Top 10 Best Orange County Public Schools (2022-23)

For the 2022-23 school year, there are 635 public schools serving 442,339 students in Orange County, CA (there are 381 private schools, serving 71,105 private students). 86% of all K-12 students in Orange County, CA are educated in public schools compared to the CA state average of 90%. Orange County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

The top ranked public schools in Orange County, CA are Oxford Academy, Jack L. Weaver Elementary School and Los Coyotes Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Orange County, CA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Orange County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of California public schools.

Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).