Top 75 in Orange County: AP Courses

There are two special types of advanced classes high school students can take which might qualify for college credit. The first type is the most common, the Advanced Placement class, and it is offered in more than 30 subject areas. The second is the less common International Baccalaureate program. The statistic is calculated by taking the percentage of tests taken by juniors and seniors that meet the scoring standard as qualifying for college credit, and dividing by the number of juniors and seniors.

In brief, the higher this factor, the more you can consider the students to be academically rigorous and college-oriented. This factor is just one of several indicators you can use to gauge a school's rate of success in preparing its students for college. Be sure you remember that not all high schools can equally afford to pay for these licensed courses. In fact, the unequal availability of AP courses across high schools prompted several southern California students to enlist the help of the ACLU in suing their school district.

The statewide average for all high school students is 17 percent. All data is from the 2000–2001 school year, which is the most current available.

Note:  Laguna Beach High School, which serves Laguna Beach,  fares well in the top rankings below. 

Students Successfully Completing Advanced Classes

1 University Irvine 113%
2 Troy Fullerton 85%
3 Sunny Hills Fullerton 83%
4 Fountain Valley Huntington Beach 63%
5 Corona Del Mar Newport-Mesa 61%
6 Laguna Beach Laguna Beach 60%
7 Marina Huntington Beach 57%
8 Esperanza Placentia-Yorba Linda 49%
8 Capistrano Valley Capistrano 49%
8 Irvine Irvine 49%
11 Niguel Capistrano 48%
12 Dana Hills Capistrano 47%
13 Newport Harbor Newport-Mesa 42%
14 El Modena Orange 41%
15 Woodbridge Irvine 37%
15 Los Alamitos Los Alamitos 37%
17 San Clemente Capistrano 36%
17 Brea-Olinda Brea-Olinda 36%
17 Villa Park Orange 36%
20 Mission Viejo Saddleback Valley 34%
21 Foothill Tustin 33%
22 Canyon Orange 29%
23 Valencia Placentia-Yorba Linda 27%
23 Cypress Anaheim 27%
County Average 27%
25 Trabuco Hills Saddleback Valley 26%
25 Kennedy Anaheim 26%
27 Edison Huntington Beach 25%
27 Ocean View Huntington Beach 25%
27 Laguna Hills Saddleback Valley 25%
30 El Dorado Placentia-Yorba Linda 23%
30 El Toro Saddleback Valley 23%
32 Estancia Newport-Mesa 21%
32 Huntington Beach Huntington Beach 21%
32 Sonora Fullerton 21%
35 Costa Mesa Newport-Mesa 20%
36 Tustin Tustin 18%
State Average 17%
37 Bolsa Grande Garden Grove 16%
37 La Quinta Garden Grove 16%
37 Los Amigos Garden Grove 16%
40 Rancho Alamitos Garden Grove 15%
40 Pacifica Garden Grove 15%
42 Westminster Huntington Beach 14%
42 Savanna Anaheim 14%
44 Garden Grove Garden Grove 13%
44 Saddleback Santa Ana 13%
46 Western Anaheim 12%
46 Katella Anaheim 12%
46 Loara Anaheim 12%
49 Buena Park Fullerton 11%
49 Magnolia Anaheim 11%
49 Anaheim Anaheim 11%
49 Century Santa Ana 11%
53 Santa Ana Santa Ana 10%
53 Fullerton Fullerton 10%
55 Valley Santa Ana 8%
56 Orange Orange 7%
56 Santiago Garden Grove 7%
56 La Habra Fullerton 7%
— Hillview Tustin n/a
— S.E.L.F. Alternative High (Con Irvine n/a
— Oxford Anaheim n/a
— O .C. Community Orange Co. Office Of Education n/a
— Gilbert Anaheim n/a
— Polaris Anaheim n/a
— Laurel Los Alamitos n/a
— San Joaquin Irvine n/a
— Trident Anaheim n/a
— Northwood Irvine n/a
— Tesoro Capistrano n/a
— Brea Canyon Brea-Olinda n/a
— Mountain View Santa Ana n/a
— Back Bay Newport-Mesa n/a
— Richland Orange n/a
— El Camino Real Placentia-Yorba Linda n/a
— Orange Coast Middle Newport-Mesa n/a
— Monte Vista Newport-Mesa n/a
— Chavez Santa Ana n/a
— Valley Vista Huntington Beach n/a
— La Vista Fullerton n/a
— Orange County Santa Ana n/a
— Serra Capistrano n/a
— Huntington Beach Huntington Beach n/a
— Lincoln Garden Grove n/a
— Hare Garden Grove n/a
— California Orange n/a
— Silverado Saddleback Valley n/a
— La Sierra Fullerton n/a
— Mira Monte Saddleback Valley n/a
— Sycamore Tustin n/a
— Middle College Santa Ana n/a

Source: Schoolwise Press

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