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Capistrano Union High

31422 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 · (949) 489-7216 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
103
High
DISTRICT 1,556 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
87 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1033%
Grade 114443%
Grade 125654%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
2221%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
7573%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
33%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
5957%
Female
4443%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
24.2%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts4.8%19.4%33.9%41.9%
Math0.0%0.0%11.5%88.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.2%0.0%
2023-2417.0%0.0%
2022-2313.3%1.3%
2021-2224.7%2.7%
2020-2124.4%1.3%
2018-1923.6%1.3%
2017-1823.0%0.0%
2016-1711.7%5.1%
2015-168.0%0.0%
2014-1512.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Capistrano Union High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Orange County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
103#1,569 of 2,093#95 of 105
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.5%#482 of 1,575#33 of 95
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
103
-4 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510311.98.6:184% (87)
2023-2411512.39.3:185% (98)
2022-2315012.711.9:180% (120)
2020-21107119.7:167% (72)
2017-1816112.612.8:169% (111)
2015-161651115.0:159% (98)
2010-11187N/AN/A55% (103)
2000-01125139.6:128% (35)
1990-91127525.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capistrano Union High.

Since 2017-18: students down 36% (161 to 103); teachers down 5% (12.6 to 11.9).

About Capistrano Union High

Capistrano Union High serves students in San Juan Capistrano, California, as a very small high school. Its enrollment is 103 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.

Capistrano Unified is the local district for Capistrano Union High. It runs 58 schools with 40,251 students.

More than half of enrollment at Capistrano Union High is Hispanic: 73%. The remaining shares are 21% White and 3% Black. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Capistrano Union High scores 42%.

Classroom staffing at Capistrano Union High totals 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.6:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Federal data show 84% of students (87) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.

Census data for Orange County show the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Capistrano Union High, Orange County has 649 public schools.

Measured in a straight line, OCASA College Prep is about 0.2 miles from Capistrano Union High. The five-mile area around Capistrano Union High holds at least 8 other public 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.

The school shrank from 107 students in 2020-21 to 103 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.7:1 to 8.6:1.

This page collects posts and questions about Capistrano Union High, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Orange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Capistrano Union High
District
Capistrano Unified
Address
31422 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone
(949) 489-7216
County
Orange County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
103
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
87 (84%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
060744000703
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Capistrano Union High
How many students attend Capistrano Union High?
Capistrano Union High enrolls approximately 103 students in grades 09-12.
Is Capistrano Union High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Capistrano Union High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Capistrano Union High?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at Capistrano Union High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Capistrano Union High?
At Capistrano Union High, the student body is approximately 21% White, 73% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Capistrano Union High in?
Capistrano Union High is part of Capistrano Unified.
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