High School Report Cards

The Times today is publishing selected “quality indicators” on Orange County high schools released by the California Department of Education. Compiled on every public high school in the state, the information is intended to help parents, educators and policymakers spot trends and devise ways to improve achievement in their local schools.

The figures are based on data for the 1994-95 school year.

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NOTES

- Percentages are rounded off to the nearest tenth of a percent.

- The Orange County average is listed in bold type in each category.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Here are ways to obtain the complete performance report for your local high school:

- From the state Department of Education at (916) 657-2273.

- On the department’s computer bulletin board at (916) 657-5371 or (916) 657-4881

- On the Internet at https://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/WWW/RET.html

- Contact your school or school district office.

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District Comparison

Comparison of high school district scores for the Scholastic Assessment Test shows Irvine Unified with the highest scores:

Average SAT Scores

(ranked by total score)

Total of Verbal and Math

Irvine Unified: 1,037

Los Alamitos Unified: 1,010

Saddleback Valley Unified: 1,002

Laguna Beach Unified: 1,001

Capistrano Unified: 997

Newport-Mesa Unified: 992

Huntington Beach Union: 982

Orange Unified: 980

Brea Olinda Unified: 975

Tustin Unified: 970

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified: 963

Fullerton Joint: 957

Garden Grove Unified: 896

Santa Ana Unified: 749

Anaheim Union: n/a

SAT/ACT Scores

This is the percentage of seniors in each Orange County district scoring at or above the national average on the SAT or ACT:

Irvine Unified: 47.0%

Laguna Beach Unified: 44.4

Los Alamitos Unified: 41.5

Saddleback Valley Unified: 41.0

Brea Olinda Unified: 38.9

Capistrano Unified: 34.8

Orange Unified: 33.8

Huntington Beach Union: 32.5

Tustin Unified: 32.1

Newport-Mesa Unified: 31.2

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified: 29.6

Fullerton Joint Union: 24.3

Garden Grove Unified: 16.1

Santa Ana Unified: 4.4

Anaheim Union: N/A

Advanced Placement Tests

This table shows the percentage of juniors and seniors in each district scoring 3 or higher on advanced placement tests. The tests are scored from 1 through 5, and a score of 3 is generally sufficient to earn college credit:

Irvine Unified: 41.5%

Laguna Beach Unified: 33.9

Brea-Olinda Unified: 29.5

Los Alamitos Unified: 29.1

Capistrano Unified: 26.6

Huntington Beach Union: 25.9

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified: 24.2

Newport-Mesa Unified: 24.1

Saddleback Valley Unified: 23.8

Fullerton Joint: 21.8

Orange Unified: 20.1

Tustin Unified: 16.3

Anaheim Union: 8.6

Garden Grove Unified: 8.2

Santa Ana Unified: 6.4

Source: California Department of Education

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Advanced Placement Examinations

Orange County high school students can take advanced placement examinations in as many as 16 subjects, and a passing score on these exams is generally considered by colleges as acceptable for granting college credit. The number in the table is the percentage of tests meeting the passing criteria--a score of 3--used by most universities.

