School district · California
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified in California: 34 public schools with 22,665 students and 22.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,021 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 34
- 1 charter
- Students
- 22,665
- Students per teacher
- 22.7
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,021
- 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)
- 997
- Counselors (FTE)
- 41.8
- Students per counselor
- 543
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 30.2
- Librarians (FTE): 3.5
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%67%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
9,495 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%58%proficient
+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
9,549 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
- 6.4% · $29.6M
- State
- 43% · $199.9M
- Local
- 50% · $232.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,798
- Support services
- $5,611
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $18.7M
- Long-term debt
- $362M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brookhaven ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 482 | 21.0 | 76% | 71% |
Bryant Ranch ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 505 | 25.9 | 82% | 78% |
Charles Wagner ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 440 | 20.5 | 76% | 62% |
Fairmont ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 794 | 25.0 | 81% | 75% |
Glenknoll ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 390 | 22.9 | 75% | 70% |
Glenview ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 601 | 23.9 | 42% | 33% |
Golden ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 834 | 26.5 | 90% | 89% |
John O. Tynes ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 591 | 22.2 | 53% | 49% |
Lakeview ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 381 | 22.3 | 81% | 81% |
Linda Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 387 | 26.0 | 70% | 75% |
Mabel M. Paine ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 419 | 22.0 | 73% | 73% |
Melrose ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 354 | 23.6 | 29% | 27% |
Morse ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 382 | 19.7 | 55% | 47% |
Rio Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 647 | 22.6 | 32% | 23% |
Rose Drive ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 372 | 23.8 | 80% | 75% |
Ruby Drive ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 373 | 20.2 | 42% | 34% |
Sierra Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 454 | 25.8 | 80% | 74% |
Topaz ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 404 | 20.0 | 42% | 25% |
Travis RanchFree meals for all | K–8 | 1,197 | 22.9 | 72% | 61% |
Van Buren ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 538 | 20.4 | 66% | 63% |
Woodsboro ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 512 | 22.0 | 73% | 72% |
Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 566 | 23.2 | 74% | 56% |
Kraemer MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 889 | 24.5 | 67% | 59% |
Orange County School of Computer ScienceCharterFree meals for all | 6–8 | 753 | 20.4 | 61% | 44% |
Valadez Middle School AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 527 | 19.9 | 40% | 17% |
Yorba Linda MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 818 | 22.4 | 77% | 66% |
El Camino Real Continuation HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 142 | 13.6 | — | — |
El Dorado HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,998 | 24.9 | — | — |
Esperanza HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,393 | 21.5 | — | — |
Valencia HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,411 | 21.9 | — | — |
Yorba Linda HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,631 | 25.5 | — | — |
Buena Vista Virtual AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual | K–12 | 97 | 19.1 | — | — |
George KeySpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 124 | 11.4 | — | — |
ParkviewAlternative | K–12 | 259 | 34.2 | 63% | 60% |
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
- 1301 East Orangethorpe Ave., Placentia, CA 92870
- Phone
- (714)986-7000
- 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.