📍 3920 Spring St., Orange, Orange County, 92869
El Modena High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orange, Orange County. The school has 2,040 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bob King. It is part of the Orange Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
El Modena High enrolls 2,040 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 6.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,426 | 70% |
| White | 432 | 21% |
| Asian | 125 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 19 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,367 of the school's 2,040 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
El Modena High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Modena High is one of 41 schools in Orange Unified, based in Orange, California. The district serves 23,823 students district-wide and employs 990 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,040 students, El Modena High is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.