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Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana → OCCS:CHEP/PCHS → Orange County Special Education → Hillview High (Continuation) → Richland Continuation High → ACCESS Juvenile Hall → College and Career Preparatory Academy → Early College High →At a glance
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 84% in 2019 (Bottom 33% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Tustin Connect compares for families
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- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana, OCCS:CHEP/PCHS, Orange County Special Education and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 33% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 5.2 | 188 | +11.2% |
| OCCS:CHEP/PCHS Tustin |
Public | 1.6 | 156 | -33.0% |
| Orange County Special Education Costa Mesa |
Public | 5.9 | 185 | -6.6% |
| Hillview High (Continuation) Tustin |
Public | 0.6 | 142 | -28.3% |
| Richland Continuation High Orange |
Public | 4.5 | 165 | -12.7% |
| ACCESS Juvenile Hall Costa Mesa |
Public | 5.1 | 169 | -5.6% |
| College and Career Preparatory Academy Fountain Valley |
Public · charter | 5.9 | 168 | -20.0% |
| Early College High Costa Mesa |
Public | 7.6 | 177 | -16.5% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantTustin Connect is a public high school in Tustin, CA, enrolling 268 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 16% from 2021 to 2024.
14 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 19% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 84% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 268 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
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What is Tustin Connect's graduation rate? Tustin Connect's federal four-year graduation rate was about 84% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Tustin Connect? Tustin Connect is a public high school in Tustin, CA, enrolling 268 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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