Dana Hills High

Dana Hills High School serves 1,805 students in grades 9–12 in Dana Point, California, earning a composite score of 8.9 out of 10 — an Excellent rating. The school ranks 42nd among 1,892 California high schools, placing it solidly in the top 3% of the state. Among all public schools regardless of level, it outperforms 97% statewide, a mark that reflects sustained, measurable performance across both academic and growth dimensions.

Academic scores reach 9.0 out of 10, and the growth score hits 9.5 — among the strongest on the platform. At a student-teacher ratio of 20.1 to 1, the school operates at the scale expected of a large suburban high school while still delivering outcomes that much smaller campuses rarely achieve. Within Dana Point, Dana Hills is the top-ranked of the city's two public high schools.

Families evaluating options along the Orange County coast will find its combination of raw academic performance and above-average growth trajectory hard to match at comparable enrollment.

The student-teacher ratio at Dana Hills High is 20.1:1, which is higher than the national average. This may mean larger class sizes, so parents should ask about classroom support, teaching assistants, and how the school differentiates instruction for students who need extra help.