Total enrollment
14,270
-3,074 (-18%) vs SY 2017-18
23 schools in Mission Viejo
California · Public K-12
Mission Viejo, California comes in at 23 public K-12 schools on the latest counts, with roughly 14,270 students total and an average campus size near 620.
7-year change in Mission Viejo
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
41%
was 50%
% Hispanic
34%
was 32%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
12%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathgate Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 570 |
| Capistrano Valley High | High | 09-12 | 1,991 |
| Carl Hankey Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 284 |
| Carl Hankey Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 181 |
| Castille Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 482 |
| De Portola Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 540 |
| Del Cerro Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 390 |
| Del Lago Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 362 |
| Esperanza Education Center | High | 07-12 | 80 |
| Fred Newhart Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 1,105 |
| Glen Yermo Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 308 |
| La Paz Intermediate | Middle | 07-08 | 713 |
| La Tierra Early Childhood Center | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Linda Vista Magnet Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 263 |
| Los Alisos Intermediate | Middle | 07-08 | 595 |
| Mission Viejo High | High | 09-12 | 1,566 |
| Montevideo Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 444 |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County | Elementary | KG-05 | 704 |
| Philip J. Reilly Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 |
| Silverado High | High | 09-12 | 200 |
| SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative) | Combined | KG-12 | 149 |
| Trabuco Hills High | High | 09-12 | 2,475 |
| Viejo Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 447 |
About Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo is an average-sized California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 23 schools and 14,270 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 13 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high, and 1 other.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 18%: 17,344 students in SY 2017-18 versus 14,270 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 23 to 22 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 50% to 41% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Mission Viejo discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.