Placentia

Placentia, CA

Placentia is a city in northern Orange County.  This includes the community of Atwood, which is included in the city of Placentia, and is located in its southernmost quadrants.

Education

Placentia is a part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD). Within the district you can find three high schools in the city:

  • El Dorado High School.
  • Valencia High School. The oldest high school in Placentia, opened in 1933. VHS offers an IB program as well as a technology track known as ValTech.
  • El Camino Real High School.

Public middle schools

  • Kraemer Middle School
  • Valadez Middle School Academy
  • Tuffree Middle School

Public elementary schools

  • Brookhaven Elementary
  • George Key Elementary
  • Golden Elementary
  • Morse Elementary
  • Melrose Elementary
  • Ruby Drive Elementary
  • Sierra Vista Elementary
  • Tynes Elementary
  • Van Buren Elementary
  • and Wagner Elementary

Independent schools

The Parkview School provides an independent study K-12 school for students who are “homeschoolers, student actors, junior athletes, chronically ill, or in various other situations for which an alternative to classroom-based instruction is desirable.”

For more information on the City of Placentia view their official website