High School Reading/Math Levels

A state report on improvement or decline at Orange County high schools during the past two years

Category 1A = Schools that have improved their scores in both reading and math at least twice as fast as expected and are in the top quartile of comparable schools. Category 1B = Schools that have met their goals by either improving test scores by at least one-half percent or by ranking in the top quartile of comparable schools. Category 2 = Schools that have met one goal but not the other. Category 3A = Schools with declining scores in both reading and math. Category 3B = Schools that have declining scores in both subjects and also fall in the bottom quartile in both subjects when measured against comparable schools. Quartile Rankings: TOP indicates the highest of four groups. BOT (bottom) indicates the lowest group. If unranked, the school falls within middle groups.

SCHOOL CAT READING Overall Two-Year 1985-86 Reading Category 1A & 1B Schools Category Growth Reading Quartile Are Boldfaced Ranking in Reading Score TOP/BOT ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Anaheim High School 3A -4.3 54.7 BOT Cypress High School 1B 1.6 66.0 Katella High School 2 -2.3 64.5 Kennedy High School 1B 1.3 66.0 Loara High School 3A -1.5 65.2 Magnolia High School 2 -0.5 60.8 Savanna High School 2 -2.2 61.1 Western High School 1B 4.9 63.1 BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Brea Olinda High School 3A -2.5 68.2 CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Capistrano Valley High School 1B -0.1 70.2 TOP San Clemente High School 3A -3.6 66.8 Dana Hills High School 2 2.4 69.9 TOP FULLERTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Buena Park High School 3A -3.7 59.2 Fullerton High School 1B 2.3 65.1 La Habra High School 3A -1.8 61.3 BOT Sonora High School 1B 2.7 68.0 Sunny Hills High School 1A 4.6 71.1 TOP Troy High School 1B 2.0 66.4 GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Bolsa Grande High School 1A 4.9 62.6 TOP Garden Grove High School 1A 2.7 64.6 TOP La Quinta High School 2 -0.8 62.5 Los Amigos High School 1B 2.1 61.0 Pacifica High School 3A -3.3 63.3 BOT Rancho Alamitos High School 1B 1.0 60.8 Santiago High School 1A 1.0 58.6 TOP HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Edison High School 1B 2.6 70.1 TOP Fountain Valley High School 2 0.3 67.8 Huntington Beach High School 2 -1.3 64.1 Marina High School 1B 1.4 68.1 TOP Ocean View High School 2 -1.5 66.2 Westminster High School 1B 2.4 65.6 TOP IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Irvine High School 1B 3.7 69.8 University High School 1B -0.6 71.0 TOP Woodbridge High School 2 -1.4 68.0 LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Laguna Beach High School 2 3.1 70.7 TOP LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Los Alamitos High School 1A 5.5 72.2 TOP NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Corona del Mar High School 2 -3.3 70.2 TOP Costa Mesa High School 3A -3.1 61.5 BOT Estancia High School 3A -6.5 65.3 BOT Newport Harbor High School 1B 2.6 69.8 ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Canyon High School 2 0.1 67.8 El Modena High School 1B 1.8 68.0 Orange High School 2 -0.2 62.4 Villa Park High School 1A 1.4 70.9 TOP PLACENTIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT El Dorado High School 1B 3.8 69.7 Esperanza High School 2 -1.0 66.2 Valencia High School 1A 6.5 72.0 TOP SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT El Toro High School 1A 3.7 70.0 TOP Laguna Hills High School 1B 3.1 68.7 Mission Viejo High School 2 0.1 69.4 SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Saddleback High School 3A -5.5 55.3 BOT Santa Ana High School 2 0.4 56.2 Valley High School 2 -2.7 51.0 TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Foothill High School 2 -1.4 68.3 Tustin High School 2 -0.1 65.3

SCHOOL MATH Two-Year 1985-86 Math Category 1A & 1B Schools Growth Math Quartile Are Boldfaced in Math Score TOP/BOT ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Anaheim High School -3.4 63.8 Cypress High School 2.2 73.8 TOP Katella High School 0.5 73.7 TOP Kennedy High School 2.8 72.7 TOP Loara High School -1.8 71.5 Magnolia High School 0.5 68.1 TOP Savanna High School 0.3 69.4 TOP Western High School 2.5 68.2 BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Brea Olinda High School -0.8 74.4 CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Capistrano Valley High School 0.0 77.6 TOP San Clemente High School -0.9 74.2 Dana Hills High School 0.2 74.3 FULLERTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Buena Park High School -1.1 64.7 Fullerton High School 1.1 71.5 La Habra High School -1.4 67.7 Sonora High School 4.0 75.3 TOP Sunny Hills High School 6.1 80.0 TOP Troy High School 5.7 74.7 TOP GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Bolsa Grande High School 3.8 70.0 TOP Garden Grove High School 5.9 75.6 TOP La Quinta High School 0.8 71.0 TOP Los Amigos High School 4.2 69.5 TOP Pacifica High School -2.4 70.4 Rancho Alamitos High School 3.0 69.1 TOP Santiago High School 2.3 67.6 TOP HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Edison High School 1.0 74.8 Fountain Valley High School 3.0 75.5 TOP Huntington Beach High School 1.3 72.1 TOP Marina High School -0.3 74.0 TOP Ocean View High School 1.4 72.9 TOP Westminster High School -0.6 70.7 TOP IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Irvine High School 3.3 78.1 TOP University High School 2.8 79.6 TOP Woodbridge High School 3.6 77.8 TOP LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Laguna Beach High School -1.0 73.2 LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Los Alamitos High School 4.8 78.4 TOP NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Corona del Mar High School -2.2 74.5 Costa Mesa High School -6.4 67.0 Estancia High School -2.4 71.5 Newport Harbor High School 4.3 75.9 TOP ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Canyon High School 0.0 76.4 TOP El Modena High School 3.8 75.4 TOP Orange High School 0.7 70.7 TOP Villa Park High School 2.4 78.3 TOP PLACENTIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT El Dorado High School 3.6 76.2 TOP Esperanza High School 0.9 74.0 TOP Valencia High School 6.4 79.7 TOP SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT El Toro High School 5.8 77.1 TOP Laguna Hills High School 6.7 77.7 TOP Mission Viejo High School 2.2 76.2 TOP SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Saddleback High School -2.2 64.5 Santa Ana High School 0.6 63.1 TOP Valley High School 0.0 61.1 TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Foothill High School 1.1 76.7 TOP Tustin High School 1.4 71.6