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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
31,394 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
24:1
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#529 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)43%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
29%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
13%
7%
% Hispanic
57%
53%
% Black
1%
7%
% White
23%
25%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
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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