Photo: Lordkinbote at English Wikipedia (Robert A. Estremo) · CC BY-SA 2.0Tustin’s public schools outscore 81% of California districts
On the state math tests, 47% of Tustin’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tustin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Tustin’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 529 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tustin’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,217 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then five middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Red Hill Lutheran School (private), St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School (private), St. Cecilia School (private), Grace Harbor School (private), Red Hill Montessori Preschool (private) and Edgewood Preprimary Academy (private) are in town. Tustin Connect, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Tustin’s grade
A−: better than 81% of California school districts, #156 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tustin, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Tustin · depends on your address
Tustin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,627 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Legacy Magnet Academy
Grades 6–12 · 964 students · 26:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Tustin · depends on your address
Tustin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,627 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Legacy Magnet Academy
Grades 6–12 · 964 students · 26:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Tustin · depends on your address
Tustin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,627 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Legacy Magnet Academy
Grades 6–12 · 964 students · 26:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Tustin · depends on your address
Tustin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,627 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Legacy Magnet Academy
Grades 6–12 · 964 students · 26:1 students per teacher
Tustin’s public schools are run by Tustin Unified School District. Parts of Tustin (3% and 3% of its land) are served by Irvine Unified and Santa Ana Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Tustin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Tustin’s borders.
Every school in Tustin
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Tustin’s schools
Are Tustin’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Tustin children attend outscore 81% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #156 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tustin in?
Tustin Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 21,220 students in 28 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Tustin are served by Irvine Unified and Santa Ana Unified.
Where do Tustin kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Tustin High and Legacy Magnet Academy.
What is Tustin’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Tustin Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Tustin spend per student?
$16,217 in Tustin Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Tustin?
Yes: Red Hill Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 501 students), St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 350 students), St. Cecilia School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 236 students), Grace Harbor School (religious, grades PK–K, 61 students), Red Hill Montessori Preschool (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 38 students) and Edgewood Preprimary Academy (nonsectarian, grades K, 7 students).
Parents talk
What Tustin families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tustin → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.