18 public K-12 schools in Tustin from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
18 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of Tustin's 18 public schools is Tustin High, scoring 38/100, against a city average of 30.9/100. Computed live across every Tustin campus reporting to NCES.
How the Tustin Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
Tustin, CA enrolls 10,472 students across 18 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 26.6:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 30.9/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in Tustin on this index is Tustin High, at 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 1,627 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
Tustin spans 2 districts, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
Tustin High accounts for 15.5% of all Tustin public-school enrollment
That concentration means Tustin-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Tustin school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Tustin school enrollment ranges from 142 students (lowest) to 1,627 students (highest), a spread of 1,485 students. That spread sits on the wider side of typical variation and reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
Tustin student-teacher ratio is 26.6:1: well above typical (strongly associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above the benchmark warrant a closer look at the underlying sub-units rather than treating the aggregate as representative.
Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Tustin
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Read our methodology, which explains how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
