Anaheim High School

How to Enroll at Anaheim High School

Anaheim High School enrolls students by Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) attendance area: students who live inside the boundary register by address, with no entrance exam. The district's Find My School tool is the authority on which school an address is assigned to.

AUHSD residents who want a school other than their assigned one can apply under the district's intradistrict transfer policy (8535.5). The policy places all students living in a school's attendance area first and fills any remaining seats by random lottery among applications filed in the district's application period; the district sets the period and eligibility each year, and families provide their own transportation.

Students who live outside the district, including Irvine residents, must first obtain a release from their home district and then file AUHSD's Inter-district Transfer Incoming Application. Under the district's interdistrict policy (8536), AUHSD considers incoming transfers only for these reasons: a continuing student at the requested school, a sibling of a continuing student, a child of an AUHSD employee, a parent or guardian employed within district boundaries, or a specific instructional program offered at the requested school. Approval also requires available space and satisfactory grades, credits, attendance and behavior; permits are valid for one school year, and no transportation is provided. The policy also states that AUHSD is not a District of Choice, the state program under which a district voluntarily accepts out-of-district students.

When AUHSD denies an interdistrict request, it provides a written explanation. Families may appeal to Student Support Services on the district's appeal form within 7 calendar days of the denial letter, and after the district's final decision they may appeal to the Orange County Board of Education within 30 calendar days.

Anaheim High School also houses an Independent Learning Center (ILC), where teachers and a counselor support students facing significant personal or academic challenges, including those at risk of dropping out. Placement in the ILC is arranged by the school and is not a school-choice route.

Courses and Signature Programs at Anaheim High School

In the 2026-27 University of California A-G course list, Anaheim High School has 158 approved courses, including 16 AP courses and 26 UC-approved honors courses (courses that receive extra weight in the UC GPA). See the full A-G list.

Dual Language Academy (DLA)

DLA students take core and elective classes taught primarily in Spanish. The school's 2025-26 SARC describes it as an award-winning program.

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP is the College Board's program of college-level courses. According to the SARC, the school offers AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics 1 and 2, AP Statistics, AP US History and AP Spanish Language, among others.

Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways

The school's 2024-25 CTE pathways include Biotechnology, Software & Systems Development, Patient Care-Dental, Residential & Commercial Construction, Child Development, Public Safety - Law & Legal and JROTC, each with a set course sequence and certification opportunities.

Anaheim Performing Arts Conservatory (APAC)

APAC offers dance, theater and music courses that connect to the school's arts-related CTE pathways.

AVID and PUENTE

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an elective program that prepares students for four-year colleges; PUENTE is a college-going writing and mentoring program run in partnership with the University of California. University partners such as UC Irvine EAOP and Upward Bound also serve students on campus.

Dual Enrollment

Students can take Cypress College and Fullerton College courses tuition-free, and the credits may transfer to the CSU or UC systems. Students first apply to the college and then submit a Special Admit Form that requires several signatures before they can register; seats are limited and offered first come, first served.

Academic Results at Anaheim High School: CAASPP and Graduation

In the 2024-25 California state tests (CAASPP), 38.5% of Anaheim High School 11th graders met or exceeded the English language arts standard and 10.9% met or exceeded the math standard; the statewide figures for 11th graders were 57% and 30.5%. For the class of 2025, 93.7% of the 604 students in the four-year cohort graduated, and 75.1% of graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU admission.

Twelve Years of UC Application Data at Anaheim High School: Applicants, Admit Rates and GPA

The University of California publishes applicants, admits and enrollees for every California high school. Combined 2023–2025, 302 of 438 applications from Anaheim High School to the UC system were admitted (69%). Categories with fewer than five students are not published by UC and appear as "—", not zero.

Campuses are listed in order of the U.S. News national university rankings. UC leaves a category blank when it has fewer than five applicants or fewer than three admits or enrollees.

Student Body at Anaheim High School

In 2025-26, 89.6% of Anaheim High School students were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 25.4% were English learners.

• Hispanic or Latino93.4%
• White2.5%
• Asian1.1%

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