Concordia Elementary

Concordia Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in San Clemente, California, one of the schools within Capistrano Unified, with 533 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Capistrano Unified comprises 58 schools with combined enrollment of 40,251 students; Concordia Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Concordia Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Concordia Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 64.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 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), Concordia Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: San Onofre Elementary, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Concordia Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

Concordia Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 587 students in 2018 compared to 533 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 30.9:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.