High school: Rate

University: 81.8

Sunny Hills: 68.5

Fountain Valley: 48.1

Corona del Mar: 38.1

Laguna Beach: 33.9

Dana Hills: 31.8

Marina: 31.6

Capistrano Valley: 31.6

Irvine: 31.4

Brea Olinda: 31.4

Troy: 31.2

Los Alamitos: 31.1

El Modena: 30.8

Esperanza: 29.9

Canyon: 28.5

Laguna Hills: 28.1

Mission Viejo: 27.0

Foothill: 26.7

Aliso Niguel: 26.6

Villa Park: 26.0

Huntington Beach: 24.7

El Toro: 24.6

Valencia: 24.3

Estancia: 23.9

Newport Harbor: 23.9

Trabuco Hills: 22.3

Woodbridge: 22.0

Costa Mesa: 21.2

San Clemente: 20.7

Ocean View: 19.9

Orange County: 19.5

Pacifica: 19.4

El Dorado: 19.0

Westminster: 17.5

Cypress: 15.1

Edison: 15.1

Loara: 14.9

Sonora: 13.2

Bolsa Grande: 13.2

La Quinta: 12.9

John F. Kennedy: 12.7

Buena Park: 11.7

Fullerton: 9.8

La Habra: 9.4

Tustin: 8.3

Santa Ana: 8.3

Magnolia: 8.2

Saddleback: 7.7

Valley: 7.4

Savanna: 7.3

Katella: 7.1

Garden Grove: 6.5

Los Amigos: 6.3

Anaheim: 5.3

Western: 5.1

Orange: 5.0

Rancho Alamitos: 4.8

Century: 3.5

Santiago: 3.2

Completion Rates

The following table shows the percentage of students at each of Orange County’s public high schools who complete all four years of study:

(High school: Rate)

Esperanza: 98.7

Irvine: 98.2

El Dorado: 98.1

San Clemente: 97.0

Woodbridge: 97.0

Pacifica: 96.9

Troy: 96.7

University: 96.6

Sunny Hills: 96.4

Laguna Beach: 95.9

Dana Hills: 95.9

Mission Viejo: 95.8

Corona del Mar: 95.6

Garden Grove: 95.3

Foothill: 95.3

Trabuco Hills: 95.1

Brea Olinda: 94.3

Rancho Alamitos: 94.1

Fountain Valley: 93.9

La Quinta: 93.8

Sonora: 93.5

Valencia: 93.1

El Toro: 92.9

Canyon: 92.8

Laguna Hills: 92.7

Marina: 92.7

Los Alamitos: 92.3

Capistrano Valley: 91.9

Fullerton: 91.9

Bolsa Grande: 91.8

Cypress: 91.5

John F. Kennedy: 91.1

Edison: 91.1

Buena Park: 91.0

Santiago: 89.7

Newport Harbor: 89.6

Tustin: 89.4

La Habra: 89.3

Western: 88.5

Loara: 88.2

Villa Park: 87.8

Orange County: 87.5

Huntington Beach: 87.4

El Modena: 86.6

Savanna: 84.7

Anaheim: 83.9

Ocean View: 83.6

Costa Mesa: 82.9

Magnolia: 82.5

Katella: 82.4

Saddleback: 81.6

Estancia: 80.6

Century: 79.3

Westminster: 77.7

Los Amigos: 76.7

Orange: 75.3

Santa Ana: 67.8

Valley: 64.5

Aliso Niguel: n/a

Source: California Department of Education

Beating the National Average *

This table shows the percentage of seniors who scored at or above the national average of 900 on the SAT or 21 on the ACT test:

(High school: Pct.)

University: 63.3

Sunny Hills: 61.6

Corona del Mar: 59.7

Laguna Hills: 55.0

Woodbridge: 52.6

Foothill: 49.7

Canyon: 47.0

El Toro: 46.6

Villa Park: 44.5

Laguna Beach: 44.4

Los Alamitos: 44.1

Fountain Valley: 43.2

Edison: 42.8

Irvine: 42.7

Brea Olinda: 41.9

Marina: 41.9

Mission Viejo: 40.0

Newport Harbor: 39.9

Troy: 38.9

San Clemente: 38.7

El Dorado: 38.6

Trabuco Hills: 37.8

Capistrano Valley: 37.4

Dana Hills: 35.7

Esperanza: 33.0

Aliso Niguel: 32.9

El Modena: 31.8

Pacifica: 30.7

Huntington Beach: 30.6

Ocean View: 26.2

La Habra: 25.2

Sonora: 23.2

La Quinta: 21.1

Tustin: 21.0

Estancia: 20.7

Fullerton: 20.2

Valencia: 19.5

Garden Grove: 19.0

Westminster: 18.6

Costa Mesa: 18.2

Orange: 16.5

Buena Park: 15.2

Bolsa Grande: 14.5

Los Amigos: 13.5

Rancho Alamitos: 12.2

Santiago: 8.4

Saddleback: 6.7

Valley: 5.0

Century: 4.1

Santa Ana: 2.0

* 1994-95 SAT scores were not available for the Anaheim Union High School District.

