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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
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Orange County, California
District details
Superintendent: Alex Cherniss
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent

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Alex Cherniss is the superintendent of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. Cherniss was appointed superintendent on April 18, 2023. Cherniss' previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, and as chief financial officer for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. He has also worked as an assistant superintendent, director of human resources, principal, and teacher in the Beverly Hills Unified School District.[1]

Past superintendents

School board

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District school board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms.

Elections

See also: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, California, elections

Members of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Two or three seats are up for election on a staggered basis every even-numbered year in November.

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $32,332,000 $1,367 8%
Local: $201,063,000 $8,499 51%
State: $163,391,000 $6,907 41%
Total: $396,786,000 $16,772
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $367,065,000 $15,516
Total Current Expenditures: $330,934,000 $13,988
Instructional Expenditures: $212,364,000 $8,976 58%
Student and Staff Support: $37,022,000 $1,564 10%
Administration: $30,689,000 $1,297 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $50,859,000 $2,149 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,568,000 $319
Construction: $6,031,000 $254
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,203,000 $50
Interest on Debt: $12,666,000 $535


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $61,890 $134,287
2023-2024[9] $60,677 $131,654
2020-2021[10] $46,889 $114,307

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 48 76 21-39 30 PS 60-64 50
2018-2019 58 87 35-39 39 40-59 70 67
2017-2018 58 87 30-34 39 60-79 70 66
2016-2017 59 86 35-39 40 40-59 76 66
2015-2016 57 84 35-39 40 40-59 74 64
2014-2015 55 82 40-44 37 60-79 69 63
2013-2014 74 90-94 60-69 60 PS 50-59 81
2012-2013 75 92 60-64 62 >=80 85-89 82
2011-2012 73 91 60-64 58 >=50 83 80
2010-2011 73 91 60-64 59 >=80 80-84 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 66 79 40-59 57 PS 80-84 69
2018-2019 68 89 45-49 52 60-79 80 77
2017-2018 67 87 45-49 52 60-79 75 76
2016-2017 67 87 50-54 50 60-79 78 76
2015-2016 66 86 50-54 51 60-79 79 74
2014-2015 62 83 50-54 45 >=80 76 72
2013-2014 72 90-94 60-69 54 PS 60-69 80
2012-2013 71 87 60-64 53 40-59 85-89 81
2011-2012 72 88 65-69 55 >=50 82 82
2010-2011 71 88 60-64 52 >=80 80-84 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 96 >=80 94 PS >=90 96
2018-2019 95 96 >=80 93 PS >=90 96
2017-2018 96 97 >=90 93 PS >=80 97
2016-2017 96 98 >=90 93 PS >=90 97
2015-2016 92 >=95 80-89 90 PS >=80 94
2014-2015 95 98 >=90 92 >=50 >=80 96
2013-2014 94 97 >=90 88 PS >=50 96
2012-2013 93 >=95 80-89 88 PS >=50 96
2011-2012 92 >=95 >=90 85 PS >=80 95
2010-2011 92 >=95 80-89 86 >=50 >=80 94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 22,705 -1.9
2022-2023 23,138 -2.2
2021-2022 23,657 -2.7
2020-2021 24,296 -3.6
2019-2020 25,162 -1.3
2018-2019 25,477 -1.0
2017-2018 25,741 -0.2
2016-2017 25,798 -0.1
2015-2016 25,826 0.9
2014-2015 25,595 -1.0
2013-2014 25,843 0.9
2012-2013 25,622 -0.5
2011-2012 25,747 -0.3
2010-2011 25,821 -0.4
2009-2010 25,920 -0.7
2008-2009 26,094 -0.6
2007-2008 26,243 -0.7
2006-2007 26,419 -1.3
2005-2006 26,757 0.1
2004-2005 26,725 -0.2
2003-2004 26,774 1.2
2002-2003 26,464 1.3
2001-2002 26,121 0.3
2000-2001 26,046 1.1
1999-2000 25,772 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 21.2 12.1
Black 1.1 4.9
Hispanic 45.4 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 4.9 5.8
White 26.9 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District had 966.13 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 92.59
Elementary: 516.29
Secondary: 357.25
Total: 966.13

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 54.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 74.83
School Administrators: 54.00
School Administrative Support: 110.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 264.94
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 47.75
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.75
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 81.57
Other Support Services: 417.14


Schools

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District operates 34 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bernardo Yorba Middle5407-8
Brookhaven Elementary460KG-6
Bryant Ranch Elementary505KG-5
Buena Vista Virtual Academy144KG-12
Charles Wagner Elementary429KG-6
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle6137-8
El Camino Real Continuation High1509-12
El Dorado High2,0099-12
Esperanza High1,4069-12
Fairmont Elementary834KG-6
George Key129KG-12
Glenknoll Elementary435KG-6
Glenview Elementary617KG-6
Golden Elementary803KG-6
John O. Tynes Elementary640KG-6
Kraemer Middle9157-8
Lakeview Elementary367KG-5
Linda Vista Elementary375KG-5
Mabel M. Paine Elementary424KG-5
Melrose Elementary379KG-5
Morse Elementary382KG-6
Parkview176KG-12
Rio Vista Elementary641KG-5
Rose Drive Elementary383KG-5
Ruby Drive Elementary380KG-6
Sierra Vista Elementary474KG-6
Topaz Elementary417KG-6
Travis Ranch1,205KG-8
Valadez Middle School Academy5576-8
Valencia High2,4249-12
Van Buren Elementary567KG-6
Woodsboro Elementary497KG-6
Yorba Linda High1,5849-12
Yorba Linda Middle8246-8

Contact information

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
1301 E. Orangethorpe Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870
Phone: 714-986-7000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 OCDE Newsroom, "Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified selects Dr. Alex Cherniss as new superintendent," April 14, 2023
  2. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "Meet Dr. James Elsasser," accessed May 19, 2021
  3. ↑ OCDE Newsroom, "Placentia-Yorba Linda superintendent announces retirement after 35 years in education," September 7, 2020
  4. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "Meet Dr. Greg Plutko," accessed November 6, 2019
  5. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "Meet Doug Domene," accessed March 3, 2016
  6. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "9322.1 BP Public Participation At Board Meetings," accessed May 19, 2021
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  8. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFICATED SALARY SCHEDULE 2024-2025 ," accessed April 18, 2025
  9. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFICATED SALARY SCHEDULE 2023-2024 ," accessed February 6. 2024
  10. ↑ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "Placentia-yorba Linda Unified School District Certificated Salary Schedule: 2020-2021," accessed May 19, 2021
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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