Oxford Academy, Cypress CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Oxford Academy

Oxford Academy serves grades seven through twelve in Cypress, a built-out Orange County suburb shaped by low-density residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors centered on shopping centers rather than a traditional downtown, and an unusually park-rich public life. The school draws from a city where voter-approved housing initiatives are adding higher-density townhomes along Lincoln Avenue and at the former race-track site, anchored by a business park that has seen major corporate departures in recent years.

The academic profile is a clear strength. Across the most recent California state assessments, proficiency in English language arts reached nearly universal levels in the seventh grade and remained very high in the eighth. Mathematics proficiency was similarly strong across both tested grades. Science proficiency in the eighth grade measured solidly. This performance places Oxford Academy at the top quartile of schools across Orange County districts in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. The school is relatively small to mid-sized for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly from seventh through twelfth grade.

The student body is predominantly Asian, with Hispanic students comprising a meaningful minority and other groups smaller in number. About two-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mixed economic baseline. Data on the school's English learner population and students with disabilities was not available in the records reviewed.

Oxford Academy is a regular public school within Anaheim Union High School District, which recently consolidated Orangeview Junior High into Western High to form a single grades 7-12 campus, a merger that took effect in the 2025-26 school year. The district faced significant fiscal pressure in 2024, issuing mass reduction-in-force notices that were later rescinded. In November 2024, voters approved Measure K, a long-term facilities bond that will levy property taxes through fiscal year 2056-57 to fund construction, science labs, career-technology learning spaces, campus safety upgrades, and accessibility improvements. For families considering the area, this represents both an infrastructure commitment and a durable property tax obligation.

The school offers dual enrollment, a program that allows students to earn college credit while still in high school. State testing data and graduation rates apply only to high school grades, and that information was not provided. A parent seeking detail on which courses lead to proficiency, the nature of the college-credit pathway, and performance at the high school level should contact the school directly.

Cypress itself is car-dependent and built out, so growth is occurring through state-mandated housing allocations rather than new subdivisions. Housing values in the area are substantially above the state benchmark, and monthly rent-to-income ratios suggest housing costs consume a meaningful share of median household income. The Civic Center campus, parks, and community festivals organize civic life rather than a pedestrian commercial core.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 192 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 794%

School 94% · District 30% · ▲ 65 pts above district

▲ 64 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

Grade 894%

School 94% · District 22% · ▲ 72 pts above district

▲ 66 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 7100%

School 100% · District 42% · ▲ 58 pts above district

▲ 54 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 897%

School 97% · District 35% · ▲ 62 pts above district

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Science

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 23% · ▲ 66 pts above district

▲ 63 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 898%

School 98% · District 48% · ▲ 50 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolAnaheim Union High, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income100%Higher-income99%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income98%Higher-income97%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income91%Higher-income96%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income92%Higher-income97%5 pp gap