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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPISTRANO UNIFIED·NCES 060744000745
Arroyo Vista Elementary
23371 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 · (949) 234-5951 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
142 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
66.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.6% | 30.9% | 16.8% | 10.7% |
| Math | 35.5% | 31.3% | 23.3% | 9.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 62.8% |
| 2022-23 | 70.8% | 67.6% |
| 2021-22 | 73.6% | 71.0% |
| 2018-19 | 71.4% | 70.1% |
| 2017-18 | 70.9% | 69.7% |
| 2016-17 | 71.0% | 65.3% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arroyo Vista Elementary
Arroyo Vista Elementary's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Vista Elementary this school | 508 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
| Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills | 525 | 24.2% | 70.1% |
| Castille Elementary Mission Viejo | 482 | 27.6% | 80.0% |
| Franklin Elementary Yuba City | 505 | 25.7% | 60.4% |
| Ladera Ranch Elementary Ladera Ranch | 580 | 24.8% | 79.5% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Beverly Hills | 578 | 29.6% | 69.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arroyo Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #726 of 5,151 | #116 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #740 of 5,172 ▲ 159 | #113 of 382 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #625 of 5,172 ▲ 11 | #97 of 382 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #1,046 of 5,116 | #79 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,329 of 5,915 | #173 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,889 of 5,352 | #219 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #1,627 of 5,354 | #140 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #4,843 of 5,625 | #313 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #2,776 of 3,837 | #250 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 867
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 26.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 508 | 21 | 24.2:1 | 28% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 19 | 26.2:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 21 | 26.7:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 21 | 28.8:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 9% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 867 | 40 | 21.7:1 | 2% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arroyo Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (560 to 508); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Arroyo Vista Elementary
Arroyo Vista Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 508 students.
Arroyo Vista Elementary is one school in Capistrano Unified, a system of 58 schools with 40,251 students.
The share of White students at Arroyo Vista Elementary is 56%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, and 11% Asian. Census figures show Orange County is about 43% White. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Arroyo Vista Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, Arroyo Vista Elementary has a ratio of 24.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Arroyo Vista Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Arroyo Vista Elementary, the prediction is 63.2% and the result is 68.4%.
For the population of Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Arroyo Vista Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.1%; Arroyo Vista Elementary's is 68.4%, ranking 5th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Arroyo Vista Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 498 to 508. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 26.2:1 to 24.2:1.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Capistrano Unified
- San Clemente HighHigh · 2,740 students
- San Juan Hills HighHigh · 2,641 students
- Aliso Niguel HighHigh · 2,563 students
- Tesoro HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Dana Hills HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other schools in Rancho Santa Margarita
- Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateMiddle · 1,153 students
- Melinda Heights ElementaryElementary · 950 students
- Trabuco Mesa ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Cielo Vista ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- Arroyo Vista MiddleMiddle · 329 students
- Las Flores ElementaryElementary · 328 students
Other Arroyo Vista Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Arroyo Vista Elementary. Arroyo Vista Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Arroyo Vista ElementarySouth Pasadena, CA · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Arroyo Vista Middle0.0 mi · 329
- Tijeras Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 315
- Philip J. Reilly Elementary1.2 mi · 421
- Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate2.0 mi · 1,153
- Cielo Vista Elementary2.3 mi · 487
- Melinda Heights Elementary2.4 mi · 950
Frequently asked questions
About Arroyo Vista ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arroyo Vista Elementary?
Arroyo Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 508 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Arroyo Vista Elementary serve?
Arroyo Vista Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Arroyo Vista Elementary have?
Arroyo Vista Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
How diverse is Arroyo Vista Elementary?
Arroyo Vista Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Arroyo Vista Elementary public or private?
Arroyo Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Capistrano Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.