows 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 87% of students at Orange High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Orange High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that median household earnings sit near $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Orange High is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cambridge Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orange High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orange High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Orange High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,772 (now 1,728). Class-load math has fell: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

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