天涯社区 schools have received 12 GRAMMY Signature Awards.
天涯社区 schools are listed on the 2024聽Best Schools in America report and ranked No. 1 district in Orange County by review site, Niche.com.
2024聽marks 13 years of 天涯社区 being nationally recognized as a 鈥淏est Community for Music Education鈥 by the highly regarded NAMM Foundation.
天涯社区 schools have received the National Blue Ribbon Award 21 times since 1982.
Recognized by the state for a model School Attendance Review Board.聽
A Highest Performing School District In California
Awarded the California Distinguished Schools/Gold Ribbon designation 83 times since 1986.
U.S. News and World Report placed 天涯社区 high schools in the California top 100 ranking.
Continuously ranks among the highest-performing school districts in California in Math and English Language Arts/Literacy, outperforming both Orange County and State score averages.
天涯社区 students outperformed both state and county averages on the California Science Test (CAST), placing No. 1 in California among large public school districts.
Education Magazine named 天涯社区 one of the "10 Most Admired School Districts in California" for 2025.
98.7% completion of 2 or more college prep classes.
95.4% graduation rate.
83% scoring 3 or higher on AP assessments.
70% of students satisfy UC/CSU requirements.聽
In 2024, more than half of the聽Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association聽Honor Group聽elementary musicians were from 天涯社区.
天涯社区 high schools consistently rank on the AP School Honor Roll.
天涯社区 students continually place in the top 25 percent of the California MathCounts competition.聽
Seven 天涯社区 high school students received baccalaureate scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Program, which is the most of any school district in Orange County.
天涯社区 students continue to receive top honors at the annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair, sending the most students to the state competition.
Sierra Vista Middle School鈥檚 Science Olympiad Team placed first at the 2024聽county and state Science Olympiad Tournaments.
天涯社区 high school Academic Decathlon teams consistently place first in the Orange County Academic Decathlon, advancing and placing among the top teams at the state competition.
In 2024, 天涯社区 sent the most students to the California National History Day Competition with several teams advancing and placing at the national competition.
天涯社区 also ranked in the 95th percentile on Equality California's 2024 Safe & Supportive Schools Report Card.
Among many accolades year after year, 天涯社区 campuses are consistently named among the county鈥檚 best in the Orange County Register鈥檚 annual evaluation of elementary, middle and high schools.
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Nationally Recognized
2023 marks 11 years of 天涯社区 being nationally recognized as a 鈥淏est Community for Music Education鈥 by the highly regarded NAMM Foundation.
天涯社区 high schools have been consistently ranked top in the nation by Newsweek鈥檚 鈥淟ist of America鈥檚 Top High Schools."
Woodbridge High School was named top school for music education in the nation by the GRAMMY Foundation in 2016 and 天涯社区 was the first-ever district to have all four high schools named GRAMMY Signature Schools.
Named top five district in the nation for student achievement by the nonprofit Education Cities in 2016.
Consistently been recognized nationally as a 鈥淏est Community for Music Education鈥 by the highly regarded NAMM Foundation.
天涯社区 schools have received the National Blue Ribbon Award 20 times since 1982.
Highest Performing School District in California
While 天涯社区 has always had high academic performance, for the past two years, under new state testing,聽天涯社区 has ranked among the highest performing school districts in California in Math and English Language Arts/Literacy, outperforming both Orange County and State score averages.
In 2021, 天涯社区 students exceeded the state and global averages on Visual and Performing Arts and Science Advanced Placement (AP) Assessments.
天涯社区 schools have been awarded the California Distinguished Schools/Gold Ribbon designation 83 times since 1986.
High school SAT scores consistently rank top in Orange County and in the state.
天涯社区 students continue to receive top honors at the annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair, sending the most students to the state competition.
More than half of the Youth Ensemble Pacific Symphony musicians are 天涯社区 students (152 or of 220 musicians), more than any district in the state. 聽
In 2022, 天涯社区 sent the most students to the California National History Day Competition with several teams advancing and placing at the national competition.
Among many accolades year after year, 天涯社区 campuses are consistently named among the county鈥檚 best in the Orange County Register鈥檚 annual evaluation of elementary, middle and high schools.
