Public schools in Orinda, CA
Orinda has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,757 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Orinda Union School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Orinda's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Orinda | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orinda Union School District | 5 | 2,516 | $16,280 |
| Acalanes Union High | 1 | 5,420 | $19,018 |
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.
One high school in Orinda, 1,167 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramonte High | 1,167 | 19.0 | 4.6% | Acalanes Union High |
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.
One middle school in Orinda, 822 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orinda Intermediate | 822 | 19.1 | 3.8% | Orinda Union |
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.
4 elementary schools in Orinda, 1,768 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Ranch Elementary | 489 | 22.2 | 1.6% | Orinda Union |
| Glorietta Elementary | 445 | 23.4 | 1.8% | Orinda Union |
| Del Rey Elementary | 435 | 21.8 | 4.1% | Orinda Union |
| Sleepy Hollow Elementary | 399 | 21.0 | 5.0% | Orinda Union |
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 Orinda's public schools compare with California's
The median Orinda school has 21.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 467 students (state 471).
| Orinda | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 21.4 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 467 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Orinda 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 Orinda
- Orinda Union School DistrictRuns 5 of Orinda's 6 public schools and spent $16,280 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,280
- Miramonte High, the largest high school in Orinda1,167 students in 2024-25, 19.0 per teacher.1,167
- Compare Orinda Union School District with Acalanes Union HighOrinda's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Orinda 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.
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Questions about schools in Orinda
How many public schools are in Orinda, CA?
6 public schools with an address in Orinda were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,757 students.What is the largest high school in Orinda?
Miramonte High, with 1,167 students in 2024-25 (Acalanes Union High).Which districts run Orinda's schools?
Orinda Union School District (5 schools), Acalanes Union High (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