Bathgate Elementary

Bathgate Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Mission Viejo, California, one of the schools within Capistrano Unified, caters to 570 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Capistrano Unified, which oversees 58 schools and 40,251 students, Bathgate Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bathgate Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 21% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bathgate Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 76.0%, a residual of +15.4 points.

In the area at large, Orange County reports that median household income runs about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Bathgate Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Carl Hankey Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bathgate Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.6%.

Bathgate Elementary operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 660 students in 2018 compared to 570 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 50% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.0:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 today.

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