Summary:
Arnold O. Beckman High is a public high school located in Irvine, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,798 students. The school is part of the Tustin Unified School District, which is ranked 404 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Arnold O. Beckman High has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in California, ranking within the top 100 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 60th out of 2,323 California high schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 85.89% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 74.16% for the Tustin Unified School District and 55.73% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 61.12% of 11th-grade students at Arnold O. Beckman High were proficient or better, compared to 47.06% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, was also strong, with 67.86% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 52.73% for the district and 32.08% for the state.
When compared to nearby schools, such as Foothill High, another Tustin Unified School District high school, Arnold O. Beckman High outperforms in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. The school's commitment to equity is evident in its strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, it remains relatively low compared to the state average, and the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate is also lower than some nearby schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Tustin Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
60th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,175
Feeder schools for Arnold O. Beckman High:
Student/teacher ratio: 26.5
Number of students: 2,798
Racial breakdown:
Asian:
44.8%
Hispanic:
24.1%
White:
21.7%
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Two or more races:
5.7%
African American:
2.9%
Not Specified:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.6%
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