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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Bathgate Elementary?
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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPISTRANO UNIFIED·NCES 060744003361
Bathgate Elementary
27642 Napoli Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 · (949) 348-0451 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
25.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
181 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 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
67%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
76.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
64.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.9% | 25.1% | 12.2% | 11.8% |
| Math | 38.1% | 26.1% | 23.0% | 12.7% |
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 | 76.0% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 71.5% |
| 2022-23 | 76.1% | 71.6% |
| 2021-22 | 74.2% | 67.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.9% | 67.4% |
| 2017-18 | 72.3% | 64.3% |
| 2016-17 | 67.9% | 63.9% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Bathgate Elementary
Bathgate Elementary's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathgate Elementary this school | 570 | 31.8% | 72.9% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Aliso Viejo | 569 | 32.2% | 70.6% |
| Journey Aliso Viejo | 617 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Horace Mann Elementary Beverly Hills | 578 | 29.6% | 69.2% |
| Villa Park Elementary Villa Park | 604 | 32.6% | 71.5% |
| Diamond Creek Elementary Roseville | 547 | 34.4% | 67.0% |
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 Bathgate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #524 of 5,151 | #79 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #864 of 5,172 ▼ 336 | #131 of 382 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #443 of 5,172 ▼ 207 | #70 of 382 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,528 of 5,116 | #112 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #1,643 of 5,915 | #119 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,818 of 5,352 | #298 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #1,016 of 5,354 | #91 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #4,682 of 5,625 | #294 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #2,198 of 3,837 | #213 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
570
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 30.4:1
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 | 570 | 22 | 25.9:1 | 32% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 24.7 | 23.5:1 | 27% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 24 | 24.7:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 20 | 30.4:1 | 19% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 22 | 30.0:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 22 | 30.4:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | N/A | N/A | 8% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 37 | 22.7:1 | 1% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bathgate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (660 to 570); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Bathgate Elementary
Bathgate Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Mission Viejo, California. The school serves 570 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 23% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 58 schools in Capistrano Unified totals 40,251 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Bathgate Elementary is White (50%). Other groups include 21% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, and 11% Asian. Bathgate Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 25.9:1 comes from the school's 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 32% of students at Bathgate Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Bathgate Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bathgate Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (72.9%) and its predicted rate (60.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Of nearby public schools, Carl Hankey Elementary is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 72.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Bathgate Elementary saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 30.4:1 in 2020-21 and 25.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Mission Viejo
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Fred Newhart MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- La Paz IntermediateMiddle · 713 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange CountyElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Hankey Elementary0.8 mi · 284
- Carl Hankey Middle0.8 mi · 181
- Viejo Elementary1.0 mi · 447
- Las Flores Elementary1.2 mi · 328
- Las Flores Middle1.2 mi · 593
- Fred Newhart Middle1.3 mi · 1,105
Frequently asked questions
About Bathgate ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bathgate Elementary?
Bathgate Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bathgate Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bathgate Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bathgate Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bathgate Elementary is approximately 25.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bathgate Elementary?
At Bathgate Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Bathgate Elementary public or private?
Bathgate 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.