Other · California

Explore Academy

Charter

Explore Academy, a public other school in Orange, California: grades k–12, 126 students, 18.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Explore Academy District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 126
Teachers (FTE): 7.0
Students per teacher: 18.0
Grades: K–12; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 50% of schools in California

Median 18.0 · 539 schools compared

More students per teacher than 74% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 65% of schools in California

Median 234 · 541 schools compared

Smaller than 62% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

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%

29%proficient

A lower share proficient than 71% of schools in California

Median 39% · 344 schools compared

48 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

California: 38%

14%proficient

A lower share proficient than 74% of schools in California

Median 28% · 344 schools compared

49 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Explore Academy District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Explore Academy District.

Location

Address: 2190 North Canal St., Orange, CA 92865
Phone: (626)429-2773
City or town: Orange
County: Orange County

Website Quality of life in Orange Schools in Orange

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Orange County Classical AcademyCharter	K–12	740	21.7	71%	66%	2.7 mi
OUSD EDGE Virtual AcademyMostly virtual	K–12	229	15.9	65%	53%	2.7 mi
OUSD Home SchAlternative	K–12	27	12.7	—	—	2.7 mi
Canyon HillsSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–12	109	16.1	—	—	3.4 mi
ACCESS Juvenile HallAlternative	K–12	186	6.9	—	—	3.8 mi
Citrus Springs CharterCharterFree meals for all	K–12	477	21.5	49%	33%	4.1 mi

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.

Sources

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).
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.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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