University of California Credit

The percentage of students in each high school taking courses accepted by the University of California as meeting its admission standards. The components include two years of U.S. history or social science, four years of English, three years of math, two years of laboratory science, two years of foreign language and two years of elective college preparatory courses.

(High school: Pct.)

Corona del Mar: 77.9

Sunny Hills: 72.6

Huntington Beach: 70.3

Laguna Hills: 70.2

Edison: 69.9

Fountain Valley: 69.8

Marina: 69.5

Canyon: 69.2

Laguna Beach: 68.8

Villa Park: 68.2

Foothill: 67.8

Trabuco Hills: 67.5

Troy: 67.4

Mission Viejo: 66.2

Brea Olinda: 65.1

Los Alamitos: 64.4

El Toro: 64.3

La Habra: 64.3

Century: 63.8

Sonora: 62.9

Aliso Niguel: 62.8

Dana Hills: 61.3

Santa Ana: 60.4

Saddleback: 60.2

El Modena: 59.5

Costa Mesa: 59.4

Tustin: 59.4

San Clemente: 59.3

Ocean View: 57.4

Newport Harbor: 57.3

Cypress: 56.7

Estancia: 56.5

Capistrano Valley: 55.5

Fullerton: 54.1

Orange County: 51.5

Western: 51.0

Buena Park: 50.8

Valley: 50.1

Westminster: 49.4

John F. Kennedy: 48.1

Orange: 48.1

Anaheim: 40.3

Magnolia: 35.9

Loara: 32.6

Katella: 32.0

El Dorado: 26.4

Esperanza: 26.0

Savanna: 24.4

Valencia: 21.0

* Data for Garden Grove Unified and Irvine Unified school districts were not available.

Scholastic Assessment Test Averages

This table shows the average SAT scores of students taking the college entrance test at Orange County public high schools. The first column is the average combined score, the second shows the average math score, the third is the average verbal score and the fourth shows the percentage of seniors tested.

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Pct. High school Total Math Verbal tested University 1,092 606 486 79.5 Sunny Hills 1,046 584 462 79.6 Laguna Hills 1,038 565 473 65.0 Corona del Mar 1,028 557 471 76.6 Foothill 1,018 553 465 66.3 Aliso Niguel 1,010 543 467 45.6 Los Alamitos 1,010 552 458 59.3 Irvine 1,009 565 444 56.1 El Toro 1,007 543 464 57.5 Villa Park 1,005 550 455 62.6 Fountain Valley 1,005 548 457 53.8 Dana Hills 1,005 539 466 44.4 Troy 1,004 550 454 54.3 Marina 1,004 548 456 55.9 Newport Harbor 1,004 550 454 52.1 Woodbridge 1,003 559 444 65.9 Edison 1,002 552 450 53.1 Laguna Beach 1,001 530 471 54.9 Canyon 997 540 457 68.6 San Clemente 996 536 460 48.3 Mission Viejo 994 540 454 49.1 Capistrano Valley 989 539 450 46.7 El Modena 979 532 447 47.1 Valencia 979 533 446 31.2 Brea Olinda 975 544 431 56.9 Orange County 972 532 440 37.0 Trabuco Hills 971 526 445 55.4 Esperanza 963 528 435 52.5 Huntington Beach 963 521 442 46.1 Ocean View 956 524 432 39.1 El Dorado 953 524 429 62.0 Costa Mesa 946 533 413 32.2 La Quinta 945 523 422 38.4 Pacifica 940 507 433 51.8 Estancia 936 500 436 31.9 Westminster 911 501 410 32.6 Garden Grove 908 498 410 37.3 Bolsa Grande 906 521 385 28.0 Fullerton 904 482 422 38.7 Tustin 903 484 419 39.3 La Habra 899 479 420 46.0 Orange 896 487 409 32.1 Sonora 890 480 410 38.6 Rancho Alamitos 882 488 394 25.1 Los Amigos 839 477 362 31.6 Santiago 816 463 353 22.7 Buena Park 806 441 365 41.3 Saddleback 779 429 350 24.2 Valley 749 428 321 22.2 Santa Ana 722 410 312 8.1 Century 715 385 330 22.6

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* 1994-95 SAT scores were not available for the Anaheim Union High School District.