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Orange Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 1,121 students in Orange Unified School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public charter schools in California.
Public Charter School in Orange Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the California public charter school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the California public charter school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
41 Schools
1,300 Schools
# Students
24,238 Students
711,386 Students
# Teachers
997 Teachers
31,388 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
24:1
District Rank
Orange Unified School District, which is ranked #520 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#529 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
29%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.65
# American Indian Students
31 Students
3,137 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3,024 Students
49,250 Students
% Asian Students
13%
7%
# Hispanic Students
13,884 Students
378,755 Students
% Hispanic Students
57%
53%
# Black Students
288 Students
48,500 Students
% Black Students
1%
7%
# White Students
5,618 Students
176,738 Students
% White Students
23%
25%
# Hawaiian Students
51 Students
2,385 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,313 Students
48,230 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
2,185
60,517
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,667
46,070
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,732
47,155
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,739
46,520
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,848
46,583
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,860
46,919
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,916
54,274
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,445
57,837
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,469
57,970
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,988
70,272
# Students in 10th Grade:
2,155
64,790
# Students in 11th Grade:
2,026
57,670
# Students in 12th Grade:
2,208
54,726
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,507 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,037 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$400 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$413 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,507
$19,974
Spending / Student
$17,037
$18,396
Best Orange Unified School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
El Rancho Charter
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
181 South Del Giorgio Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92808
(714) 997-6238
Anaheim, CA 92808
(714) 997-6238
Grades: 7-8
| 1,121 students
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