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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

For the 2021-22 school year, there are 34 public schools serving 25,725 students in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 68% (versus the 51% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District are Golden Elementary School, Fairmont Elementary School and Linda Vista Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

School District Name

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

School District Website

http://www.pylusd.org

School District Phone Number

(714) 986-7000

School District Grades Offered

KG - 12

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

34 Schools

10,331 Schools

# Students

25,725 Students

6,193,432 Students

# Teachers

979 Teachers

264,585 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

26:1

District Rank

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 989 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 94% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

Overall District Rank

#238 out of 1942 school districts
(Top 20%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

58%

40%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

68%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

95%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.67

0.64

# American Indian Students

55 Students

32,922 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

4,550 Students

718,704 Students

% Asian Students

18%

12%

# Hispanic Students

10,879 Students

3,364,037 Students

% Hispanic Students

42%

54%

# Black Students

319 Students

337,146 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

9,143 Students

1,436,430 Students

% White Students

36%

23%

# Hawaiian Students

46 Students

28,735 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

733 Students

272,786 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

2,326

530,118

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,722

456,635

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,750

454,067

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,718

445,793

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,943

464,993

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,813

470,389

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,886

484,412

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,991

474,129

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,048

471,620

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,097

492,955

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,121

481,188

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,081

473,097

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,154

485,902

# Ungraded Students:

8,116

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,998 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,033. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,308 is less than the state median of $16,124. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$334 MM

$29 MM

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Spending

$317 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total spending of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$12,998

$16,033

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$12,308

$16,124

This chart display average spending per public school student in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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