OUSD Home School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Orange, California

OUSD Home School in Orange, California enrolled 27 students in 2024-25 with 2.1 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment fell 75% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 59%

106 students in 2022-23, 40 students in 2023-24, 27 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.2 to 2.1.

Students enrolled at OUSD Home School by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 270501001502022-231062023-24402024-2527
Students enrolled at OUSD Home School by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 270501001502022-231062023-24402024-2527
Students enrolled at OUSD Home School by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 270501001502022-231062023-24402024-2527
Students enrolled at OUSD Home School by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 270501001502022-231062023-24402024-2527
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231065.220.5
2023-24402.019.6
2024-25272.112.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; OUSD Home School 12.7; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOUSD Home School 12.7state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; OUSD Home School 12.7; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOUSD Home School 12.7state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; OUSD Home School 12.7; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOUSD Home School 12.7state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; OUSD Home School 12.7; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOUSD Home School 12.7state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection OUSD Home School enrolled 60 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent75.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.3% of students were Hispanic, 33.3% White, 7.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.3%
  2. White33.3%
  3. Black7.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at OUSD Home School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math15‑19%42% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 18 students in OUSD Home School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate80% or more93%86.2%
Students in the class182,196495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Orange

3 public schools of this kind in Orange report 2024-25 enrollment; OUSD Home School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Orange County Classical Academy74021.717.4%
OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy22915.939.7%
OUSD Home School2712.748.1%

All public schools in Orange →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about OUSD Home School

  1. OUSD EDGE Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 229 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Orange County Classical AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.2 miles away: 740 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare OUSD Home School with OUSD EDGE Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Orange Unified spends per student$15,133 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,133
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaOUSD Home School is the number 478 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#478 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about OUSD Home School

  1. How many students attend OUSD Home School?
    27 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 106 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Orange, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at OUSD Home School?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is OUSD Home School a Title I school?
    OUSD Home School has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at OUSD Home School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at OUSD Home School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at OUSD Home School?
    80% or more of the 18 students in OUSD Home School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is OUSD Home School in?
    Orange Unified, NCES district ID 0628650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062865012382 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22