Magnet Schools in Orange County, California
Orange County has 12 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 6 are whole-school magnets, and 6 offer magnet programs to part of the student population.
- 12 magnet schools and programs
- 6 whole-school magnets
- 6 schools with a magnet program
- 8 cities and towns
Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.
School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
Magnet schools in Orange County
Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.
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Columbus Tustin
Tustin, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 583
- Level
- Middle
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Golden Elementary
Placentia, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-6
- Enrollment
- 834
- Level
- Elementary
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La Veta Elementary
Orange, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-6
- Enrollment
- 716
- Level
- Elementary
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Mcpherson Magnet
Orange, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 765
- Level
- Elementary
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Mesa View Middle
Huntington Beach, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 817
- Level
- Middle
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Nohl Canyon Elementary
Anaheim, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-6
- Enrollment
- 524
- Level
- Elementary
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Palmyra Elementary
Orange, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-6
- Enrollment
- 429
- Level
- Elementary
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Ralph A. Gates Elementary
Lake Forest, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-6
- Enrollment
- 896
- Level
- Elementary
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Troy High
Fullerton, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,504
- Level
- High
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Tustin Memorial Elementary
Santa Ana, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 613
- Level
- Elementary
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Valencia High
Placentia, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,411
- Level
- High
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Woodsboro Elementary
Anaheim, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-6
- Enrollment
- 512
- Level
- Elementary
What “magnet” means on this page
Whole-school magnet
The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.
Magnet program
The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.
Other historical or unverified magnet listings
These schools were identified as magnet schools in older source data but are not confirmed by the latest available federal magnet collection.
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Buena Park High
Buena Park, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 1,954
- Level
- High
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Crescent Intermediate
Anaheim, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 3-6
- Enrollment
- 362
- Level
- Elementary
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Huntington Beach High
Huntington Beach, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,589
- Level
- High
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La Habra High
La Habra, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,202
- Level
- High
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Lampson Elementary
Garden Grove, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 824
- Level
- Elementary
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Villa Park High
Villa Park, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,316
- Level
- High
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Westminster High
Westminster, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,640
- Level
- High
Other schools listed in Orange County
These are the other schools this directory holds for Orange County. They are not identified as magnet schools in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
- Capistrano Connections Academy Charter San Clemente, CA Charter
- Edward B. Cole Academy Santa Ana, CA Charter
- El Rancho Charter Anaheim, CA Charter
- El Sol Santa Ana Science And Arts Academy Santa Ana, CA Charter
- Journey Aliso Viejo, CA Charter
- Nova Academy Early College High Santa Ana, CA Charter
- Opportunities For Learning Dana Point, CA Charter
- Orange County Educational Arts Academy Santa Ana, CA Charter
- Orange County High School Of The Arts Santa Ana, CA Charter
- Pacific Technology School Santa Ana Costa Mesa, CA Charter
- Santiago Middle Orange, CA Charter
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