Public schools in Irvine, CA

Irvine has 52 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 8 high, 6 middle, 35 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 45,760 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Irvine Unified runs 45 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Irvine's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in IrvineDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Irvine Unified4536,542$14,373
Tustin Unified421,830$15,381
Excel Academy Charter District21,048$12,270
Irvine International Academy District1210$21,595

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

8 high schools in Irvine, 14,411 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Arnold O. Beckman High2,77626.433.4%Tustin Unified
Portola High2,69326.417.1%Irvine Unified
University High2,30726.122.3%Irvine Unified
Northwood High2,24425.917.9%Irvine Unified
Woodbridge High2,23223.723.8%Irvine Unified
Irvine High1,96424.721.9%Irvine Unified
Irvine Adult Transition Programs11711.115.4%Irvine Unified
Creekside High788.362.8%Irvine Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 middle schools in Irvine, 4,978 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sierra Vista Middle1,28226.214.3%Irvine Unified
Jeffrey Trail Middle1,04924.717.6%Irvine Unified
Rancho San Joaquin Middle86024.422.0%Irvine Unified
South Lake Middle65222.333.4%Irvine Unified
Lakeside Middle62924.822.4%Irvine Unified
Venado Middle50621.020.4%Irvine Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

35 elementary schools in Irvine, 24,554 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Orchard Hills1,37327.619.3%Tustin Unified
Woodbury Elementary1,09530.617.6%Irvine Unified
Beacon Park1,06527.512.5%Irvine Unified
Stonegate Elementary1,03731.513.2%Irvine Unified
Cypress Village Elementary1,00729.624.4%Irvine Unified
Solis Park97225.814.8%Irvine Unified
Cadence Park96526.917.8%Irvine Unified
Oak Creek Elementary96330.128.9%Irvine Unified
Portola Springs Elementary94830.215.2%Irvine Unified
Turtle Rock Elementary88130.720.2%Irvine Unified
The other 25 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Westpark Elementary87630.227.4%Irvine Unified
Vista Verde83727.79.9%Irvine Unified
Plaza Vista83525.519.9%Irvine Unified
Hicks Canyon Elementary83026.830.6%Tustin Unified
Alderwood Elementary77029.625.1%Irvine Unified
Loma Ridge Elementary76628.211.1%Irvine Unified
Canyon View Elementary76428.811.6%Irvine Unified
Eastwood Elementary64725.915.1%Irvine Unified
Deerfield Elementary61529.320.2%Irvine Unified
Meadow Park Elementary59228.220.6%Irvine Unified
Brywood Elementary57827.517.5%Irvine Unified
Culverdale Elementary55829.338.7%Irvine Unified
Eastshore Elementary54930.516.9%Irvine Unified
Santiago Hills Elementary54828.812.0%Irvine Unified
Myford Elementary54226.430.3%Tustin Unified
Springbrook Elementary53926.628.8%Irvine Unified
Irvine International Academy53023.126.0%Irvine International Academy District
University Park Elementary50927.434.2%Irvine Unified
Northwood Elementary50829.931.9%Irvine Unified
Stone Creek Elementary50629.816.8%Irvine Unified
Greentree Elementary43426.929.5%Irvine Unified
College Park Elementary43026.218.4%Irvine Unified
Bonita Canyon Elementary39526.413.9%Irvine Unified
Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy5819.520.7%Irvine Unified
Early Childhood Learning Center32not reported18.8%Irvine Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 other schools in Irvine, 1,817 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Excel Academy Charter1,06914.136.5%Excel Academy Charter District
Excel Academy Charter66010.039.5%Excel Academy Charter District
Alternative Education-San Joaquin High888.035.2%Irvine Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Irvine's public schools compare with California's

The median Irvine school has 26.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 765 students (state 471).

Irvine against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
IrvineCalifornia
Median students per teacher26.621.6
Median school size (students)765471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)6.5%74%
Charter schools5.8%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 52 Irvine schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Irvine

  1. Irvine UnifiedRuns 45 of Irvine's 52 public schools and spent $14,373 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,373
  2. Arnold O. Beckman High, the largest high school in Irvine2,776 students in 2024-25, 26.4 per teacher.2,776
  3. Compare Irvine Unified with Tustin UnifiedIrvine's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Irvine addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. Bakersfield146 schools
  7. San Francisco123 schools
  8. Stockton122 schools

Questions about schools in Irvine

  1. How many public schools are in Irvine, CA?
    52 public schools with an address in Irvine were open in 2024-25: 8 high, 6 middle, 35 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 45,760 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Irvine?
    Arnold O. Beckman High, with 2,776 students in 2024-25 (Tustin Unified).
  3. Which districts run Irvine's schools?
    Irvine Unified (45 schools), Tustin Unified (4 schools), Excel Academy Charter District (2 schools), Irvine International Academy District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .