High School Academy Application
Students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District gain an advantage in unique, future-ready academies at each comprehensive high school – El Dorado, Esperanza, Valencia, and Yorba Linda.
2026-2027 Academy Applications
The Academy Application window has now closed and families are being notified to commit to the Academy of their choosing. The 2027-28 application window will open in Fall 2026.
El Dorado High School
- E.D. LAW Academy — https://scavalluzzi.wixsite.com/edlaw
- Digital Media Arts Academy – www.edhsdigitalarts.com/
Esperanza High School
- Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AJROTC) — www.esperanzahs.net/AJROTC
- Aztec Engineering and Manufacturing Academy — www.esperanzahs.net/aema/
- Medical Sciences Academy — www.esperanzahs.net/msa/
- AP Capstone — www.esperanzahs.net/APcapstone
Valencia High School
- Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Program — www.vhstigers.org/cambridge
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program — www.vhstigers.org/IB
- Val Tech Academy — www.vhstigers.org/valtech/
Yorba Linda High School
- Mustang Business Academy - www.ylhs.org/mba/
- Mustang Culinary Academy - www.ylhs.org/mba/