Orange Unified School District is an urban district in Orange County with a student population of 25,881. The District was established in 1953 and educates students in Preschool through grade 12 who reside in the cities of Orange, Villa Park, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and unincorporated county areas. We have 41 educational sites and serve a student population that is (2021) 57.8% Hispanic, 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.
