Orange County Department of Education

Orange County Special Education

200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-9050

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Summary

Orange County Special Education is badly underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 2nd percentile among comparable California schools.

Only 5.6% of students met California's reading standard, and it is trending down slightly.Trending down

5.6% of students met California's math standard, and it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency5.6%
Current Math Proficiency5.6%
Reading State Rank1729/1751 (1st percentile)
Math State Rank1696/1754 (3rd percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio6:1
Student Enrollment331
Low-Income Students157 (47.4%)
English Learners70 (21.1%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -3.0%Trend down•Math -1.0%Trend down
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -5.6%Trend down•
Non-Low-Income -9.1%Trend down
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native -3.1%Trend down

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +1.1%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native -6.9%Trend down