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Enrollment
1,627
High
DISTRICT 1,527 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006647
Tustin High
1171 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92780 · (714) 730-7414 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,627 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
23.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,413 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 375 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 358 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 436 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 458 | 28% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
60.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
24.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.4% | 31.9% | 22.7% | 17.0% |
| Math | 11.2% | 12.9% | 20.5% | 55.4% |
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 | 60.3% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.1% | 21.6% |
| 2021-22 | 57.9% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.1% | 26.8% |
| 2018-19 | 56.8% | 29.5% |
| 2017-18 | 60.1% | 29.0% |
| 2016-17 | 63.7% | 35.3% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Tustin High
Tustin High's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tustin High this school | 1,627 | 86.8% | 43.4% |
| Orange High Orange | 1,728 | 86.9% | 23.4% |
| La Sierra High Riverside | 1,514 | 87.9% | 33.4% |
| Ceres High Ceres | 1,660 | 87.0% | 36.7% |
| Savanna High Anaheim | 1,466 | 89.6% | 28.0% |
| Lakeside High Lake Elsinore | 1,687 | 84.9% | 28.1% |
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 Tustin High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #446 of 1,052 | #50 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #559 of 1,056 ▼ 72 | #54 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #471 of 1,056 ▼ 125 | #50 of 69 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #477 of 1,044 | #27 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,627 | #497 of 2,093 | #53 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,103 of 1,352 | #65 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #963 of 1,351 | #60 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #415 of 1,575 | #27 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #61 of 802 | #4 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
1,627
-667 (-29%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,824
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 1,627 | 68 | 23.9:1 | 87% (1,413) |
| 2023-24 | 1,820 | 73.5 | 24.8:1 | 85% (1,547) |
| 2022-23 | 1,990 | 80.7 | 24.7:1 | 78% (1,543) |
| 2020-21 | 2,294 | 86 | 26.7:1 | 61% (1,401) |
| 2017-18 | 2,373 | 90.3 | 26.3:1 | 67% (1,584) |
| 2015-16 | 2,287 | 89 | 25.7:1 | 69% (1,568) |
| 2010-11 | 2,112 | N/A | N/A | 62% (1,313) |
| 2000-01 | 2,040 | 83 | 24.6:1 | 28% (568) |
| 1990-91 | 1,824 | 75 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tustin High.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (2,373 to 1,627); teachers down 25% (90.3 to 68).
About Tustin High
Tustin High is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in Tustin, California. Enrolled students number 1,627 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Tustin High belongs to Tustin Unified, a district of 28 schools and 21,220 students.
Tustin High's enrollment is 82% Hispanic. Next come 6% White, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. Tustin High's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Tustin High is 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.9:1. This ratio sits 5.7 above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 32 points.
The allk12 Grade for Tustin High is B+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school in California with Tustin High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 28.6%. Tustin High scores 43.4%.
Among Orange County residents, the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tustin High is one of 649 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Tustin Connect, is about 0.2 miles from Tustin High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Tustin High is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Tustin High's location as City: Small.
Enrollment is down 29% from 2020-21, when Tustin High had 2,294 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,627. Its ratio of students to teachers was 26.7:1 in 2020-21, and 23.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Tustin Unified
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Orchard HillsElementary · 1,373 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Legacy Magnet AcademyHigh · 964 students
Other schools in Tustin
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Legacy Magnet AcademyHigh · 964 students
- Columbus Tustin MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- C. E. Utt MiddleMiddle · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Tustin Connect0.2 mi · 268
- Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary0.4 mi · 426
- Hillview High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 142
- C. E. Utt Middle0.8 mi · 554
- Sycamore Magnet Academy0.9 mi · 1,085
- Columbus Tustin Middle0.9 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Tustin HighWhat is the total enrollment at Tustin High?
Tustin High enrolls approximately 1,627 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tustin High serve?
Tustin High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Tustin High have?
Tustin High employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Tustin High?
Student demographics at Tustin High are roughly 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tustin High in?
Tustin High is part of Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.