Unity Middle College High
Orange · CA · Unity Middle College High District · Public charter
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ACCESS Juvenile Hall → Richland Continuation High → Orange High → Advanced Learning Academy → Citrus Springs Charter → Middle College High → OCSA → Samueli Academy →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 90% (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Unity Middle College High compares for families
What families should know about Unity Middle College High.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ACCESS Juvenile Hall, Richland Continuation High, Orange High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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 49% 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.
🏛️ 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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -17.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 57 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCESS Juvenile Hall Costa Mesa |
Public | 0.9 | 169 | -5.6% |
| Richland Continuation High Orange |
Public | 1.2 | 165 | -12.7% |
| Orange High Orange |
Public | 1.5 | 1,728 | -0.7% |
| Advanced Learning Academy Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 142 | -7.8% |
| Citrus Springs Charter Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 2.1 | 34 | — |
| Middle College High Santa Ana |
Public | 2.3 | 448 | +23.1% |
| OCSA Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 2.4 | 1,806 | +8.1% |
| Samueli Academy Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 2.4 | 582 | +3.0% |