This fund supports actions and initiatives that satisfy the following criteria:
- Focus on projects that pilot, accelerate, scale or fill gaps
- Increase graduation rates and job readiness
- Address education equity
- Focus on school readiness, including social emotional learning, language, and literacy
EDUCATION SCORECARD
INDICATOR
CURRENT STATUS
RANKING
TREND
Third Grade Reading Proficiency
[source]
[source]
CURRENT STATUS54%
SCORE "SATISFACTORY" OR HIGHER
RANKING29/75
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TREND

Kindergarten Readiness (Use as a proxy for proportion of children under 5 developmentally on track)
[source]
[source]
CURRENT STATUS56%
READY FOR KINDERGARTEN
RANKING27/67
COUNTIES
TREND

High School Graduation Rate in Orange County
[source]
[source]
CURRENT STATUS87.5%
RANKING42/75
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TREND

Green arrow up or down: improving
Red arrow up or down: worsening
Yellow arrow: status quo