Community Roots Academy

Laguna Niguel, California, is home to Community Roots Academy, a large elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 780 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

Federal records list Community Roots Academy District as the district for Community Roots Academy.

The share of White students at Community Roots Academy is 64%, a majority. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is higher than the 43% White share among all Orange County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.

There are 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Community Roots Academy, giving a ratio of 15.8:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. By family income, 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.

For the population of Orange County, median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Community Roots Academy shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.

Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

In the federal locale system, Community Roots Academy is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Community Roots Academy is run as a public charter school.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 756 to 780. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.4:1 to 15.8:1.

The Community Roots Academy discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.