School district · California
Orange Unified
Orange Unified in California: 41 public schools with 23,790 students and 24.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,406 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 41
- 1 charter
- Students
- 23,790
- Students per teacher
- 24.0
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,406
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 990
- Counselors (FTE)
- 39.0
- Students per counselor
- 610
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 27.0
- Librarians (FTE): 5.1
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%60%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
9,808 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%50%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
9,887 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 6.7% · $34.3M
- State
- 39% · $196.6M
- Local
- 55% · $278.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,764
- Support services
- $6,119
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $83.6M
- Long-term debt
- $12.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K–6 | 476 | 28.2 | 82% | 81% | |
California iInspire AcademyFree meals for all | K–6 | 699 | 27.9 | 44% | 35% |
Cambridge ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 415 | 22.5 | 25% | 16% |
| K–6 | 509 | 27.0 | 72% | 66% | |
| K–6 | 321 | 27.3 | 68% | 53% | |
| K–6 | 805 | 28.9 | 86% | 80% | |
Esplanade ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 288 | 21.8 | 35% | 25% |
Fairhaven ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 421 | 22.9 | 29% | 21% |
Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE AcademyFree meals for all | K–6 | 493 | 21.7 | 67% | 59% |
Handy ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 377 | 23.8 | 40% | 32% |
| K–6 | 389 | 22.3 | 60% | 51% | |
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer ScienceFree meals for all | K–6 | 430 | 24.2 | 50% | 40% |
La Veta ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 408 | 25.9 | 53% | 50% |
Lampson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 676 | 26.7 | 34% | 27% |
Linda Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 289 | 23.5 | 60% | 51% |
McPherson MagnetFree meals for all | K–8 | 863 | 25.7 | 74% | 56% |
| K–6 | 524 | 27.7 | 82% | 79% | |
Olive ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 319 | 21.4 | 39% | 28% |
| K | 0 | — | — | — | |
Palmyra GATE MagnetFree meals for all | K–6 | 429 | 22.1 | 54% | 41% |
Panorama ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 408 | 26.0 | 81% | 74% |
Prospect ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 332 | 23.0 | 43% | 31% |
| K–8 | 643 | 25.9 | 72% | 70% | |
Serrano ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 524 | 24.8 | 57% | 47% |
Sycamore ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 357 | 22.5 | 40% | 37% |
Taft ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 387 | 26.3 | 41% | 43% |
| K–6 | 604 | 29.3 | 72% | 69% | |
West Orange ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 410 | 27.6 | 52% | 34% |
Cerro Villa MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 747 | 26.2 | 51% | 42% |
El Rancho CharterCharter | 7–8 | 1,144 | 30.0 | 82% | 66% |
Portola MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 422 | 20.9 | 39% | 26% |
Yorba MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 418 | 18.2 | 47% | 26% |
| 9–12 | 2,183 | 25.7 | — | — | |
El Modena HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,795 | 21.4 | — | — |
OUSD Community DayAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 4 | 2.0 | — | — |
Orange HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,728 | 20.8 | — | — |
Richland Continuation HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 165 | 11.5 | — | — |
Villa Park HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,023 | 24.6 | — | — |
Canyon HillsSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 109 | 16.1 | — | — |
OUSD EDGE Virtual AcademyMostly virtual | K–12 | 229 | 15.9 | 65% | 53% |
OUSD Home SchAlternative | K–12 | 27 | 12.7 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1401 North Handy St., Orange, CA 92867
- Phone
- (714)628-4000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.