Orange Unified School District

25.5% White, 9.3% Asian, 1.8% Filipino, and 1.2% African American. 21.8% of our students are English Language Learners, 48.1% are eligible for free and reduced lunch, .5% are foster youth, 1% are homeless, and 12.6% are students with disabilities. Our parents have a range of educational options from preschool (state and parent-paid), Transitional Kindergarten, K-6, middle schools, a K-8 magnet school, and alternative and comprehensive high schools. One elementary school offers an immersion program in Spanish/Computer Science/English, and the other one is an Apple Distinguished School. We also offer dual-language programs in Mandarin/English and Spanish/English. OUSD has thriving collaborative partnerships with outstanding colleges and universities such as Chapman University, CSU Fullerton, and Santiago Canyon College. The district offers award-winning programs, including 5 Golden Bell Awards from the California School Board Association, 2 National Blue Ribbon Schools from the U.S. Department of Education, 1 Apple Distinguished School, 1 Model Continuation High School, 2 National Forum Schools to Watch, 2 California Civic Learning Awards of Distinction, 1 National PTA School of Excellence Award, 9 Title I Academic Achievement Award schools, 1 AVID National Demonstration High School, 1 AVID Elementary Showcase School, 25 Gold Ribbon and 23 Distinguished School Awards from the California Department of Education. Our K-8 STEM magnet school was named a Project Lead the Way Model School in 2018 and 2019, and we have four schools that earned the Civic Learning Award of Merit.